Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11

To the Honorable Railroad Commission
ers of the state of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company.
n corporation established under the laws
of the State of Maine, located and havinE
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 railroad
running between the City OF Watervile
in the County of kennCbeC and the City
all in the State aforesaid, said railroad
having been built between DdnVille June
ton Station and Cumberland Junction
Station. under the provisions Of chapter
1861 approved February %. 1851
That your petitioner deems it necessary
and expedient for the safe and Conven-.
lent operation of its railroad to make a
change in the location of said railroad inS
tile towns of North Yarmouth and Var
mouth in said County Of Cumberland
for the purpose of improving the alien-a
ment and gradients of the railroad sos
that the main track shall deViate from ii Il
present location.
The centre line of the proposed changai
in location commences in said North Yard
mouth at stake called Station q in thra
centre OF the main track AT a point called
station SIS 80. OF the location Of "MaineI
Central Railroad extension AZ rec0rdeis
in the Office of County Commissioners oti
Cumberland County. Volume l. Page y
running thence Southeast wardly. on I'd
curve TO the left of 4291.3 feet radius, II
distance of 2lS1 feet TO a stake at Sta 4
south :so Fast. a dist;tnrn 1r SDa9i fenI
10 Il stake AT Station ldS-+Is.S: thence on I'd
curve to the right of 2292 feet radius. n
distance Of 2f3l feet Ia it-4iake at StatioHl
South 9'iGig' West. distance of 1854 Il
feet TO a stake at STATION 3fG--6i.e: theme
on 4 curve to the right # 2SGi.9 feet raj
diuS. a distance of 2fG92 feet TO "A stake
at station 39o4-1i3 thence on tangent.
bearing south c. 51iI' Vest. a distanc. of
~ feet 10 a stake at station :i3l IRA
Thence an i, c,llay,s# ia IN. right OF lS6S &
feet radius. "A distance of l9i4 feet Ia a
et9l.c az Station e.,a = < In INC rentrn NJ
tho west honnd main track Of Maine ce,I-
tral Railroad Company. formerly Ken
rrhec and portIand BaiIroad tr6,nnany
1i.s feet Eastwardly from milo most thiT-
teen, being about two and one-auafterl
miles eastwardly from Cumberland jun
lion station.
Tbe thoy. described centre line nassc.-
into town of Yarmouth at station s9-a7i
INFO town or Norm Yarmouth ar Station
27o-35.S, into town OF Yarmouth ut Sta !
ton gs.,+ p, into town Of North Yarmonth
N station 3Oi+ls. and into town oC van
mouth at Station 3@+,as
Where land of greater width than six6
rods is taken the greater width is noces-
sarv for the purnose of excavation o,.a
einbankment.
So much of the original location orl
maine Central Railroad extension as
IN Dn61
Cumberland Junction station Is not n he
abandoned until railroad shall he com
pleted and in operation on tho changed
location and the rails and bridges re
moved from said original location.
The above described lncation crosca
ways in said North Yarmouth as follows
Porter's Mil Road at station ~
Town Road: sligo Road at station 49,
Station S2+45, County Road.
Also state Road. HallOwelI Road at
S!at,oil l"e-t-y-: CouiI,N Road: ShSo Road
"' o,atiot 10 10, TOWN. Roau.
,Slu n sald tatIIiouth as ioilows:
new gloucester Road at station SOSI-4
'o Yn h noti,iono, e,o. ,,.,
ho,lt pc'nto'''r mes hereWith n map
or pla'' , "l' "n iate scale hnu pro
ne ~. on Nv r'ia'i'c ssalss OF prolile paper
i III c%" h,' rb us' dated fenrnary lgll
n,smeo hg imco, L. l,nnn, Gnief Engi-
i", t,lH oiiSiiiat iocation OF
,iainn Snn,rn; t Paiird et ~, now
ton covered nv " said nron n ID W cha p nrc
~, w. ,a,o f co,o way, ..,,t. .-
,.o,,r Itnnnrs,h SotIi pe'it'oher request
saia choneo ne ~, , ieo,ta 10 nprrovr tns
TO me made mnder rho d p. sdn s o
~ M H. unur .le airectioiI OF 'youi
able Board to consent thai its sJ trains over
said railroad between WatervilIe nnd
Portland NAV deviate from the track
originally built and run over the track
constructed upon the new or changed
location hereinbefore described and ais
prays that yo,ir Hontf,abie hoard viii
determine the manner and coniffions nv.
which said railroad on said changed loca-
'i9 n., LILY cross the aloresaid ways.
OF oa'e go, at Portland, Name, FEBRUARY
Maine Central Railroad Comnanv
BY Norris Mcdonald
w Efs s E carter, and General Manager
Attorneys for Petitioner
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