The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-11-09
General .9drerfssesscnfs.

To tie Honorable County Goa R,sionsrs NJ
the County Of York, at their Court holden
at aired, in said county. on tie second
Tuesday OF October. 4. ID. 1857.
I'VE. the unders gned. Inhabitants OF the town of
w Lebanon. In the County 81 York Aforesaid.
September, A. ID. issl, petition In substance -
follows Was presented to the Sclecunen Of the town
Of Lebanon Aforesaid, Wis,
To Irorv LIBBY, Janss n. Sfrnrsn aax JOHN N.
Lord. Ssisefmsa and fsssssors Of hs foss Of Lsbo-
non, IN tie County " York and Siufs Of !ua~ss
We. the undersigned. Inhabitants Of the town sf
Lebanon, respectfully represent, thst tsvb way.
beginning about tour rods Northsastsrly from tho
barn OF the late Thomas Dixon and running q
Westerly course through land Of ne beirs OF tho
late Thomas Dixon and land OF BENJAMIN DiIsn,
20 the Capt. Gerrish road OF OF near the school
house on said road, would be OF great convenience
10 the inhabitants Of the town Of Lebanon, and ous
necessities demand Il; We therefore pray your
Honorable board OF selectmen 10 view ssid route,
and lay out and locate . town way beginning near
the barn Aforesaid. and running scrOs lands %
the heirs Of Thomas Dixon and lAni sf benjamin.
S.. sss s.Ht s ssns '''' near the school
STEPHEN DIXON and nlnstssn other,
LEBANON, Sept. :, 1871.
That agreeable TO the request contained In said
petition the seIectmen Of said town Of Lebspos.
amer having posted up notices ~ req sired by Law.
OF their intention TO view and lay out the rcuts
prayed for In said petition. met on the twenty hrst
day OF September. A. ID. 1857, examined said route
and. amer hearing of all parties interested, laid
out and located said town rosd In the manner io-
lowing. yii.i The above notices having been post
meeting on Saturday, sept. q, A. d. rss7. w,mcs
nj the place above me ntioned and examined tho
route proposed tor the road In the petition. and
located the same In the manner following. yiti
the centre 81 the private way about four rods from
the barn af0resaid and running north ~ degrees
west 3G rods, then south 81 degrseS vest, 90 Rolls
through lands Of Thomas DIen's heirs then on
tho saIns line 100 rods through Bsnjamin DIon's
land To the Capt 0errish road aforesaid, aid road
20 he ~ rods wide. and the line before described
70 be the centre Of the road and the road 90 lo-
Gated We have laid out and located ss town way.
After having located the road as AFORESAID We pro-
ceeded 10 assess the damages which will be ,ss
tanned by the said Thomas DiIOnr teirs, and Ben
and having properl, considered the subject. We
awarded and do hereby award unto the said Dir
on's heirs the sum Of twenty dollars, and 10 Hen
Iamin Dixon one hundred dollars, 10 be paid To
the above named by the Inhabitants Of Lebanon,
according 10 the provisions VI the law In FULL sat-
isiaction for all damages sustained by them, by
the opening and msking the road Aforesaid.
And your petitioners further aver. that ssLd Rad
laid out and located by said selectmen OF Leha-
non. - Aforesaid, Is IN the town OF Lebanon, and
leads from land under Improvement and owned by
Inhabitants Of said town Of Lebanon, 20 highway.
That on, or about the "a day % September, A.p.
dplngs and proceedings on said petition coptain-
Ing the bounds and adineasurements ei the way,
and damages sustained by and assessed TO each
person for land taken, and on the sane day hled
taId return with the town clerk Of said town Of
LehsnonJ that on the 9th day OF Sep tember. AID.
is67, said seiectmen issued warrant under their
hands, warning aud notifying said Inhabitants to
meet at the town house In said town Of Lshsnon
on the third day of October A. ID. 1871, at o'clock
2. ~, that In said warrant o. Issued by said se-
lecthien, an article was inserted In the following
words, visi
Article J, To see " the town will vote IN adept
the doings Of the selectmen In relation 60 the rUad
rs petitiOned Tor by stephen Dixon sol OtheTsy
that said inhabitants being legally assembled In
town meeting ut the town house In aid town oC
Lebanon, on said third day Of October, A. D. 1861,
by virtue % the warrant Issued ~ aforesaid. by
their vote In open town meeting ps-ed then and
there. unreasOnahly refused ~ accept tLs way
laid out and located by said seectmen - ahbre-
said. That by said unreasonable refusal Of sad
inhabitants OF said town Of Lebanon To accept
said road. your petitioners are greatly ass,reye.
Wherefore your petitioners request you 10 view
said route ami lay out and locate the sane re-
quested by the petitioners In the original petit
ton 10 said selectmen OF Lebanon. snd In the man
ner said selectmen In their doipgs on ssid DstiLun
laid out and located said road, OF - near therrto
~ In yuur discretion may seem proper, In sscoti.
ance with the Laws of the state oi Maine.
DAVID ROWE and fourteen others