Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-07

Commissioners of the County Of
Franklin and State of Maine:
We, the Undersigned, responsible
persons, and legal voters in said
county, respectfully represent that
common convenience and necessity re-
quire the location of a highway wholly
in said County of Franklin as follows:
Beginning at point on the north
line of the town of Eustis in said
county of Franklin, at the center of q
travelled way, known as the Chain of
Ponds road, leading northwesterly
from Eustis Village to Chain of Ponds:
thence in a northwesterly direction by
the most feasible route through Town
known as Jim Pond Township: Town
ship No. ?, Range 5, w. b. K. p,
known as Alder Stream Township:
Township No. >, Range g.. w. B. K: p,
and thence through gore north of
Townships Nos. and 3, Range 6, W.
B. X. p, known as Coburn Gore, to
the boundary line between the State of
at point on said boundary line, at
the center of a road leading from Ar
mold Pond Camps, SO called, in Maine,
to Woburn Village, in said Dominion
of Canada.
Your petitioners further represent
that the above proposed highway is
not within any town or plantation re-
quired to raise money to make and re-
pair highways.
Wherefore your petitioners pray
that after due notice and proper pro-
ceedingS your Honorable Board will
lay out said highway as aforesaid by
metes and bounds, and make such Or
ders and DEGREES, and take such other
action as may be by statute provided.
all of which your petitioners in duty
bound will ever pray.
J. Fl. Thompson and sol others.
STATE or MArSr
Franklin, SIS. COURT OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. April Term, 1926,
second day held May 4, A. d. 1926.
(SeaD
On the foregoing petition, satisfac-
tory evidence having been presented,
the said Court of County Commits
sioners adjudges that the petitioners
are responsible, that an enquiry into
the merits is expedient: that they
ought to be heard touching the matter
set forth in said petition, and that the
proposed highway is not within any
town or plantation required to raise
money to make and repair highways;
it is therefore ordered that legal no;
tice be given to the land owners and
all other parties interested: that the
said County Commissioners will meet
at Days Hall in Eustis Village, in
said town of Eustis, on Monday, the
eight O'Clock in the forenoon, and hear
the parties and their witnesses, and
thence proceed to view the route set
forth in said petition, and other routes
Immediately afterwards hear the par
ties and their witnesses. and then
take such further measures in the
premises as may be adjudged proper.
Said notice TO be given by publish
ing an attested copy of the said Pc
tition and this order thereon in the
State Paper, to wit, the Daily Kenne-
bee Journal, newspaper printed at
Augusta in the County of Kennebec
and State of Maine, for six successive
weeks, the last publication to be thirty
days at least before said time sof
hearing, that all persons and corpora
tons interested may attend and be
heard il they think proper.
This notice by publication in said
State Paper being ordered for the
reason that the owners of the land
over (which the proposed highway
passes are unknown.
be given to the following persons and
corporations, to wit: The Brown Com
pany, a corpora tion duly organized
under the laws of Maine, and having
ness at Portland, In the County of
Cumberland, and State of Maine; The
Megantic Fish and Game Corporation,
corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Maine
and having an office at Portland in
said State of Maine; Blaine S. Viles
of Augusta, County of Kennebec, and
Matte f. Goodwin of Skowhegan in
the County Of Somerset and State of
Maine; Coburn Heirs, Inc. a corpora
tion organized and existing by law.
and having it's Office and principal
place of business in Skowhegan, afore-
said; the Dead River Timberland Com
pany, corporation duly established
by law and having its Office and prin-
cipal place of business at Portland in
the County of Cumberland and State
Of Maine, and Hollingsworth & Whit
ney Company, corporation duly es-
tablished by and existing under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts, and having its principal
place Of business at Boston in the
County of Suffolk and Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. by serving attested
copies of this petition and this order
thereon, on said persons and corpora
tions being reputed owners Of said
lands or parts of said lands over which
ii is asked to lay out said highway,
or reputed owners of adjoining town
ships that may be benefited thereby.
Said service to be made fourteen days
at least before said time of hearing
that if owners or interested they may
attend and be heard If they desire.
and that all persons and corporations
interested may attend and be heard If
they think proper.
Attest: b. NJ. SMALL, Clerk.
true copy of the petition and orr
der of Court thereon.
Attest: b, NJ. SMALL Clark