Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-17

10 The Honorable County Commissioners Of Ire
County Of Franklin;
THE undersigned, citizens of said county, re.
highway recently lai out and es, abiished BY said
Commissioners through Sandy River and Letter
Plantations, from point near the dwelling house
of James Small in Letter Plantation, and termin-
a'ing near sandy River Pond, in said Sandy River
Plantation all in said county of Franklin, win. Ia
some upon the public and tie owners of lands in
said townships, and is beside, not required Or call
ed for by the public matter Of convenience or
necessity they would further represent that during
the time which has interviewed since the date Of the
location Of said road or highway, and prior TO the
time of presenting this petition, certain hill and
The line of said road or highU ay, have rendered
the construction OF passable road upon said route
almost, If not entirely, impossible; and, If not i'm
possible, yet the construction would be much more
expensive than was contemplated at the time Of its
resent that The road now travelled from Madrid 70
Rangeey could be altered at some points with very
little expense and by means of such alterations
rendered much more convenient and easier Of
travel than the first mentioned route can ever be;
they therefore pray that upon proper proceedings
FIRST had hs SdR a ee @
FRANKLIN, SS.--Court Of County Commissioners.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is con. ered by the
that the petitioners are responsible,
and that they ought be heard touching the matter
set ~ ana esa ~ the
house of VIM. H. II. Small, in said Letter Il Plan.
tation, in said County of Franklin, Tuesday, the
3st day If August, 1915, ut ten A. NJ, for hearing
In the premises, and thence proceed to view the
route mentioned in said petition; INN. edately aer
which view, a hearing of the parties and witnesses
will be had al the dwelling house of Hiram A. Dun
ham in Sandy River Plantation, so called, in said
county it being u convenient place in the vicinity,
and such further measures taken in the premises as
the Con missioner shall judge proper
And ii is further ORDERED that notice of the time,
place and purpose of the Co nmissiOncrs' meeting
afore said be given to all persons and corporations
interested (the owners OF raid townships and plan
tations being unknown, by serving attested copies
of the petition and this order thereon, upon the
clerk of the town OF Madrid, and upon the clerks
of Letter L and Sandy River Plantations, and by
posting up attestcd copies rs aforesaid in three
public places in said town and plantations respec.
lively, thirty days at least before the time appointed
for such hearing and view, and also by publishing
the petition and order thereon three weeks success
sively in the Pennington Chronicle, newspaper
pub isned in Pennington, in said county, and six
weeks aively in the kennebec journal, which
is the State paper, published in Augusta in Kenne-
bee county The last publication to be thirty days at
least before The time Of said view that all persons
and corpor atoms interested may attend and be
heard Ii they think lit.
Attest: JOSEPH e. HOLMAN, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order OF Cont
thereon.
6w2s Attest.-JOsEPH c. HOLMAN. Clerk.