Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-09-27

Tue non. county commissioners at q
Court TO be holden at Topsham, for and
within the County IF Lincoln on the third
day q September A. d. 1888.
THE undersigned respectfully request that public
highway beginning al Smiths Bridge ESQ caed) on the
road leading from Wiscasse to Alma, commencing
SAID road on Smiths hill $50 caled) the road lead
ing to Smiths Mill thence running from either point us
may seem best in northery direction so as TO strike
near the north Of Oaks kunde's back field
ESQ Called in said Alna-tlence TO branch in two dec-
tons, one branch continue in norherIy direction
I'LL ii strikes the road leading Francis Averilrs dwell
ing House in said Ina, the head of The tide Village
ESQ callc'D in said Alma ,-beother branch 10 run in
nortleaster direction to strike the road leading
from said Ayerills TO heepsco Bridge the last desert
bed branch may branch OFF by Joseph Laiton's south
line IN northeasterly direction, If in your Judgment
Will appear to be a better rout.
list. Because the road how Travelled from Wscasset
through Ina to Sheepscot Bridge passes over every Hill
ana ledge OF any magnitude that be found throughout
It's whole course, and its location is such that for the
greater part of the winter is blocked up with
snow so lis to render it impossible.
"a. If public highway above described should I've
laid out all the difficulties and Instructions that are now
met with in travelling the road leading from Wiscasset
TO Sheepscoi Bridge as it exists will be avoided
as road laid out prayed for, will pass over por-
ton OF the Country perfectly level.
3d. Because by the location of the said road the dis
lance from Wiscasset the head of the tide village will
be greatly shortenedsad road will become part of the
mail route-and the whole Eastern and Western travel
Will be greatly accommodated thereby.
For these and other reasons which will more fully an
pear your petitioners request that road may be laid
out as prayed for.
JOHN HOLMES. and thrty-nine others.
LINCOLN ss.-.A meeting of the County
Commissioners begun and holden at Tops
ham ,cithin and tor said County,, on The
first Monday Of September A. D. 1888.
ON the foregoing Petition Ordered That the Petition
give notice to all persons and corporations nteres-
ted, that the County Commissioners vii meet at Sheen
scot scot Bridge in Alma on the 18th day November A. d.
1888, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. when they will proceed to
view the road described in their petition and Immediate
~ at err at some convenient place in the vicinity will
hear the parties and Witnesses and proceed to do such
other things in the premises as by law may be required
by causing an attested copy of their petition and this or
der thereon to be served upon the County Attorney and
upon the town Clerks of the towns of Alma and Wiscasset
also by posting up copies ofte same in three public p
ces IN each OF said Towns, and by publishing the same in
the Lincoln Telegraph three weeks successfully the servI
npon the County Attorney and upon the Town Clerks of
the said towns Of Alma and Wiscasset and posting up of
said copies and the first publication in the Telegram to
be thirty days at least before the time of said meeting
that all persons interested, may then and there appear
and shew cause, any they have, why the PRAYER of said
petitioners should not be granted.
Atest-JACOB SMITH CLERK
Copy Atesi-JACOB SMITH CLERK.