Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-14
STATE HOUSE.
Decisions Rendered by
Railroad Commissioners.
Prof. Hitchings will Visit New
York Fruit Nurseries.
Gorham Normal School Has En-.
tering Class Of 81.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. Is, at 10 A. M,

FRIDAY, Sept. %, at 10 A. NJ.
| Announcement has been made at the
office of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners of the rendering by the com
missioners of decisions upon two petit
| lions of the Bangor & Aroostook Rail
| road Co, both of which matters the
| BOARD had had under consideration for
| some time. one one petition. which
| asked the board to authorize the cross
| ing at grade of certain highways in
the towns of Medford and Lagrange, on
| the line of the Medford extension, So
| colled. the board DEGREES that the cross
| lngs may be made follows:
Crossing No. 1, in the town of Medford
| near A. w. Beans house. shall be made
| at grade. the approaches on either side
| not to be sleeper than a five per cent.
| grade.
| Crossing No. shall be at grade, the
| highway to be raised one and one half
feet and the slope of approaches not
| to exceed one foot in 90
| Crossing No. shall be at grade the
elevation of the new road to be five and
| one-half feet above the ground on it's
location and the grade of approaches not
| to exceed five per cent.
Crossing No. A. in the town of La
| grange, shall be at 1867 of the
location of the railroad instead
of at station 1854 plus % The road
shall be lowered one foot and grade on
either side of the track shall not exceed
five per cent.
Crossing No. shall be at grade and
the highway may be raised four feet
with approaches upon a grade of not
more than one in 20.
Crossing No. shall be at grade. The
highway may be raised two feet and
| approaches filled at grade of one in
20.
Crossing No. shall be at grade and
the road raised five and one-half feet,
grade of approaches not to exceed that
of the present surface.
Crossing No. of the Bennock road
shall be by an overhead steel bridge of
three 36-foot spans resting on concrete
abutments and pedestals, road to be
raised seven feet to secure a Roadway
of y feet. the grade of approaches to
bridge not to exceed five per cent.
There shall also be an overhead cross
ing of the highway near the ferry, sta
ton 800 of the railroad location, by means
not be less than 16 span and IA high in
the clear.
All of said crossings shall be made
and maintained by said railroad com
pany within its limits and in such
manner that the same shall be made
safe and convenient for travellers in
said ways with horses. teams and car
riages. Suitable provision shall be made
for surface drainage.
The second petition asked for certain
changes in the road between Medford
village and the ferry, for the purpose
of eliminating four highway crossings.
and the decision of the board was that
the highway should be entirely on the
eastery side of the railroad until near
Iy opposite the ferry, where an overhead
bridge has been built in accordance with
a previous decree.
It may be said in connection with the
decision upon the petition first mention
ed that the locations of the various
crossings mentioned in the petition are
as follows: In Medford-No. 1. North
and South road in lot A. near w. A.
Deans house: No 2. North and South
road in lot g. on the farm of A. j. Wey-
mouth In Lagrange-No. 4, North and
South road. Lagrange to Medford Cen
ter. in lot IS, on land of Leavitt Bish-
OPP No. 5, North and South road La
grange to Medford Center, in lot 50. on
land of G. Eenney: No. 6, Rowland road
between lands of George Fl. Blake on
west and Velerous Bishop on east: No
I. road running east from Lagrange sta
ton between lands of Smell & Mill on
north and Cyrus A. Durgin on south,
being also between lots 40 and so: No.
s, Bennoch road, in lot 81.
Prof F. F. Hitchings of Waterville.
the State cntomologist, who had been
in attendance at the State fair at Lew
iston, was at the department of agricul-
ture Saturday forenoon on matters of
business. Prof FIitchngs will leave to-
day for Syracuse, n. Y, where he goes
for the purpose of meeting the nursery
inspectors, the commissioner of agricul- |
ture visiting some of the leading nur
series. and also the New York State
fair. Prof. IIitchngs goes to New York
upon invitation of II. S. Wiley of Cay
uga, the proprietor of two of the larg-
est nurseries in the State. and who had
a large exhibit at the Lewiston fair, in
of pears. also peaches, plums and ounce.
At the close of the fair he donated the
exhibit to Prof Htchings for the pur-
pose of starting a Seeding nursery, and
the latter gentleman will plant one APP
pie of each variety this fall and the
Young trees will be cared for until they
fruit. While in New York Prof Hitch |
ings will also visit the Geneva eXper-
iment station and the state entomolo-
gist Dr. Felt of Albany, also Prof |
Comstock of Cornell University at tina
ca.
1t was learned at the department of
education Saturday that information re-
reived from Gorham Normal school, of
which Walter +. Russell is principal
that the school opened last week with |
an entering class numbering 81 MEM |