Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-07-28

To tie Hon. 5gfices gf tie Cant *
SeBioas, at their Couyt b0ldsn IN
Portland, III aid Ter he coq7fg Of
Cumberland, on The third Iarjaay q
Mareb, ii The year gtf olfr Ind onc
fbsgfand eigbt hundred and fr.
HUMBLY flaeweth--your patitioas.s, the
: inhabitants Of the town Of Peieplccr, I'LL
faid county, by the fubfcribers, theiF ieIett-
men, Purinant to vote az faid Town, AZ IT,
gal meeting, Nov Z, Ammo. D1mini 1906
That IL confequence of a road laid OUT bv orr
der of the Court of Seihons, IN the wear ore
thnufand even hundred and eighty-Fine from
col, Notes. Merril's, in. Nesyglou.efier. ~
Heldrith's ferry, and to the town oil Turner
which road croded The then plantation off Pc
jipfeot claim, now town of Pejeplcot. ana tie
river ARdrofcoggn in faid town. called he
Litteriver AndrolcoggiI-- whereby vaur De-
titioners are libiecled - the neceflitv of
bridging faid river AZ an expence, greatly be-
yond their ability; or paying coils incurred
by the towrs being Prefepted fornot building
| the bridge by law required, which has ready
been done Your petitioners further thew,
that the river il continually 70 much incurt1er-
ed with mili-iogs and other drift timber. aad
70 luhjeGt to frcilets as TO cudanger the gafetv
Of bridge Of rhe ben contribution; and Thar
bridge built AZ the expence of your neri.ion-
i ers could not be done by them without rrear-
ly undertaking them and being in greal dan
ger of frefhets, as it could not De completed
| by them IN the term of one year, withou. de-
voting As much labor and expence as rvosld
| fubjecf them CO. the necetfty of leaving tie
roads in the town neglected, .as well NJ tbe.r
necedary labor ans fupport Of their families
! that the town OF PeicptcCt is ~ far tie fraH-
eit town IT the county, and his been fortified
II iuch manner that a. The period of their
incorporation, they were fuhjeGed to very
| great exPence FOR town ways: that litigations
refPccting the title VI their lands has greatly
imPeded the progress Improvement amonr
individuals that three is not one iuhahi rnt If
the town that owns any land on the hdc sf me
river Androicoggin, that will render BRIDE
neceaary, whereby they mu1 be AT an ex
pence totally for the benefit Of others. witho,.r
the leait advantage 10 themielves that th4 ri-
| yer isfatey fordable great part of the wear
that ferry Is effabihed round irs month. "
IN the winter the travelling y great barr nf
the time iafe Oh lee, r. thar bridge u 1,-.l .y
only A time when the roads are felIgrn sff.4
for hauling heavy articles or even traveIltn-
that the land on the north hde of rbe river y,
| PejePtcot, "a not of thar kind, called fsti-...
lands being chieAy Pitch-pine land, or ve-y
| broken-Your petitioners therefsra 49,.
that 40 much Of the country road lssa;3-
from Heldrifh ferry 90 csliedl NJ ,TY-,e-
may be dilccntinued y crufes Tie Tittlrr;v.r
Andreieoggin, and that tie fame nav he II,
altered rs 70 ead to conveniept lan3;,g r.-
boats; Or, if you in your wiraon. ~ 4, r,.
y oiioontinGe the rad road, that ycur pei
t'oners may nave shIitance from thG county.
20 enable them e erect bridge, or oiherways
De renewed and your petitioners as in au-
~ bound, will ever pray.
AND. r. GiDDINCE, , SCI INN W.
JOB LANE, 80.