Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-09
To the Honorable Bosrfl 2iof Railroad
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To the Honorable BQsril siof Railroad
| Commissioners of the State of Maine.
| The Somerset Railway Company, a Cor
the the Stat State Of Maine. located and, having
| its principal place of business at City OF
Portland in the County Of Cumberland,
and State aforesaid. respectfully repre-
sents,
That it owns and operates line of rail.
way running from the town Of Oakland
in the County of Kennebec to Kineos Sta
| ton in Redwood Township in the CoUn-
ty of Somerset all in the State, aforesaid;
That your petitioner deems it necessary
and expedient for the safe and con-
venient operation of it's said railway to
make a change in the location OF said
railway in Saplng Township for the pur-
pose Of avoiding the deep hog under the
track re SO na ens orack
The center line of the PROPOSED change
in location commences at a stake called
Station 0 in the center Of the track at
point called Station 171245 Sc Of the loca-
| ton of the Somerset Railway as record
ed in the Office Of the County Commits
sioners of Somerset County. Book 9, Page
Curve cur to the right Of 2ss4s feet radius. a
distance of 1850 feet to a stake at Sta
ton 13+5o: thence on tangent bearing
to e stake at station Z5ts5.5; thence on a
curve to the left OF 1901 feet radius.
distance Of 2o64 feet to stake at Station
&C., THENCE on tange ef ,se bearing fanf
/ A>>~
to stake at Station 65t2s.
The last mentioned point is in the CEN
ter of the present track and is at point
called 46S 1902 of the location of the Som
erset Railway as recorded in the office
| Of County Commissioners of Somerset
County. Book 9, Page 1877.
rods, being rods on each side of the
Icenter line above described. but SO much
of the original location as lies between
Station 171?+55 and Station 46s Is not
| Nh Railway
completed ard in operation on the new
location and the rails and bridges remov-
ed from said original location,
pian of an appropriate scale, and profile
on the relative scales of profile paper in
common use. dated. April. 1905. signed by
both the original location of the Somer-
set Railway and the new location covered
by said proposed change ...-
| Your petitioner further represents that
| said new location does not cross any
highway or town way.
Wherefore your petitioner requests your
Honorable Board to approve the SAID
change in location of said Railway to be
made under the directions Of your Hon
orable Board and further requests your
Honorable Board to consent that IT'S
Oakland and said Kineo. Station may
| deviata from the track originally quit;
and be run over the track constructed
npon the new or changed location herein
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Dated at Portland, Maine. April p: 1908.
| SOMERSET RAILWAY COMPANY,
| by MORRIS MCDONALD.
| Vice President.
FORREST GOODWIN,
| Attorney for Petitioner.
On the foregoing Petition 49,.
| ORDERED: That the petitioner. cause
to be published true copy of said petit
| ton, and this order of notice thereon,
three days successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal. a newspaper published at
Augusta, in the county of kennebec. the
first publication in said paper t .,s Re at
the 18th day Of MAY. A. D. 1908, on which
dav the Board of Railroad Commissioners
will be IN session at their office in Au-
g,lsta ut ten o'clock in the forenoon for
| the purposes indicated in said petition
Said petitioner shall send copies of the
foregoing petition and order to Newhalt
E. Gibson of Fairfield, Maine, before the
date Of said hearing.
J. b. PEAKS, Chairman.
For the beard of Railroad Commissioners
| of Maine.
1906 ~ -,-;-..: -;
Attest. @p'' E. c. FARRINGToN..
maySd3t Clerk.