Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners:
Respectfully represents the Lewiston,
Augusta and Watervilie Street Railway,
that it is the successor to and owner of
the franchises of the Augusta and
Waterville Railway, and as such and in
behalf of said Augusta and Waterville
Railway, files this petition.
That the location of the Augusta and
Waterville Railway, from it's terminus
| in Augusta to it's terminus in Wateryille
| at the intersection of Temple Street and
Main Street. has been approved by your
Honorable Board by decree on file, eX-
cepting as to SO much thereof as was
described in said petition as located upon
the Bridge across the kennebec River
between Waterville and the approaches
thereto.
deems the changes lin the location of it's
| said road hereinafter described, to be
| necessary and eNpedient, and it prays
that it may make the same under the
direction of the Railroad Commissioners,
| in the manner permitted by law.
The, description of the location to be
| abandoned is as follows:
Beginning at q point in the present
| location of the center line of said Street
Railway in the town of Winslow 19491 #.
| northery of the face of the parapet wall
of the north abutment of the Bridge
over the Maine Central RAILROAD and
thence extending along said Location as
described to the terminus thereof in the
| easterly line of Main Street in the city
| of Waterville.
| The location to be substituted therefor
| is as follows:
| Beginning at point in the present To-
| cation of the center line of said Lewiston,
| Augusta and Wat~rVille Street Railway
| in the town of Winslow. Said point be-
| ing 1881 TT. northerly of the face of the
parapet Wall of the north abutment Of
| the Bridge over the Maine Central Rail-
road, said point being designated as
station l plus 9491: and thence northerly
by tangent 5000 TT. to station plus S4.91
p. c.: thence by curve to the left. radius
| 1854 it., IA it. to station plus 1856 it.
P. T.: thence westerly by tangent, to,
and across the Kennebec River 6S3 95 IT.
| to station II plus 69.G0 p. c.; thence by
| curve to the right, radius 262.04 it.. 5000
| it., to station II plus 1850 p. r. c.: thence
by curve to the left, radius 262O4 it.,
| 5000 it., to station Il plus 63.6O P. T..
thence westerly, by tangent, along the
of Waterville 1860 fit. to station IA plus
09.6o P. c., thence by curve to the right,
radius raj s. Ga etGl IT, 500 IT, to station Il
Street.
The width of said location so to be SUBJ
stituted is as follows:
From station l plus S491 to station 5
plus 5965 and from station II plus 63.6 to
station IA plus 666. TT. on each side of
said line: from station 5 plus 59.65 to
station 10 plus is. 151a it. on the south
erly side of said line and ~ TT. on the
| northery side thereof, and from station
10 plus IS to station IL plus 6S6 u it. on
| the southerly side of said line and ~ #.
on the northerly side thereof.
Wherever said location is outside of
the limits of any street, road or way, it
is impracticable to locate said railroad
within the limits of said streets. roads
or ways. That said substituted LOCATION
is included in the written approvals, Of
the municipal officers of Watervllle and
of Winslow, now on file with the Honora-
Bile Board.
Your petitioner represents that it's
street railroad along the foregoing loca-
ton. if changed as prayed for, will not
pass over the aforesaid bridge erected
by said municipalities.
Dated this twelfth day of November. A.
Lewiston, AUGUSTA & WATER
Vile STREET RAILWAY.
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION.
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to be published true copy Of said petit
three days successfully in the Daily
kennebec Journal, newspaper published
at Augusta, in the county Of Kennebec,
the first publication in said paper to be
at least five days before TUESDAY the
23rd day of NOVEMBER, A. D. 1909, on
which day the Board of Railroad Com
missioners will be in session at the Com
mon Council Rooms in Waterville at 900
o'clock in the forenoon for the purposes
indicated in said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies Of the
foreoing petition and order to the NUM-
cpal Officers of the city of Waterville,
and of the town of Winslow, five days at
least before the date Of said g p hear Ks
Chairman for the Board of Railroad
Commissioners of Maine.
Dated this 18th day Of November A. D.
1909.
Attest: GEO. F. GIDD1NGs.
Asst. Clerk.