Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-06

poration established under the laws of
tn State Of Maine. located and having its
of Portland in the County Of Cumber,
land and State aforesaid, respectfully
represents.
That it owns and operates a line of
railway extending from the Town of
Oakland in the County OF Kennebec Ia
Kineo Station in lockwood Township in
the County of Somerset. all In the Stat,
aforesaid:
That your petitioner deems It neces-
sary and expediept 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 State aforesaid, opposite
Abenaquis Mill of Hollingsworth &
Whitney Company. so that the main
track shall deviate from it's present loca
ton.
The centre line of the proposed change
III location commences at a stake called
Station o in the centre of the main track
at point called Station 1866 695 of the
location of the Somerset Railroad Com
pany as approved by the County Com
miSsioners of said Somerset County al
March term, 1870; running thence north
easterly on a curve to the right of %,
feet radius, a distance of 1867 feet to a
stake at station 19-tl6.7; thence on a tam
gent to said curve. a distance of ITO fec,
to stake in the centre of the main
track at station 20-t26.7 said stake be.
amended
location of Somerset Railroad Company
approved by its Board of Directors De.
cember md 1873 and recorded in said
County Commissioners records In Vol
ume 6. Page 152
The westerly side of this location is
parallel to and 80 feet distant from.
measured on a line at right angles there
to,Sald centre line and the eaSterly line
Is described as follows: beginning at an
iron hub at. the northwest corner of lot
N har 1at, afa
laid out by Snow & Humphreys. Engi-
neers, June 18th. 1900, said plan being re-
corded in Somerset County Registry of
Deeds i'll plan Book ), Page 6, said huh
being : rods distant from present centre
of main track. running thence BY a %
curve to the right. to and through an iron
hub at the southwest corner of lot mum
bered 81 on said plan; thence to and
through an iron hub on the northerly
line of kennebeC Street 10 feet westerly
from the northwest corner of Kennebec
and Somerset Streets, marked on said
plan and = feet easterly from the cas-
teriy line of the present right of way
of the Somerset Railway Company
thence northerly to an iron hub on tho
north line of land now or formerly of the
heirs of Luther +. 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-
ton of Somerset Railroad Company OPP
posite station 2o+267 of proposed changed
location and 1919 feet from centre line of
main track.
Where greater width than two rods on
eaSterv side of centre line is taken the
additional width is necessary for eXcava-
ton 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
ton of lot owned by Ferdinand y. 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 e.
Humphreys. Engineers. June 18th, 1850
said plan being recorded in Somerset
County registry of Deeds in Plan book 9.
Page g. said strip being thirty nine and
seven-tenths feet wide on the northerly
end (along proposed Edwards STREET. and
twenty-one and two-tenthS feet wide on
the southerly end; that your petitioner
has been unable to agree with the said
Ferdinand Ia. 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 695 and 16+6l Is not
to be abandoned until Railway shall be
completed and i'm operation on said
changed location and the rails removed
from said original locations,
Your petitioner files herewith map
or plan on an appropriate scale and pro
file on the relative scales of profile
paper in common use. dated March 9Th,
1910. signed by Theo. L. Dunn. Chief
Engineer. showing both the original To-
cations of the Somerset Railway and the
new location covered by said proposed
change.
FIN nj bnr 10 hat
said changed location does not cross
anyhighway or town way.
Wherefore your petitioner requests
your Honorable Board to approve the
said change in location of said Railway
to be made under the direction of your
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 he 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 its
trains over said Railway may deviste
from the track originally built and be
run over the track construct ndHunon ~"
new or changed location hereinbefors
described
Dated at Portland. Maine March 9Th
1910
Somerset Railway Company.
by MORRIS MCDONALD.
Vice PresIdent.
FORREST GOODWIN,
Attorney for petitioner. go
ON the foregoing Petition.
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy of said pc
titiOn and this order of notice thereon.
three days successfully i'm the DAILY
konnebec Journal. a newspaper published
at Augusta. in the County of Kennebec,
the last publication in said paper to be
at least IA DAVIS before the 26tb day Of
APRIL. A. ID. 1910. on which day the
Board of Railroad Commissioners will be
in session at the PASSENGER STATION
of the SOMERSET r. r. Co. in MADI
SON at TEN o'clock in the forenoon for
the purposes indicated in said petition
Said petitioner shall send copies of the
foregong petition and order to the MUM
cipal Officers of the Town of Madison
j. b. PEAKS. Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Commits
sionerS of Maine
Dated this 5th day of April. A. d. 1910
A true COPY.