Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-08
To the Honorable Board of Railroad

To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Maine.
The Somerset Railway Company, a Cor
poration established under the laws Of
the State of Maine. located and having
it's principal place of business at City OF
Portland in the County of Cumberland,
and State aforesaid respectfully repre-
SeHts,
That it owns and operates a line of rail-
way running from the town of Oakland
in the County of Kennebec to kineo Sta
tior in Rcckwood Township in the Coun-
ty of Somerset all in the State aforesaid; :;
and eXpedent for the safe and con-
venient operation of it's said railway to
make a change in the location Of SAID
railway in Sapling Township for the pur-
pose of avoiding the deep bog under the
present track. so that the main track
shall deviate from its present location.
The center line of the proposed change
in location commences at STAKE callea
Station in the center of the track at a
point called Station 1121 5a of the ioca-
ton of the Somerset Railway, as record
ed in the office of the County Comnlls-
sioner:s of Somerset County, Book 9, Page
1877: running thence northeasterly on a
curve to the right of 2S649 feet radius, a
distance of 1850 feet to stake at sta
ton l3-+50: thence on Il tangent bearing
North 65eo6' East Il distance of 12353 feet
to 9 stake at Station 81 so: thence on a
curve to the left of 1901 feet radius: a
distance of 2O64 feet to stake at slalon
4G+19.l. thence on ldIlScltt bSoi us,
North sir East a distance of 1875 feet
to a stake at Station 61-t@
The last mentioned point is III the en-
ter of the present track and is at u point
called 46S 1902 of the location OF the SOM
erset Railway as recorded in the office
Of County Commissioners of Somerset
County. Book g. Page 1877.
This location is to cover Mldth "t
rods being > rods on each SIDE OF the
center line above described. but so lnnch
of the original location as lies between
Station 1-12-t55 and Station 46StSo.2 Is nol
TO De abandoned until RAILWAY shai, DE
location and the rails and bridges feinoN-
ed from said original location
Your petitionnr til"s herewith man ni
Man nf an appropriate scale. and profile
On the relative scales Of profile paper IN
common use dated Arlil, 15oS. signed bN
Theo. l.. Dunn. Chief Engineer sno"lna
both the original location of the Somcr,
set Railway and the new location co'eieo
by said proposed change. ...
Your petitioner further represents tha'
said new location dces not Cross any
highway or town way -
Wherefore vnur petitioner requests you,
Honorable Board to approve the Siln
change in location of said Railway ,I & "
made under the directions OF your Hon
orable Board and further requests Eonl
Honorable Board to consent 1hat .s
trains over said Railway between sald
Oakland and said klneo Stall"l at ',iat
devat,, from the track originally n'llll;
upon the new or changed location hereiil-
before described , :, ,ooo
DATED at Portland. Maine, An,ll - !NS
SOMERSET RAILWAY COMPANY
by MORRIS McDoNAiD
Vice President.
FORREST GOODWIN.
Attorney for Petitioner.
On tho foregoing Petition:
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy OF sHld pell-
ton. and this order of notice thereon
three davs successfully in the -Laiiy NeI.
nchec Journal, q newspaper rublished ~ q.
Augusta, in the county of kennepeC' the
first publication in said paper tG Le ~
least four days before WEDNESDAY
the 18th day Of MAY. A. =. 1903. on which
dav the Board of Railroad Commissioners
viii be ir session at their office IN Su-
.,1sta ut ten o'clock in the forenoon toi
the purposes indicated in sald petltinii
Said petitioner shall send copies or thu
foregoing petition and order to Newman
e Gibson of Fairfield. Maine, before the
date If said hearing. -
'"'> J. B. PEAKS Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine. n
1905.
A true copy. .nn1>croN
Attest. r. =. fAfNi>i4>" S1a,l,
maNSd3t :. -.