Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-01

hon of the General Court, that all con-
cerned may then appear and ihew cauis,
if any they have, way the prayer OF laid
petition fhould not be granted.
Read and accepted--Sent down for coz
currence. DAVID COBB, Pr5fdert.
In The Holje Of RebrefnfztiveJ, Jaas 4, 1865.
Read and concurred.
JOHN 9. JONES, Speaker.
A true Copy-Attea,
@. ELLIOT VAUGHAN, Clerk
Od. IS. oftbf SeRate.
To fbe b.narnbe TIE Senate, and TIE bsa
Ora6Ie Holt u Rrp,cjtAtatiUeJ Of lbe Can
r1onsOsaitb Of Magaebajfif5, "a CeseTai
Co0t o15mbled, nay 1904.
/ HE petition ofthe fubfcribers
humbly fhcws-Tha,, By 2n act OF
the General Court, paifed March 9th, AID.
1895, Jonathan Davis and others were in
corporated for the purpofe Of building a
Bridge over NtqV- MeadoqU5 Rf1vr, which
runs between BrunfHick ~ the ccuniy OF
Cumberland, and Bath ID The county Of
Lincoln wh Oh b. dse was TO have been
provided with 2w Tor the acCommoda.
tIon OF the Inhabitants on faid rivcr-that
fad Inhabitants, with many other prrioHs,
c,tlztns OF fad Brunfwick, well acQuaint
I'd with i4id river, petitioned the Grnetal
Court, praying that faid Davis and Others
with HIM iucorpora ed, fhould be required
70 make good and fufficient draw IN fad
bridge for vrltls TO rdts and repaf thro'
fad bridge which petition the General
Court were pleated 70 grant ia an a6t PAT
led June ART, A 1904, entitled az acf
in al to n &
cooperating Jonathan Davis aud others for
The pnrPoie OF building bridge over New
Meadows Rlver-that faid Davis and 9th.
ers having neglected 10 build faid bridge
within the time limited by law, an appli-
cation was made to the General Court for
permifion TO build faid bridge, and an at
was paiied on the 18th day Of February
Taft, Incorporating Jofhus Shaw and others
TOR that purpoie, but makiog no provi6on
for the building of draw in faid bridge
for the pahage of veti1ls having mafts.-
Your pet,tiN ers beg leave 10 fregeft that
the want OF draw il faid bridge would
be productive OF great Inconvenience and
much damage TO the intereft Of the inhab-
rants on laid river, Especially 10 thofe
wto i've above the place dehgHed for faid
bridge, tome of whom have carried on the
4
ouhneis OF hip building and the ffhery
advantageonlly, as they have been able to
rig sheir vehels, add make and cure their
bih on their own flores, and near To their
houiss whereas they would b. obliged
u iaic bridge ihould be built without a
draw, 10 rig all their veffrls and cure All
lneir mn below laid bridge, which would
oesaiIon heavy additional expeuce and
trouhle, and tend TO difcourage both flip
onllo'ne and the ffheIy-Your ptttions rs
aoo fuf,her, that New Meadows River is
nav'eaole tor vetlels Of one hundred tons
nuHhen Tor two or three miles above
browns Terry, and in many places admits
OF very convenient wharves, which might
DC quit at fmall expence.-They there
iore pray, That the honorable General
Iouri would 70 far alter the prorifions of
inc act OF February Ian, az % diie6f the
corporation for building a bridge acrofs
new. Meadow River, TO make good and
iu,rCient draw, correspondent 10 The act
Pdneu June All, 1898, and annex fuch a
pena'1y 10 the neglect Of fuch direction, as
,hey man m Their wifdom think proper
hhu a. " duty bopnd will ever pray.
- JAMES CURTIS, and co others.
I"LIh OF MASSACRE OSETTS.
- IN Afnate, time II:b, ,9o1.
On the petition of James Curtis
anu o'ners, praying that the honorable
Ccnerai Court would 70 far alter The pro-
vlnon or the aa of February lat, as 10 di
reet the Corporation for building bridge
over New Meadow River, to make good
ana y. i9liicIcnt draw, correspondent to an
- -. pdnso June Aft, I793-Ordered, that
.ue petitioners cauie aG atteiied copy OF
,"e" Peti'ion, with this order thereon, 10
IS inferred in Jcahi' Portland Ca1rttr,
, n,ee weets iucceihyely, the la(i pubica-
t t.oo 20 &c ,hirty days, at leaf, before the
-. wednesday OF the mex; EfTion OF
as oeneral Court, that all interelted NAV
."en appear and thew oauf-, if any they
49, NV, why the prayer Of faid petition
mould Dot be granted.
Neao and accepted.--Seat down for con.
, ~ DAVID COBB, Frf6dert.
BE n'nf Of Rrprcicata.ive5, June "a, bon
Neaa and concugred,
JOHN c. JONES, Speaker.
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