Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-09

eleven 1T is provided that upon a petit
tion of ten or more citizens and tax
payers of any city or town, setting iortn
that the tracks of any street railway
company operated in said city or town
are located inconyeniently for the public
the municipal officers. If in their judg-
ment public convenience or street fm-
provement requires IL. may change sad
location within the limits Oh any street eel
company operating the same to make
the alterations and make such decree
as TO the expense OF me same as ne
as they may deem equitable, subject to.
appeal as i'm said statute provided, and
said alterations shall be made in ac-
cordance with the directions of the mu-
nieipal officers, and further, that the
municipal officers shall hold q public
hearing on said petition and give rea-
sonable notice TO all parties interested;
and further, that either the; petitioners
or any street railway affected by the
decision of the municipal officers may
appeal to the Board of Railroad Conn
missioners. who shall, upon notice, near
the parties and finally determine the
questions raised by said appeal
q That under the foregoing stature
the following petition was seasonapN
filed with the municipal ofhcers OF i'e
City of Augusta, to VIII:
To the Municipal Officers OF the Si'y oi
RE snaersigned eitizens and taxpayers
of the CITY of Augusta represent that
the Lewiston Augusta * WaterVlne
Street Railway operates q street eel, tn ~
tracks OF said Railway on Hospital
Street between Eastern Avenue ana
point opposite what was the south ilne
of the United States Arsenal properfE
are located inconveniently for the public
and respectfully petition that the sal9
tracks between the ABOVE S, thaip nrpS
ent location to tie west side OF salu
Hospital street. . ~ ,,,,a.
William II Davis, j. W. Pierce. J F.
Biiodeau, Harry O. Jones, Albert f. Fol
som, + 3 Thorne / J cTook T,i,,n Ha'
r l.. Merrill H. l. Merrill, chas: J
Lincoln, Ernest r. Hewett, Charles 5.
Hichborp + HaTke,bi ,, f. ton h saenry
A. Heath, Fl. f. Kelton. E; II Jenkinss'
Nj S. Campbell S. J, Beach. Thos; E
Kenney. +. NJ; Chadw s!t. sam ss NM, ri
Tiacomb ]. +. Meigs. Niles 1. Perkins
W. s Thompson, Walter N sanboIn, q.
w. Brooks, Alph. G. LaRivlere, w x
Aysrs S5b rafslpf Es%is s sarieish
WIN l.. Hilton. ii. p Jennings q a
curtis, John cqnghlin; e s s H eia,sde
T W TownsenS, Il. i. Gedney, b +. smith.
" " w Vs5 JACKSON. +. B. Young, o G. :.
Davies sssw IaRfasiss fcwn. = ch assas
Meigs' p. NJ. Boynton, James A. Wood
ward, Geo ID. Haskell. NJ. A. Haskell, Z.
MAN Mo NJ II Williams. ". L. B. Chase
Holm D. Newman, Geo. L. Weeks, e. A
Hussey. Joseph N. caderett' p !rs w, nas-
Weston Lewis, l.. ]. Coigan
&. That the foregoing petition, was
signed. by ten or more citizens ana ,'eA-
payers OF the city of Augusta
That the tracks described IN saiu
petition are the tracks of the Lewiston.
Augusta & Waterviile street t E raiinay
company in said City or Augusta, as III
said petition alleged.
s. That said tracks are not iocateo M
hp
s That said municipal officers legaiiy
held n public hearing on said petition oi,
the eighth day of July, A ID. i9lz ana
gave seasonable notice TO al parties IN
terested as by said statute. required.
I. That on the 18th day of July, a. -.
1912, the said board OF municipal ofnes .,
made decision upon the foregoing petit
tion and passed the following order,
now of record. 10 wit; IN -
Now after public hearing to all par
ties interested. on the foregoing peutioh
public convenience in the judgmeht OF
the municipal officers requiring IL. II -
Ordered and decreed. that the Lewis
ton Augusta & Waterville street Rali-
way change the Location ., a mS ''g Easte IN
Avenue and a point FIVE hundred feet
south OF the south line OF said Eastern
Avenue from the present location 10 the
West side of said Hospital Street and
that the expense of said change as Pc
tween said Railway and the CITY OF Az
pllsta' be borne entirely by said RAILWAY.
WHEREFORE the Lewiston, Augusta
e. WatervilIe Street Railway, being
street railway affected by the Ioresoihs
decision Of the municipal officers, hereby
aupeais therefrom to the Board OF kaii-
way Commissioners and prays that your
Honorable Board VIII; upon notice, near ,ha
questions raised by this appeal, and the
questions so raised are as follows -,
a The tracks OF said railway on Hos
pifa1 street In said city OF Augusta he
tween Eastern Avenue and point hVe
hundred feet south of the south line or
conyenientiy for the public and public
convenience does not require change
thereof and the aforesaid decision OF
said board of municipal ofhcers thereon
b. That said tracks between the above
mentioned points ought not TO be changed
from their present location to the west
side of said Hospital Street. and the
decision OF said municipal officers there
o', Thai II is not equitable that the
expense Of said change. as between said
railway and the City OF Augusta should
be borne entirely by SAID az k ssns ,ne ax-
pense of said change and OF any change
npon said Hospital Street as described In
should be borne wholly by the said City
OF Augusta and In no part by said Hail-
way. 1T, ar,,,sto, An
x,sta a Waterville Street Railway pfays
mat due notice be ordered hereon, near
ing had and this cause determined as by
Dated the 29nd day of July, A. p, 1872
LEWISTON, AUGUSTA a. WAITER
VILE STREET RAILWAY.
BY HEATH & ANDREWS,
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION,
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
To be published a true copy OF salu Pc
fition and TINS order of notice thereon,
attesfed by the Asst. Clerk of THIS Board,
three DAYS successfully in the Daily Ken.
,,ebec journal, newspaper published al
Augusta, in the county OF kennepec, tne
first publication In said paper 70 De at
least five days before "Wednesday the
14th day of August, A. ID. 1917. on when
day the Board of Railroad Commission
ers will be in session at their office state
House in Augusta, Maine. at 1000 O'Clock
In the forenoon, when and where all par
ties interested may be heard thereon,
Notice of said time and place OF near
ing shall also be given to Lewis A. Bur
leigh one OF said petitioners, by for
warding by mail, postage prepaid. to him
a copy of said petition and order, attest
ed as aforesaid five days at least before
the date of said hearing.
ELMER j.. SPOFFORD, Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
OF Name H..
A true copy.