Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-28
Removal Of Buildings to
Commence at Once,
Stable and Blacksmith Shop
To Water Street
While the Machine Shop Will Go
To Gage Street.

1t has been known for some time
that it was the intention of the Maine
Central Railroad Co. to begin as soon
as the frost should be out Of the
ground the cut through Rines hill for
the purpose of abolishing the grade
crossing at the foot of the hill, as pro-
vided for bv Chapter 313 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1909, and also
| that representatives of the railroad
have been engaged in arranging for
the settlement of land damages with
those people whose property will be
affected by the changes to be made
| in the location of the company's tracks
but nothing definite was known re-
garding the disposition Of the build
| ings which occupy the land which be-
longs to or has been taken by the rail-
road for the purposes mentioned above
Announcement was made yesterday
however that a portion of the prelim
mary work will be commenced at once
with the removal of the manufacture
! ing and business industries on Rines
! HILL notice for the removal of which
| had already been served. Included in
The lot are the Stilkey livery stable
the machine shop of George E. Gay and
| Ernest Wright's blacksmith shop. 1t
| has been the desire of the owners of
the buildings to move them rather
| than to tear them down, and this has
proved quite a problem, but now the
matter has been settled, ana the work
of moving the buildings will be COM
menced as soon as everything can be
made ready, the work being done by
| l.. L. Wellman.
The site secured for the Stilkey
stable, which building is owned by
Hon. Byron Boyd. is on the railroad
| land just south of the Augusta Laun-
dry Co.'S. building at the lower end of
| Water street, and in order to accom-
| modate the stable the storehouse of the
| Brooks Hardware Co, which now oc-
cupies the lot desired. will be removed.
| The stable of the Purinton Bros. Co,
| which sets down behind the storehouse
will also have to be set back in order
to make room for the stable With
| the moving of the stable quite an
amount of work will also be done in
| the way of improving and enlargement
| and when completed the building will
be 45x1OO feet and modern in every
particular. Inc new lOCdtlol VIII ne
a decided improvement, being handy
from Water street and with level
ground at the entrance.
The Wright blacksmith shop will
| also be moved down the hill and will
be located between the Stilkey stable
| and the Purinton woodshed which now
adjoins the hardware storehouse. which
ocation will be found equally as con-
venient as that Of the stable.
The third of the three buildings on
he hill, the Gay machine shop will
probably be moved to Gage street near
he shoe factory, where it is under
stood that Mr.. Gay has purchased a
'ot, but it is said that there is some
doubt as to whether he will move the
present shop or build new one. The
work to be done on the hill will soon
De followed by the removal or taking
down of the buildings that are located
on the land taken by the railroad COM
Dany and it looks as if there would be
busy times in that locality for some
time to come.