Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-23

TO. the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners 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 office and place of business
at Portland in the County of Cumberland
and state aforesaid, respectfully repre-
SCENTS that 1t is DESTROYS of constructing
and maintaining Branch RAILROAD
Track in the Town of Harmony, in AZ
County of Somerset and state aforesaid
extending southwestward from a point
North of the Freight House in Harmony
Village to Log Landing and Yard of
the Hamlin Company on Higgins Stream.
The location of said Branch Railroad
Track is described as follows: The CEN
ter line of said location commences at a
stake marked o-5l.5 in the center of the
most Westerly side track in Harmony
Yard, said stake being twenty-six t2SD
feet Westerly measured on line at right
angles to. center line of main track. from
station 1o2+5o of location of Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company as approved
November 8, 1911 by the Railroad Com
rnissioners of Maine; running thence
Southerly on curve to the right of 573.7
feet radius a distance of $50 feet to
stake at Station 4+425; thence on tam
gent bearing south 49s IS west a dis
lance of 1918 to stake at Station $50;
thence on a curve to the left of 1883 feet
radius, distance of $50 feet to stake
ct Station s. thence on a tangent bear
ing South 1872 IS West, distance of $50
feet to stake at station 9.t50 near the
This location is to cover width of
twenty-four t2H feet being twelve G21
feet ON each. side of above described
center line subject. however, to all prior
rights of the Maine< Central Railroad
Company over and in any portion of land
covered by said location.
Tbe above described location crosses a
County Way called Guide Board Road
which said location and the said Way
are shown on the plan attached hereto,
dated September 18th, 1912 and signed by
7 yaertYa
Wherefore the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company prays that your Honora-
bic Board will approve said location:
that it NAV locate. construct and main
tain said Branch Railroad Track under
the directions of said Board as provided
by law and that your Honorable Board
will determine the manner and conditions
by which said Branch Railroad Track
may cross the aforesaid Way.
Dated at Portland, Maine. September
nth, 1912
NAME CENTRAL RAILROAD COM
BY MORRIS MCDONALD. Vice Presi-
dent and General Mgr.
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION,
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy of said petit
ton and this order of notice thereon.
attested by the Clerk of this Board, three
days successfully in the Daily Kennebec
Journal, newspaper published at Au-
gusta, in the county of kennebec, the
first publication in said paper to be at
least FIVE days before Friday the 9th
day of September, a. D.. 1912; on which
day the Board of Railroad Commits
soners will be in session at the Passen-
ger Station of the Maine Central Railroad
Company, at Harmony al 2.15 O'Clock in
the afternoon, when and where all parties
interested 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 20
the Selectmen iof the Town of Harmony
by forwarding, by mail. postage prepaid
/ to them a copy Of said petition and order
attested as aforesaid. five DAYS at leasi
| before the date of said hearing.
! ELMER T. SPOFFORp, Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commission
ers of Maine
A true copy,
Attest: GFo. F. GIDDINGs. Clerk.
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