Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-07

To the County Commissioners Of the
County of Penobscot.
Respectfully represent the under
signed, selectmen and responsible cit
lzenS or the town of Clifton in the
County of Penobscot. as follows:
Cd A certain way is now existing
| q part of which lies in the Town Of
Clifton. in said County of Penobscot
and the remainder in the Town of AM
| herst in the County of Hancock. which
way as aforesaid lies in two or more
| counties. and extends from town TO
follows:
"A certain way extending from a
point in the town of Amherst in the
County of Hancock. Numbered one on
Highway location Town of Clifton.
Penobscot County. Maine" Surveyed
August 1924 by D. J. Mason. c. L,
scale ] -to said point being, an iron
| bearing north 90 ~. a dis nee Of
164.5S feet from the northeasterly cor
ner of house now or formerly owned
or occupied by Augustine Il. Archer.
also bearing 1925 feet from the
northwesterly corner of the aforesaid
Archer house: and extending thence
over Chicks Hill. So-called TO a point in
the Town of Clifton. in the existing
highway near land now or formerly OF
L. a. Mosher."
CO Your petitioners desire and 1t
Is their belief that common and public
convenience snd necessity require
that the above described way should
be discontinued and altered. and in
place thereof new highway leading
from and through said Clifton through
and to said Amherst should be laid out
that portion OF said highway within
the town of Clifton TO be described
substantially as follows:
Description of a Highway location in
the town of Clifton, Penobscot County,
Maine, as surveyed by David J. Mason
&. E, Aug. 1924.
Beginning at point No. Is according
to survey of d. J. Mason. Z T. said
Point being in center of highway and
on the division line between the
town Of Amherst. Hancock County,
Maine and the town of Clifton, Pc
ing marked by an iron spike driv-
en- into the ground. said spike
bearing north seventy-onc degrees
Twenty-Five minutes east t.l"-:HD a
distance of forty-five A5l feet from n
beech tree thirteen (lS) inches in dia-
meter. also bearing south thirtN-five
minutes east COO $50 a distance OF
iifty-five t5al feet from \ beech tree
eighteen u9 inches il diameter,
thence north ffty-hVe degrees i've
minutes west tS5' 90 Il distance OF five
hundred tWenty-one (a2D feet 20 point
No. &c. marked by an iron spike into
the ground, said spike bearing north
seventy -clSnt degrees 'thlriN-nNe NM
utes east u.s. So distance Of sixty
nine aud tive-tenths t69.5) feet from n
beech tree fourteen UD inches in dia
meter: thence north torty-two degrees
Twenty-Five minutes west tA2' 80 a
distance of four hundred forty -one
GAP feet to point No. -, marked by
an iron spike driven into the ground,
SAID spike bearing southcrlN dis
tance of fifty and three-tenthS (Iu,3l
feet from a yellow birch tree & inches
n fhnnSn I,lT WI fNR
degrees fifty minutes west A3' 500 n
distance of two hundred forty nine
(249 feet to point No. Is, marked by
iron spike driven into the ground, said
spike bearing north sixty seven de
erees twenty-five minutes east t6I'
25D distance of fort>-eight feet
from a yellow birch tree ten DW in
ches in diameter, also bearing south
two degrees forty minutes west g.
400 a distance of thirty-nine and n&-
tenths (S9.I) feet from spruce tree
IA inches in diameter; thence north
"a degrees west Ga 0Q) a distance of
two hundred lightweight '2SS) feet
to the division line between land now
or formerly of Whitcomb. Haynes and
! Whitney ana that now or formerly of
Urban DickeN; thence by tn" same
| bearing north thirty-four degrees no
| minutes west t34' o0) a distance OF
fifty 600 feet To point No. 30. marked
by an iron spike driven into the
ground. said spike bearing south
thrty-flve degrees west t3J0 OoD a
distance of forty and six-tcnths I406)
feet from a yellow birch tree twelve
G9 inches in diameter; thence north
eighteen degrees twenty-five minutes
west GSo 80 a distance of one hum
dred seventeen 40 feet to tho diri-
sion line between land now or formerly
of Urban Diclcy and land now or for
merly Taner; thence by the same bear
ing north eighteen degrees twenty-five
minutes west (lS0 80 a distance Of
4 rs
marked by an iron spike driven into
the ground said spike bearing south
seventy degrees fifty minutes cast
CO. 500 distance OF fifty-one t1D
G4) inches. also bearing south forty.
one degrees west t4lo 0oD a distance
of fifty-cight t5S) feet from yellow
birch tree sixteen 16) inches in dia-
meter: thence north three degrees fif-
teen minutes west GO $50 a distance
of two hundred nineteen t21D feet to
point No. 81. marked by an iron spike
driven into the ground said spike bear
ing south sixty degrees forty minutes
west (60' 400 a distance of thirty-one
and five tcnths t31.5) feet from a vel
low birch tree seventeen 90 inChes
in diameter, also bearing south forty
three degrees five minutes east t43'
05D a distance Of siXty-4ur 90 feet
from a yellow birch tree eight tS) in
Ches in diameter: thence north twenty
four degrees forty minutes west
t24' 400 distance of four hundred
forty-one H4D feet to point No. -
the ground. said spike bearing south
ffty-onc degrees thirty-iiNe minutes
cast t31' $50 distance of hfty-nune
and eight tenthS t59.S) feet from a
spruce tree five inches in diameter al
so bearing south forty-sevcn degrees
fifteen minutes west az ]oo dis
lance of forty-one and three tcnths
t1.3) feet from yellow birch tree
eleven GD inches in diameter; thence
north eleven degrees ten minutes west
or 100 n distance of three hundred
5000 feet to point No. SO marked by
an iron spike driven into the ground
said spike bearing south Seventy-ntnc
degrees fifteen minutes east t13o 49,
q distance of rty-two (ic) feet from
a yellow birch tree fourteen 90 in
chcs in diameter, also bearing south
fourteen degrees thirty minutes west
G4' 800 a distance of fifty and six
| tcnthS (50.6) feet from another yellow
birch tree twenty-three t23) inches in
diameter: thence north sixteen degrees
forty-fiVe minutes west G6' 40 q
distance of two hundred eighty-two
/ (282) feet to point No. -. marked by
IAN iron spike driven into the ground
on the division line between land now
or formerly of Taner and land now or
formerly of Weber. said spike bearing
south ffty-seven degrees fifty min.
seventy-one t7D feet from beech
tree twelve G2) inches in diameter.
also bearing south fifteen degrees west
Us" 00D a distance of forty-two and
five tenths 42.5) feet from an ash tree
thirteen GD inches in diameter:
thence north twenty-six degrees
twenty-five minutes west co. 25D a
distance of one hundred eighty seven
$50 feet to point No. b marked by
an iron spike driven into the ground
said spike bearing south seventy-two
degrees thirty-five minutes east (72'
$50 a distance of sixty-nine and two
tenths 1922 feet from beech tree
nine 90 inches in diameter. also bear
ing south five degrees west 81 00D a
distance of forty-three H3) feet from