The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-09
PETITION
To THE SELEcrMEN OF THE Town OF NEW

To THE SELEcTMEN OF THE Town OF New
PORTLAND.
The Somerset Farmers Cooperative Tele-
phone Company, duly incorporated, respect
fully petitions for the right to set its poles
and string its wires upon, over and along the
following named highways and public roads
within the town of New Portland and for the
right to erect within said highways all neees-
sary strengthening structures and supports,
to wit:
The road leading from the Lexington town
line just east of Gilman pond southerly
through North New Portland Village to the
Embden town line; the road leading from
tre corner at the A. Page place east Of
Gilman pond, southeastern past the Mrs
Viles and the Mrs. Warren places to the
river road just northwest of North New Port
land village; the road leading fr, m North
New Portland Village northeasterly to the
Embden town line; the road leading from
the {. Pease farm southeasterly to the
Embden town line; the road leading from
the corner at the w. S. Bunker place. easter
ly to the Embden town line; the road lead.
ing from North New Portland village west
ery across the bridge. past the w. Knapp
farm and the 6. Williams farm, past the
corner of the E. Williamson farm, northerly
to the Lexington town line and westerly
from the corner at the c. Kirshner place to
the corner at the schoolhouse on the river
road; the road leading from the corner by
the schoolhouse and the N. II. Moody place
nouherly to the foot of Gilman pond the
road leading from the corner at the N. II.
Moody place, northwesterly past the S. G.
Lane place to the Lexington town line; the
road leading from the Embden town line
northwesterly along the noitherly side Of the
Cauabassett river through East New Port
land village and up the north side Of said
river past the A. Thompson and the NJ.
Young places to the Kingfeld town line; the
road leading from East New Portland to
North New Portland on the west side Of the
Gilman Pond branch of the Carrabassett
stream; the road leading from the corner on
the river road, near the Leonard Thompson
place, northerly to the east and west road, at
the w. Knapp place; the road leading from
the corner near the A. Tho pson place on
the river road, northerly to the schoolhouse
on the east and west road; the river road
leading from the Arson line northerly and
westerly along the southerly side Of Cara
b. ssett river to West New Portland village;
the road leading from West New Portland
village southeasterly to the Arson town line;
the road leading southerly from West New
Portland village to the New Vineyard town
line; the road next above the New Vineyard
and the Arson town lines. running easterly
and westerly across the town Of New Port
land, past the g. Fletcher and the S. Cottle
farms, and northerly near the S, uthwest
corner Of the town. past the Mrs. Adams and
the II. Luce farms to the corner near the J.
D. Brackley and Son farm; the road leading
from West New Portland village, southwest.
erly past the w. Clifford farm to the New
Vineyard town line; the road leading from
West New Portland village northwesterly
rlong the west side Of the Carrabassett river
to the Lexingt town line; the road leading
from West New Portland village westerly. to
the Franklin county line; the road leading
from the corner near the E. True place,
norherly and westerly past the Simmnnds
places to the E. True place; the road leading
from the corner near the o.. E. Butts place
westerly to the Franklin county line; the
road leading from the West New Portland
village, northerly across the Carrabassett
river to the east and west road at the A. 5.
Parsons place. The above described roads
being all and the same shown on tine plan Of
New Portland in George N. Colby x Co.'S
Atlas Of Somerset County, dated 1883.
Dated at Norridgewock, Maine, this
twenty first day Of April A. d. 1908.
The SOMERSET FARMERS COOPERATIVE
TELEPHONE Company.
by J. w. Packard, President.