Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-17

II fbe Hsn5raJt tie Senate and H9ulc
GfR8refafatise5 Of tie Csmmon.
avf11b ef MsGlctAtH5, III General
Csart gBmbicd.
rTHE Petition Of the fubfcr,bers, inhabi-
4 tants ofthe town Of Ca5t-EEzlbetB, and
S.,,bayosgJ, IN the county Of Cumberland, hum
bIv lhews That BY Al act Of incorporation
by the Legislature of this Commonwealth,
certain perlons were Incorporated folac time
6nce by the name and lyIe Of the Maine
Turnpike Afociation, for the purp0fc Of ma
king and keeping il repair turnpike road
from the hne Of NewhamPfhire to Portland,
IN the county aforelaid, and to erect and build
III the neceiIary Bridges over the feveral
ireams aud rivers upon the route Of fad turn
pike and we your petitioners being fully
convinced, that The comp etiOn of faid turn
pike would greatly facilitate communication
from the mot agricultural parts Of Scarbo-
rough and Cape Elizabeth to Portland afore-
faid, where our lurPlus produce finds ready
market and being allo convinced by a late
furvey of part of fIid turnpike, of the expedi-
encv Of ereaing bridge from Maam's neck,
70 called in Cape Eiz1beth, afOrelaid, over
fore river TO Portland, aforelaid; as it would
florten the dittance for greater part Of the
Inhabitants Of laid Cape-Elzabeth, and for all
thole who inhabit the lower part Of iaid town
of Scarborough, from tive to three miles,
and al(o entirely avoid all thofe conhderable
hills, which, now render the palIage from iaid
Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough, extremely
difficult for loaded teams and csrrisges;-being
ALTO fully convinced, that the erection Of the
contemplated bridge over Maam's neck as a.
forelaid, by another Corporation, will very
muchpromete and haften the accomplishment
Oi the important obieG for which the Maine
Turnpike shociAtion was incorporated, have
made application 70 the members Of iad COR
poration, requelting them - reinquih TO Us,
and iuch others as may Allocate with US, all
their rights Of erecting bridge from Malam's
neck k!aforefaid, to iaid POrtland.-And where
as the members of the corporation afuTe(aid
have IN a legal meeting, duly called for that
purpOls, taken the fubieGt of our laid aPPlca
zion into -ull confederation, and by their vote
scceded 70 our Propolton aforeiaid, and agrc-
Cd to relnaui1l their right to erect the kriaga
aforelaid, provided we your petitioners can
obtain an act Of incorporation, TO carry our
f4id object into efTeG-and provided slfo, thai
g much Of the acts Of incorporation Of the
faid Maine Turnpike a1oGation may be re-
pealed, as refpeCts that part Of the route frSm
the line of Newhampf1ire 70 Portland, afors-
iaid, which is between the bank Of fore river.
at Malam's neck, afoTelaid, and (aid Pert and
-Whtrefore, becaulethe bridge contemplated
BY your petitioners viii realize to the iaid
towns Of Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough,
the important objects herein before fated, and
sllo greatly benefit the inhabitants IL the vic:
nifty Of the places afo7 elad, and the whole
pubic at large ;ysur petitioners humbly pray
that they may be incorporated for the PurPole
Of oferetting flI bridge, ana that ~ much Of
the aas ofiucorporation Of the Maine Turn
pike afore(aid, as refpe6ts the distance between
the bank Of fore river and Malam's neck a
breEaid, and the laid rswn ot Portland, may
be repealed, and as in duty bound viii ever
pray.
S--l+-y, 1906.
E5enczcr Libby, and
fyty others