Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-09
To the Honorable Board of Railroad Com

To the Honorable Board of Railroad Com
missioners of the State of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company, IA
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 Curnber-
land and State aforesaid, respectfully
represents:
That it owns a line of railroad running
from said Portland to Bangor in the coun-
lty 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
to the provisions of an act of the Legis-
lature of the said State of Maine entitled,
"An act to abolish Rines Hill grade cross
ing in Augusta" approved by the Cover
nor March 18th, 1909, it herewith presents
to your Honorable Board plan for 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 its
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 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 1143
of the centre line of location of the Ken
nebec and Portland Railroad Company |
y,
Records of County Commissioners of said
kennebec county; running thence north
I2l'17 east, distance of 1919 feet to sta
ton 4t94.9; thence on curve to the right
of 1901 feet radius, a distance of 1889
feet to station 6t93.S; thence on a tangent
bearing north 27015' east a distance of
430.2 feet to Station 11--24; thence on a
curve to the left of 955.4 feet. radius, a
distance of 615 feet to Station 1879:
thence on a tangent bearing north 1875
west. a distance of 72.1 feet to Station 1S4-
. n ~ n 10 n M
feet radius, a distance of 1872 feet to Sta
ton &c 53.3; thence on a tangent bearing
north 33'41 east, a distance of 3SS feet to
Station 80 1868. a point in the centre of
he said eaSt-bound main track in line
with the southwesterly end of the brick
passenger 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 2 80
of land conveyed by Thomas w. Smith to
the Kennebec and Portland Railroad
Company by deed dated June go 1852,
and recorded in kennebec Registry Book
49,, Page GA. 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
westerly to the south corner of land of
| Swift & Company thence northwest
wardlyo along southerly line of said
Swift e. Company's land to point 25 feet
easterly measured at right angles thereto.
| from said centre line; thence northeast
wardly on line parallel to and % feet dis
| 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
ton in the westerly line of the present
1870; from Station 15+2o running
location is as follows: beginning on the
northery line of land owned by George
+. Giddngs at point Is feet distant
westerly, measured at right angles there
to- from the centre line; thence to the
northerly line of land owned by Maria
+. Winter at a point 65 feet distant
westerly, measured at right angles there
| to- from the centre line; thence westerly,
along said northerly line of said Winters
land, to Gage Street; thence northerly
along the easterly line of said cage
Street, to point of intersection of said
line of Gage Street and a line parallel to
and so feet distant westwardly measured
at right angles from said centre line:
thence northerly, on line parallel to and
| so feet distant from said centre line, to
Winthrop Street.
| This location is in addition to all prior
rights of the Maine Central Railroad
Company heretofore acquired by 1t or its
| predecessors in title by location or pur-
chase and is made subject thereto and
without anyway abandoning said rights
| or any part thereof.
| The lands. dwellings and other buildings
necessary or convenient to be taken and
| the names and residence of the owners
| thereof are described as follows:
owner or Owners unknown:
Beginning, at point 30 feet .easterly
line, from Station o: running thence
| northerly on line parallel to and 30 feet
distant from said centre line to point on
line at right angles thereto at Station 2;
River; thence northerly, along said River,
100 feet, more or less: to the north line
of land conveyed by Thomas w, Smith
Company by deed dated June Goth, 1852
and recorded in Kennebec Registry Book
1872, Page Ga: thence westerly, along said
last named line. to the. easterly line of To-
cation of said Kennebec and Portland
Railroad Company; thence southerly,
along said easterly line of location, to
point of beginning.
Maria F. Winter. owner, Augusta.
Easterly end of said Winters land:
beginning on the line between land of
George F. Giddings, and land of said Win
ter at point Is feet westerly, measured on
line at right angles thereto. from said
centre line. thence nOrtnerly, " feet, more
or less, to point on the northerly line of
said Winters land 65 feet distant wester-
ly, measured on line at right angles there
to. from said centre line: thence easterly
along said northerly line of Winters land
to land of Maine Central Railroad Com
pany; thence southerly. along land of
Maine Central Railroad Company, to land
of said Giddings; thence westerly, along
said Giddings' land, to place of beginning,
including also a small stable building and
portion of ell of dwelling house.
Elmer E. Newbert. owner, Augusta.
| All of said Newbert's land, being
bounded on, the west by Gage Street;