Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-23
TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITS
SION OF THE STATE OF MAINEt

TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITS
SION OF THE STATE OF MAINF'-
The undersigned, Lewiston, Augusta g.
Waterville Street Railway. a corporafio
having its principal office in Lewiston, in
the County of Androscoggin and State a: a:
Maine, represents that it Is the owno.
and operator of a street railway from sai5
Lewiston, through Brunswick, in tbs
County Of Cumberland, to Bath, in tbe
County of Sagadahoc, all in the STATE ~,
Maine; that public convenience and Nc
cessity require the discontinuance NJ
part of said location in said Brunswici.
and Bath, and relocation in lieu theraos
in said Brunswick and Bath; that tho,
part of it's present location which il d.
sires to discontinue. is described as fol.
lows, to wit:
Beginning at point in the center linz
of the present track as now located ~
and eighty-one (5sD feet Easterly fron,
mean high water mark. on the Easterir
bank of the New Meadows River, :,
called, at Station 600: thence Souri,
westerly by a curve to the left along the
center line of said track, as now Locates
about $50 feet, to the New Meadows
River: thence Westerly across said rver
thence Westerly following the line of ths
present location of said track, to ths
highway leading from Bath to Brunswire'
past New Meadows Inn, so called; thercs
Westerly on said course on said highway
to a point about four hundred and fortv
(t40) feet Westerly from the Westerlr
bank of said New Meadows River At
mean high water mark, to station lin
Said location being one rod Northerlv ana
one rod Southerly of the center line here.
in described.
The proposed new location is describes
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point in the center Ina
of the present track as located in sajS
Bath. approximately five hundred And
eighty-one (5sD feet Easterly from mean
high water mark, on the Easterly bank
of the New Meadows River. so called AZ
station O7cN; thence ny a curve to ths
, right. 125 feet radius, to station l-N.
thence in straight line North AZ az
West to station 5-S: which is the East.
erly bank of the New Meadows Rjyer.
thence continuing in a straight line Norm
"a 30 West across said river to station SyS6
which is the Westerly bank of said New
Meadows River: thence in straight linz
North "A 80 West to station lN-62 Themes
by curve to the left of $50 feet radius, To
station 12-l4; thence in a straight line
to station l5-l0: thence by reverse curves
first to the right, then to the left, then n
the right, about 50 feet radius to Stain,
los. which point is in the center line o.
the present track and approximately four
hundred and forty (44o) feet Westerly Of
the Westerly bank of said New Meadows
River. at mean high water mark The
distance Easterly from New Meadows
River being approximately eight hundred
rod Northerly and one rod Southerly Of
the center line herein described
The location prayed for is shown on the
accompanying plan, entitled, ~. A & W
St. Ry New Meadows Proposed Re.
location of Track and Trestle Bath.
Maine. Scale I" = 40 #. Feb "A, l9l6
Drawn and Traced by G. c. w"
Your petitioner further represents that
said proposed location is on private prop.
erty to which it has acquired the title 70,
railroad purposes; that the proposed loca-
ton will better subserve the interests and
convenience of the public and of Your ne.
titoner, than the location herein asked
to be discontinued; that it is imprac.
ticahle to locate said railroad within the
limits of the highway between SAID
points; and it prays that your honorabla
body will grant the discontinuance Of said
location and the relocation, both as
prayed for.
/ Dated June 49, 1916
|. Lewiston, Augusta & WatervIlle
Street Railway.
BY VIM. H. NEWELL
Its Attorney.
NEWELL & WOODSIDE.
Attorneys for Petitioner.