Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

To the Honorable Railroad Commission.
crs 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-
SCENTS,
That it owns and operates "A railroad
running between the City Of Waterville
in the County of Kennebec and the City
of Portland in the County of Cumberland.
all in the State aforesaid, said railroad
having been built between panville juno
ton station and Cumberland Junction
Station. under the provisions of Chapter
S54 of the laws Of the State OF Maine of
1861. approved February %. 1861.
That your petitioner deems ii necessary
and eXpedent for the safe and conven-
lent operation OF its railroad to mako n
change in the location of said RAILROAD in
the towns of North Yarmouth anQ Var
mouth in said County Of Cumberland
for the purpose of improving the align
ment and gradients Of the railroad so
that the main track shall deviate from its
present location.
The centre line of the proposed change
in location commences in said North Var
mouth at a stake called station Q in the
centre of the main track at a point called
Central Railroad extension" as recorded
In the office Of County Commissioners of
Cumberland County, Volume l., Page Is;
curve 10 the left of 1913 feet radius.
distance OF 2sis7 feet TO n stake at sta
ton es-tiS,: thence on tangent. bearing
South So East, n distance of sa3o.l feet
to stake Mt station los-7s.s; thence on n
curve TO the right Of 300 feet radius,
distance of 1881 feet To n stake at station
South shenG We ea datancs of s9
feet 10 n stake NJ station 3n3-642. thence
on a curve TO the right of 2S54.9 feet ra-
dius. a distance of 2,92 feet TO stake
nj station 3a0tTi.3: thence on n tangent
bearing South 63'5.H West. distance of
59l feet 10 a stake at station 33l-.33.4:
thence on curve to the right of 1866
stake mt station go i51,s In the centre OF
the west bound main track of Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company. formerly Ken
nehec and Portland Railroad Company.
1i45 feet Eastwardly from mile post thlr-
teen, being about two and one-quarter
miles eastwardly from Cumberland June
ton Station
The above described centre line passes
into town OF North Yarmouth at Station
30 1858. into town of Yarmouth at sta
ton 2S3-,3. into town of North Yarmouth
at station 3G+i3, and into town of VAR
mouth at Station 306-2s.
Where land of greater width than six
rods Is taken the greater width Is ncces-
sary for the purpose Of excavation or
So much of the original location oe
Maine Central Railroad extension as
lies between said station 51S+-2.1 and
abandoned until railroad shall be COM
pieted and in operation on the changed
location and the rails and bridges re-
moved from said original location.
The above described location crosses
ways In said North Yarmouth as follows:
Porters Mill Road at station 10 -.
Town Road: Sligo Road at Station $etiS.
Town Road; New Gloucester Road at
Station SITS, County Road.
Also State Road. Hallowell Road at
station 1880 f'oun.v Roed Sligo Road
at Station 1915, Town Road.
And In said Yarmouth as ioi.ows:
New Gloucester Road at Station $685. Il.
County Road
Your petitioner files herewith a map
file on the relative scales of profile paper
In common use, dated February, 1871.
signed by Theo. L. Dunn. Chief Engi-
neer. showing the original location OF
Maine Central Railroad extension now
Maine Central Railroad. the new loca-
tion covered by said proposed change
and the said ways.
Wherefore, your petitioner requests
your Honorahle Board TO approve the
said change in location of said railroad
to me made under the direction of your
Honorable Board; requests sour Honor
able Board to consent that Its trains over
said railroad between Waterville and
Portland may deviate from the track
originally built and run over the track
location hereinbefore described and also
prays that your Honorable Board will
determine the manner and conditions by
which said railroad on said changed loca-
ton nay cross the aforesaid ways.
Dated at Portland. Maine, Februars
sth, 1911.
Maine Central Railroad Company,
BY Morris Mcdonald.
Vice President and General Manager.
White & Carter,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
On the Foregoing Petition,
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to be published n true copy of said petit
ton. and this order of notice thereon,
attested by the Clerk of this Board. three
days successfully in the Portland Even
ing Express, a newspaper published at
Portland. in the County of Cumberland.
and in The Daily Kennebee Journal. a
newspaper published at Augusta in the
County of Kennebec, the last publication
before WEDNESDAY. the FIRST day
of MARCH. a. D. 1911, ON which 5ay the
Board of Railroad Commissioners will be
in session at the Passenger Station OF
the Maine Central Railroad Company. at
Walnut Hill. AZ go o'clock in the FORE
NOON for the purposes indicated in said
petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies of the
foregoing petition and order. attested as
aforesaid, to the Municipal Officers of
the towns OF North Yarmouth. Yarmouth
and Cumberland and to the County Com
missioners of the County of Cumberland.
fourteen days at least before the date of
said hearing.
ELMER p. SPOFFORD, Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine.
Dated this ninth day of February. A.
D. 1911
A true copy of the said petition and or
der of the Board thereon.
Attest: GEO. f. GIDDINGS. Clerk. I
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