The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
PETITION LEGISLATURE FOR CHARTER TO
INCORPORATE NEW WATER DISTRICT
Boundaries Defined --Stipulations and Rules of
New Body Set Forth in Bill introduced


troduce1 bu a The Legislature
yesterday petitioa.ne for a charter to
incorporate @afef district in this
town. The bin has recently been
drawn up BY \ Is Butler and Wa
read before prominent cflizens at a
meeting last Saturday evening.
The boundaries for the proposed
water district are as follows:
The following territory IL the Town
of SkoW hegan and the People within
the same. namely Commencing on
the East side of Madison Avenue al
Cold Brook where the south line of
the Palmer farm. SO called. now own
ed by Cyrus Newton, intersects the
East line of said Avenue; thence East
on the South line Of SAID Palmer
farm to the Southeast corner there
of, thence III a straight line TO the
East side of road leading from SkoW-
hogan 10 Athens past the Catholic
Cemetery whore il is interseCted BY
the South line OF tho Dr Mann farm.
so called. thence East along the
South line of said Dt Mann farm to
the Southeast corner thereof. thence
in straight line to the Northeast
corner of land Of Skowhegan Water
Company. thence along the East line
of land of said SkOwhegan Water
Company and continuing the same
course 10 kennebec River at the
Great Eddy: thence down said kiYar
to the West line Of the farm of George
II. Weston. thence along the West
line OF said farm TO the river road
leading To Wateryille: thence along
the East line of Edgewood Park. so
called, 10 the Southeast corner there
of: thence along the South line OF
said EdgeWood Park and land Of
Joseph Maxwell to the road leading
from the river road to Wateryille to
the middle road to Waterville; thence
along said road 10 the South line Of
the field of Ella ". Pooler; thence
Westerly along the South line of said
field to the West line thereof, thence
Northerly To the run that extends
Westerly at the foot of the hill South
of land of Charles Folsom-Joues.
thence along said run crossing the
Middle Road so called. AT the culvert
at the foot of the hill and continuing
along said run al the foot of the hill
South of land of Henry Narney 10
Currier Brook. 50 called; thence
Southcrly up said Currier Brook 10 i
point in or opposite the North line ot
the brick kiln property owned by
Horace purinton X Company. thence
along the North line OF said brick
kiln property to the back road lead
ing to Wateryile. thence along the
South line Of land Of Lewis \, Cas-
we'll to the Southwest corner thereof.
thence in a straight Inc parallel With
Bloomfield Street 10 the East line Of
land of NJ. : Osborn thence North
erly along SAID 0sborn's East line
which is near The line of poles of the
Central Maine Power Company to the
kenneboc River thence down said
kennehee River to a point where the
line of said Central Maine Power
Company crosses to The North bank Of
the Kennebec Rive. thence along
said line Of poles al said Central
Maine Power Company 10 the high
way leading from SkoWhcsan to Nor
ridgewock, thence Easterly alons
said highway to Tie East line of lot
siXty-three. according 10 Thomas
Farrington's plan thence NOrtherlA
along the East line of sad Lot sixty
three to point where the line OF the
Central Maine Power Company
crosses said East lmc Of Lor sixty
three: thence a,ous the lne of poIe~
of said Central Nane Power Compant
10 the South line o' ~aid Palmer
farm. thence Gastrl atoms The
South line of sad IumeJ Farm =
lhe point OF he-fHH.uE shall eaa
samc Il body pa1l, and ,orpofafs
under the name ol ShoMHEGAN
WATER DISTRICT for Ire rurpse
Contpu,d aa ragt Foul'