Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-17
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
PANY.
Il Of Mime

commissioners Of the State of Maine.
The Maine Central Railroad Company,
a corporation established under the laws
of the State of Maine. located and nav
ing its principal place of business at CITY
of Portland in the County of Cumberland
and state aforesaid. respectfully repre-
sents
That it owns and operates a railroad
running between the City of Portland in
the County of Cumberland and the city
of Waterville i'm the County or 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 1856 of the Private Laws OF
the state of Maine. approved August 10.
lSiS and Chapter of the said Laws ap-
proved February 5, 1858.
That your petitioner deems it neces-
sary and expedent for the safe and con-
venient operation of its railroad to make
change in the location of its 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 its railroad, including
track bridge across the Kennebec river,
so that the main track shall deviate from
its present and original location where
the change is proposed.
The base line of said proposed changed
location begins at point in said base
line at Station fl-tS453 situated about "a
feet Northerly of the Northerly line OF
Bridge Street at point IL feet Westerly,
at a right angle thereto. from Station
% 50 of the base line of location of the
Maine Central Railroad Company. for
merly the Somerset and Kennebec Rail-
road Company, as recorded in Book T.
page 81 of the, Records of the County
Commissioners of Kennebec County;
hsnss BY o IS fsat N 70 tic sas
thence by a curve TO the right of $685.
feet radius. a distance of 1888 feet to
station thence by q s,a q seat
to Station 430.22; thence by curve to
the left of 955.3a feet radius. distance of
7Ss01 feetsto station s5+1s. 80. thence by a
tangent North 33a %, East, distance of
6s167 feet to station AZ. said station 4
being in The centre of the present main
track East of the I<ennebec river and IN
the aforesaid base line of location of said
Somerset and Kennebec Railroad Com
pany. :
The width covered by this location is
bounded and described as follows:
On the left or Westerly side by n h,e
beginning in the Westerly side line OF
the aforesaid location Of the Somerset
and Kennehec Railroad Company. at
point opposite station 1l+S453 of said
changed location; thence Northerly along s
said Westerly side line OF location or the
Somerset and kennebee Railroad Com
pany 10 point distant 90 feet Westerly,
measured at right angle thereto, from
the above described base line of changed
location near Station Htf0; thence
Northerlg, parallel with and distant -
from said base line to the Northerly line
of land of the Maine Central Railroad
Company on the Easterly side of Water
street. thence Eastefiy along said last
mentioned line and said line extended
into Kennebec River TO point distant
% feet Northerly, at right angie there
to- from said base line: thence f.asteriy.
by n line parallel with ard distant 10
feet Northerly, at IL right angie from
said base line. to the NortheaStetiy me
of land of said Maine Central Railroad
Company on the Easterly side of I'll.
, Kennebec River.
On the right or Easterly side by hne
beginning in the isasterly side line OF
the aforesaid location OF SAID Soinerset
and Kennebec Railroad Company oppo-
site station u4Si.53 of said changed Ia
. cation; thence Northeriy along sad
Easterly side line of location OF saia
Somerset and Kennehec Railroad Com
nany Ia a point distant . feet Easteriy
ut a right angle thereto. from said base
line Of changed location, near station y,
, thence Noftherly, parallel with ana ais
tant q feet Easteriy. ut right angle
thereto. from said base line Of changed
location 10 the Sonthefly line OF me
| Central Railroad Company on the East
erly side OF W alter Street; thence East
| erly BY said last mentioned line 10 u
point distant SO feet Easterly. at right
/ angle, from said base line, thence North-
/ erlv by IA line. parallel with and distant
| q feet Easterly. at right angle thereto.
| from said base line to a point opposite
/ Station L.
i
rights OF the Maine Contra. Railroad
| Company heretofore acquired by II Or
4 its predecessors In title by location OF
purchase and is made subject thereto
| and without in any way ABANDONING s'i'a
! rights or any part thereof
| The above described location crosses
/ Water Street. a highway or County
! way. and the railroad electric o. .ns
] lewiston, Augusta 4 Watervile street
Railway.
your Petitioner files herewith a map or
plan on an appropriate scale and proIIe
F, of the line on the relative scales OF pro-
: fle paper in common use, dated Mafch
| ial3 entitled Proposed Change IN Lcca-
ton of Maine Central Railroad: across atse
/ Kennebec River. in Augusta, henneos as
Wheeler. Chief Engineer, and MOTIFS
! Mcdonald, Vice President and General
Manager showing the original iocauon
now Maine Central Rrailroad, the new
| location required hy said proposea
change. the said hishway and the sal g
railroad of the Lewiston Ausus'' "
4 Watervilie Street Railway
Wherefore. your Petitioner requests
+! your Honorable Board to approve Tue
said change in location TO be mace VI.
der the direction OF your r'9 9Iona ~
BILE Board will determine the manner al'a
conditions by which said Hairoad . on
| said changed location may sro ,.;,,a a
~ ne lewiston Augusta & Waterville
Street Railway -
Dated at Portland, Maine, Ap'il 9th,
| 1913.
] Maine Central Railroad Company.
Bv MORRIS MCDONALD, wee lFesi-f
dent & General Manager. ss4a
SETH NJ CARTER. General Counsel s.
lon THE FOREGOING PETITION.
| ORDERED That the petitioner cause
to be published true copy y, Of said pst1-
a.tastad nv the Clerk Of this Board, three
DAYS snceessiyely in the Daily R
susta in the County of Kennebec the
last in n SAID paPfr g e th he
| NINTH day of MAY, A. p. 1913, on
which day the Board I'd OF fsl Ka1'f oaa tSs1r
oTFIcIs in the STATE HOUSE, A.
/ GTsTA. MAINE. at TEN o'clock 10 the
| FOnENCON when and where all par
ties interested may be heard thereon.
J Notice OF said time and place OF near
ing shall also be given TO the Mayor OF
the City of Augusta. the County Cont
missioners of Kennebec County, ana 10