Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-01
FOR JENKS's PORTLAND GAZETTE


MR.. jerks,
WHEN we take into view the rapid growth
and PROPERTY of tie country particularly in its
population and progrefive fetllements and cul-
tIvation nTeriorly, we are naturally led into the
confederation OF many arrang ements, which are,
or will ioon be neceHary to its enjoying many
OF the eonveniences ard advantages, refulting
from tate of c'il fociety duly Organized
This obftrvation fufely applies to the growing
itate OF this part of the country, and we as ma
tu ally anticipate its future condition, in advan.
cling towards that fate of foeiery, which requires
fubdlvliions in its civil diitrls, as we do in the
divliion of alarge farm among the heirs of a nu.
merous family
1t las been for f,mc time anticipated that
new counties as well as fmaller diviiions of the
dia'ia, mutt cNlGariy multiply, and that /soa,
tor the accommodation Of the Inhabitants in the
sieinage of great Amefefcoggen. The upper
part of fork is too narrow to form a new coun
ty within iifelf, and it will be absolutely neeefa.
ry to include at leaf a part of Cumberland. This
county cannot expect to remain long in its pre-
TENT form and extent, nor can they reafonably
dehre it. The exlention of the new fsttlemeprs,
and their numbers and other circumstances ieem
to demand the fpsedy formation OF new coun-
ty, between the New-Hamphire line and the
great Amereicoggen. Sooner or later, it will
take place, and we may as well do now, what
myR be done in very few years, and when pofi-.
bly, circumstances may render it more difficult,
and lefs convenient than it is now. All thefe
circumstances whether exiting or in profpea,
will be, it is prefumed readily admitted, and
the material, or indeed the only queition is,
whether the prefsnt time is the NOT fit and pro-
per.
s 1t cannot be forgotten that in 1895 a conven-
ton was held in Waterford for the exprels pur-
poie of Knowing the minds of the people, and it
is as well known, that a large majority of the
towEs were 10 favour of the meafure, and fent
their petitions to the General Court Thofe
petitions were referred, and are now on file, and
it is not the fault of the Legislature, that they
have nor iince been called up, and the wiihes Of
the people thereby gratifed. It is not to be ex-
peeed that the Legislature will do any thing
more until they are aiked, and if the requelt is
renewed, there can be no doubt of their difpo.
iislon to do every thing reafonable, to accom-
modal: the inhabitants, las has been done in
the late county Of Lincoln) without any further
delay than he uiual forms of an order ofnofiee
This can be eaiily done il fome member from
the county, moves to have the former petitions
with addtionas if any thould be fent) to be
laid on the table at the fame time.
Soon after this fubieet was agtated in 1895,
a propofal was made in fnme of the newspapers,
that the upper parts of York and Cumberland,
fhoud be formed into a county by the following
bounds, IL" BY The Nsso HameGae line On TIE
usQ and then jgiauing qUbers /aiI line erQDss TIE
great river AmERtscoG GEN, and joYoqoizg fbs
eou,jf Of the main R,esm, down a, far fbe mouth
ofLIrTLE AmEkEscoeoEs, ben up E,idhtk A.
10 the outlet sf hbs RANGE PoSps, and BY line
draqun on tie middle Of aid Ponds, and fbro4gb The
PosDs IN RAYMOND, tben BY tbe jSarfsQ line aubieb
eoiA F,ite SssAoo POM, then through Se5sgo Pond
and be .Gor1sa line tba eUiU .frife SAco RIVER,
then up Saco River to The moatb Of GREAT OssAPEE
rivr, then Up TIE Eaid G. 0gSpee TO The line efNeqY
Hemgf1ve."
Thee bounds will include the following
towns and parts Of towns and plantations, viz.
Hiram, PorfafeH, iSreqvaf:la, Frys5arg, Sunkesk,
Watgjord, OSjor1, Bethel, trad Of fate land