Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-08-04

70 the Han. 7gfice5 T the Coayt y
SeDi0a5, At tbeir Csnt -b5Ala y
Portland, IN and~far The canate ~
Cumberland, az TIE t5ird IueLlqy y
Mare6, ~ -tbs geay 9r snr Lard o,1e
tbsglal8 eig5t hnudlrd and Ec.
lHUMBLY Eeweih-your Detitiouer. Il.
\ inhabitants Of the town of Pe;epc,o'. liz ~
fad county, by the fubfcribers. tIeir raiaa
men, puriuant 70 vote Of laid town. AZ Ip-
ga meeting, Nov 7, Ammo Don,ini ls0r-
nat ~ conieduence of a road laid ont bv or-
der q me Ccurt Of seilions, III che year W.
thouiana ieven hundred and eighty-nine. from
CO... Moles Merrfll's, in NewrIoucefer ra
Heldr'ths ferry, and to Tie rown Of TurBer-
whIch road eroffed the then plantation of Pc
lliPfeot clam, now town Of Pejepicot. and rbe
river Androfeoggin ia fsid town. called the
Little river AndFofcoggi n--wherebv vour De-
titioners are f1bjected 10 the necefitv ~
bridging laid RIVER az an expgnce, greatly he
yond their ability ; or paying COTS jncurrcd
by the towns being prefented for nor bp;Id;nc.
the bridge by law required which has aira.,,S,
been done Your petitioners further o.
that the river is continually ioInueh ireu,r bor
ed with miIl-lOgs ard ether drift fimb.r ,.d
10 fubjea to freffsts as TO 'endsDecr he f,es,.
Of bridge Of the bcff contribution ard tI..r
bridge built at the expenee oF.vcur rtt;+;s~'.
ers could not be done by them witbont ors,,.
ly embarraftng them, and being III pre7I 49,
ger of freihets, as il could no, he co7,,,la.as
~ them III the term OF one wear, vithnn- III
voting as much labor ard expence II wasIa
iuoIeet them to the necefEty Ct lsavinq 49,
! roaos IN The town neglected a. we'll " tl,.;r
neceii1ry Tabor and fupport Of their fan,;b,.
that me rown Of Pejeptcot i bv far The ,rau-
Ell town IN the county, and hss hem r.,.lea
10 lush manner thar Al the T,eriod of tls,-
fncorPoration, they were ruI,iefaed N 49,
sis@' .Pehee Tor town ways ; that lifigatons
IreiPecung the title Of their lands has greatly
in'pe1su .le PrOgrels OF Improvement araour
inaiFio1a's tsat three j. NOT une inhabirantof
the town that owns any hand III lie Gde fthe
river AndFoieoggin, that will render BRIDGE
necehary, whereby they muh Ne ~ m er-
pence totally for the benefit IF others. without
the leait advantage 70 tiiemfelve,. ths, ,Le.-;.
yer y lately forbade great parr of tbr yea-.
thar ferrv is efabIifhed round ;,s r,or;b 8
IN the winter the traveIliny i J ,,re,t rat M
the time late on ice, 70 that BRIDE !. .,,,tr,,
only az tine when the roads n,q fetdgr, ma
lor Haniing heavy articles az even travelling:
that the iand on. the north fide Of the river N
iIelePlcot, II NOT Of THAT Kind called irtrIisnr
i1h9S' 0elng chiefly Pitch-pipe land. or very
/ urokeh.- our petitioners therefore nrav.
Ihat 40 Inuch OF the country road. Ir3dir-
RON HeicFih fer=y, Go called 60 Turner,
III. NJ si'centinpcd As crolles the Liule rir9r
l.npFsliecggIn, and that rhe fame NAV Be 70
a'Fered T. r. cad tn 2 conNeniert landing for
boats: OF. II ycu ~ YOUR v6rdum. fer NJ Ivy
g 0neeH'inIe The fad road. thar vcur psl-
TONERS may have ailiRance from TIE county.
no gable them to erst4 a bridge, or otherways
Is Renewed And your petitioners a. IA 5u-
~ bound, viii ever pray.
AND. Z. CIDDINCE.7 s.l..7-.-o NJ
JOB LANE. go.