Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-05

To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Maine:
Respectfully prays the Aroostook VAL
ley Railroad Company, street railroad
corporation organized under the general
laws of this State, that the changes in
the location of its road hereafter de-
expedient and it respectfully prays that
under the direction of your Honorable
Board such changes may be made, the
same to be recorded where the original
location was. required by law to be re-
corded
Your petitioner prays that the following
described portion of its line may be dis
continued;
feet easterly from station 334 to point
two hundred seventy-three (279 feet
westerly from station 1876 plus 81 on the
map or plan and location approved May
Your petitioner prays that in lieu of
the foregoing discontinued line the fol-
lowing may be substituted therefor:
Commencing at station 362 plus l6.6
which station is five hundred fifty-One
(55D feet easterly from station 334 on the
plan or map and location approved May
sixth, A. ID. 1903 Thence on four degree
(4-degree) curve to the right six hundred
station 1868 plus 35.4; thence north sixty
four degrees and twenty seven minutes
west IN. GA degrees q minutes W.) five
thousand eight hundred eighty -eight and
two-tenths (5SSS2) feet to station 427 plus
23.6: thence on an eight degree (S-degree)
curve to the right, two hundred eighty
five and two-tenths (2S50 feet to station
43O plus S.s. which is three hundred sew
enty-three feet from station 395 plus 81
on the map. or plan and location ap-
proved May sixth. A. D. 1903
The foregoing are the descriptions Of
the center line of the location. the width
Of the same where on streets, roads and
Ways Is five feet on each side thereof
and where on lands outside of the limit
OF any street, road Or way such width is
two rods on each side of said center lima
Your petitioner respectfully represents
that public convenience requires the fore
going changes and that wherever said
roads or ways it is impracticable to To-
cate the same within the limits of streets.
roads roads or ways. A report and estimate
signed by Silas 3. Wass,, a, skiilful en-
ten approval of the aforesaid changed
route and location as to streets, roads
and ways of the municipal officers Of the
towns in which said railroad is to be
Honorable Board. Your petitioner files
herewith plan marked, "Aroostook Valley
Railroad Plan to accompany petition for
change Of location, dated June 20. 191O,"
showing the courses and distances of the
foregoing lines SO to be substituted for
that portion of it's approved location
hereinbefore requested to be discontinued.
Your petitioner prays that upon pres
entation of this petition your Honorable
Board Will appoint day for hearing
hereon and that your petitioner will give
such notice hereon as your Honorable
Board deems reasonable and proper in
order that all persons interested may
have an opportunity to appear and OBJ
Ject thereto and that after such notice
and hearing. your Honorable Board will.
make such DEGREES hereon and hereunder
as the law may require. s
Dated this twentieth day of June, A.
d. 1910.
Aroostook Valley Railroad Company.
BY Heath & Andrews,
It's Attorneys.
On the foregoing Petition,
to be published a true copy of said pet,-
ton. and this order of notice thereon.
three days successfully in the DaiJI,
kennebec journal. a newspaper published
at Augusta. in the County of Kennels
the first publication in said paper to be
az least four days before FRIDAY. the
which day the Board OF Railroad Con-.
m1ssioners will be in session at the BAN
COR HOUSE. in BANGOR, MAINE. at
H.9 O'Clock in the FORENOON for the
purposes indicated in said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies OF the
foregoing petition and order to Mr.. Hugh
T. Chaplin. Atty, Bangor & Aroostook
municipal officers Of the town OF wash
burn. four days at least before the date
of said hearing. WIG ""'o
ELMER p. SPOFFORD. Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Com,
49,, missioners OF Maine.
DATED this second day of July. A. d.
:, Attest: Ate GEO F. GrDDrNes, cls,s.,