The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-07-05

In the matter of the Quarter Sessions
Bloomsbury. County.

Bloomsbury. County.
Now, June 22i, 1872. at an adjourned
term of the Court of Quarter Sessions
IL appearing that The order Of the Cour
made on the 9Th day Of June, 1871, tina
notice be given by publication in tive
| newspapers published In the town o
Bloom sburg, that the Map of said towr
MADE by Samuel Neyhard, exhibiting
the boundaries of said town and of ils
streets and alleys, had been placed In
the office of the clerk of the Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, and would be
presented at the next term of the court
for approval, was complied with. by
publication of auch notice In "THE
COLUMBIAN" and in "Ihe Republican"
two newspapers published Ia said
town, for four weeks prior to the then
next succeeding term of the court and
1t further appearing that + II the cit zens
of said town or the owners Of real estate
therein, have had full opportunity,
after due public notice, to make com
plant or objection to said Map, and
such of them rs chose to file exceptions
thereto have been fully heard, and the
evidence adduced by them has been
carefully taken down in writing and
reported to the court, by M. II. tck.
son, E.q who was appointed Com
missioner for that purpose, with direc-
iiOns to report also his opinion In regard
to any matter complained of in refer
ence to said map, which duty appears
by his report to have been peri rmed
with due regard TO the rights OF the
pubic aud owners of pr ,perty, aud 1t
also appearing that all persons alltgihg
csu-tof coDpinint agai"st the report oi
sad Commission have been fuzzy heard
...l l,.., IN ma
heard NJ d t. d ned all the complain S
i"d al j-ciIo y uade against S'id report
s',i hn,ing txsmiard AID cons,d"rp
thu orilin,i exc piionS t, said NJ p
aud tie e> lrnc" addureI ag last a'',i
!. vor uf the c"r''rtn' ~ thereof
o '6e" and dir Ct aS follow:
First, That the Map hr altered, ac
curui"g tu IN" report of the Cnintni'S
iOr,r, - rs t. leave the hplt at 'ht
~rNdrr '"n yard AID the lot 'f Mr..
Euna Ned uu the norih ~ihe Of Ser"i
.fieet-nuki"g the ie e" nf the Ttn
nery rnd OF the lO to @ 'hr line Of
) til rt'-' xcrpt nn the b'ght S'reei
r,ird " here the ltnc" is Crouked around
4, trte oppp-ile the FORKS tlO'el; nU thht
puint the line of the street j. To he with
= No general course of other parts Of the
fence.
>ec00d. That the Map he altered in
a"c riauce with the report of thr Com
IN ssio ~ III such manner rs that ST 'nd
street shan not nr r, presented rs pass
ing through The Furks Hotel prop rty.
IhHd, The alley represented On the
Map as lucat. d on the land of Alice
Snyder, from a>t Street 10 strawberry
allev, is to he stricken from the Map.
EOurth. Toe lines of Jefferson alley
are to ne altered so that it shall be lOrat-
ed rs follows: Beginning at the centre
of First street ana runing thence south
twenty five degrees fifty minutes east
to Third street.
-Fifth, That Lackawanna Avenue be
represented upon the Map rs terminal
irg at East street that part of said
Avenue laid down upon the Map as ex.
tending east of East street to the Hoyt
farm is to be stricken out. The alleys
mentioned in the exceptions of j. j.
Robbins, to wit: that represented east
of East stree AZ running nOrthward
from the railroad to Pearl street, and
also that laid down AS running eastward
from the last named alley to the Hoyt
farm, are to be stricken from the Map.
rhe Street and alleys herein directed to
be stricken from the Map were nev' r
laid out by authority of law AMI there
il no satisfactory evidence that they
were dedicated by the owner and ac.
cepted by the public as highways.
iSirth, The alley extending from East
street to Strawberry alley, between
Seventh street and street along the
Lackawanua and Bloomsbury railroad,
which alley is on the land Of John
Smith IL Sirioknn fron, the Ma.
SeUe"th, The exceptions To the Map
by ID Waller rnd Henry Wolf su5
lained by the Supplemental report of
the Commissioner are sustained by the
Court, ant it is directed that the Map
bp altered in accordance with said re-
port to avoid the iulerft renee with the
lots Of the cD,npiaiuint|on Filth > rect
set T. r II in their exc ptinnS.
Ei0hth, l. appearing I" the court on
thu CompiainI }. j Bower nnd evi-
Il, nee adducpb that & ,urt Hons" alley,
i,ii d. n upon the NJ y aS bFing ten
t',H Wldr. Is NJ f ct btit hu tlghL 10 Il
,lh.y, ant mat il wa made "n HiIt'y hA
,h,. utitnl sSi u,r- of Coluub = rOuuiE
.rlr,trI.iIi.v tour .te. f'uuI IN ''t-'
~,:e ut ~, C.nIrt II ~" !ut AMI Wu
| r. ,,nt son who Uwn~d the "' jo !
| .ur aIpr..I IIarl cur itet !r"in -.
p-l nj" -, hi iu', ii j. tier f.rr di
,,r..d t,at til Nop IT, "htnS"i -. IL
| max" said aiItl elShI feet wide III
| >'t4..i az l,',.
Nr.M. Tue Maps are tn best mrrk"'
t. lur.triy show thai NJ rke ~'r'e' /
ut laid hIonsi II the ri pertN IF Marti''
| WriiS nnN pi ciusrd and 'ccIi,iri ~ {
IT. he f r., directed, th,' S g ,i'h street l.
,ut iu,h through the ForsS Hotel pro
n.rtV
Trnfh The Socr M general exception
~. I,, = al h
40 notice Was given of the survey I
rhe Map il not sustained. The acts &
2G Nay, 1871, Ptmlh. Laws, ll05, u d.
which the c0ult are tqnir 1t 10 aplrov
ar iioapprove of the Map in queoiio'
dnps not require sue" notice. III
RENT dy f rp nSagg / vedwis not Il
appeal or contests before the surveyor
nut by complaints to be heard aud d'
cidod by the court.
4 E2ereath, The third general eXcel
+ ton, to wit: That the Town Connc
have no authority to lay out, widen
extend streets except in the nann'
, provided by law, is correct as gener
: principle, hut hasno application in tn
! case. The Town Council have taken l
+, action upon that subject to the know
edge of the court, except to procure II
survey and making of the Map. III
force and effect which shall be given
the latter after approval by the coui
are declared by The act of assembl
h unaffected by any &C ion Of the Counc
e 1t was the object aud design of the la,
e to ascertain the location and bOundari
h of the streets. etc, in the town, viii
Is were highways before the passageof 4
,s act, and to perpetuate the evidence
d the same by means of a Map careful
y prepared and filed of record, after
81 parties interested had been fully hea
lie and their Complaints considered. Int
D. discharge OF our duty we have aim
ic to carry out the clear intention of I
At legislature, and to strike from the NJ
b. all streets, lanes and alleys not Ia
lg out by authority of law, or which I
D. public had not acquired prescripti
ls right in by long user, or which had
been dedicated by the owner of
Il. land and accepted by the public a.
ts highway. If in any instance tn,
If rules have not been observed it is
le cause the facts have not been broug
ne to our notice. Exceptions not motto
ps specially by the court, but which w
in laid before the Commissioner and l
u. allowed by him, have been examir