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1786, May 16. Voted, that the Rhoade on the southerly side of the Settlement Layd out Last year is Excepted by the Town. (There is no record of such a road.)
1786, May 26. Voted, that the Rhoade a Cross Lots No. 27, 28, 29, & 30 be altred so as to Lead to Goose River at a bridge caled the foot Bridge.
1787, March 22. Voted to Cross the Lot No. 27, to Goos River, Nigh to a place caled the foot Bridge, and from thence Cross Lot Number 28 to the Laid out Rhoade in No. 29.
Belfast, ye 6th April, 1787. Lay'd out a Highway Begining at the Easterly side of Lot No. 29, thence E. S. E. through lot No. 28 to a Large Rock on the Northly side of ye Rhoade, thence E. and be S. to Gooss River, from sd River E. S.ly till No. 27, thence Through sª Lot No. 27 South East, E.ly till the Layd out Rhode on the westerly side of Lot No. 26, Sª Rhoade to be four Rood wide. Recorded pr. Samuel Houston, Clk.
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1788, June 2. Voted to alter ye Rhoade from Lot No. 24, & Cross No. 25, No. 26, and No. 27, to the most Convient Place, Cross Goos River, and from thence Cross No. 28, to the Rhoade on the East side of [illegible].
Belfast, May ye 12, 1788. A Transcrip of the Road on the west side of the River, from the Narrows to the North Line of Sandey Beach Lot. Begining first at a Beach Tree on the North Line of No. 28, thence south 50° E. 100 Rods, thence S. 28º E. - Rodes thence south, somewhat Eastrly to the Line of Sandey Beach Lot first mentioned.
1789, June 2. Voted, that all former roads Cross Lots No. 26, 27, & 28, are disanuled.
Voted, that the Roade cross Lots No. 26, 27, & 28, is to Begin at the Rode Layd out cross Lot No. 25, and to Lead to Goss River to a Place cald the foot Bridge, and from thence to the Rode Layd out Cross No. 29 the nearest and best way.
1789, June 23. Voted, the Transcrip of the Rode is Excepted as Laid out Cross Lots No. 26, 27, & 28.
A transcrip of the Roade Leading Acrost Lots No. 26, 27, & 28. Begining at a Stake and Stones at y: North side of the Roade where it crosses No. 26, thence N. 26° 00' W. 60 Rods to a Beach tree marked, thence N. 60° W. 22 Rods to a Birch Tree, thence N. 57° W. 33 Rods to a stake and stones, thence N. 64°, W. 40 rods to a stake and stones, thence West to goose River, thence crossing the River to a Stake and Stones, thence N. 70° W. 18 Rods to a stake and stones, thence N. 10° W. to the West Side of No. 28, Ajoining the Road. N.B. The above Line is to be understood to be on the North side of the Road.
1791, Sept. 8. Voted, that the Road is Excepted according to the Transcrip on the west side of the River.
A Transcrip of Road from uper end of Lot No. 36 to the Town Line. Beginning at the North Side of Lot No. 71 of the third Division Lots, Alowing the Division Line to be in the middle of Road, Course is S. 68° W. 180 Rods, thence Near West untill it Comes on the Line between Lots No. 69 and 72, then Con- tinning the Road between Lots 68 and 73, & 67 & 74, untill it comes to the Town line.
1792, Sept. 20. Voted to Accept of the Road Across Passa- gawackeeg at the Narrows, as Apears by Transcript.
A Transcript of the Road Layd out at the Narrows on Pas- sagasawakeeg River in the Town of Belfast, in July, 1792.
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Begining at a White pine tree Northerly side of said Highway marked upon Lot No. 22, Second Division ; thence N. 2° W. 36 Rods to the Southerly side of Lot No. 25; Thence N. 10° W. 76 Rods to the Bank of the River on Lot No. 30; Thenc N. 17º E. Acrost the River to a Stake and Stones on the Bank; Thence N. 52° E. 20 Rods to a Spruce Stump ; thence Northerly 64° E. 17 Rods to a Stake and Stones; thence E. 6º N. 20 Rods to a Stake and Stones ; thence E. 29º N. 6 Rods to the line between William Patterson's Land and Jacob Emes'; thenc North on the Line between Said Patterson's and Emeses Lands, 49 Rods, to the Leeding Road by said Patterson's House.
1793, April 1. Voted to Discontinue the Leading Road on the south side of Lot No. 36, from the shore where it crosses the County Road.
1793, July 16. Voted to Alter the Road from where it now Stands between Lots No. 28 & 29 to Near the Middle of Lot No. 29; thence Northerly until it Comes out to the former Road.
1793, July 16. Voted to accept a Cross Road Between Lots No. 65 & 66, beginning at a Beach tree marked H. on the Leading Road; thence to a Hemlock Tree on the S.E. corner Lot No. 61 and 62.
1794, April 7. Voted, the two Rod Road on the South Side of No. 36 to Lemuel Weeks, as just Compensation for the County Road Acrost the same.
1796, May 6. Voted to Except the Road as it is laid by the Selectmen up the River on the Western Side, and over the River at the Ripelens, and so Proceeding on the Northern Side untill it intersex the Road leading out Between William Patterson's and Jacob Aimeses Lots, with a Resarve to Allow the Surveys to make what Alterations is Needfull.
Voted the Selectmen shall Lay out a Road from General Knox's Road to the Ripelens.
1798, Sept. 27. Voted, Road No. 1, Transcrip Accepted.
Voted to Accept the Road from the Narrows to the Town Line, according to Transcrip No. 4.
1799, May'6. Voted to Accept a Road laid out last year by the Selectmen from Belfast River near the head of the Tide, lead- ing to Quandabaycook Settelment, according to Transcrip.
A Transcrip of A Road leeding to Quandabaycook Settelment. Beginning on the North Bank of Passagawakeag River, South 250
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Feet to the South bank across said River; Thence on the South Bank of sª River S. 60° W. 20 Rods; Thence S. 20° W. 14 Rods; thence S. 30° W. 20 Rods; thence S. 47º W. 40 Rods ; thence S. 60º W. 16 Rods; thence S. 54° W. 30 Rods ; thence S. 50° W. 66 R .; thence S. 40° W. 40 R. ; then S. 70° W. 160 R. to a Beach marked H .; then S. 80° W. 48 R .; then S. 70° W. 54 R. to a Hemlock tree ; thence N. 30° W. 46 Rods to the Pond broock; thence S. 70° W. 140 Rods to a Hemlock ; Thence S. 60° W. 31 Rods ; then S. 80° W. 300 Rods to the Bank of the River; Thence S. 75º W. 133 Rods to the Town line.
1800, April 8. Roads accepted, according to the following transcripts :-
A Transcript of a Road Layª out from the Narros on the West- wardly side of the river. 1ª Beginning at a Stake and Stones on the Northwardly line of Lot No. 26 in the 2ª Division in said Town, about nine rods Westwardly of the ferry road that was Accepted last year, Leading from said Ferry Road on the line between Lots No. 26 & 27 in Said Second Divisions ; Thence E. 71º S. 49 rods to the Northwardly Line of lot No. 22, in 3.ª Divisions ; thence continued by the former road, a Straight Course to Robert Patterson the 2ª (to wit), Between his House and Barn.
A Transcrip of a road lay out from Caleb Smith's Fulling- mill. 1 Beginning at the westwardly end of s'd Mill; Thence S. 8° W. 41 Rods, Bounding on the west side of Goos river to the County road.
1800, May 5. Voted, to Acept of roads as appears by the fol- lowing Transcrips :-
Return of a road layd ont from the Southwardly of Lot No. 30, Second Division. Beginning first at a Hemlock tree on the South line of No. 31, on the leading road that passes Thomas Houston's ; Thence west, 48º north, 44 rods, to a Yallow Birch tree at the westwardly side of the road as formerly lay! out, meaning the road that leads up the river.
Second Transcrip. Begining first at the Bank of Pessagawakeeg river at the east end of Mr. J: Cochran's saw-mill ; Thence east, 77° South, 54 rods ; thence E. 80° S. 20 Rods ; Thence E. 45° S. 170 rods, to the Town road as formerly lay out to the rippels on said river.
1800, May 5. Voted to Discontinue the old roads across the Second Division Lots, from Lot. No. 22 to Lot No. 32, Except the roads accepted at the last annual meeting.
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1800, May 5. Voted to Discontinue all former roads layª out Between the head of the tide and Fish Cove on Pessagawakeeg River.
1802, June 7. Voted to Accept of a road layª out by the Selectmen from Cochran's mills (so call'd) To Poor's mills (so call'd), agreeable to thair Survey of 21ª of April last.
And also a road layª out by sª Selectmen, from 62 rods west- wardly of Cochran's mills, Toward's Sandy Stream to Cold Spring Brook (so call.ª), and on to the Town line, agreeable to a survey of the 21st of April last.
And also a road layª out by said Selectmen from the last-men- tioned road to the Town line, Leading towards Colledg Township, agreeable to a Survey of the 21st of April last.
And also a road layª out from the Town road Near Capt. Daniel Clary's, over the Riplings ; and on to the Town road, on the westwardly side of the river, in said Belfast, agreeable to a Survey of the same to be layª before the Town.
1802, June 7. Survey of a road accepted from Poor's : to wit, begining at Poor's mills so Cal'd; Thence running S. 20° E. 66 rods to a road Accepted by the Town and Recorded May 6, 1799, leading from the head of the tide Westwardly, or towards Quan- tabaycook Settlement; thence Eastwardly 416 rods, on said rode, to Pond Brook, so Called ; thence N. 55° E. 304 rods to the Bridge crossing the river, at the upper falls, so Called, on Passagassa- wakeeg river, Below Cunningham's and Brown's mills; thence over the bridge ; thence N. 80° E. 40 rods; thence N. 50° E. 20 rods ; thence N. 68° E. 100 rods; thence N. 85° E. 56 rods, till it meets and unites with a road formerly laid out to Cochran Mills.
1802, June 7. A Survey of Sandy Stream road : to wit, Begin- ning 62 rods westwardly of Cochran's mill on the last-mentioned road, at a rock maple tree, marked H .; thence N. 70° W. 240 rods to a branch of Cold Spring Brook, so called ; thence N. 65° W. 66 rods to a Hemlock tree marked T., on the town line.
1802, June 7. A Survey of Colledg Township road : to wit, Beginning on the town line at a spruce tree marked I .; thence running S. 45° E. 180 Rods to the Sandy Stream road aforesaid, 22 rods Distance from the road leading to Poor's Mills aforesaid.
1802, June 7. A Survey of a road across the Ripplings as follows : (to wit), Begining at a Spruce Stump marked H. ; thence running S. 7° W. 36 rods to a stake and Stones near Capt. Daniel
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Clary's House; thence S. 34° W. 40 rods to a pine stump on the Bank of the river; thence 150 feet a cross the river, same course; thence from a Stake on the West Bank S. 8° W. 18 rods ; thence S. 10° E. 56 rods ; thence S. 20° E. 36 rods to the main road lead- ing to Cochran's Mills.
1802, Oct. 29. A Transcript of a road, Begining, 1% At a White maple stump in Caleb Huse's field at the end of the road formerly laid out from the head of lots No. 4 and No. 5, in the first Division, to sª Stump; Thence N. 11º W. 66 rods thence N. 29º W. 60 rods; thence N. 18° W. 58 rods; thence N. 12º E. 20 rods ; thence N. 24° W. 26 rods to half way creek.
2ªly. Begining at a Beach tree marked H. on the above-men- tioned road on lot No. 20 in the third Division; thence S. 55° W. 220 rods ; thence S. 40° W. 60 rods ; thence S. 25° W. 104 rods ; thence S. 40° W. 430 rods to the head of Lots No. 24 and 25 in the first division.
3ªly. Beginning at the road on Lot. No. 8 in the 3ª division at a rock maple tree west of James Shirley's barn ; thence S. 72° W. 320 rods to the south line of lot No. 11 in the 3ª division ; thence west, on said line, 376 rods ; thence S. 66° W. 80 rods ; thence S. 75° W. 98 rods to the head of Lots No. 28 and 29 in the first division.
1802, Dec. 10. A Transcrip of a road accepted. Begining at a yellow birch tree on the line between Abraham Clark and Isaac Thompson's land ; thence N. 22º E. 64 rods to a beach stump; thence N. 56° E. 30 rods to a stake; thence N. 68º E. 199 rods on the line between Isaac Thompson and Thomas Hous- ton's land to the next range, where it joins the road formerly laid out from the Narrows. Said road to be 3 rods wide, and to be one half on each side of said Courses.
1803, March 26. A Transcrip of a road from the S. W. corner of the Town, towards the County road from Sandy Beach to Davistown. Begining at a Stake on the Town line on the South side of Lot No. 100, in the 3ª Division ; thence N. 15° E. 468 Rods to the South line of Lot No. 85; Thence N. 31º E. 74 rods to Little river, near Stanley's mills ; thence N. 15° E, 46 rods ; thence N. 15° E. 450 rods to the County road leading from Sandy Beach to Davistown.
Also a road begining on the before-mentioned road, 5 rods north of Little river, on the east line of Lot No. 85, being the
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line between the first and second rang of the 3ª Division of Lots; Thence N. 22° W. 65 rods to the corner of Lot No. 80 ; thence on said line to the County road leading from Sandy beach to Davis- town.
Also a way begining at the first-mentioned Road on the South line of Lot No. 85; Thence S. 68° W. 156 rods to the corner of lot No. 84; thence on said line, on the South side of Lots No. 84 and 83, to the east line of the fourth Division.
Also a way from Allen Hall's mill on Lot No. 80, N. 85° E. 66 rods, to the road laid out across the east end of said Lot.
1803, April 28. A Transcrip of a road from Capt. Daniel Clary's towards Colledg Township. Beginning first at the senter between said Clary's house and John Russes house ; thence N. 4º 30' W. 48 rods to a maple tree ; thence N. 22º W. 242 rods to the Northwardly line of the Town of Belfast.
1803, April 30. Return of a road from the causway on the leading road eastward of Abraham Clark's house in Belfast ; Thence N. 85° W. 370 rods to General Knox's road on the west- wardly line of said Town of Belfast, or from said Causway N. 72° W. to the north of said Abraham Clark's barn ; thence N. 57º W. to the Guide-post.
1803, Oct. 17. Voted to accept a road laid out to Caleb Huse's land, per Transcrip.
1803, Oct. 17. A Transcrip of a road laid out May 14, 1801, this day accepted. Bounded as follows : to wit, begining first at a yallow birch tree at the head of lots No. 4 & 5, at the north- wardly end of the leading road between said lots ; thence N. 2º E. 104 rods to an Elm tree on lot No. 8 in the 3ª Division ; Thence N. 120 rods to a Stake and Stones and Maple Stump in Caleb Huse's Clearing on lot No. 19 in the 3ª Division as afore- said.
1803, Nov. 4. Voted to accept the road by Tuft's mill as appears by transcrip, and to discontinue the old road and give it to William Tufts as a Compensation for the new road as laid out.
Return of a highway laid out between lots No. 28 & 29 in the first Division in the Town of Belfast. Begining first at a white maple tree on the westwardly side of Goos river, on the west side of the leading road formerly laid out between said lots; thence S. 31 rods to a stake and stones about four rods North-east of William Tuft's Barn ; Thence S. 18° W. 40 rods ; thence S. 20° E.
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23 rods to a stake and stones at the west side of said leading road on the east side of sd. lot No. 29.
1804, June 29. Transcrip of a Road accepted this day. Be- gining at a beach stump on the Road that leads from Samuel Russell's to Cochran's mills on Lot No. 39, Second Division, run- ning the most Direct course to the bridge at the Ripples (so called). Voted to discontinue the old road.
1806, July 7. Voted to accept a Transcrip of a road from Clary's bridge to the road leading to Cochran's Mills, as follows : viz., Begining at Clary's Bridge, so called, running S. 20° W. 152 rods through Ulmer's lot and Nos. 47, 46, 45, 44, and part of 43 in the Second Divisions, to the leading road from the Beach, so called, to Cochran's mills. Said way to be 2 rods wide, one half on each side of said course.
1806, Aug. 19. Voted to accept a road laid out from Benj. Poor's to Thomas Whittier's, Jr., begining at the road leading down the river about 55 rods from the west line of the third Division lots; thence South, 22° East, acrost Lots Nos. 46, 53, 54, & 60, equal to 378 rods, 10 links ; thence South, 37° East, 100 rods, untill it comes to the road leading to Davistown ; Thence east, 141 rods, on said road to Abraham Clark's; Thence south, 18° east, 42 rods, to the north line of Benja. Munroe's lot ; Thence South, 22° East, acrost No: 67, 94, 75, 82, in the 3ª Division, 378 rods and 10 links ; Thence, continuing 24 rods on the west side of the line between Thomas Whittier, Jun., & Thomas Whittier's lands, untill it meets the road leading from the Beach, so call'd, to Northport. Said road to be 3 rods wide.
1808, April 25. Voted to accept certain roads as granted by the original proprietors of said town; said roads being laid on the several dividing lines of the several lots of land hereafter mentioned in the first division of lots beginning at the shore, and running from thence on said lines to the heads of said lots; each road being two rods wide on the Northerly and Easterly side of said lines, viz. : -
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Excepting such parts of No. 7 as may have been heretofore acted upon.
1808, July 30. Voted to approve of an alteration in the County road : to wit, Beginning at the N. E. corner of Jonathan Wilson's barn ; running thence south, 663º E. 97 rods to N. E. corner of Caleb Smith's house; thence S. 57º E. 30 rods; thence S. 74° E. 10 rods to a stake and stones. Said road to lie on the northerly side of said course, and to be 4 rods wide.
1812, April 7. Voted to accept the road from upper bridge to meet a road laid out by Samuel E. Dutton, Esq., across the land of Mrs. Swan : to wit, Beginning at a stake at the northerly Side of the road leading from said bridge towards William Patterson's, eight feet south-westerly of the corner bounds between the house- lots of Joshua Nickerson and of Joseph Eayers ; thence North, 8° West, 23 rods ; thence N. 7º W. 103 rods to Board Landing, so called ; thence N. 1º E. 182 rods to the head-line of the first division lots ; thence N. five degrees west to the town line. Said road or town way to lie equally on each side of said course, and to be 4 rods wide.
1812, April 7. Voted to accept the continuation of the lead- ing road between lots No. 20 & 21, 1st Division, from the shore, as follows: Beginning at the centre of said leading road at the head-line of the 1st Division of lots ; thence north 206 rods across lot No. 4 in. the 3d Division to the road leading from James Shirley's to Goose river. Said road or town way to be on each side of said course, and to be 2 rods wide.
1812, April 7. Voted to accept a road leading from James Shirley's lot in the 3d Division, No. 8, to the leading road at Goose River, between lots No. 28 & 29, in the 1st Division of lots : to wit, Beginning at a stake and stones on said lot No. 8, at the west side of the road leading from the shore, between lots No. 4 & 5; thence S. 20° W. 194 rods to the leading road from the shore between lots No. 8 & 9; thence S. 60° W. 60 rods to the S. E. corner of lot No. 11 in the 3d division ; Thence due west 229 rods to the County road ; thence continuing west 268 rods to the S. W.
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corner of lot No. 15 in the 3d Division ; thence S. 70° W. 88 rods ; thence S. 46° W. 34 rods to the leading road from the shore between lots No. 28 & 29. Said road or town way to lie on the north side of said course, and to be 4 rods wide.
1812, April 7. Voted to accept the continuation of the leading road between lots No. 8 & 9, from head of first division lots to Shirley's road, as follows : Beginning at the centre of said leading road, at the head-line of the first Division of lots ; thence N. 22º W. 186 rods through lot No. 1 in 3d Division, and through part of lot No. 10 in the 3d Division, to the road leading from James Shirley's to Goose River. Said road or town way to be on each side of said course, and to be 2 rods wide.
1812, April 7. Voted to accept a continuation of the leading road from the shore between lots No. 16 & 17 of the 1st Division, Beginning at the centre of said leading road, at the head-line of the 1st Division of lots; thence N. 206 rods, across lot No. 3 in the 3d Division, to the road leading from James Shirley's to Goose River. Said road or town way to lie on each side of said course, and to be 2 rods wide.
1813, Dec. 31. Voted to accept the continuation of a road through the south-westerly part of the town : to wit, beginning at a stake at the north-westwardly corner of Wm. Pitcher's barn, on lot No. 89 in the 3d Division of lots; thence S. 68° West to the north-westerly corner of Jobn Burges's barn on lot No. 90 in the 3d Division ; thence continuing the same course through lot No. 7, in the 4th Division of lots, to the town line. Said road to be 4 rods wide, and to lie on the westerly side of said course.
1813, Dec. 31. Voted to accept a road or town way laid out as follows : to wit, beginning at a stake at the southerly side of the highway leading from Abraham Clark's to Simon Watson's, and near said Clark's dwelling-house ; thence S. 18° E. about [blank] rods to a stake on the north line of lot No. 67, and 24 rods from the N. E. corner of said lot ; thence S. 22º E. across lots No. 67, 74, 75, 82, & 83, till it intersects the road leading from John Haraden's to John Burgesses. Said road to be 3 rods wide, and to lie on the westerly side of said course.
1813, Dec. 31. Voted to accept a road beginning at a stake at the southerly side of the highway leading from William West's to Benjamin Brown's; thence S. 24° E. to the south-westerly cor- ner of said West's dwelling-house, and continuing said course about 115 rods to a stake on lot No. 44 in the 3d Division of
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lots ; thence S. 40° E. about 200 rods to a cedar post on lot No. 70 in s. id Division, and on the northerly line of the road leading from Pet r Rowe's to Benjamin Hartshorn's. Said road to be 4 rods wide, and to lie on the westerly side of said course.
1813, Dec. 31. Voted, that all such roads or parts of roads as are rendered unnecessary by the acceptance of the foregoing be and hereby are discontinued.
1814, July 12. Voted to discontinne so much of the road leading from Nathan Read's south line, on lot No. 48 to Little River, as said Huse's dwelling-house stands on, so long as said house shall remain, and no longer.
1816, May 20. Voted to accept the alteration of a road which now passes to the north line of Samuel Brown's house to the south line of said house : beginning at the junction of the road leading from Knox Plantation ; thence S. 49° W. about 15 rods to the south-easterly corner of the saw-mill owned by Joseph Barnes, John Mckinley, Gowen Armor, and others ; thence S. 57º W. about 100 rods, till it intersects the road leading from said Brown's to John T. Poor's. The said road to be on the southerly side of said course, and to be 4 rods wide, and so much of the former road as becomes unnecessary by this alteration to be discontinued.
1817, May 12. Voted to accept a road beginning between lots No. 28 & 29, 1st Division, at the head of said lots ; thence running N. 27 rods ; thence N. 12º W. 110 rods ; thence N. 24° W. 58 rods ; thence N. 76 rods, till it intersects the road leading to Goose Pond settlement, so called. Said road to be 3 rods wide, the line ran to be in the centre of said road.
1817, May 12. Voted to accept a road began at the centre of the above described road, 2 rods W. of the W. end of Charles K. Tilden's house, and 6 rods N. of the N. side of the mill-pond at Tilden's saw-mill ; thence W. 114 rods, till it intersects the road leading from Goose Pond settlement to the upper toll-bridge. Said road to be 3 rods wide, the above-described line to be the centre of said road.
1817, May 12. Voted to accept a road beginning 3 rods np the river from Elijah Torrey's mill-dam on Wescott's stream ; thence S. 58° E. 40 rods ; thence N. 78° E. 14 rods ; thence S. 68° E. 12 rods ; thence S. 13º E. 10 rods, intersecting the road leading from the upper toll-bridge by the Board landing to Goose Pond settlement. Said road to be 3 rods wide, and the above-described line to be the centre of said road.
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1817, July 26. Voted to accept a road beginning at the N. W. corner of Ichabod Clark's lot in Northport; thence N. 10° E. 186 rods, 2 rods west of Joshua Brackett's house ; thence N. 3º W. 200 rods to the corner of William Pitcher's E. field; thence N. 20º W. 52 rods to the corner of the road near the school-house ; thence N. 70° E. 420 rods to the corner of the road near J. B. and David Durham's house ; thence N. 20° E. 110 rods to a spruce tree on the hill near Durham's Mills; thence N. 45°, 280 rods, to the S. side of McFarland's land ; thence N. 50° E. 80 rods; thence N. 45° E. 60 rods to the S. side of Robert Miller's land ; thence N. 40° E. to the road leading from Belfast Beach to Belmont. Said road to be 4 rods wide, and the courses the centre.
1817, July 26. Voted to accept a road beginning at the road leading from Belfast Beach to Belmont, on the dividing line be- tween Benjamin Hartshorn's and the Taylor lot, so called; thence S. 22° E. 248 rods near Ziba Hall's ; thence S. 52º E. 68 rods to the road leading from Durham's Mill to Belfast Beach. Said road is laid out 4 rods wide, and the courses to be the centre.
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