Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-03
PsytlLHS, FEB. 27, 1906.

Io ne Hsnoyabt tbe Senate and Houl
IF R9rt't"talive5 gf tie Common
4cflh5 Of MgBaeEgfn5, in Genera
C0nrt CEmbied
\ r He Psi;ioa Of the fubfcribers, fnhabi-
tsnls 81 The town of Cope EEz45.tB, and
'ray5-ouqb, ~ the couaty Of Cumberland, hum
bIy lhews /; HAT By al act of incorporation
/ by the Legislature Of this Commonwealth,
\ certain PeriSns were Incorporated fome time
I fnce - the name and flyie Of the Name
! Turnpike Aifociation, Tor the purpofe of ma
| king and keeping il repair turnpike road
from the iRe Of Newhampllire TO Portland
in the county sforelaid and 70 erect and brild
all the neceiary Bridges over the icversf
itre2ms and rivers upon the route Of iaid turn
pike and we your petitioners being fully
convinced, that the comse.ion of iaid turn
pike would greatly ncIlitate communication
from the mott agricultural parts Of Scarbo-
rough and Cape Elizabeth 10 Portland ature-
lad, where oar furplus produce hn9sa ready
market and .sing alto convinced by a late
iurvey of part of f4id turnpike Of the exped.-
ency Of eretting bridge from NaIFa's neck,
~ called, IN Cape Elizabeth, afOrefaid, over
!
Sorten the distance for qreater pArt of the
Inhabitants Of iaid Cape -EIizabeth, and for all
thoie who inhabit the lower part of ftid town
Of Scarborough, from TIVE 20 ,hree niles,
AZ afo entirely avoid All rhoie comfortable
hills, which, Row rendfr the paAage nom iaid
I Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough, extremely
difficult for loaded teams and carriages;-Sene
ailO fully convinced, that the erection Of ths
contemp ed bridge over AIaiam' neck rs -
toreiaId, by another Corporations Will verv
much PrOmete and haften tbe accomplishment
OF the important objee for which the Maine
turnpike ahOciatiOn was incorporated, have
made application 70 the members Of iaid cor
POratiOn, rCqueltlng them 10 relinqui1h to "a,
and iuch others as may Allocate with u, VIII
their rights ofere1ting 4 bridge from Malan's
neck saforefaid, 20 iaid PUrtand And where
as the members Of the 60. porution aforcjaid,
have IN legal meeting, dLiy called for rhai
purpoie, taken the iuEieCt Of our iaid aDplica
tion ihts u coniderarion and by their vote
3cceded to our ProTohtion aforalad, and agre-
ed 70 reiIuq0ith their right To erel die hriuge
atoreiaid, provided we your petitioners can
obtain an a1 81 incorp1ratiuD "a carry our
faid beet into ctFect--suG provided aifo, than
fad Maine Turnpike AGola!ion n2y be re-
pe,led, as rclpetts thlt oArt of the QUITE fronl
the line Of Nswhaslp llire 10 Tor.Igrd, afors-
laid, which s b.tweeu he bank fore river.
at Malam's neck, aforelaid, aEd faid Port 4pd
-Wht refore becauletne bridge contemplated
by your Petitioners will reahze 10 the fad
t,wns Of Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough,
the important objects herein before Gated, and
alio greatly benefit the Inha5itant. ill., the vic:
nifty Of the places afO; c(aid, and the whole
public atlarge your petitioners hunby pray
that they may be incorporated hOr tho purpoie
Of ersIting faid bridge, aud that f, much Of
the 4As ofincorperaton Of the Maine Turn
pike sforelsd, as relpeGts the dis. ance between
the bank Of fere river and Malams neck a
foreiaid, and the laid rown Of Portland, NAV
be repealed; and sin duty bound will ever
pray.
Yns0y, 1906.