Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-28
R|NES HILL,
Maine Central Petitions
Railroad Commissioners
For Approval Of Proposed
Changes to Be Made.
Commissioners Will Soon Hold
Hearing on Petition.

Announcement was made at the office
OF the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Monday morning of the receipt of a petit
ton from the Maine Central Railroad Co.,
asking the approval by the Commissioners
of a change in the location of the Com
pany's railroad track in the vicinity of
Rines Hill crossing in Augusta, so that it's
tracks shall pass under Water street in
at present. A hearing on the petition
will be assigned later. The text of the
petition is as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Railroad Com
missoners of the State of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company, d
corporation established under the laws of
the said State of Maine, located and hav
ing its principal place of business at the
city of Portland in the county of Cumber-
land and State aforesaid, respectfully
represents:
That it owns line of railroad running
from said Portland to Bangor in the coun-
ty of Penobscot and State aforesaid,
which said railroad runs through the city
of Augusta in the county of Kennebec
and State aforesaid; that in conformity
" ll1C IlONiSloilS VI an ACT VI tHe ItSlS-
lature of the said State of Maine entitled,
IAN act to abolish Rines Hill grade cross
ing in Augusta" approved by the Cover
nor March 18th. it herewith presents to
your Honorable Board plan for a change
in the location of its said railroad in the
vicinity of Rines Hill crossing of Water
Street in the city of Augusta so that it's
tracks shall pass under Water Street in
stead of crossing said Street at grade as
at present.
The center line of said changed location
is described as follows:
Commencing at a point called Station o
in the centre of the east bound main
track, said point being 127 feet northeast
wardly. measured along said track. from
the northeasterly side line of Capital
Street and being at or near Station 1913
on the centre line of location of the Ken
nebec and Portland Railroad Company
as recorded in Book g. Page 4 of the
Records of County Commissioners of said
Kennebec county; running thence north
Ply east a distance of 1919 feet to sta
ton 4+94.9; thence on curve to the right
of 1901 feet radius. a distance of 1889
feet to station 1898; thence on a tangent
bearing north 27o1J east, a distance of
1902 feet to Station 11-24: thence on a
curve to the left of 1854 feet, radius,
distance of G15 feet to Station 1873;
thence on tangent bearing north 13'1
west, IA distance of III feet to Station 1871
Ill: thence on a curve to the right of9oo.4
feet radius. a distance of 1872 feet to Sta
ton 26L55.3: thence on tangent bearing
north SO AZ east. distance of 3S3 feet to
Station 3O+36.3. point in the centre of
the said east-bound main track in line
with the southwesterly end of the brick
pa ssenger station.
This location is to cover widths as fol-
lows:
On the right or easterly side of said
centre line from Station o to Station ,. 30
it,: from Station . to the northerly line
of land conveyed by Thomas w. Smith to
the Kennebec and Portland Railroad
Company by deed dated June 60 1852,
and recorded in Kennebec Registry Book
ls2, Page g. all land lying between the
said centre line and the Kennebec River:
from said line of said 'land conveyed by
Thomas W. Smith. to the north line of
Water Street. the easterly line of this To-
cation is to follow the easterly line of To-
cation of said Kennebec and Portland
Railroad Company; thence following the
said north line of Water Street south
westerly to the south corner of land OF
Swift & Company; thence northeast
wardly along southerly line of said
Swift & Company's land to point % feet
easterly measured at right angles thereto
from said centre line: thence northeast
f.af n
tant from said centre line to the northerly
side of Court Street; thence southeast
wardly, along the said northerly line OF
Court Street, to the easterly line of loca-
ton of said Kennebec and Portland Rail
road Company; thence northwardly along
said easterly line of location, to Winthrop
Street.
On the left or westerly side of said CEN
tire line no change is made by this loca-
ton in the westerly line of the present