Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-05-15

To the Honorable Court of County Commits
sioners for the County OF Hancock holden
at Ellsworth within and for the County of
Hancock on the Second Tuesday Of April
A. ID. 1901.
III Nevells, an inhabitant of the town Of
SedgwicE in said County of Hancock; that
town way leading from the highway near the
dwelling house OF Frank Nj. Billings in said
Sedgwick to the house lot and mill yard of
Roland Durgain is unnecessary and not de-
manded by public convenience; but that the
Selectmen of said town, upon petition of Ro-
land Durgain, then and now an Inhabitant of
said town of Sedgwick, having given the no
tice required by law of their intention, laid
out town way over the described route as
follows, to wit:
Beginning at the highway near the DWELL
ing house OF Frank NJ. Billings in said sedg
wick and in the center of the private way
leading to the dwelling house and saw mill
owned by Roland Durgain; thence by land OF
Il. II. Closson on the South and land OF
Charles Neyells on the North South SSH E.,
IS rods; thence s. II E., is rods; thence S. Az
l.. Is rods; thence s. 6Sia' f.. 2 rods up to land
owned by Arthur NJ Nevells; thence by land
of Arthur Nj. Nevells s. ga f., 10 rods;
thence $. 7lla' Il, rods; thence 5. 70s E., Is
rods; thence 5. So e. 10 rods; thence N. Ssias
T.. rods; thence $. 4ss f., 20 rods; thence S.
20 e., ID rods; thence 5. A. E., "a rods; thence
S. CO. E. 20 rods; thence S. 73le' E., 3s rods;
thence S. s2la' T., 10 rods up to land owned by
Roland Durgain; thence on land of said Dur
gain >. 3il2s e., rods; thence s. So E, I6
rods; thence S. 52' E., % rods up TO said Dur
gains house lot and mill yard. This road as
laid out follows the private way as used by
said Durgain and the several courses run
forms the center line of the town road, and
said road is to be three rods wide. Distance
on land Of Closson and Nevells, SO rods; JUS
tance On land OF A. NJ. Netelis, I5u rods; dis
lance on land OF Durgain, So rods; total dis
lance, 273 rods
That among others said selectmen awarded
no damages to Arthur Nj. Neyells, your Pc
titioDer, ior land taken.
And your petitioner further represents that
thereaiterwards, 10 wit: Oh the 18th day %
Enta h. ID Aala :. IsxI
a written return OF their proceedings in lay
ing out said town way, containing the boun-
daries ana their measurements thereof and an
account Of the damages allowed OF disallowed
TO each person for land taken, with the town
clerk OF said town OF Sedgwick, and at pub
lie meeting of the inhabitants OF said town,
duly notified and warmed by warrant, in
which was inserted an article to see il the
town would accept said way laid out by
said Selectmen, held on the attn day of March
A. d. 1901, said Selectmen reported the laying
out of said way to said town. and their re-
port was accepted and allowed by said inhab-
itants and caused to be put on record
That said town way was laid out over and
across certain lot or parcel of land of which
your petitioner was then and now is the owner
in tee simple, for the distance OF l7D rods.
That said laying out and acceptance OF said
way over and across your petitioners land
was unreasonable and erroneous; and that
said estimate of damages and award or fail
ure to award damages to your petitioner was
unreasonable and inadequate; whereby your
petitioner is aggrieved.
W utFtIOre your sa1u petitioner, within one
year thereafter, appeals from said decision
and prays to have said way discontinued and
all the action of said Selectmen in said pro-
ceeding annulled and reversed, or that he
may have his damages estimated as provided
by law.
Dated at sedgwiek this 18th day of May
A ID. 1901. ARTHUR NJ. EEvELLs.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK SIS. Court of County Commits
sioners, April Term, A. d. 1901.
Upon the foregoing petition the commission.
ers being satisfied that the petitioners are re-
sponsibie, that an inquiry into the merits is ex.
pedient, and that the petitioners ought to be
heard touching the matter set forth in their ne
tition; order that the County Commissioners
meet at the house of Roland Durgain In sedp
wick, in said County, on Wednesday. the
Isth DAY OF June A. ID. 1901, at 2 O'Clock
+. NJ, and thence proceed to view the
route mentioned in said petition Immediately
aIter which view, hearing of the parties
and witnesses will be had at some convenient
place IN the vicinity, and such other measures
taken in the premises as the Commissioners shall
Judge proper. And 1t is further
oruerea Ihat notice OF the time, place and
purpose OF the Commissioners meeting afore
said be given to all persons and corporations
interested, by serving an attested copy of the
petition and this order thereon, upon the
u unan Q, .he town OF Sedgwick, like copy
Dy posting up attested copies as aforesaid
IN three public places in said town fhirfv
days at least before the time appointed for
SAID view, and by publishing the petition and
o5aer thereon, three weeks successfully in the
EnsMorth American, newspaper published
at Ellsworth, in the County of Hancock rho
nrst publication to be thirty DAYS al least he
1ore the time Of said view. that all persons and
heard If they think fit " De
Attest john f. KSowLros. Clerk.
true copy of the petition and order thereon
A"ess'-JoHN r. kNowLToS, Clerk.