The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-26
To the Hon. Court of County Commits.
sioners. within and for tae County of
he

HUMBLY show your petitioners. whose names
- are hereunto subscribed, inhabitants OF the
rs rs Assessed Tor highway labor therein, that
leading from EphTaaism i9 fzar way in said town
county road leaiing from Gray Corner BY w Sne
the centre OF said town way, and ten rods south"
easterly down said hill fl ON the southerly size line
OF the County lad above described, ana laying out
new way three rods wide, RUM 1g ia a northeast
erly direction through Simeon Skiilin's land about
seventeen rods to the souiherly side line OF said
Inns house, and also bv laying out way three rods
wide, beginning at said point, in said town way ten
side line OF said County road and rnnnne wcsterIyy
course through land of Andrew Allen, about eight
cen rods to the sou hery side line of said County
road, near said Aliens gate, northsrly from
said Aliens house, would be of great pubic
convenience. That the select men Of said town
upon the WTtem OF your
made said alteration, laid said ways and re-
ported the same 10 the town. at meeting of the in
unreas nabiy refused to approve, allow and accept
said town ways and said alteration, laid out and
altered by the select men as Aforesaid, and TO put
the same on record.
Wherefore your petitioners now, within one year
therea ter considering themselves aggreved by such
delay and refusal, pray that your Honors would,
agreeably to law in such case made and provided,
lay out, accept and approve said town ways and
said alteration, and direct the same to be duly
EPHRAIM LAWRENCE, and 90 others.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND SIS:
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 Domiui, 1870, to wit, at an adjournment
thereof, on the first Tuesday OF February, A. D.,
1870
On the foregoing petition it being satisfactorily
shown to the Court that the Petitioners resuon-
slble and that hearing is expedent, it s hereby
ORDERED, That the County Commissioners will
meet at the dwelling house OF john W. Frank, in
Gray, in said County, on Tuesday, the 29th day
OF March, at ten o'clock A. NJ, and that the Pc
titioners give notice to all persons interested by
causing attested copies of said Petition and this
Order OF Court thereon to be served upon the Town
Clerk of GRAY, and also by posting up copies of
the same In three public places in said town, and
publishing the same three weeks successfully in the
Maine State Press. paper printed in Portland, IN
said county, the first of said publications. and each
Of the other notices to be at least thirty days be-
fore the time of said meeting; at which time and
place. latter has been satisfactorily shown thai the
above notice has been duly given the Commission
ers will proceed to view the route set forth in said
titon, and other routes and roads connected there
with, and after such vew they will give bearing to
the parties and their witnesses at some convenient
place in the vicinity when and where all persons and
corporations interested, may appear and show cause,
il anv thev have, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
Attest: d. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon.
Attest, d. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
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