Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-13

E-raaI Notitfs.

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To the Honorable Conrt of County Commits,
sioners for the County OF Hancock ana
State Of Maine, holden At ellsworth WITHIN mn
and for the County of Hancock on the
second Tuesday of April A. ID lSOS.
DESPECTFULLY represents Mrs. Alice
II, Perkins, an inhabitant Of the town o.
Breoksville in said County OF Hancocki that
a town way beginning AT the town ROAD oppo'
site the residence of Mrs. Alice Perkins your
petitioner, and ending at the land OF Lanch.
lin Davis In said town is unnecessary ana hot
demanded by public convenience but tnat
the Seectmen of said town OF BrooksVhle
upon petition Of Lauchlin Davis sad twenty
eight others, having given the notice ftqulfto
by law of their int ention, laid out town way
over the described route as follows. 70 witt
Beginning at the gate on the highway OF,
posite Mrs Alice Perkins residence ia SAID
town; thence running in southwesterly
course through land OF Mrs Alice PERKINS
forty four (44l rods 10 a stake; thence south
westerly through land OF Mrs. Mary Henry
80 rods to a sake at land OF Bauchlin Davis,
the line described to be the middle OF the
highway and the highway to be Two rods wide;
That among Others said Selectmen awarded
as damages to your petitioners for land taken
the sum OF Fifty Dollars.
And your petitioner further represents that
thereafterwards, to wit: On the Twenty
third day of February A. ID. 1903 the said Sc
lectmen filed written return of their pro
ceedings in laying out said town way contain
ing the boundaries and admeasurements oil the
same and an account of the damages allowed
or disallowed to each person for land taken
with the town clerk of said town OF Brooks
vile, and at public meeting OF the inhabt
tants Of said town duly notified and warned
by q warrant, la which was an article to see III
the town would accept said way as laid out
by said selectmen. held on the second day OF
March A. d. 1893 said Selectmen reported the
laying ont Of said way TO said town, and their
report was accepted and allowed by said in.
habitants and money raised 70 build said
road all OF which was caused TO be put on
record.
That said town way was laid out over and
across a certain lot or parce' OF land OF which
your petitioner was then and now Is the
owner in fee simple, for the distance OF forty
four rods.
That said laying out aud acceptance of said
way over and across your petitioners land was
unreasonable aid erroneous; and that said
estimate and award Of damages to your petit
toner was unreasonable and Inadequate;
whereby your petitioner Is aggrieved.
WHEREFORE your said petitiontr, within
one year thereafter, appeals from said decision
and prays to have said way discontinued and
all OF the action OF said Selectmen In said
proceeding together with the action OF the
Inhabitants OF said town OF Brooksyille
thereon annulled and reversed, or that she
may have her damages estimated as provided
by law.
Dated at Brooksville this 9th day OF May
A. ID. 1908. MRS. ALICE PERKINS.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss..-Court of County Commits
sioners, April Term, A. ID. 1903
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits.
sioners being satisfied that the petitioners
are responsible, that an inquiry into the
merits is expedient, and that the petitioners
ought to be heard touching the matter set
forth In their petition; order that the County
Commissioners meet At the house of Mrs. Alice
Perkins in Brooksville on Monday, the 18th
day of June, A. ID. 1905 at $50 o'clock p. NJ, and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned
in said petition. Immediately after 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 the Commissioners shall
Judge proper. And Il Is further
Ordered-That notice OF the time, place and
purpose OF the Commissioners meeting afore
said be given 10 all persons and corporations
interested by serving an attested copy of tho
petition and this order thereon, upon the
Clerk 81 the Town OF Brooksyille. q like copy
upon Mrs. Alice Perkins, one of the petit
TONERS. and by posting up attested copies as
aforesaid in three public places in said
town thirty days at least before the
time appointed for said view. and by pub
fishing the petition and order thereon. three
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth Ameri-
can, a newspaper published at Ellsworth, In
the County of Hancock, the first publication
to be thirty days at least before the time OF
said view, that all persons and corporations
interested may attend and be heard IL they
think At.
Attest:-JoHS Y. KSowLToS, CLERK,
A true copy of the petition and order thereon.
Attest:-JoHs r. ksowLros, Clerk.