Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-04-08

The Somerset Railway Company, cor
poratiof established under the laws Of
tn Statepf Maine. located and having Its
Of Portland in the County Of Cumber-
land and State aforesaid, respectfully
represents:
That it owns and operates line of
railway extending from the Town Of
Oakland in the County of Kennebec To
Kineo station in lockwood Township in
the County of Somerset. all In the State
a aforesaid: !.
That your petitioner deems II neces.
sary and expedient for the convenient
operation OF it's said Railway to make
a change in the location Of said Railway
in the Town of Madison. County of SOM
erset and I,!,, state aforesaid. opposite
Whitney Company. so that the main
track shall deviate from its present loca-
ton.
The centre line of the proposed change
in location commences at a stake called
Station o in the centre of the main track
at a point called Station 1906 t69.5 of the
location of the Somerset Railroad Com.
pany as approved by the County Com
missioners of said Somerset County at
March term 1870; running thence north
easterly on a curve to the right of 29Ss
feet radius, distance of 1861 feet to a
stake at station tl6.7; thence on tan.
gent to said curve, distance of 10 feet
to a stake in the centre of the main,
track at station 20+26.7. said stake be-
ing at station called l6+6l of amended
location of Somerset Railroad Company
approved by its Board of Directors De-
cember End 1875 and recorded in said
County Commissioners records In Vol
ume 8, Page l52.
The westerly side of this location 10
parallel to and 80 feet distant from
measured on line at right angles there.
to, said centre line and the eaStery line
is described as follows: beginning at an
iron hub at the northwest corner OF lot
numbered 60 on plan of house lots as
laid out by Snow & Humphreys, Engi-
neers, June 25th, 1900 said plan being re-
corded in Somerset County Registry of
Deeds i'm plan Book 3, Page g. said huh
being rods distant from present centre
of main track; running thence by a 80
curve to the right, to and through an iron
hub at the southwest corner of lot num-.
through an iron hub on the northerly
line of Kennebec Street 10 feet westerly
from the northwest corner of kennehec
and Somerset Streets, as marked on said
plan and Y feet easterly from the cas-
terly line of the present right of way
of the Somerset Railway Company;
thence northerly to an iron hub on the
north line of land now or formerly of the
| heirs of Luther f. Edwards, 81 feet east.
erly from the easterly line of the present
right or way of the Somerset Railway
Company; thence ENTHUSIASTICALLY to
stake on easterly side of amended loca.
tion of Somerset Railroad Company op.
posite station 20+2 26.7 of proposed changed
location and 49la feet from centre line OF
main track.
Where greater width than two rods on
easterlv side of centre line is taken the
| additional width Is necessary for excava-
tiOn or embankment.
This location is made subject to all
prior rights of said Somerset Railway
| Company in and to any portion Of the
land covered by said location.
Your petitioner represents that all Of
the land necessary for said proposed
changed location has been obtained by
| your petitioner, except the westerly pOr-
| tion of lot owned by Ferdinand d. Small
of Camas. State of Washington. de-
scribed as follows: a strip of land Off the
westerly end of lot numbered Il on plan
of house lots as laid out by Snow &
| Humphreys, Engineers, June 25th. 1900
said plan being recorded in Somerset
| County registry of Deeds in Plan book 3
| Page 6, said strip being thirty-nine and
| seven-tenths feet wide on the northerly
end talong proposed Edwards street, and
| twenty -one and two-tenths feet wide on
| the southerly end; that your petitioner
i Ferdinand d. Small as to the necessity
| for taking said land and that he does
| not consent thereto
| So much of the original locations be-
| tween stations 1861 69.5 and t6l is not
to be abandoned until Railway shall be
| Coiiplcttu OH Sdlu
| changed location and the rails removed
| from said original locations.
| Your petitioner files herewith a map
| or plan on an appropriate scale and pro.
/ file on the relative scales OF profile
| paper in common use, dated March 5th.
! 1910. signed by Theo. l.. Dunn, Chief
| Engineer, showing both the original 10.
| cations of the Somerset Railway and the
| new location covered by said proposed
| change. g. q"
| Your petitioner further represents that
| said changed location does not cross
anyhighway or town way.
| Wherefore your pe..,ioner requests
your Honorable Board to approve the
| said change in location of said Railway
| to be made under the direction of yOul
| Honorable Board, to find after due no.
| tice and hearing that the above de-
| Scribed land of the said Ferdinand d.
| Small is necessary to be taken and held
| for the reasonable accommodation of the
| traffic and appropriate business of the
corporation. and further requests your
| Honorable Board to consent that It's
trains over said Railway may deviats
| from the track originally built and be
| run over the track constructed upon the
new or changed location hereinbefors
described.
! Dated at Portland. Maine, March sth
| 1910.
Somerset Railway Company.
by MORRIS MCDONALD,
| Vice President.
| FORREST GOODWIN,
| Attorney for petitioner
On the foregoing Petition.
| ORDERED, That the petitioner cause
| to be published a true copy of said Pc
I tition, and this order of notice thereon,
| three days successively I'm the Daily
kennebec Journal, a newspaper published
at Augusta. In the County Of kennebec.
the last publication In said paper to be
| at least IA davs before the Goth day OF
| APRIL, A. d. 1910. on which day the
Board of Railroad Commissioners will be
| in session at the PASSENGER STATION
| of the SOMERSET II. X. Co. In MADI-
| SON at TEN o'clock I'm the forenoon for
| the purposes indicated in said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies of the
| foregoing petition and order to the AIuni-
| cpal Officers of the Town of Madison
j. 3. PEAKS, Chairman.
! For the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners of Maine
Dated this 9Th day of April. A. d. 1910 J
A true copy.
Attest GEO Il GIDDINCS Glerk