Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-05
OLD DOCUMENT.
OLD, EAsr AND WEST BurrEmrELp-So. L.

OLD, EAsr AND WEST BUTTERFIELp-No. /.
To the Honorable Senate and House o.
Representatives IN GeRerGl Court Assem-
Died
The petition Of the Subscribers Humbly
Sheweih that your Petitioners Inh abItauts
OF the Plantation OF East Butter.ield in
the county OF Cumberland (beInS the East
part oftwo tracts or Townships OF Land
containing -, 525 acres conveyed by the
Committee for the Sale Of Eastern lands
10 Mr. Ebenezer Bancroft and others on
the 22nd OF Nov. us which the Proprie-
| tors have since divided into two TowE-
ships by a line drawn North and South
through the same have lived in said
| plantation number OF years iaoouring un-
der al the Inconvenience that attend IN
incorporated Plantations which operates
greatly 70 their Disadvantage in mum berlesS
instances 10 many 20 be cOmmuI icated
here and which stnl operate against them
80 long as they remain in their pre- sent
situation Allho they pay and have payed
for number Of years their proportion OF
Taxes toward tie support OF those Laws
and regulations which they wish 20 enjoy
in common with their fellow citizens OF
Incorporated Towns but most Of conse-
quence be deprived OF so long as they re-
main in their unincorpora,ed State your
petitioners are induced and Encouraged 20
address the Legislature on this subject in
isfacti0n that the General Court is at all
times disposed 10 remove Inconvenience
and redress grievances that any OF the
people OF the Commonwealth may at any
time labour under wheI, made known 10
them They therefore rrsy that the Hon
Durable Legislature 70 take their disagree
ton and Inco-porat them into Town by
the name o. by the following b0un-
daries viz Beginning at the South east
corner Of said Pla, ltation and the North
east Corner OF BUckfleld then running
North 81 Dogs West on Buckheld line
Allies and 236 Rods 10 the said division
line of said Township T. en- North Miles
and 40 Rods on said division line TO the
North lire OF said Town clip, then South
80 Dogs East Mile aud $50 Rods by CON-
monwealtlfs land then SOut h 81 Dogs East
Miles and leo Rods by commonwealth
land 10 the North east corner OF said Plan
tation then South Miles and 2G0 Rods by
commonwealth land TO Turner North
west corner, then South % Dogs West 2
Miles and 800 Rods on Turn er line to the
boundaries first mentioned an your petit
TONERS As in duty bound viii ever pray.
East Butter6eld Dec 81 1895.
Your Petitioners Pray that the Town |
may be Incorporated by the rme Of Lis
bon if it may be and If not Halrford
Signed
David Jennings Increase Robinson
Benjamin Genneus Micah Allen
Dennis Newbegin Lemuel Keen
Hayford james Bonney
John Bartlett Daniel Oldham
ATyida Hayford Charles Foord
GustayuS Hayford Isaac Bonney
Philemon Parsons VIM Hsyford jr
Ephraim Kicker Albion Robinson
David Parsons Thadeus Thomps On
Daniel Kicker Richard Dearborn
Samuel Alley Josiah Tillson
E5enezer Doan Barzillia Hollis
W lillian Baird Arson Sowle
sdmon Irish William Sowle
Epriam Tinkom Abel Ames
Bradstreet Mason
our Petitioners Freeman Ellis
ray that the Towr Jonathan Boswortb
nay be Incorporate BENJAMIN Ellis
y the name OF Stephen Bosworth
Lisbon II 10 may Asa Robinson
,e and If not James Tillson
Hartford Nathan Hollis
n the Senate Jan- 25th 1896 Read and
committed TO the Standing Committee
on Incorporation ( f Towns to consider
aud Report
ent down for concur renee
(Signed) Sau'. :. PHILLIPs Prest
n the House OF Reps Jun re 9Th 1896
Read and concurred
Z. " ROE. FINS Speaker.
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