Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-02
To the Honorable Board of County Com
mlssiehers of Kennebcc County in the

10 the Honorable Board Of County Cam
mnlssiehers OF Kennehcc County, in the
The undersigned, taxpayers and resi-
! cents of the town Cf WINSTON IN said
county, respectfully represent that the
highway known as the Kennebec River
road lescing TO the town line of Benton
IRON the req extending from the foos
OF sand Hllkso-called. IN said Winslow
10 Ilconic bridge and being a bart az fha
| highway laid out in, August, alS05. from
the Sebasticook River through the north
erly part of Winslow andthroiigh Clintoo
a and S .Isn to the Wesserrlnsett RIVER.
IN august, 1850, between the bridges in,
said Wirslow and thence to Allen Simn.
sons house, was originally laid out Of
| the width of four (4) rods, but that the
property owners and residents along said
highway have built their buildings and
constructed their fences along the same
/ with the understanding thar said high
way was three and one-half to1a, rods
| Wlue, and that many valuable houses
I have been built SO that parts of the sa1ns
are within the limits of said highway
| upon the easterly side and many Others
nave been built in close proximity 10 the
| easterly9 line of said highway: that An
gust 10, 1886, the inhabitants of the own
of Winslow at meeting legally called
and held, laid out a town way. over said
| highway commencing at a stone montI-
ment near the residence of Allen Simn.
son son and extending to the town line of
the town of Benton which said town way
was rad out three and one-nalf (3Ibl
rods in width, but that no alteration 81
| SAID portion of said highway was madu
| bee County
! Your petitioners therefore pray that so
much OF said highway as lies between
from Sand Hill to Ticonic Bridge and the
town line OF Benton, may be altered to
conform with the town way laid ont
by the town of Winslow in 1856. over
said highway and that the remaining
portion of the same between said resi-
dence Of said Allen Simpson and said
road extending over Sand Hill to Ticonlc
Bhrloge. be altered so that it shall be of
! the same width as said town way laid
/ out by said Town of Winslow. to viii.
three end one-half (Sla) rods and tha.
the west line of said highway so altered
Beginning at the Intersection of ine
northerly line of said road leading from
sand FIN to 1fconie Bridge with the
M We cry inc OF SAID highway leading to
intersection is eighty-two and fiye-tenths
| (S25) feet northerly from a granite
monument set in the ground near the
Intersection of the soatherly line of said
road from Sand Hill to 'Ticonic Bridge
with the westerly line of said highway
leading to Benton. measured in said
| leading from Sand Hill to Ticqnic Bridge:
thence north twenty-five (22) degrees
hfty-tWo (52) minutes east sig hundred
thirty-sevcn and eight-tenths (69783 feet
I thence north fifty-four (54) degrees and
thirteen Q3) minutes east fifteen hum
dred seveflty-eight and four-tenths d57SD
north thirty-two (s2) degrees 'ne and
tWenty-three (23) inmates east two hun
dred forty-five and five-tenths (2455) feet
TO granite monument: thence north
tWenty-seven co degrees, east two hun
dred five (2o5) feet to a granite monu-
ment:. thence north eighteen QS) degrees
and thirty 800 minutes east four hun
! rod fxzrn M. al.
monument; thence north thirty-five (35)
degrees and fifteen Q5) minutes east.
two hundred and ten and five-tenth
tzlo.o, feet to a granite monument;
thence north fifty 600 degrees and TWEEN
ty t2D minutes east nine hundred fifty
$3.50 feet to a granite monument; thence,
north fifty-three $50 degrees and thirty
600 minutes east, five hundred sixty-two
| and seven tenths (562.7) feet to a granite
| monument; thence north seventy-fwo (1O
degrees and seventeen Q7) minutes east
six hundred and seventy-three and two
| tenths tbl3.2) feet to a granite moni-
ment; thence north seventy-five ,(75) de-
grees and forty-five (45) minutes east.
one thousand, six hundred twelve and
| four-tenthS tlsl2 ~ feet to q granite mon
ument; thence north seventy-one CID de-
| grees and forty-five (45) minutes east,
nine hundred seventy-four and eight
| tenths (974.S) feet to a granite monument:
| thence north seventy-five, (75) and five
| (5l minutes east. two hundred sixty
| eight (26S) feet to a granite monument:
! thence north. forty-five (45) degrees east,
| four hundred ninety-five and five-tenths
ta9o.5) feet TO a granite monument;
thence north fifty-nine (59) degrees and
| five 90 minutes east, two hundred ninety.
| four ana three-tenths (29i.9 feet to
granite monument; thence north sixty
seven (6D degrees and fifteen Q5y minutes
east. seven hundred nine and five-tenths
G095) feet to granite monument;
| thence north seventy-three (73) degrees
| and. thirty 500 minutes enst, eight hun
dred seventy-nine and five-tenths (S79.5)
feet to granite monument; thence forth
| minutes east, one thousand four hundred
| eighteen and five-tenths Q41S5) feet to 4
1 granite monument; thence north eighty
one (SD degrees and thirty-fve (25) min
utes east, one thousand ninety-nine (1G99)
| feet to a granite monument set in the
north Enc of the town of Winslow.
Said highway as altered to be three
/ and one-half (3l1) rods wide and lie on
| the easterly side of the line above-de-
| scribed; the westerly line as above-de-
| scribed, being coincident with the west
erly line of said highway as now laid
out and the monuments hereindescribed
| being those placed In said western
line either by the County Commissioners
of this county or by the town Of Win
| slodw. =, ~ t,,st@iis
LESTER A. SIMPSON and 20 others.
STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC. ss:-Board of County
| Comm issioners, December Session, 1902
| Held by Adjournment January LIST, 1903.
On the foregoing petition, satisfactory
evidence having been received that the
| Petitioners are responsible and ought to
! be heard touching the matter set forth
| in said Petition, and that an, inquiry
! into the merits is expedient IT is Or
dered, that thirty days previous notice
he given, that the County Commissioners
will meet at the Town Hall in Winslow
on Wednesday, the 4th day of February
next, at 10 o o'clock A. M; and thence pro-
coed to view the route mentioned in said
Petition, and Immediately afterwards
hear the parties and their witnesses, and
then take such further measures in the
premises as may be adjudged proper. Said
notice to be given by serving attested
copies of said Petition and this order
thereon. upon the Clerk of the town of
Winslow, and by posting up such copies
in three public places in said town. and
by publishing the same in the Kennebec
Journal, a public newspaper printed in
said County; that all persons and cor
porations interested may attend and be
heard II they think proper.
Attest: W. s. CHOATE. Clerk.
A true copy of the Petition and order of
Court thereon.
Attest. w. s. CHOATE,e Clerk