Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-09

little practical differences. SO far as the
operation OF vehicles upon a higEWaE
is CONCERNED, between per cent ana
q per cent grade. If this 81 200 can
he saved without creating any danger
to the travelling public in the saving,
we think an attempt ought to be made,
and we feel that by widening the
opening of the under-pass from y feet
to o5 feet the travelling public will be
amply protected by constructing the
under pass this width at approximate
~ per cent grade. To widen the
opening this additional feet will cost,
in the Judgment Of our engineer, not
exceeding $500.
We. therefore, feel that the opening
should be % feet. and that the high
way approaches thereto should be at
a grade of 5 per cent to the West OF
the under-pass and per cent to the
East thereof.
The statute in question requires the
Commission to determine and fix the
damages sustained by any person
whose land is taken by the abolition Of
a grade crossing and the creation of
new way and special damages which
the owner Of land adjoining the public
way may sustain by reason Of any
change in the grade Of such way. With
this provision in mind, the Commits
sion notified all owners of land whose
rights might in any way be affected,
and such owners were at the above
named hearing, either personally pres
ent or represented by counsel In the
order which we~make we award such
damages and to such persons as the
facts seem 10 us to make necessary.
The carrying out Of the proposed alb
clifton of the crossing and the creation
of the under-pass involves the auth
orizing of a new piece of highway,
which will run Northerly of the pres
ent highway and rejoin the present
highway some distance East Of the
under-pass.
Under the law the granting Of this
petition discontirues so much of the
present way as lies between the points
where the proposed alterations begin
and end. During the period involved
in the construction Of the new way an
opportunity for travellers to pass and
repass over the railroad must be Civ
en-. and we have provided for this in
our order
AS to the expense involved, while
the same is quite large, this particular
grade crossing is, as we have stated
al exceedingly dangerous one. and we
feel that Of the many dangerous cross
!nss in the State, ell of which should
eventually be abolished. this crossing
known as Blind Crossing is perhaps
the best ore to eliminate at this time. "
The Commission orders in technical
detail the changes TO be made in the
highway and then continues as fol-
lows:
Where said highway passes Under
the tracks of the Maine Central Rail
ROAD Company the clear opening he
tween any abutments supporting any
bridge erected by said Maine Central
Railroad Company shall be % feet, and
the head room under any such bridge
shall he not less than l. feet
The grade crossing known as Blind
Crossing, and described in the pend
ing petition. is hereby abolished
We determine. fix and award as dam
ages for land taken by said altera-
lions the following amounts TO the fol-
lowing persons (and we find that they
are the only persons whose lands are
SO taken). viz:
sumner Drawn, nothing, he having
personally at The above named hearing
NalaKd AL land da ms ees.
j. Rupert Wing, $l75.
Rose Rowell. $50.
sustained any special or other dam
aseS on account of the abolition of said
grade crossing or the altera tons OF
/ changes above provided for
W e further order that the work Of
making all the above outlined aItera.
! 'ianS and changes shall he done b1
! inc Maine Central Railroad Company
/ and th"i any rock OF earth excaHateC
( ShaH he USED. 50 far as possible. il
/ circulating such alterations anC
! changes. Said Maine Central Railroad
/ Company 10 perform such work as ex.
! pedluously as possible and 10 reporr
! to this Commission upon the compile
| tlon Of such work the fact of sucf
! completion, with a detailed statement
! Of the expense thereof. and of such ex.
! i''i10OS u uS dplONSU DS InlS OOrnU1IS
| sion. we order that the State of Maine
snail pay % per cent, the City of Bath
! 10 per cent and the Maine Central Rail-
| road Company Go per cent
| Until such alterations and changes
have been completed to the satisfa ctiop
or this Commission, we order that the
present highway leading from Blind
Crossing, so-called, shall be kept open
! as temporary way for public travel
and that upon the completion of such
alterations and changes so much of
/ the present highway as lies between
the points where the proposed altera
tions begin and end including said
Blind Crossing. shall be discontinued
/ and abolished"
New Corporations
The Clark Coggin Co, Inc. Portland.
$500 900 CSplr2l =