Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-12

To the Honorable County Commits sioners OF
Hancock County.
NAMuEi. T.. Lyon respectfully represents a.
~ folloW- lie l. the owner AM tenant Of a
certain parcel Of land situated In Eden, Hancock
County and bounded A. follows On the northeast
by Frenchman's BAY, on the southeast by land OF
Go. l. Richie. on the southwest by the County
road. on the northwest by Duck Brook ami he
wac tn. owner and tenant Of said parcel a, tie
time OF the proceedings hereinafter named.
The NUM- ipai officers OF said town OF Ellen,
on the 18th day 81 February A. u 1888, laid out
and located for the use OF Richard IIamer a
private way over and across SAID parcel of land Of
laid Lyon a, follows beginning at "A stake in or
near the North line OF the highway leading trum
liar Harbor 10 Ellsworth samuel r. LYONS
gate In said town. theme. running North So,
East eighteen ieet or less "a a cellar post In
sal >amuet r. Lyons fence, said post .t.n,Iipx
North CO.,, West OF and ten and i've tenths feet
from the western side of the stone post OF
the said samuel T. Lyons gateway; thence the
nr.t mentioned course North 5ytr West from said
cedar post and one hundred and one and four
tnths feet u stake, thence North a. East fort,
ami nine tenth. feet toa stake thence North 30,
East nifty one and sixtenlhs feet to a stake that
stands south IS East OF and eigh, cen and four.
tentbs feet from tree at the edge OF the bank on
the s.'utheasterly eide OF sail Duck Brook thence
from the stake last mentioned <Rth IL. East
seventy six and three tenths feet IA spruce tree IL
being he westerly tree of group Of three spruces
taniinx on the easterly side Of the old cart road
Ms now travelled. then from said spruce North 10
East ninety one and sx tenths feet Ia an iron bolt
set In the ledge; thence North 90 West seventy
eight and hve-tenths feet To the North corner Of
said Richarl II ,nor's mill having a.se,l over the
hand 81 samuel T.. Lyon four hundred and nv
eight and nine tenths feet taking A strip Of said
Lyons land of said four hundred and fitty.ci,ht
and ne-tenths feet in length and twenty feet in
width, III" line described being the eastern
side Of the private way. reference being had to the
re urn OF said officers filed in the town clerks
ofise on The 9Th day OF February, A. D., 1888.
ne SAID oxn az town meeting held on the
nfth day OF March. a. d. 1888. accepted said way
| 50 located as aforesaid
Said laying out and location of said private way
over and across said land Of said LYON by said
Municipal officers and the acceptance Of said way
~ sain town were unnecessary. unreasonable,
oppressive and erroneous and without authority
and ought 10 be reversed and annullcd.
Wherefore said Lyon petitions and appeals to
the Honorable Court TO reverse and annul the
same.
SAMUEL Z. LYON,
.u ~ Hale. Emery 4 Hanlin. hi. Atty's.
STATE OF MAINE.
HdNCOGk ss-Court Of County Commissioners.
1prR Term 4. d. 1883.
Upon the foregoing petition 1t is considered by
the Commissioners that the petitioners are re
spOnsible and that they ought to be bear TOUCHING
the matter set forth their petition and Therefore
order that the County Commissioners meet at
T. Hamor 4 sons mill. at Duck Brook, in Bar
harbor onW ednestay the 22nd day of August ne It
At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and thence proceed TO view
the route mentioned in said petition. Immediate
y aiter which view hearing Of the parties and
Witnesses will he had at some con venient place
10 the vicinity, and such other measures taken in
The premises as the Commissioners shall judge
proper. And II is further
OaDERED-That notice of the time, place and
purpose Of the Commissioners meeti ng aforesaid
De gwen TO al persons and corporations inter
es'eh oy serving attested copies Of the petition
anu this order thereon. upon the clerk OF the
town OF EDEN and the petitioner or his At
torney and by posting Up
attested copies as aforesaid. three pu bile place.
:Ald tswn thirty days at least before The time APP
pointed lor shid view. ard by publishing the pc
| niioa and order ihereon, three weeks successive.
~ ~ me ~ worth Americap, a newspaper
published at Ellsworth. In the County Of Hancock
the first publication To he thirty d,ys al least be
| fore tn" time of said view, that all persons and
corporations Interested may attend and lie heard
| II they think dt.
Attest:-H. Is. SAUNDERS, Clerk
true coy of the petition and order thereon
sw1s Auest:-H. b. SAUNDkItS, Clerk.