Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-17
Neeal y ottrrs.
STATE or MAINE.

STATE or MAINE.
To the Honorable Commissioners of Penob-
scot county. GREETING:
NUUR petitioners respectfully represent
1 that common convenience aud necessity
require the opening OF "a new highway 1ead
ing from the the county road in the town of
Greenfield, in said Penobscot county, at the
point where the town road starts which leads
to the w. H. Lttledeld residence, So called;
thence on said town road to a point near the
said Littlefeld residence where there is way
used going to and from Hancock tannery So
called, situated in township 80, Hancock
county; thence to the town line of said Green
field and said township 80 in Hancock county
along the aforementioned way; thence from
said town line of Greenfield along the aforc-
mentioned way in said township SO, Hancock
county, to the Hancock tannery above men
toned.
Your petitioners further pray that if you
are satisfied that they the petitioners, are re-
sponsible, that You may call a meeting of the
commissioners Of the county of Hancock and
after proper notice hearing on this petition
may be had.
The county of Hancock being the only other
county through which the said road will pass
BUzzELL RICE TANNING Co.
j. H. Rice, Clerk.
John II. Rice.
James d. Rice.
STATE OF MAINE.
PENoBsCoT ss.:-Court of County Commits
sioners, April term, y. d. 1899.
Upon the foregoing petition it Is considered
by the commizsi ners that the petitions rs are re.
sponsihle, and that they ought to he heard
touching the matter set forth in their petition,
and therefore order thdt the county commits.
aiouers meet at the -chonlhouae nearest the resi-
dence of W. II I.ittleield, in the town of Green
field, in the county OF fenouscut on Friday. the
fourteenth day of july, u. 1899, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, and thence proceed to view
the route mentioned in said petition imme-
di&ttly after which view, Il hearing of the parties
and witnesses will he had at some Couycnient
place in the vicinity, and such further measures
taken in the premises IA the commissioners shall
Judge proper Aud it j. further
ordered That notice oi the time, place and
purpose of the commissioners meeting aturcsatt.
he given TO ali persons and corporations inter
c-ted, by serving AN attestcd copy of tine pc.
titiOn and this order thereon, upon the clerk OF
the town of Greenfield, in said rcnob-cot coun.
ty, and by posting W. attesEed copies as afore.
said in three public places in said town, thirty
days at least before the time appointed for
such vi W, and also by publishing the petition
and order thereon, six weeks successfully in the
Bangor Weekly Courier, II new papcr publish he'd
in Bangor, in said Penobecot county, and in
the EllsW orth American, newspaper published
in Ellsworth, in the county OF Hancock, Maine
and in the kenuehcc .Journai, the State paper a
of Kenncbec, Maine, the last publication to ht
thirty days at least before the time of said view
And it is further urteIed that an atte7ted copy
of said petition and Of mis- order he serve d
upon the chairman Ut the county commissioners
OF Hancock county, Matte, at least thirty day
before the tim appointed for such view, that all
persons and corporations interested may at
tend and be heard il they think fit.
Attest e HAS. e SWF vt Clerk
a true copy of The petition and orucr thereon
Auest:-tHAs. r. SWEET, Clerk.