Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-02

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To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners for Hancock County, Maine.
VNHE undersigned respectfully represent
l. that common convenience and necessity
require an alteration and new location in part
of the present highway or county way leading
from the village of Hancock TO the City of
Ellsworth in said County of Hancock. said
new location to follow course the center of
which is thus described:
Beginning at a point in the center of the
travelled way of the County Road leading
from Hancock to Ellsworth, which said point
is 367 feet from the center of the Carrying
Place Bridge measured along the center of the
County Road leading from said Carrying
Place Bridge to the village of Hancock;
thence running North "a degrees West S3i
feet; thence North 40 degrees and 80 minutes
West l81 feet to point in the center of the
West side of the said Carrying Place Bridge.
The above described line is the center line
of said proposed road and said line passes
over land of County way for the approximate
distance of 1l2 feet and land of Luman b.
Stratton for the approximate distance of S3l
feet and land of stephen stratton heirs for
the approximate distance of SO feet. Total
length OF new location, 5l2 feet.
Your petitioners ask that the old county
way be discontinued and that new highway
be located between the termini and substan-
TALLY over the route and location above de-
scribed.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that due
notice be given and proceedings be taken as
required by law and that said highway be To-
Gated as aforesaid.
Dated at Hancock July %, 1903.
w. w. JELLIsoN AND
EIGHT OTHERS.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.:-CouIt of County Commits
sioners, April Term, A. d. 1908.
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 on the premises described
in the petition on Thursday, the eighth day
of October, A. ID. 1903, at O'Clock A. M. and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned
in said petition. Immediately after which
view, a 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 it is further
Ordered-That notice of the time, place and
purpose of the Commissioners meeting afore-
interested by serving an attested copy OF the
petition and this order thereon, upon the
Clerk Of the Town OF Hancock, like copy
upon w. W. Jellison, 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
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 If they
think fit.
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLToN, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order thereon.
Attest:-JoHN +. KNowLroN. Clerk.