The Portland daily press., 1870-03-01
Ic the Hon. Court of County Commits.
sloners, within and for the County Of
Cumb0rland -

sloners, within and for the County Of
- are hereunto subscribed inhabitants of the
town OF Gray, in said County, and liable to
s De assessed tor highway labor therein, that
leading from Ephraim Lawrence's house to the
county sa ROAD, leading from Gray Corner by West
the centre of said town way, and ten rods sontbs
easteriy down said hill from the southerly side line
OF the County Road above described and laying out
anew way three rods wide, running in northeast
erly direction through Simeon Skilin's land about
seventeen en rods to the souherly side line OF said
xouhty ROAD, near the cuvert west of Simeon Skill
Hs mouse, and also by laying out a way three rods
VIDE, beginning at said point, in said town way ten
side line OF said County road and running westerIy
COurse through land OF Andrew Allen about eight
ead rods 20 the sou hery side line of said County
said Aliens house, would be of great public
convenience. That the select men Of said town
rpon the written application OF your petitioners,
after giving due notice and hearing the parties have
nade sad alteration, ana laid out said ways and re-
ported the same to the town. at meeting of the in
habitants, duly notified and warned: Yet the town
nnIeasonably refused to approve, allow and accept
said town Ways and said alteration, SO laid out and
the sss Wy .Ie select men as Aforesaid and to put
wherefore your petitioners now, within one year
delay and refusal, pray that YOUR Honors Would.
agreeably to law in such case made and provided
sayd odt, ACCEPT and approve said town ways and
corded.
EPHRAIM LAWRENCE, and 90 others.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND IS:
AT the Court of County Commissioners begun and
holden at Portland, within and for the County of
Cumberland, on the first Tuesday of January
Ammo Domini, 1870, to w.t. at an adjournment
thereof, on the first Tuesday OF February A. D.,
1870. 49, -"
On the foregoing petition it being satisfactorily
shown to the Court, that the Petitioners are respon-
eble and that hearing is expedient, it is hereby
ORDERED, That the County Commissioners will
meet at the dwelling house OF John W. Frank, in
Gray, IN said County, on Tuesday, the 29fh day
OF March, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, and that the Pc
ttloners give notice to all persons Interested by
causing attested copies of said Petition and this
yrder or Court thereon to be served upon the Town
lerK OF GRAY, and also by posting up copies of
inc same In three public places in said town, and
puoshlHg the same three weeks successfully in the
inaine state Press, paper printed in Portland, in
said county, the first of said publications. and each
o. the other notices to be at least thirty days be-
lore the time OF said meeting; at which time and
Pace mas been satisfactorily shown that the
pove notice has been duly given, the Commissions
s VIII proceed TO view the route set forth in said De-
tIi4h ana other routes and roads connected there
With anu after such vew they will give hearing to
.ne parues ana their witnesses at some convenient
mace IN !ne vicinity when and where all persons and
a. oipora.lons interested may appear and show cause
II any they have, why the prayer of said petition
Attest: d. w EESSFNDEN ru..,
Copy OF the Petition and order of Court thereon.
AAttese, ID. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk,