The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-15

To the Honorable Court Of the County Commissioner
for The County Of Cumberland, holden at Portland
rithia and for said County, on the first Tuesday
IF June A. d. 1862:
rTNHE undersigned, seectmen Of Brunswick, In be-
i half Of said Town. and in conformity with vote
of the inhabitants of said Town. passed at the annual
meeting March oath. A ID. 1862 respectfully repres
ent, that upon the petition of James Merryman and
Others they did ON the 18th day Of March, A d. 1850
lay out certain town road In said Brunswick, the
location Of which is as follows, to wit Commencing
on the Southwest side of county road leading from
Brunswick Village to Durham, by the house of James
Merryman, and at point bearing South ten degrees
West from the South corner Of the school House in
school District 10 thence runpiny ongsnd ~ Jsmes
Merryman South thirty degrees, West thirtytwo
rods TO point one half rod Northwest from the line
John X. Larrabee; thence Southwest and parallel
with the said line and half rod from the same
land Of said james Merryman thrty-dve rods to q
point opposite the Western corner Of land OF said
John r. Larrabee. thence same course and parallel
with and one half rod Northwest of the line between
the land of James Merryman and William Curtis,
land of said James Merryman thirty-one and three
quarters rods thence South forty -four degrees West
on land Of said James Merryman four rods and six
teen links to land of said William Curtis twenty-ons
rods thence South nine degrees West land of said
William Curtis forty mine rods aud i've links; thence
South twenty-one degrees West land of said Will
liam Curtis forty rods 10 land of John Merritt thence
South fourteen and half degrees West land Of
said Merritt eghiy-two and half rods to point
one and half rods North weserly from the kenne-
bee and Portland Railroad thence South ixty-threc
degrees West parallel with the Northern line Of said
Railroad, and one and half rods North-wesferiy
from the same on land Of said John Merritt twenty
nine rods TO the county road leading by the house of
Nathaniel Merryman said road TO be three rods wide
viz one and half rods each side Of the several
above named courses, which said road thus laid out
the inhabitants of said Town of Brunswick, by vote
passed at their annual meeting. held March 2sth.
1s60, referred to accept. Your petitioners farther
represent that the I'D day of May A. d. 1850.
Nathaniel Merryman and twenty-five Others. inhabi-
tants OF said Brunswick, petitioned the Honorable
Court of County Commissioners for the County Of
Cumberland. that after due notice to said Town of
Brunswick, and after due proceedings Ina relation 10
said Hannrs woufd % said To-
cation of said Town Way and order the same TO be
recorded by your Clerk and also by the Town Clerk
In such made and provided. Upon the said pc
ttion of Nathaniel Merryman and twenty-five others,
with the order OF Court. thereon. the Honorable
County Commissioners proceeded with the parties to
view the route prayed for in the petition Of said Nafh
anie Merryman, and other routes and roads connect
ed Herewith, and immediately after such view, they
gave hearing TO the parties and their witnesses and
after full hearing of all the facts testimony and
guments by them presented, and having matu-cly
considered the same, they were Of opinion, and did
adjudge and determine that common convenience
and necessity did require the acceptance and location
Of the Town Road prayed for by the said Nathan
lei Merryman and twenty-five others; and In pursu-
anee Of the foregoing adjudication, they the Court
location of the Town Road in the Town Of Bruins
wick. described in the petition Of Nathaniel Merry
man and twenty-five others. be accepted, which To-
cation is the same herein before described: and
they, the County Commissioners aforesaid, further
ordered that Their proceedings be recorded by the
of Cumberland and by the Town Clerk Of the Town
of brunswick; and also that the Clerk of their Court
forthwith transmit an atested copy of their Report
TO the Town Clerk of the Town Of brunswick. and
the said County Commissioners further directed that
the owners OF the land which said location pass
be allowed one year from the time when all pro-
ceedings in the petition of said Nathaniel Merryman
and twenty-five Others shall be closed, to take on
their wood, timber and trees also that the damages
awarded by the Town Selectmen Of Brunswick DO
paid out Of the Treasury Of the Town of Brunswick
in years from the time when the aforesaid pro-
ceedings shall be closed and Also that the Town OF
Brunswick be allowed two years from said time with
In which TO open and make said road safe and con-
yenien for travellers horses teams carts and CARR
ages.
Your petitioners further represent that two years
have elapsed since the proceedings upon the petition
Of said Nathaniel Merry and Others were closed
and that the said road prayed for IN the petition
said Nathaniel Merry aud twenty two others has
not been built, and cannot be built without very
great outlay of money both for the building Of said
road and for the land damages to proprietors that the
ed is required by the wants Of the travelling pub
lic and that the convenience Of said road IL any, h
by no means commensurate with the expense which
will accrue to the Town from the building Of the same
wherefore your petitioners instructed by vote Of
the said Town OF Brunswick pray that AFTER due no.
tice 10 all parties, your Honorable Court viii recon-
slider their former opinion, and discontinue the seid
road thus located by them herein before described
and In duty bound viii ever pray.
LEONARD TOWNSEND selectmen
AUGUSTUS v. cox. Of the Town
FRANCIS OWEN, oIBrunswick.
Brunswick, June 2, 1852.