Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-21

To the Honorable Board of Railr Dad
Commissioners of the State of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company,
a corporation established under the laws
it's principal Office and place of business
at Portland i'm the County of Cumberland
and State aforesaid, respectfully reIre-
sents that it is DESTROYS of construct mig
and maintaining a Branch Railroad
Track in the Town of Harmony, in the
County of Somerset and state AZORES AID
extending southwestward from a point
North of the Freight House in Harmony
Village to a 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
stake marked O-3d5 in the center OF the
most Westerly side track in Harmony
Yard, said stake being twenty-siN cd
feet Westerly measured ON line at right
angles to center line of main track, from
station 102+50 OF location of Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company as approved
November .. 1911 by the Railroad Com
nissioners of Maine; running THENCE
Southerly on curve to the right of 5iS.i
feet radius distance of 4S0 feet to
stake at Station a 2.5; thence on a tan
tance of 1915 to a stake at Station $780,
thence on a curve to the left of 4'S3 feet
radius, distance of $50 feet TO stake
at station s; thence on tangent bear
ing South 19o - West, a distance of 100
feet to a stake at Station $3.50 near the
Easterly bank of Higgins stream
This location is to cover a width of
twenty-four t2l) feet being twelve d2l
feet on each side of above described
rights of the Maine Central Railroad
Company over and in any portion of land
covered by said location.
The above described location crosses
County Way called Guide Board Road
which said location and the said Way
are shown on the plan attached hereto.
dated september 18th lgl2 ana signed py
| Wherefore the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company prays that your Honora-
! BILE Board will approve said location
that ii may locate, construct and main
tain said Branch Railroad Track under
1 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
MHiNn CENTRAL RAILROAD COM
sy MORRIS MCDONALD. Vice Presi-
dent and General Mgr
ON TILE FOREGOING PETITION,
| ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
| to be published true copy OF said pell-
I ton and this order of notice thereon,
attested by the Clerk of this Board, three
DAYS successfully in the Daily kennebec
! gusta in the county of kennebec, the
| first publication in said paper TO be at
day OF September, A. p; 1912, on which
day the Board of Railroad Commits
! sioners will be in session at the Passen-
z, ger Station of the Maine Central Railroad
Company, at Harmony at 215 o'clock in
the afternoon, when and where all parties
Interested may be heard thereon.
| Notice of said time and place OF hear
ling shall also be given to County Com
missioners of Somerset County. and to
the Selectmen of the Town of Harmony,
lby forwarding by mail, postage prepaid,
to them copy of said petition and order.
lsttested as aforesaid, five DAYS at least
before the date of said hearing.
+, ELMER T.. SPOFFORD, Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commission
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la DATED this Goth day of Sept, a. ID. 1917.
I, 1t te9s gle GEO. +. GIDDINGs. clerk.
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