Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-07-26
COUNTY CoMMIssIoNERs, NOTICE.

COUNTI COMMlSSlON EftS> NOIISEs
To the County Commissioners of the
County of Hancock, State Of Maine:
The undersigned real estate owners,
voters, residents and taxpayers OF the
State, respectfully represent to your
honorable board as follows:
That.under date of June 8, A. D. 1922,
ten ten voters Of said town Of Mariavills
was made to the selectmen of said
town to call meeting of the inhabi-
tants of said town qualified to vote IN
town affairs, and to insert in the war
rant for such meeting the following
articles viz:
(1) To see if the inhabitants of said
town of Mariaville Quallhed to vote In
town affairs will vote to discontinue so
much of the present town way leading
across Jordan's bridge, so-called. as
lies between the west line OF the Dr.
Morrison farm and the center of Union
river.
(2)To see if said Inhabitants will
vote to discontinue all Of the present
town way leading north from said Jor-
dams bridge road to the old Charles
| Silsby place.
That in accordance with said ap-
was duly made and such meeting was
duly held in said town of Mariaville
on Saturday, the 18th day of June,
1922, and by ballot duly taken at said
| meeting. the disturbances submit
ted under both article ~ and article
| t2) above recited were refused
That such refusal by said town Of
1 Mariaville to discontinue the portions
! of town ways specified in a. and (2)
\ above recited was unreasonable, as be-
ing in direct opposition to the interests
of the town of Mariaviile itseli as
municipal corporation, to the inhabi,
tants thereof as individuals. to said
Hancock county as community and
to the economic and Individual welfare
Maine, the first because, If effective
such refusal imposes upon the town 81
NIariaville the necessity of MAINTAIN
ing and repairing two stretches of un.
INHABITED h1 and useless public ways O
which ~ now terminates in the mid
die Of Union river by reason OF TN
town of Waltham having ALREADY ais
practically abandoned in, fact To-
years, the second because Sthe expens
ing of these two stretches of publ
ways, If not discontinued) would fal
! in the end upon the Inhabitants 0
Mariaville as individuals fa,,s ana thaxpay
| the refusal to discontinue ID and &
operates and is intended to operate e
!, interfere with the project OF one OF IN
CORPORATIONS Of our State to increas
its capacity to furnish both public ser
, vice and aid in carrying on Individual
. Industrial enterprises in this regiol
through additional power. to be gener
; tated by the flowing of these IVY
: stretches of public ways in Mariavill
famong other areas) as necessary =
the carrying out of this project, whl!e
on the other hand, your petitioners pc
lieve and represent that no propee
reasons can be shown your honorabl
board for said refusal of the town 0
Mariaville to discontinue these wv
short stretches of public ways.
Wherefore, your petitioners. nciuu
ling the Bar Harbor & Union tive
Power Co., owners of important rights
in said Union river which trav"rse'
the whole length of said town OF Ma
riaville, being parties aggrieved, mere
by appeal from said refusal by sale
town of Mariaville, and respectfully
ask under the provisions OF section q!
of chapter "a of our Maine revised
statutes. that your honorable poaro
| proceed and act on this petition &c
your board. and in accordance with the
authority with which you are by said
statutes vested. order said two
stretches of public ways in said Maria
| Vile "a and CD to be discontinued
under such provisions for the payment
of damages, if any. as may seem TO
your honorable board meet aud
| proper, according to the law in such
cases made and provided.
| The foregoing appeal and petition 70
| the county commissioners of Hancock
| county, State of Maine. is dated at
| Ellsworth, in said county, this eighth
| day of July. a. d. 1922.
CHARLES C. MORRISON, SENIOR,
and eight others.