Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-11
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF


RAILROAD COMM OF
THE STATE OF MAINE:
Fred Fl. Preble and Walter E. Robin
son, both of Bingham in the county of
Somerset and State of Maine respectfully
represent as follows:
First; That they are eo-partners in
business ano doing business in Somerset
County aforesaid and nave lheir princi-
pal place OF business at said Bingham.
Second: That they are engaged in a
tract or parcel of land in Somerset Coun-
y known as Moxie Gore and being Num-
Der One Range Five East of Kennebec
River in Bingham's Kennebec Purchase.
Ihat In the course of said operation
they are to cut, haul and deliver at the
mill OF Bingham Lumber Company the
standlng trees above referred to.
Third: That on said tract of land
above described and on which they are
conducting a numbering operation as
aforesaid are located the tracks and right
of way of the Maine Central Railroad
Company that said tracks and right Of
way divide said tract of land on which
said numbering operation is being con-
Quoted into two parts.
Fourth; That the mill of said Bingham
Lumber Company to which your petition
ers are to draw the lumber 50 to be cut
is situated upon one side of the track of
SAID Maine Central Railroad Company,
and large part of the timber so to be
cut IS now standing and growing on the
side OF said track opposite TO the mill of
seti i4liij- nam LUIilbtI 1biflildilN
Fifth: That in prosecuting said oper-
alton and cutting and hauling said lum-
her as aforesaid to the mill of the Bing-
ham Lumber Company il is necessary
for the accommodation of your petition
ers in conducting said numbering opera
tions to cross the track of said Maine
Central Railroad Company.
sixth: That your petitioners believe
that said numbering operations Will be
best accommodated by having established
two crossings, one Immediately north of
hh vail Of LrRf1
pany and the other Just south of Baker
Brook, so called, III or near what is
known as the George Collins Logging
Road
WHEREFORE your petitioners pray
after due notice and hearing on this petit
ton that your Honorable Board may
direct said Maine Central Railroad Com
pany to establish temporary crossings
at or near the places above indicated or
at such other place or places on the line
of said Maine Central Railroad scompany
upon said tract of land OH which said
operation is being conducted as you shaIt
deem eXpedient, to be kept open during
such time each year as YOU may deem
necessary during the years said opera
ton shall be conducted and make such
regulations for safety at such crossings
so established as you may deem expedi-
ent or necessary and determine who
shall bear the expense of Establishing
and maintaining such crossings and who
shall furnish and erect the signboards
to be erected at such crossing and to
essary under Chapter % of the laws of
Maine for the year 1909 to legally estab-
lish temporary crossings as provided for
by said act for the accommodate of
the operation above referred to.
Dated this second day of January, A.
D. 1918.
PREBLE & ROBINSON,
FRED IL. PREBLE,
WALTER Il. ROBINSON.
ON THE FOREGOING PETITION,
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy of said petit
ton and this order of notice thereon, at
tested by the Clerk of this Board. three
days successfully In the Daily Kennebec
journal. newspaper published at Au-
gusta, in the county OF Kennebec, the
first publicat ton in said paper to be at
least five days before Wednesday the
18th day of January, A. d. 1913, on which
day the Board of Railroad Commission
ers will be in session at their office at the
State House in Augusta, Maine. at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, when and where
all parties interested may be heard
thereon.
Notice of said time and place of hear
Mcdonald, Vice President & General
Manager Of the Maine Central Railroad
Company, Portland, Maine, by forward
ing by mail, postage prepaid, to him, a
copy of said petition and order, attested
as aforesaid, five days at least before the
date of said hearing.
ELMER =. SPoFFoRD. Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Commission
Dated this eighth day of January, A.
D. 1913.
Attest: GEO. f. GIDDIN4a, Clerk.
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