Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-10
Etgal 1Tatiess.
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To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners for ancock County, Maine.
FTNHE undersigned respectfully represent
l. that common convenience and necessity
require an alteration in the present county
way or highway leading from Northeast Har-
Dor to Seal Harbor in the town of Mount
Desert in said County, and in said part of
said highway near the mouth of the Stanley
Brook, so cal ed, between the Sea Side Inn
and the Glen Cove Hotel in the village OF Seal
Harbor in said Town of Mount Desert; said
alteration in said highway to commence in
the present way some Two hundred feet west
erly of the We'tefn bridge over the aforesaid
brook and run easterly but about forty feet
south of its present location at its central
point. and entering the present way about two
hundred feet easterly of said Western BRIDGE
and the present northerly curve in said road
where 1t crosses said brook to be made less
abrupt, and said way laid out in easy
curve. and cross said brook with new bridge
to the southeast of the present fridge.
The section of new road to be built being
the same amount of the present way to be
discontinued, to wit all Of thai portion OF the
present way not included in the way as
altered. The aforesaid alteration OF said
highway will pass over land of James and
Amos Clement to the west of said Stanley
Brook and lan1 of Linda M lyman EVELYN
Campbell and Robert E. Campbell to + e east
OF said Stanley Brook.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that notice
be given, and proceedings be taken as re-
quired by law to the end that said Highly way
may be altered as aforesaid.
Dated at Mount Desert, Hancock County,
Maine, this fourteenth day of July A d. 1901
A. &. j. CLEAENT
AND TWENTY EIGHT 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 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
o. George J.. Stebbins in said Mount
Desert. on Wednesday. the 3lst day OF
August A. d. 1901, at 10 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
| 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
| petition and this order thereon, upon the
| Clerk of the Town of Mount Desert, like
| copy upon James Clement, one of the petit
| TONERS. and by posting up sttested 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, 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 F. kEowLToN, Clerk.