Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09

It has been known for a long time
that the Lewiston. Augusta & Water
vile Street Railway intended to ex-
tend its tracks to the wharf below the
bridge at Gardiner and that progress
was being made toward that end.
That company on Tuesday, Aug. Z,
fled with the Maine Public Utilities
Commission the following petition, an
other step in the work:
To the Honorable, the Public Utilities
Commission Of Maine:
Respectfully represents the Lewis
ton. Augusta & Waterville Street Rail-
way. a corpora ton duly incorporated
and existing under the laws of the
State Of Maine and engaged in the
business Of transportation of passen-
gers and freight,
That 1t is the owner of a parcel of
land, with a wharf, formerly known as
GARDENERS lower wharf. thereon, sit
uated in the city of Gardiner in the
county Of Kennebec, Immediately be-
low the bridge leading to from Gar
diner to Randolph, which land and
wharf it proposes to use for the pur-
poses for which it was incorporated.
That the Maine Central Railroad Co.
crosses said land on trestles. and that
the right of said Maine Central Rail-
road Co. so to cross said land is de-
rived under and contained in a GER
tain agreement or grant from Robert
H. Gardiner to Portland & Kennebec
Railroad Co.. dated the 18th day Of
November, 1S47, and recorded in Ken
nebec county registry of deeds, Book
1s1, Page 100, which grant is as fol-
lows:
"witnesseth: That the said Gardi-
ner. for and in consideration Of the
covenants hereinafter expressed to be
performed by said company, does
hereby agree to and with said COM
pany. that he will permit said COM
pany without charge to build a rail-
road IS feet wide at top across his
wharves and land from the north line
Of Samuel G. Grants land to the stone
wall on the great wharf and thence
with necessary slopes and width for
bridges to the south line OF Frederic
Aliens land. the west line of said rail-
road to be IS feet from the east line Of
the Causeway street, provided that
said company shall make and keep
their railroad across his lower wharf
on piers with convenient passage ways
between them and shall make and keep
good and convenient ways from the
Causeway to the Steamboat wharf and
make a passageway to the Town land
ing and said Gardiner will permit said
company to make and keep open a
passage way for ordinary travel %
feet in width at the intersection OF the
Causeway and Hallowell streets, from
street to the river"
That it is necessary for your petit
TONERS to cross underneath the tracks
of said Maine Central Railroad Co. so
situated on it's said land, in order to
utilize its said property for the pur-
poses for which it was incorporated
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
this honorable commission will deter
mine the manner and conditions OF
such crossings how said CROSSINGS
shall be constructed and maintained,
and how the expenses thereof shall De
borne.
A plan of the premises, showing the
proposed crossing, is filed with this pc
tition.
LEWISTON. AUGUSTA & WATER
VILE STREET RAILWAY.
Per VIM. NJ. BRADLEY.
President.
The Public Utilities Commission has
ordered a hearing to be held on the
above matter at 10 o'clock, Tuesday,
Aue y. at the office of the commits