Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD CON-
PANY.

To the Honorable Board of Railroad
commissioners Of the state of Maine.
The Maine Central Railroa I'd COMPANY,
n corporation established under the laws
of the State of Maine. located and hav-
| ing 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 a railroad
running between the City of Portland in
| the County of Cumberland and the city
of Watervilie in the County of kenne-
bee. all in the state aforesaid. said rail-
road having been built between the city
OF Augusta, in the county of Kennebec
| and said Watervile under the provisions
OF Chapter 1S6 of the Private Laws of
the state of Maine, approved August TO-
lS4S and Chapter 8 of the said Laws, ap-
proved February 5. 1853.
That your petitioner deems it neces-
Sary and expedient for the safe and con-
Venient operation of its railroad to make
a change in the location of it's said rail-
, road in the said City of Augusta. the
said change being proposed for the pur-
, pose of improving the alignment. and for
| double tracking it's railroad, including
| also the construction Of new double
| so that the main track shall deviate from
| It's present and original location where
the change is proposed.
| The base line of said proposed changed
| line at station 1i-fsi5S situated about ~
| feet Northerly of the Northeriy line OF
Bridge Street at a point Is feet Westerly
NJ a right angle thereto, from Station
2+S9 of the base line of location of the
! Maine Central Railroad Company, for
merry the Somerset and Kennebec Rail-
road Company, as-recorded in Book T.,
page 81 of the Records OF the County
Commissioners of Kennebec County;
thence by Il tangent North S5o 10 East. Il
distance of l6S feet TO Station. 1874 .53;
thence by curve to the. right eIa ~ Of 1851
feet radius, a distance of 1898 feet to
Station 2l-i6.5l: thence by tangent
North 81 Or East a distance of 613.S1 feet
to Station % 1922, thence by a curve 10
the left of a55.G feet radius, "a distance of
1Ss.01 feet to Station 30 SO: thence by a
tangent North 33e So East distance of
6sl.6I feet to Station AZ. said station T.
being in the centre of the present main
track East of the kennebec river and In
the aforesaid base line Of location of said
Somerset and kenpebec Railroad Com
pany. -
The width covered by. this location is
bounded and described as follows:
On the left or Westerly. side by lite
beginning in the Westerly side line of
/ the aforesaid location Of the Somerset
and kenpebec Railroad Company at
point opposite Station 11+Si53 of said
changed location: thence Northerly along
said Westerly side line of location of the
Somerset and kennebec Railroad Com
pany to point distant % feet Westerly
measured at a right angle thereto, from
the above described base line of changed
location near Station Ht70: thence
feet Westerly, Mt right angle thereto.
from said base line to the Northerly line
Of land of the Maine Central Railroad
Company on the Easterly side of Water
Street; thence Easterly along said last
mentioned line and said line extended
into Kennebec River. to point distant
81 feet Northerly. at a right angle there
to. from said base line; thence Easterly.
by a line parallel with and distant 81
feet Northeriy. at a right angle, from
said base line. To the Northeasteriy Inc
u If ..tI NIatn sant y1i al
Company on the Easterly side of the
Eennebee River.
ON the right or E.astcrly side by n line
beginning in the Easterly side line of
the aforesaid location of said Somerset
and Kennehec Railroad Company oppo-
site station II STA Of said changed To-
cation; thence Northerly along said
Easterly side line of location of said
Somerset and kennebec Railroad Com
pany to n point distant p feet EasterlF.
at right angle thereto. from said base
line - changed location. near station IL
thence Northerly. parallel with and dis
liant % feet EaSteriy. at right ansit.
thereto. from said base line of changed
location to the Sontherly line OF the
aforesaid parcel of land of said Maine
Central Railroad Company on the Fast
erIy side of w alter Street: thence East
erly bv said last mentioned line To II
point distant 20 feet Easterly. nj a right
angle from said base line; thence North
eriv by a line parallel with and distant
% feet Fnsterly. nj right angle thereto.
from said base line to Il point opposite
Station ~.
This location is. in addition to all prior
rights OF the Maine Central Railroad
Company heretofore acquired by II or
its predecessors in title BY location OF
purchase and is made subject thereto
and without in any way abandoning saia
rights or any part thereof
The above described location crosses
Water Street. highway or county
way. and the railroad telectricl OF the
Lewiston. Augusta "ateifiie 9t.ee.
Railway.
Your Petitioner files herewith a map or
plan on an appropriate scale and profile
of the line on the relative scales of pro-
1913. entitled Proposed Change in Loca-
ton of Maine Central Railroad. across
Kennebec River. in Augusta, kenneeec
COUNTY Main Maine ns signed o by n Morris
Mcdonald. Vice President and General
Manager. showing the original location
of the Somerset and Kennebec Railroad
now Maine Central Rrailroad, the new
location required by said proposed
change the said highway and the said
railroad of the Lewiston. Augusta q
Watervile Street Railway
! Wherefore, your Petitioner requests
your Honorable Board to approve the
said change in location to be made mn
der the direction of your Honoraple
Board and also prays that your Honoia,
HE Board will determine the manner ana
conditions by which said Railroad on
said changed location may cross me
! aforesaid highway and the said raiirond
| OF the Lewiston. Augusta 4 Waterviiie
/, Street Railway.
| Dated at Portland, Maine, April vi.
/ 1913
| Maine Central Railroad Company.
BY MORRIS MCDONALD, Vice lresi-
dent & General Manager.
SETH NJ. CARTER. General Counsel
Ion THE FOREGOING PETITION.
y 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. a newspaper published at Au-
, gt,sta. in the County of kennebec, the
/ last publication in said paper to be at
least fourteen days before FRIDAY, the
/ NINTH day of MAY, a. ID. 1918 on
which day the Board of Railroad Com
| missioners will be in -, session n,, at their
/; GIJSTA, MAINE, at TEN O'Clock in the
/ FORENOON, when and where all par
4, ties interested may be heard thereon
! Notice of said time and place OF hear
! ing shall also be given to the Mayor OF
4 tha C'ity of Augusta. the County Com