Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-31

| Dui' pelofe tne highway was built, or
whether the highway was laid before
the railroad was built We can not see
that this should make any difference
Both have rights and these rights and
duties must in this particular manner
be determined by the railroad commits
Sioners.
Taking into consideration all these
| matters, it is the opinion of the COM
| missioners, and we so decree. that in
asmuch as the town of PoWnal must
pay the expense of construction of all
the highway outside of the location of
the railroad. the railroad companies
shall pay all the expense of the con-
struction of the highway within their
right of way.
we make no decree as to the kind
o. bridge which the railroad companies
snail bulld. They should be allowed to
construct bridge along their line Of
| railway The only condition which we
impose is that there shall be IA feet
clear head room and 20 feet clear be-
tween abutments.
THE old highway as now Travelled
shall not be discontinued until this
work is completely finished to the sat-
=,
and the said Grand Trunk Railroad
Company and the said Atlantic & st.
Lawrence Railroad Company are here
by ordered to construct said highway
under their railway without DELAY. and
the said town of Pownal is hereby or
dered to construct the line of highway
outside of the railroad location so as
to make good connection with the line
under the railroad tracks.
"All the work shall be done to the
satisfaction OF the railroad commits
sioners, and shall be constructed as
soon as practicable after this decree"
The commissioners also rendered de-
cisions in three petitions from the
Bangor q ArooStool Railroad Co. On
the petition to determine the manner
and conditions of constructing and
maintaining the crossing already built
across the tracks of the Aroostook Val
ley Railroad at Washburn; the COM
mlssioners in their decision say: up
on hearing by the railroad commission
erS 1t is hereby ordered and decreed
that the Bangor q Aroostook Railroa Il
Company may construct it's WaShblIrn
extension, so called, across the tracks
of the Aroostook Valley Railroad Com
pany in the town of Washburn. The
crossing may be at grade. The cross
| ing frogs shall be furnished and lail
| by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Company across the tracks and loca-
| ton of the ArooStook Valley Railroad
| Company. The Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad Company shall furnish cross
! ing frogs of suitable size to accommo-
| dat he
Company, and all the expense of said
crossing shall be borne by the Bangor
d Aroostook Railroad Company, and
said crossing shall be hereafter MAIN
| tanned at the expense of the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad Company"
In approving the location of the
| WaShburn extension, so-callcd, the
| railroad commissioners say: THE rail-
road commissioners hereby approve the
location Of the Washburn extension
| according to the courses, distances and
boundaries of the portion of the extern
sion which was not approved by the
| original petition, and this approval is
| according to the courses. distances and
boundaries on file with this petition -
On the petition authorizing the
| crossing of ways at grade, the con-
ditions and manner in which the rail-
| road may cross each of the ways and
the expense of maintaining the ways,
of the Washburn extension. the deci.
sion says:
! THE crossings shall be as follows:
| No. 1, in Masardis. Cross road near
| Squa Pan. Station leading from the
mill. This highway may be crossed at
grade by the Bangor & Aroostooll
Railroad Company, and the highway
may be raised six feet to facilitate
such crossing.
| NO. 2, Town of Washburn Road
near Phair's Mill. This highway may
be crossed at grade and said highway
may be raised eight and one half feet
to facilitate such crossing.
| "No. 8, Town of Washburn. Wood
land Road. This highway may be
crossed at grade and said way NAV be
raised one foot to facilitate such cross
| ing.
mo. 4, Town of Perham. Caribou
| Road. This way may be crossed at
grade and the way may be lowered one
| foot to facilitate such crossing.
AT all of said crossings the highway
| shall be left as wide as the same now
| is, and shall be made suitable for trav-
elers with horses. teams and carriages.
Suitable provision shall be made for
surface drainage.
"All the expenses of the crossings
within the location of the Bangor &
| Aroostook Company shall be borne by
| the railroad company and shall here
after be maintained at the expense Of
| the railroad company
| Copies of the new Militia law for the
| state of Tennessee which have been
received at the office of the adjutant
| general Indicate that Tennessee is
giving her sister State of Kentucky q
close run for her money in the matter
of "colonels.' The new law gives the
| Governor of Tennessee a staff of six
general officers. an assistant adjutant
general with the rank of colonel, a
| chaplain with the rank of colonel. four
| aIdes-de-camp with the rank of ma
ior and % aides-de-camp with the rank
of colonel.
| Notice which has been filed at the