Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-18
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missioners of the state Of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company.
a corporation established under the laws
of the State of Maine. located and having
its principal place of business at CITY OF
Portland in the County of Cumberland
and state aforesaid, respectfully repre-
sents
, That it owns and operates railroad
running between Pttsfed and Main
Stream in the County OF Somerset and
State aforesaid; that the Sebasticook and
Moosehead Railroad Company fnow
merged into Maine Central Railroad Com
pany1 made a location of its Railroad
between Hartland and Harmony, both in
| said County of Somerset and built its
railroad between said Hartland and said
Main Stream, the said railroad having
been completed to said Main Stream
about January 10th, 1901.
| That your petitioner deems it necessary
and expedient for the safe and conven-
| lent operation of its railroad to make
change in the location of said railroad
I between said Main Stream and Harmony
Village in said Town of Harmony, a dis
lance of about two miles, for the pur
pose of locating Station grounds at said
Harmony Village in more favorable
location than the one shown in original
location
The centre line of the proposed change
| in location commences in said Town of
Harmony at a stake called ''Station o.
| in the centre of the main track of said
Railroad Company, as now built. ten
| hundred and forty-six Q0461 feet North
ery, measured along said track, from
| the Northerly end of the Main Stream
Station Building being at present ter
minus of said track, running thence on
a tangent bearing North 1850 West a
distance of two hundred and seventy-tivs
| t2I5) feet TO a stake at Station 2+15;
thence on curve to the left of 1854 feet
radius. distance of 1853 feet to a stake
at Station II t10.3: thence on a tangent
bearing South S2e-03' West, a distance of
| of 1861 feet to a stake at Station % At:
thence on curve to the right of 1927
% nf Foot n a
stake at Station 36+S4.1: thence on
tangent bearing North 56o2S' West,
distance of 1255.9 feet to a stake at sta
ton 49-A40; thence on a curve to the right
of 1901 feet radius a distance of 1884
feet to a stake at Station 81 794; thence
on tangent bearing North 19'-1T West.
a distance of 122l2 feet to a stake at Sta
ton 4-h1006; thence on a curve to the
right of 1901 feet radius distance of
1867 feet to a stake at Station 77-t9T3:
thence on a tangent bearing North 1928,
West, distance of 1872 feet to a stake at
Station "a +SS.5: thence on curve to the
right of 1901 feet radius, distance of
2S9.5 feet to a stake at Station 97+s;
thence on a tangent bearing North 1o-1S
East, distance of 6156 feet to a stake
at Station 103 1856; thence on a curve to
the right of 955.4 feet radius, distance
of 2264 feet to stake at Station 106
thence on angent bearing North 14'-53'
| East, distance of $50 feet to stake at
Station 109. the Southerly side of the
Public Road near the Junction of the
|
| in said Town.
This location is to cover widths as fol-
lows,-Thirty- three $3.50 feet in width on
each side of said centre line from Sta
| ton o to the stone wall the North
| erly side of the Public Road at Station
| 9l-E90.5 in Harmony Village, thence on
| the left or Westerly side of said centre
line, thirty-three $50 feet in width from
Station 81 1905 to Station 109 and on the
right or Easterly side of said centre
| line commencing twenty 600 feet Easter
| rio los r. -atI
| tire line at Station 81 -+90.5. running thence
Northerly to point thirty-three (S3) feet
Easterly measured at right angles at
Station 9i44S.5: thence Northerly parallel
to said centre line to Station 100.
The above described location passes
along a County Road, called New Coun-
location of the said Railroad Company
was made from Station to Station q.
and crosses ways as follows
Town Road at Station 81 -LS7.
County Road at Station 91-t4 called
Main Stream Road
Your petitioner files herewith map or
lplan on an appropriate scale and profile
as the relative scales and profile paper
in common use, dated October, 1911.
lsigned by Theo. l.. Dunn Chief Engi-
lneer. showing the new location covered
by said proposed change, and the said
ways.
Wherefore your petitioner requests
lyour Honorable Board to approve the said
change in location of said Railroad to be
orable Board and also prays that your
Honorable Board will determine the man
ner and conditions by which said Rail-
lroad may cross the aforesaid ways
| Dated at Portland. Maine, October 18th,
l1911.
Maine Central Railroad Company
BY Morris Mcdonald, Vice President and
| General Manager.
| White & Carter,
| Attorneys for Petitioners
| 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
attested by the Clerk of this Board. three
days successfully in the Daily kennebec
Journal, a newspaper published at Au-
Susta. in the county of Kennebec. the last
publication in said paper to be at least
fourteen days before Friday. the 3rd day
of November a. d. 1911, on which day
be in session at the Passenger Station.
Maine Central Railroad Company at
Mainstream at 80 o'clock in the fore
noon, when and where all parties inter-
ested may be heard thereon.
Notice of said time and place of hear
ing shall also be given to County Com
missioners of Somerset County, and to
the Selectmen of the Town of Harmony
by forwarding by mall postage prepaid.
to them copy of said petition and order.
attested as aforesaid, fourteen days at
least before the date of said hearing.
ELMER z. SPOFFORD, Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine.
Dated this 18th day of October, A. d.
1911
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