Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

To the Honorable the Court OF County
cock and State Of Maine, next TO be holden at
Ellsworth, in and for said County, on the
second Tuesday of April, A. d. 1905.
fENHE undersigned. responsible persons and
Il owners Of real estate in the vicinity of
the County Road highway leading from
Asticou p. o. to Seal Harbor in the town OF
Mt. Desert, in said County OF Hancock, re-
specially represent that new county road
or highway was by this Honorable Court at
its October 1904 regular session laid out and
reported, extending from point on said
Road at its melton with the Somesvlle
Road. SO called; TO a point on sail Road OPP
posite the Stable of John P. Hopkinson;
That prior to said October 1904 regular ses-
sion OF this Honorable Court ito wilt, prior to
Oct II. 4. d. 1890, one Cor more) other high
ways existed between said two points, laid
out unde former proceedings had in this
Court and used by the public for purposes of
travel;
The the premises embraced within the limits
Of said ewly laid out highway las will appear
from the report Of this Court and the plan of
William N Dyer, Surveyor. accompanying
said report differ in many respects from the
premises embraced within the limits OF said
other highway or highways between said two
point alb we rectteu either actually trav-
elled or as legally laid out and existing inn
mediately prior to said last regular session of
this Court, as will appear from the doipgs
and ptoee. dings of this Court heretofore had
and set Itb in its own p operrecords thereof;
That the public convenience and travel do
not require or make desirable any other
county highway betWe said Two points than
said county road or highway laid out and re-
ported, as above recited by this Honorable
Court at its October 1901 regular session;
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that so
much and all of any county road or highway
existing upon October IL, A d. 1904, between
said point on said Road at its junction with
the Somesville Road so called, and said point
on said Road opposite the Stable of John P.
Hopktnson. and not in any part included
within the linits of said new county road or
highway laid out and reported. as above
cited, at said October 1901 regular session Of
this Court be discontinued.
FREDERICK l. PHILLIPS,
AND THIRTEEN OTHERS.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss:-Court of County Commits
sioners, April Term, A. d. 1905.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits
are responsible, that an inquiry into the
merits is expedient, and that the petitioners
forth in their petition; order that the County
Commissioners meet at the house of A. G.
Savage in Mount Desert on Wednesday, the
l4th day of June A. d. 1905, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
aud thence proceed to view the route men
toned in said petition, Immediately after
which view, hearing of the parties and wit
nesses VIII be had at some convenient place
in the vicinity, and such other measures
taken in the premises as The Commissioners
shall Judge proper. And 1t is further
Ordered-rhaJ 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 Mount Desert, like
copy upon Frederick I. Phillips and by post
ing up attested copies aforesaid in three
public places in said town thirty days at least
before the time appointed for said view. and
by publishing the petition and order thereon,
three Veeks successfully in the Ellsworth
American, newspaper published at Els
worth, 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:-JoHH F. KNowLToN, Clerk.
true copy of the petition and o der thereon.
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLToN CLERK.