Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-02
PETITION.

To the Honorable Commissioners Of Ken
nebec County:
We the undersigned. respectfully rep
resent that the public wants and .conven-
fence require that road and highway
be laid out and constructed beginning
near the north end of the river road and
leading in northeasterly direction across
the land of F.AEk Lowell and others 10
Maple street.
At the regular -Aarch meeting of 1897 of
the town of Farmingdae the seicctmen
presented a report in favor of said road
which was rejected. Since then the Sc
lectmen have unreasOnably refused to
lay out said road in an acceptable man.
ner.
Therefore, We ask that your honors
view the premises and locate and cause
said road to be built in accordance with
the laws in such cases made and prOvid-
ed
Farmingdale, Me-. May 29th 1897.
JAMES A. W. NORTON and As others.
STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec IS:
Supreme Judicial Court.
March Term, 1898.
To Loring Farr of Manchester. ID. f.
Merrill of West Gardiner. and Chas. +.
Johnson of Waterville. all in said county
and disinterested persons.
Greeting:
Whereas upon the foregoing petition of
JdIutS "a W. .NOItoi stllt 10 ot.ittS. the
county commissioners of said county hav
ing given the notice required by law. met
and viewed the premises and heard all
persons interested. and made report of
their doings al August session A. d. 1897.
as follows:
And whereas after the said report had
been duly made and placed on file and
before the present term of this court the
inhabitants of the town of Farmingdale.
by A. NJ. Spear. their attorney. appealed
r. 4.
siOners granting the prayer of said petit
ton. and duly entered SAID appeal in this
court, it being the next term of this
court in this county. you. the said Farr,
Merrill and Johnson, are therefore APP
pointed by the said Supreme judicial
mttee for the following purposes as
provided by law in such case. namely;
You are first to be sworn TO faithful
discharge of your duties under this COM
mission; YOU are to give thirty days pre-
viOuS notice of your meeting to act upon
said petition by serving attested copies
of said petition, and this order thereon
upon the clerk of the town of Farming
dale. and by posting up such copies in
three public places in said town. and by
causing the same to be published in the
Kennebec Journal a public newspaper
printed in said county and You are then
to view the way mentioned in said petit
ton. hear the parties and make your re-
port at the next or second next term OF
this court in this county. whether the
judgment of the county commissioners
aforesaid should be in whole or in part
affirmed or reversed.
Given at the clerks office of said court
In Augusta and the seal of said court
hereto affixed this 22d day of August A.
D. 1898.
w. S. CHOATE, Clerk
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant it is
ordered that thirty days notice be given
that the committee therein named will
meet at the house of Frank Lowell in
Farmingdale on Wednesday. the 5th day
of October. 1898. at II o'clock in the fore
noon and thence proceed to view the way
mentioned in said petition. and immedi-
ately afterwards hear the parties and
their witnesses and then take such fur
ther measures in the premises as they
may deem proper and authorized by said
warrant. Said notice to be given by
serving an attested copy of said petition
and warrant (excepting the county COM
missioners' report copied therein) and OF
this order thereon upon the clerk of the
such copies In three public and conspic-
uous places in said town of Farmingdae
and by causing the same to be published
in the Kennebec Journal a public news
paper printed in said county. that all
persons and corporations interested may
attend and be heard if they think prop
err
Dated at Augusta. this 31st day of Au-
gust, 1898.
LORING FARR.
CHARLES F. JOHNSON,
d. r. MERRILL.
Committee.