The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-18
To the Honorable. the County Commissioners
for the County or York, merit TO be holden at
Alfred, in said County Of York, on the
sseonI Tuesdau of .fprtI. A. ID. 1869.


HUMBLY show the Undersigned, inhabit-
III ants Of the town Of Buxton. In said county,
that new town way, beginning ut point on the
southwest side Of the road leading nom West
buxton TO Saco, ton links southeast OF John u;
Locke's fence beside said road and beside IN OLD
Proprletors' road, which divides said Lockes land
ffom land OF widow Lane thence south 49e west
one hundred rods In said way 10 lands OF yos GOOD
fence, which divides said Goodwin's land from land
Of said widow Lane, and running two feet ten
inches southeast OF q large birch tree, one hun
bred and seven,y-seyen and one half rods on the
rods end seven links north.west OF the north cor
ner OF Richard Palmer's shed, the whole distance
from road 10 road. two hundred and twenty-four
rods apd ten links, thence over said Bar Mills
Ing from bar Mills TO Portland, thirty-nine links
northwest OF Cyrus Dyer's front yard fence |,
thence south llis west ten and one half rods on W.
q. Palmer's land 10 land OF VIM. w. Smith, same
2sis west ten rods nine links thence south 4oi'
west fifteen rods 10 lani OF Chas. ii. Derry, I'd,
same course last mentioned ten rods three LINKS
thence south 35is west six rods twenty-five links
same course last named sixteen rods across Goulds
land 90 the Usher road thence south u west
ten and one half rods across said road TO land OF
Alvin u. Palmer. same course, twcnty-ninc rods on
said palmeT's land thence south 23lS west seven.
teen rods thence south 33le west twelve rods !;
thense south liIs west ten rods thence south AZ
west thirteen rods ten links thence south 23io
west eight rods seven links thence south 10Y
west eight rods ten links thence south i60 west
ten rods eleven links thence south pc west eight.
cen rods thence south four rods TO land OF Daniel
Harmon. same course thirty.three rods, thence
south So west sixteen rods seven links thence
south sixteen rods seven links thence south
l2e west twenty-one rods, thence south 50 east
eleven RODS ten links thence south ~ west
eleven rods thence south TO- east ten rods six
links TO q road leading TO Daniel Harmons ut
point south TO- east thirty-slx links from willow
tree on the bank OF Saco river, the line described
to be the middle Of the highway, and the highway
% DO three rods widej would be Of great public
convenience. That the selectmen of said town, Of.
ter notice and hearing OF the parties have laid
out such way and reported the same to the town.
(said report being made part Of this petiron0
at public meeting Of the Inhabitants duly noti-
fed and warned yet the town has unreasOnably
refused and delayed TO allow and approve SAID
town way laid out by tho selectmen Aforesaid, and
to putthe same on record.
Wherefore, your petitioners, considering them
selves aggrieved by such delay and refusal, pray
that your llon0rs would, agreeably to law In such
case made and provided, accept and approve said
town way. and direct the same to be recorded In
the books Of said town, and as in duty bound. will
ever pray. .-
Dated at Buxton this 9Th April. 1860
J. u, LOCKE, aud CO others.