Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-02-11

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The fin OF September. 800, the old Poe
Road, from HighAreet, in Newburyporr, to
Chedeaown, Edge, was furveyed, and accur-
ateiv mealured, b. Mr John i. 5omerby, and
faortlv afterwards by General. Foissr, ar the
e,oenCe Of the Beverly and lpiw.eh Turnpike
Company, who made the dihance forty two
miles and one hundred and thirty leven rods.
AS prooF OF tie accuracy Of the gentlemen,
L may be proper to mention thar the reIuit OF
their meAfuremenG differed only ten rods. he
salem turnpike has ihortened the dhiance three
miles and one hundred rods 10 that taking
tha, road, il is only 60 miles 81 RODS, from the
head OF Stateltrcct, in Newburyport, to Char
leltown Bridge from which, lthe Bridge I'M
cIuded}it is three hundred ana eight rods to
the olst Stare hou(e by the way of Prince Back
aud Union itrctts. and up Cornhih, making
,he inm total, forty miles and one hundred and
fftceh rods The Newburyport ernpike, az
meaiured BY the committee appointed BY the
court OF ioGGnus, is from the head OF STATE
fteee, Newburyport, 70 the old Maiden road,
ar Raad's Corner, twenty Tx miles and two
hundred and thirty four ross f.fcnce In
direct line to Maiden Bridge, is three miles and
one hundred and {, ar rods over taid Bridges
BY pTiiou Point, and acrofs the river 20 Bartons
Point, to the Old Ssatehotfe, is two miles and
eighty eight rods which makes the whole
aisance from S,ateRreet Newburyport, TO the
Old Statehoute in Bo&on, onty thirty two
miles and one hsDdred and IS rods; which
is :evcn miles and two hundred and hxty nins
rods les than the prefent travel, paiiug over
the Salem Turnpike Road.
The Newburvpore Turnpike rosd, IS 70 near
ly in dire6r line, that, In the frtt twenty
miles, all the angles taken together, increaie
the diHance, only 81 feet, Il is aitoniIhingY
thar, in the hrit twenty fix miles, thirty oUs
public ROADS, land many privale one8) are crof-
fed hy faid Turnpike, 10 nearly AZ right angels.
that it is noe five reds acrois any one and the
turnpike Road runs nearly. central, through
the county OF EiIeS, and opsns very conyrn~
lent communication tor large number of tn
inhabitants, without any expenle to them,
emolument to the proprietors,
The Proprieors Of this road have alrraot
expended u. wards of Ave ,houiand pounds al
gunpowter, in slowing rocks, aud more seS.
fourteen ,heuiana dollars in Building srid-ntT
- Many hills they have reduced from tw as
Ave 70 thirty feet, aud ralftd the vailB de-
much Notwithstanding wh Oh, thsy arc, ina
,crminrd 70 n Ike ,urther i,rpr .ve.nsnu hoIe'
next Spring, and e2pea TO complete The
before July next. Toaa
Il is worthy Of obferva,icn, IN, this Wal
forms ttraiEht line from tie cip,sl o. iucn
fachu(ctts, 10 that q Newhao, pfhire anof tha
attention has been paid TO fnoothnefs e ira.
furface, that twelve miles or this, NAV IS nine
yelle1 with As much cafe and dilpateh,
miles on the old Road. =H