The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-10-29

To the Honorable. the Court of County
Commissioners for the County OF York, next 10 be
holden IN said County OF York, at Alfred, ON the
second Tuesday OF October, A. ID. lS69s
HUNlBLY show the undersigned, citizens Of
i Il the town OF Buxton In said County Of York,
that town ways, beginning at point ON the high
way leading irom West buxton TO Saco, ten links
southeast Of John g. Locks fence; thence beside an
old proprietOrs road which divides said Locks land
from lands OF the heirs Of Stephen Lane; thence
south 49 west over said proprietors road and over
said Locks and lanes lands, ono hundred rods TO
land OF Joseph W. Goodwin thence on the same
course over lands Of said Goodwin and Lanes heirs,
striking rcd oak tree In the line OF said Goodwin
and lanes lands, scycntysiN rods To lands OF luch-
ard Palmer; thence over lands OF Richard Palmer
cad Joseph W. Goodwin sixteen rods and nine links
to n stake standing two rods and nineteen links
north, ca west nom the N. w. corner OF Daniel
ralmers new dwelhS house Thence on I 1o s'ae
Goodwin, uiTty-one rods TO the road leading IRON
David l.. Palmer's dwelling house, striking said
road at q point two rods and twenty-five links from
the nOrtherly corner OF Richard Ps,iner's stable
she'd two hundred and twenty.thrce rods and fifteen
links from the point Of starting. Thence proceed.
Ing and beginning on the souherly side OF the roau
leading from lar Mills 10 Portland, ut point two
rods westerly from the n. w. corner Of Cyrus by,
ers front yard fence thence y l3 w; ten rods AMI
six links lands Of Cyrus Dyer and land OF VIII
liam {. Palmer to land Of william w. Smith thence
ON tho same course over lands Of the said William
w. Smith thirteen rods and sixteen links TO stakes
thence s. OIL w. over said Smiths land eleven rods
and sixteen links TO an old pine stump; thence ):
Az w. thirteen rods and fourteen links over said
Smiths land TO land ofCharles H. Berry, 2l thence
over said BeTTy's land on the came course thirty
three rods and seventeen links TO the northcrly side
OF an old County rad leading IRON Buxton Lower
on the souhcrly side Of said road at point eight
rods and twelve links west from tho NJ w. corner oil
Alvin u. Palmcr's dwelling house aud running >.
5lis W. Orty-six rods land OF Olive u. Palmer,
occupied by Alvin B. Palmeri thence \. pi' W.
over said Palmor's land thirteen rods and fourteen
links TO stakoi thence 3, M w. over said Palm.
ers land sixteen rods and twenty three links thence
\. 2Ol' w. forty eight rods and nineteen links 10
Daniel IIarmon's land thence nom stake In tho
fence g. IL w. forty rods and twenty-five links over
said liarlnons land TO hole in the ground thence
over said IlarmOn's land s. Il W. fOrty-scyen rods
and twenty-one links Ia u stake; thence 4. ST. w:
over said ilarmOn's land twenty-eight rods and
fourteen links to the town road lcailing Ia Daniel
IIarmons dwelling house, i being at point on thG
eight links from the y, w. corner Or Daniel liar.
mons house, (said road ~ be three rods wide, ana
the line above described to 30 tho middle Of the
To the inhabitants Of said town. That the Selectmen
OF said town. upon application therefor IN writing,
signed by the undersigned petitioners ana Others IN
date the OH day Of August last past aier having
given legal notice In writing TO tho inhabitants OF
said town OF their intention 10 lay out said way
prayed for for tho use OF said Town, ~ posting IP
the vicinity OF the way, describing the same In said
notices and appointing the house OF John q. Lock,
in said Buxton, and the fifteenth day OF September,
1869, ut 8 o'clock A. NJ. as tho time and place oil
meeting for said purpose, for more than seven days
prior 10 the time named for said meeting, said no
ices bearing date tho thirteenth day Of August, y;
ID. lSGg. And after having met at the time ana
place and for the purpose named in said notices rs
aforesaid and yiewcd and examined said proposed
ways proceeded 10 and did lay out reid town way,
g ,ps IsS within d on the eight
eenth day Of September last past made written re
turn OF their proceedings containing tho bounds and
admcasurements OF said way, and t'ie damages a.
lowed TO each person for land taken, to be paid by
said town, and caused the said return " DO iiled
with the town clerk OF said town tho twenty-hfh
day Of said September last past, ~ appears by th9
endorsement Of said town clerk thereon: That said
Selectmen made written report OF said laying out
OF said way with the bounds and admeakuIeinents
Of the same, and tho damages allowed by them to
each person for land taken, 70 the said Town al
public meeting OF the inhabitants Of said town,
Qualified BY law TO vote In town affairs duly warn
cd notified, and held Mt the town house In said town.
ON Wednesday, the sixth day Of October, A.. d. SC9,
Selcctmen warning said town meeting OF said In
habltants bearing date and having bcenis ny
them on the twenty seventh day OF september, n.
IN, bounds and aameasarements Of said way and
damages allowed by mid Selcctmen, with said Town
clerk and containing an article In substance, 10 zoe
II the said town would yot, TO ssesP! nna appiOig
article describing the termini Of said way and max
ing reference FOR fuiier description 20 the md ~
port Of said Seleotnsn, sid original petition ior
said way 20 aid Sslectmcn, aid notioes OF said ~
lectmen, together with their ceItincates OF pcstnx
the same The ron endorsed, and return OF aid lay.
ng outof said way ~ ssId sciectmeu tegethsr Win
referred 70 and made part OF this petition. That
said town Of Buxton, at aid town meeting, ha. un-
reasonably delayed and reiused 70 nccspt and ap,
provo said town way % Aforesaid laid out by aid
Sslsctmen Of buxton, and 70 put the Same o. ~
ord. - 81 10y - .E.,.S,..s
thsi your ionors would, sxreeably 10 tho provison
Of the statute In such case male and prov ideds 10
cept and approve said town way, and cause ne
same and yoar proceedings thereon 20 b recorded
by your own clerk, aud by the clerk OF said town In
the hooks Of records Of said town, and as In duty
Dated at Buxton, this eleventh day Of october, A.
Mama. JJoIIN q. LOCK,
N"'h's and 81 others.