Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-24

, 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
sents that 1t is DESTROYS of constructing
and maintaining a Branch Railroad
Track in the Town of Harmony, in the
County of Somerset and state aforesaid
extending southwestward from 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-375 in the center of the
most Westerly side track in Harmony
Yard, said stake being twenty-six t2s)
feet westerly measured on line at right
angles to center line of main track, from
station l02+5o of location of Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company as approved
November g. 1911 by the Railroad Com
missioners of Maine; running thence
Southerly on curve to the right OF 1897
1eet radius distance of fSD feet to a
stake at Station it's; thence on tam
gent bearing south 49a 1S west n dis
lance of 1915 TO a stake at Station 5+50;
thence on a curve to the left of Asa feet
radius, a distance of $50 feet to stake
at station & thence on tangent bear
ing South 1ge IS West, a distance of 1850
feet to a stake al Station o+50 near the
Easterly bank OF Higgins Stream.
This location is to cover a width of
twenty-four (2D feet being twelve d2)
feet on each side of above described
center lire subject, however. to e! prior
Company over and in any portion of land
covered by said location.
The 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 nth 1872 and signed by
Wherefore the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company prays that your Honora-
t bic Board VIII VII approve said location
tain said Branch Railroad Track under
the directions of said Board as provided
will determine the manner and conditions
by which said Branch Railroad Track
may cross the aforesaid Way.
Dated at Portland, Maine, September
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COM
BY MORRIS MCDONALD. vice prest-
dent and General Mgr.
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION,
oRDERSEp, That the petitioner cause
attested by the Clerk of this Board, three
days successfully in the Daily Kennebec
Journal a me newspaper published at Au-
first publication in said paper to be at
least five days before Friday the 9th
day Of September A. d. 1912; on which
sioners will be in session at the Passen-
ger Station of the Maine Central Railroad
Company, at Harmony at 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
misSoners of Somerset County, and to
the Selectmen of the Town of Harmony,
by forwarding by mail postage prepaid,
to them copy of said petition and order.
attested as aforesaid five days at least
before the date of said hearing.
ELMER r. SPOFFORD Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commission
ers of Maine.
Dated this Goth day Of Sept, A. d. 1912
A true copy,
Attest GEO. r. GIDDINGs. Clerk.
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