Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-05-18
argal Notifies.

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To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners for Hancock County, Maine.
vINHE undersigned respectfully submit that
J. common convenience and necessity re-
of the present highway leading from the viii
lage 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 point in the
center Of the travelled road of the County
leading from Hancock to Ellsworth which
said point is 1EO 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 City of Ellis
worth; thence running South 81 degrees East
l2S feet; thence South IS degrees and so hin
utes East iG4 feet; thence South So degrees
East a feet; thence South 20 degrees and 30
minutes East l0S feet; thence South 80 degrees
East 300 feet TO a point in the center of the
travelled way Of said County road on the East
side of the Carrying Place Bridge.
The above described line is the center line
OF said proposed road and said line passes
distance of 1872 feet and over land of Luman
B. Stratton for the approximate distance Of
5A2 feet; total length OF new location. 772 feet.
Your petitioners ask that the old County
way discontinued that a new highway be
located between The termini, and substan-
TALLY over the route and location described
above.
WHEREFORE your petitioners pray that
due notice be given and proceed ,gs be taken
as required by law and that sa highway be
located as aforesaid
Dated at Hancock, April 81, 1904
o. w. Foss
AND SEVEN OTHERS.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.:-Court of County Commits
sioners, April Term A. D. 1904.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits
sioners being satisfied that the petitioners
are responsible, that 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 Carrying Place
Bridge, in said Hancock, on Tuesday. the
Seventh day of June, A. ID. 1904, at 8. 80 O'Clock
A. M and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition, Immediately after
which view, hearing of the parties and wit
Desses will be had at some convenient place
in the vicinity. and such other measures
taken in the premises 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 o. w. Foss, one of the petit
TONERS, and by posting up attested copies rs
aforesaid in three public places in said
town thirty days at least before the
tll4e appointed for said view, and by pub
fishing the petition and order thereon, three
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth Ameri-
the County OF Hancock, the first publication
to be thirty days at least before the time of
said view, that ali 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:-IouS " R~~'-rrc,- Tinrk.