Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-05-11
lrgal Notices.

To the Honorable Board of County Cosnunis-
sioners for Hancock County. Maine.
H1HE undersigned respectfully submit thzt
Il common convenience and necessity re-
quires an alteration and new location in nxrt
of the present highway leading from the viii
jage 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
centv' Of the travel e,i road Of the Comfy
leading from Hancock To Ellsworth. which
said point is 1850 feet from The center OF the
Carrying Place Bridge measured along the
center OF the County road leading from said
worth; thence running South 81 degrees Hast
1913 feet; thence South 3s degrees and 80 min
utes East l0i feet; thence South So degrees
East "a feet; thence South 70 degrees and 90
minutes East 108 feet; thence South 80 degrees
East 300 feet TO point in the center Of the
side of the 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 232 feet and over land of Luman
B. Stratton Tor the approximate distance Of
Your petitioners ask that the old County
way oe discontinued, that new highway be
located between the termipi, and substan-
tally over the route and location described
WHEREFORE your petitioners pray tsat
due notice be given and proceedings be taken
as required by law and that said highway be
located as aforesaid
Dated at Hancock, April "a, 1904.
o. w. Foss
AND SEVEN OTHERS.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.:-Court of County Commits
sioners, April Term, A. ID. 1904.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commas
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 Carrying PIsce
Bridge, in said Hancock, on Tuesday. the
Seventh day of June, A. d. 1904, at $50 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 as the Commissioners
shall judge proper. And it is further
Ordered-That 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
Clerk of the Town of Hancock, a like
copy upon o. W. Foss, one of the petit
TONERS, and by posting up attested copies rs
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 Ameyi-
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 F. KNowLToN. Clerk.