Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

The following order was presented.
Ordered, that the Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway be, and they
are hereby granted the privilege of in
stalling a bridge suitable for the safe
operation of its business over the Ken
nehec river in Waterville, upon the
south side, or the downstream side of
the present highway bridge common
ly called Ticonic bridge, with the full
use of any abutments and piers which
they may construct, and they are
hereby granted the right and privilege
to attach and connect such new piers
and abutments to the present piers and
abutments of Ticonic bridge in such
manner as their engineer may deem de-
sirable, provided such attachments and
connection do not, in any way, weaken
the present highway bridge. The top
surface of the new bridge shall be en-
tirely separate from ar occupy no part
of the travelled way and sidewalks of
the present highway bridge
The said Lewiston, Augusta & Wa
terville Street Railway is hereby grant
ed the privilege and the use of said III
comic bridge for the purpose of deliver
of their new bridge as follows:
One half of the width of the Travelled
way on the present highway bridge in a
section of so feet in length at any one
time for the purpose of delivering ma
terlal and constructing the new railway
bridge. The above privilege shall be
subject to the supervision and direc-
ton of the mayor and city engineer and
the said railway shall assume all right
and liability of damage for injuries to
the public or employees, arising from
accident or prosecution of said con-
struction.
And the said Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway is hereby
granted the location to lay it's tracks
and operate it's business over said new
bridge and along the south side of
Bridge street to South Main street and
to make necessary connections with the
tracks of other railways at such points
on South Main street as may be desir-
able for safe and suitable curve be-
tween said streets: and the privilege of
running its cars through Main street
to Temple street over the tracks of the
Waterville & Fairfield Railway Light
&, Power Cos. road or such portion
thereof as they may secure by agree
ment between themselves and the Wa
terville &. Fairfield Railway Light &
Power Co, corporation. in every way
consistent with the legal rights of the
city of Waterville to grant these priv
| iICges.
The Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
| Street Railway 90 hprphV that
when the above arrangements are COM
pleted and they begin running cars
| over the tracks of the Waterville Il
Fairfield Railway Light & Power Cos
| road or any portion thereof, Their
grants of location on Front, Lockwood
| and Temple streets become null and
void
That the said Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Railway becomes Obliged to
pay one half the expense of clearing
the south sidewalk and street or
Bridge street of snow or such part
thereof as is needed to keep clear
walk and road throughout the winter.
| That the above agreement be con-
sidered in the nature of a contract by
and between the Lewiston, Augusta &
IWaterville Street Railway Co. and the
city of Waterville and shall be signes
in duplicate by the general manager o.
the railway company and by the may
or of the city. and each party shall
lhave one Of the duplicate papers.
| Alderman Brown moved the allow
order have a passage. 1t was SECONDED
| bv Alderman Fortier and unanimously
given a passage.