The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-10-25

To The Honorable County Cos W IHioNsTs of
the County Of York, at their Court holden
nj .4L/Iei, in said county. on The second
Tuesday Of October, a. ID. 1867:
I'VE. the undersigned, fBha bitauts 81 the town OF
w Lebanon. In the County Of York Aforesaid.
respectfully represent that on the seventh day OF
September. A. ID. ls67, petition In suo,taaeo as
follows WAS presented to the solectmen VI the ts~n
OF Lebanon Aforesaid. vtEi
To Iuory Libby, yanss u. Stanton and JoAa H.
Lord. Ssisefnss and fss'sSrs Of hs TORS Of L'ba.
non, in ihs connfy Of Tork and state Of MsiPss
We. the undersigned. inhabitants Of tihIDpn Of
Lebanon, respectfully represent, that . TO- way.
beginning about hour rods Sortheasteriy nom tho
harm Of tie late Thomas Dixon aud running u
Westerly course through land VI The helrs OF the
late Thomas Dixon and land OF BENJAMIN Dixon,
TO the Cap. Gerri.h rad at or near the school
house IN said rod, would he OF great convenience
to the inhabitants OF the town al Lebanon. and our
necessities demand it We therefore pray your
Honorable hoard OF Sclcctnen 90 view said route,
and lay out and locate town say beginning near
tho barn Aforesaid, AMI runAing ssross lands or
the heirs Of Thomas Dixon and land Of BENJAMIN
Dixon to Capt G s, r0"d' near the school
STEPHEN DTNoS and nineteen others
LEBlsos, septE So.
That agreeable To me reguet contained In said
petition the SeIectmen of said town OF Lebanon.
after having posted mp notices o. sired by law.
or their intention To view and lay out the route
day Of September. A ID. le67, examined said T.ute
and. amer hearing ~ al parties interested. laid
out and located said town rosd In The manner iol-
ed M as Aforesaid seven days prior TO the time OF
meeting on Saturday, Sept. ~, A. ID. lS7, womet
ct the place above mentioned and examined tln
route proposed tor the road In the petition. and
located the same In the manner following. viz
beginning at . hub driven into the ground In
the centre of the private way about four rods from
the barn Aforesaid and running north ~ degrees
west 3G rods, then south 81 degrees west, 80 rods
through lands Of Thomas D!xon's hsirs, then on
the same line 100 rods through Bsnjamin Mfon's
land to the Capt. Gerrish road Aforesaid, said road
10 he y rods Wide. and the line before described
10 be the centre Of the road, and the ROAD % To-
After having located the road ss aforesaid We pro
ceeded TO sssess the damages which will be sus-
tained by the said Thomas Dixoni helrs, snd Ben
and having properly considered the subject. No
awarded and DO hereby award unto tho said DtI-
on's hsirs tho sum Of twenty dollars, and 10 Ben
jamin Dixon ono hundred dollars, ~ be paid "
according 10 the provisions OF the Law. In fhll sat-
Isiaction for oil damages sustained by them by
the opening and mskinx the road aioresAd.
And ybur petitioners Nrthur aver. thai said road
90 laid out and located BY said selectmsn Of LsLa-
non. ~ Aforesaid, IL 10 the town OF Lebsnon, AMI
leads from land under improvement and Owned ~
q s. &c, ,o~ ~ = L,. 81 ~ ghs
ls6. said seIcctmen made written retsrn other
doing. anil proceedings on aid petition contain
Ing the bounds and adineasuements ri the way,
and damages sustained by aud Assessed 10 each
perspn fhr land taken, and on ths ssnc day Died
said return with the town clerk OF nid town Or
Lebanon, that on the Ath day of September. AID.
Jss; said ..lsetinen is-aed warrant uSisT bsir
ba nds, warning and nstyIng said Inhabitants Ia
meet ut the town house IN aid town Of Lebanon
On the third day NJ Octoir. a. ID. fsS!, 20 scssk
p. MI that IN said warrant - Issued by ssid -
iectmen, IN article vas inserted In ths allowing
words, yIii y
Arti.ic >, To see thc town will vote In adopt
the dopxs Il the lectmsU In relation 70 tbs voAd
A pctitIooed tor ~ stephen Dixon sod others
That ,.id Inhabitants bvthg legally assembled In
tovn meeting al the town house IN said town AZ
iehan.o. an saI third day of Oetobet. 4. y. ba67,
nv ,Iftuc OF the warrant ksued n afefvsAbd,by
their vote In open town meeting passed then aud
there unnecessarily vfused ~ sscsIS the way
All out and located by said seleetmcn Af6re-
aid That BY sHid unreasonable refusal Of aid
Inhabitants OF aid town of Lebanon Ca accept
said rad your petitioners are neatly sggrievci.
Whsrstsfs your pstitionsts Request yes " view
ssid routs and lay outsnd locate the sAns, as re-
q ussted BY he pettiousrs In the original Isth
flou To said nslectmeu q Lebanon. and IN ne msp.
- aaid sekosapeu II tiDir doinn % nd bsetisa
laid out and located aid rad. nc ~ near thereto
A. In your d,Acrston may see'n proyef, m sncori.
a., NH ~ \ ss of the Siats Al NaiDs.
nAyIn ROWE AMI GpuFtnca tkle9H.