Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15
Must Have Free View
Of These Grade Crossings

Sections 2, 8. and 4 Of Chapter 145.
Public Laws Of Maine for 1917 impose
certain duties upon the municipal oft1-
GERS of towns and cities. among them
the removal Of bushes, trees. fences,
sign boards or entertainments that a
fair view Of all grade crossings may
be obtained.
The Public Utilities Commission was
Instructed to carry out the provisions
of this law and to that end has served
notice on the municipal officers that 10
days notice must be given the inter
'ested persons before beginning work.
which is construed to mean that the
municipal officers must notify property
owners before entering his property
of what is to be done under the law.
The commission, in the notice states
that sit is not to be assumed that
any discretion exists in the municipal
officers. The law requires this COM
mission to order the things done which
are to be done at each particular cross
ing and the municipal officers are i'm
n ediately to give the l0-days' notice
and at the expiration thereof are to
do the things ordered. The law pro-
NldtS lHdI IL any pSIoo 10 uehiiioSSNb
he has a right to have his damages
assessed by this commission.
The principal object to be obtained
by the cleaning up Of these crossings
is to make them safe during the pres
ent automobile season. 1t is therefore
necessary that municipal officers shall
act promptly. No person has right
to obstruct or interfere with the per-
Torrance of any act authorized in this
order. and a penalty for such obstruc-
ton or interference is provided by the
law
When once the distractions are re-
n owed, municipal officers should see
that existing conditions are not re-
created upon the property involved,
and from year to year the bushes
should be kept cut and If necessary
the trees kept trimmed 1t is impor-
tant for the protection Of human life
that all grade crossings shall be made
as safe as possible and it is the duty
of each town to cooperate with the
State officials.
General Order No. go Of the Public
Utilities Commission states that the
law imposes upon the municipal officers
the duty to remove the distractions
mentioned at all grade crossings, steam
and electric.
Yarmouth-Main street: East Main
street; Spring street; Bay View street;
Growers crossing.
Freeport-Staples road; Cross road;
Cemetery crossing; Pine street; Range
road; Marsh Landing; Allen Range
read; Park street. Main street (South
Freeport; Tom Jewett's crossing:
West street: Pownet and School
streets; Pleasant Hill road Bunganuc
road.
Brunswick-State and Derham
reads; Grousetown road; Mill and
Stanwood streets; Bowker street;
Cemetery crossing; New Meadows
read: New Meadows Inn road; Nc
Cullen street.
West Bath-Harding's crossing;
West Bath road
street; Oak Grove avenue; Ma
pie Grove avenue: F'ifields street:
Union street; Lord & Shepherd streets:
South street; Washington street;
North street; Pearle street; Somerset
and Beacon streets; Washington and
Rowery streets; Toubaut street; High
street: Middle street.
Lisbon-Ferry road: Willows road:
High street; Main street; School
street; Union and Davis streets.
Topsham- Whitehouse crossing;
Split street; Pejepscot Mills Station;
Elm street and Bowdoinham road;
Augusta road.
Lewiston-Tarr's Corner; Central
avenue; Cottage road; Intersecting
Lisbon street; Summit avenue; Rose
dale street; Prospect street; South av-
eEue: Pleasant street: Dyer road;
Gymtens road; Intersecting Pine
street: King street; Webster street;
Horton street; Intersecting Main street;
Canal street; Holland street: Elm