Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-05
Board Of Examination will Con-
vene al Portland, March 8.
Central National Fire Insurance Co.
Admitted 10 Maine.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, March 80, at 10 A. M.

of the railroads Of the State, being a
continuance of the list already pub
lished:
LEWISTON, AUGUSTA & WATER
WILLIE. STREET RAILWAY.
HeWiston and Waterville Division).
1.-THE new lines of this division from
Sabattus to Gardiner and from Au-
gusta to WatervilIe have now been
fully completed and are in even bet
ter condition than at the time of our
former inspection. The bridge over
the Kennebec river for entrance in
to Watervllle will permit the physi-
cal union of this railway with the Wa
terville system of electric roads and
conserve the interests of the local
4 travel. The line between Auburn and
JhM Mechanic Falls is well built, wei bal
4 lasted and in first class condition. =
& ''The lines from Augusta to Win
afkrop and Togus are not so we'll bal
4 Tasted as the more recently construct
led lines, hut are still in very good
! condition The track from Augusta
to Gardiner has been re-lad from
Il Gardiner to the car barn with 10
pound rail. with the exception Of 90
: pound girder rail through the city of
HalloWell. 1t is the intention of the
management to continue the 70-pound
rail 10 Augusta very sOOn.''
SOMERSET RAILWAY.
much work has been done the past
year in perfecting the roadbed and
track of the extension from Bingham
to Kineo. The change in the line at
r. ~rts, ~.
miles in length has been completed
by the erection OF a plate girder
bridge on concrete abutments, over the
outlet.
by consent of the railway company
q sidewalk four feet in width has
: been built on the nOrtherly side of
the bridge over the Carrabassett riv-
er at North Arson. at the expense
/. Of the town. This will remove the
risk incurred by persons who have
heretofore persisted in crossing the
bridge by walking upon the track.
The track from Bingham to Deadwa-
ter, 8 distance of some eight miles,
has been raised and given good
coat Of ballast.
"a fine new station has been erected
at Somerset junction for the joint
use OF this road and the Canadian
Pacific Railway. There oil burning
engines are in use upon this road, thus
eliminating the risk of setting fires
by sparks in the forests through
which this road runs for NOR" than
halt its entire length
SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY
LAKES.
.'Rangelev Divsion-During the past
year there has been a large outlay in
reducing the curvature and grades on
this division. The wooden structures
have been we'll looked after and much
new timber added. Two and one half
!, miles north OF Phillips. 1000 feet of
track was lifted about two feet and
$50 yards Of riprap used to protect
1T from the water. Twenty and one
4 half miles north of Phillips, on Red
ington straight, the track was lifted
two feet, and COO yards of rip-rap
used as protection from the river.
4 At Eustis Junction the grade was
s lowered five feet. The Fairbanks
.trestle has been thoroughly repaired
!, and new deck placed upon the
SANDY River bridge at Phillips. Sew
'feral culverts have been filled. The
Phillips and Rangeley section of this
division is being gradually brought up
to the. high standard adopted by this
company"
4"Frarklin & Meguntic Divsion-The
roadbed and track of this division are
in good condition. During the year
there has been placed under the track
$500 carloads of ballast. on the
Kingtield section about two miles OF
new steel has been laid ana weber
Joints used. The trestles at Ham
mond Field water-tank and at camp
No. /. two miles below Carrabasset
station, have been filled The Pack
ard trestlc has been thoroughly re-
paired. The treStle over Dyer brook,
300 feet long and 25 feet maximum
height, has been filed and large
stone culvert built to take care of the
drainage"
OTHER RAILROADS.
Benton & Fairfield Railway-Dur-
ing the past year the track has been
thoroughly overhauled and additional
ballast added. Fifteen hundred new
ties have been put in. The bridge at
Benton Falls has been replanked ana
one side rerailed, The overhead con-
struction has been thoroughly over
hauled The car barn has been re-
built with galvanized corrugated steel
roof and steel sides. The equipment
is in good condition.
Fairfield & Shawmut Railway-This
road. being comparatively new road.
only the necessary work to keep the
roadbed and track in good condition.
has been done during the year. The
trolley construction is modern and
good. The equipment, consisting OF
two passenger cars. is in good con-
Glition.
"Frycburg Horse Railroad-This
road is three miles in length, extend
ing from the Maine Central station III
Fryehurg to the West Oxford Agrl-
cultural Fair Grounds and to the
Chautauquan Assembly Park. and Is
operated from June first to October
first. The roadbed and track during
the past year has been kept in fail
condition.
auburn & Turner Railroad-This
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