Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-18
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD CONF
PANY. s.

scnts:
That it owns and operates a railroad
running between the City or Portland IN
the County of Cumberland and the city
of Watervilie In the County or Lenns-
bee. all In the state aforesaid, said rail-
road having been built between the cits
and said ~Waterviile under the provisions
of Chapter 1856 of the Private Laws or
the State of Maine, approved august ~,
1913 and Chapter of the said Laws, ap-
proved February 5, 1853.
: That your petitioner deems it ncccr-
sary and eXpedient for the safe and corr
Nenient operation OF its railroad to make
change in the location of its said rail-
foad 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
also the construction Of a new double
track bridge across the Kennebec rivgrs
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 a point in said base
line at Station l1-tSi.53 situated about GA
feet Northerly of the Northerly line oil
ut a right angle thereto, from station
q SO of the base line of location of the
Maine Central Railroad Company. for
ncrly the Somerset and kennebee Rail-
road Company as recorded III Book y.
page 81 of the Records of the County
Commissioners of Kennebec County;
thence by a tangent North 35o lV East,
distance of 16s feet to station 10 5253:
thence by a curve to the right of 1851
feet radius, d distance of 763.sS feet to
Station 2itt65i: thence by tangent
to station 27f$os2;; thence by a curve to
the left of ao5.s7 feet radius, distance OF
7Ss0t feet TO Station @54 s.33; thence ny Z.
tangent North So 60 East, a distance o.
eS1 Ga feet TO Station A., said station ~
being In the -cent9r Of the present man
track East of tho 1<enncbec river and N
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 line
beginning in the Westerly sid. side line 90. OF
and kennebec Railroad Company at Y
point opposite Station 11tsfe3 OF saiu
changed location thence Northerly along
said Westerly side line of location of the
Somerset and Kennebec Railroad Com
pany 10 a point distant % feet Westerly.
measured at a right angle thereto, from
location near Station Ht7o: thence
Northerly. parallel with and distant %
feet Westerly, at a right angle thereto.
from said base line to the Northerly Inc
Company on the Easterls side of water
street. thence Easterly along said last
mentioned line and said line extended
into Kennebec River. 10 a point distant
"a feet Northerly at a right angle there
to. from said base line; thence hasteris, y.
by line parallel with and distant -
feet Northeriy, at right angie, IRON
said base line, to the Northeastern line
of land of said Maine Central Railroad
Company on the Easterly side of the
Kennebec River.
On the right or Easterly side by line
beginning i'm the Easterly side line OF
the aforesaid location of said Somerset.
and Kennebec Railroad Company oppo-f
site station tl4s4. 50 of said changed 10,
cation: thence Northerly along saia SAG
lsaSerly side line of location OF SAID
Somerset and Kennebec Railroad Com-
pany To a point distant y feet EaSterlys
at right angle thereto, from sara pas"
line of changed location. near station ~,
thence Northerly. parallel with and dis
tant % feet Easterly. at right anGis
thereto. from said base line oil ehahsea
location to the southerly iihe OF uls
Central Railroad Company on the East =
erIy side of water Street; thence tastr
erly By said last mentioned line 10 u
point distant % feet Easterly. at right
angle. from said base line. thence North-
erly by a line parallel with and distant
% feet Easterly. at right angle thereto.
from said base line to point opposi'e
Station 4.
This location is, In addition to all prior
rights of the Maine Central Railroad
Company heretofore acquired by OF
its predecessors In title by iocation OF
purchase and is made subject tneiet1
rights or any part thereof.
THE above described location crosses
Water Street, a highway or CounE
way, and the railroad telectIiT, u &c.,,
Lewiston, Augusta * Vdtei ssie
Railway.
Your Petitioner files herewith a map or
plan on an appropriate scale ana pro,'le
of the line on the relative scales o, Pr
file naper In common use. dated MaIcH
iat3 entitled proposed Change IN Loci-
lion Of Maine Central Railroad. across
Kennebec River in augusta, kenneb &c
County. Main Maine r,ns slgnsa and nd Morris
McDonald, Vice President ana Iens ,
Manager. showing the original ioGaoson
of the somerset and kenneoee . "a, 'a,
nov Maine Central Rrailroad the new
location required by said PROPOSE ,...,s.
change the said highway and the saia
railroad of the Lewiston, Augusta Q"
Watervilie Street Railway
Wherefore, your oa ~ pesi ~ anproSe sthe
said change in location to be nlanf ~,
der the direction of your hq p,
Board and also prays tnai sou anner and
o oaa bv which said Railroad on
said changed location may cross ~,
aforesaid highway ana the sseuu tar,'iits
of the Lewiston, AuSusta
na,sd ~ Portland. Maine. April 9th,
- Maine Central Railroad COMPANY,
By NORRIS McDONALD, VICE = rcoi-
dent q. General N anag ~
sETH M CARTER General Counsel
on THE FOREGOING PETITION.
ORDERED. That the petitioner causc
10 be published a true copy OF saio petl-
ZION and this order of notice thereon.
attested by the Clerk of this Board. three
davs excessively in the Daily kenneoec
sfonrnal. newspaper published az M
gs,sta. i'm the County of kennebec. the
last publication In said paper to pc ~
least iass fourteen fourteen days before FRIDAY, the
NINTH day of MAY. A.. y. 1915, on
which day the Board of Rairoad COM
rnissioners will be in session az their
OFFICE in the STATE HOUSE. AL
EGirSTA. MAINE, at TEN o'clock IN tire
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 the Mayor Of
the CITY of Augusta; the County Com
missieilers of kennebec County, and 70
Mr. II. T. Ieers, General Manager O. the
Lewiston. Augusta & Watc1yiile street
Railway. Portland. Maine. by forward
ing by mail. postage prepaid, to them =
copy of said petition and order. attested
as aforesaid fourteen days, at least De-
fore the date of said hearing. s.ss s,s5,-sz,
ELMER p. SPOFFORD. Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commission
ers of Maine. -.
Dated this 14th day of April, A, D. 1915.