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garden; then S. 514 deg. W. 1.18 ch. to stake (H on map) stone on south side, opposite the east corner ot A. D. Candy's homestead; thence S. 564 deg. W. 3.21 ch. to stake (J on map) stone on south side, also stone on north side; thence S. 532 deg. W. 3.83 ch. to stake (K on map) stone on either side; thence S. 54 deg. W. 0.59 ch. to stake (L on map) where the stone is on the south side (and from this point to station T the stone is on the south side); thence S. 442 degrees W. 1.26 ch. to stake (M on map); thence S. 392 deg. W. 5.43 ch. to stake (N on map); thence S. 42 deg. W. 1.97 ch. to stakė (O on map); thence S. 47 deg. W. 6.19 ch. to stake (P on map); then S. 312 deg. W. 0.772 ch. to stake (R on map) opposite south corner of land of Edward II. Jones; thence S. 14 deg. W. 1.37 ch. to stake (S on map); thence S. 92 deg. W. 0.56 ch. to stake (T on map); thence S. 62 deg. W. 1.58} ch. to stone (U on map), op- posite west corner of Asa Miller's land; thence S. 6 deg. E. 0.23 ch. to stone (V on map); thence S. 53 deg. 10 min. E. 10.63 ch. to stone (W on map) 29 links from the east corner of A. D. Candy's land; from W the northwest corner of the Life Saving Station bears S. 30 deg. E. 3.28 ch .; thence running S. 6 deg. E. to the ocean. Also, we do order that a certain road leading from the "Apaquogue " highway to the Georgica highway, along by the " Sand Hills " of A. D. Candy, be recorded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stone (1 on map) 0.872 ch. from a point on the north line of the " Apaquogue " highway opposite station C; from station 1 the west corner of George Hedges' " Old Lot" bears S. 24 deg. W., and thence running N. 22} deg. W. 4.03 ch. to stone (2 on map); thence N. 572 deg. W. 8.44 ch. to a stone placed in said " Georgica " highway so
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that this highway full intersects according to the last course. And we do also further order that the line of said survey (black line on the map) shall be the centre of said roads, and that said highways shall be of the width of three rods from station A to H, then uniform- ly narrowing to 65 links at J, 42 links at K, 41 links at L; widening to 46 links at M, 56 links at N,; narrowing to 45 links at O; widening to 59 links at P, 90 links at R; narrowing to 58 links at S, 48 links at T, 34 links at U; widening to 36 links at V, 58 links at W. Then be- ginning abruptly with 3 rods at W, and so continuing three rods to the ocean. Then beginning at station 1 with seven rods and uniformly narrowing to four rods at station 2, and then continung four rods wide to sta- tion 3. The same to be and remain highways forever.
Given under our hands at East-Hampton this 10th day of March, 1879.
JAMES M. STRONG, DAVID C. BARNES, ISAAC S. EDWARDS, Commissioners of Highways. Posted and recorded, March 12th, 1879.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 28, Book L.
Suffolk County, Town of East-Hampton, ss .:
Whereas a certain road in the Town of East-Hamp- ton, leading from near the house of the heirs of Wash- ington Bennett, deceased, to the shore commonly call- ed the " Barnes Hole Road " has been used as a high- way for twenty years, but has not been fully described and entered of record,
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Now, therefore, We, the undersigned Commissioners of Highways of said town, all of said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate up- on the subject of this order,
Do Order, That said road be ascertained, described and entered of record in the office of the Town Clerk, according to a survey which has been made under our direction, as follows: Beginning at a stake at com- mon low-water mark (A on map) and running thence, magnetic meridian, S. 50} deg. W. 4.73 ch. to a stake (B on map) opposite the temporary corner of the en- closed land of Henry L. Edwards; thence S. 45 deg. W. 11.00 ch. to a stake (C on map) from which the south corner of H. L. Edwards house bears N. 12 deg. E. 1.02 ch. dist .; thence S. 50 deg. W. 4.12 ch. to stake (D on map) nearly opposite west corner of the land of H. L. Edwards; thence S. 552 deg. W. 10.00 ch. to stake (E on map) from which the west corner of the house of the heirs of Hezekiah Edwards bears S. 372 deg. E. 0.83 ch. dist .; thence S. 662 deg. W. 4.58 ch. to stake (F on map); thence S. 46 deg. W. across a swamp hole 4.10 ch. to stake (G on map); thence S. 56 deg. W. 8.01 ch. to stake (H on map); thence S. 55 deg. W. 6.77 ch. to stake (J on map); thence S. 69 deg. W. 7.00 ch. to stake (K on map); thence S. 32} deg. W. 2.35 ch. to stake (L on map) from which the south corner of the house of the heirs of Washington Bennett N. 56 deg. W. 0.65 ch. distant; thence S. 622 deg. W. 1.02 ch. to stake (M on map) from which the west corner of said house bears N. 6 deg. E. 0.89 ch .; thence S. 24} deg. W. 0.37 ch. to station 28 of the highway leading from Am- agansett to the Springs. And we do further order that the line of said survey (black line on map) shall
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be the centre of said highway and that said highway shall be of the width of ten rods at A, uniformly nar- rowing to four rods at B and three rods at C, and from C to K it shall be three rods wide at all points, thence narrowing uniformly from three rods at K to two rods at L and from L two rods wide to the end of this sur- vey.
Given under our hands at East-Hampton and dated the 10th day of March, 1879.
JAMES M. STRONG, DAVID C. BARNES, ISAAC S. EDWARDS, Commissioners of Highways.
Posted and recorded, March 12th, 1879.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
Page 30, Book L.
Order to alter Highway No. 2.
Suffolk County, Town of East-Hampton, ss .:
The undersigned, Commossioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk and State of New York, having met at the house of David C. Barnes in the Village of Amagansett in said Town, to decide upon the alteration of a certain road leading from the west end of Amagansett Street or highway, nearly opposite to the house anciently of Jacob Schellinger, southerly to and through a valley called " Indian Well-Hollow " to a certain ancient highway which ran along the south ends of the " In- dian Well-Plain " lots. All the said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend this meeting of the Commissioners for the purpose of deliberating on the
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subject of this order, and the consent in writing of Charles Miller and all other owners of lands taken for such alteration having been first had and obtained,
Do Hereby Order, That the line of the said road be, and the same is hereby so altered as to run as follows: To wit: The west line of the highway (the red line of the map), beginning at a certain stone (A on the map) which bears from a cedar tree standing in the east cor- ner of the door yard of Mary A. Schellinger S. 5} deg. E. dis. 2.15 ch. and which also stands in a line with the street fence of Benjamin Hedges, distant one ch. from the west corner of his lot as the fences now stand, and running thence S. 223 deg. E. 3.46 ch. to a stone (B on the map) at the said fence of Charles Miller, nearly opposite to the line fence between Benjamin Hedges and Thomas M. Edwards, or heirs of Isaac Barnes; then south 193 deg. E. partly through enclosed premi- ses of Charles Miller and through a certain willow tree in front of his premises 5.82 ch. to another stone (C on map) set opposite to angle in the highway line fence of Thomas M. Edwards and 75 links distant from said angle; then S. 25 deg. E. 32.04 ch. to a stone (D on the map) set opposite to and on a line with the south fence of Joshua B. Edwards' land and also op- posite to a stone (5 on the map) which is three rods easterly of D and marks the terminus of the east line of the highway. The intermediate distances of the last described line being C 1 to stone at north angle of " Plain-Way " highway, 5.41 ch. then 1, 2 to a point op- posite to a stone placed at the southwest corner of the land of said Thomas M. Edwards, and the supposed junction of an ancient highway; then 2 D three chains to the terminus of this survey. The east line of the
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highway running straight from the street corner of Benjamin Hedges (3 on the map) to the angle in Thos. M. Edwards fence (4 on the map); then straight on the line of fence as it now stands and parallel with the west line of the highway to the stone at the terminus (5 on the map). And we do further order that the said highway be of the width of four rods at A, nar- rowing uniformly to three rods at B, and from B to D three rods wide. And it is further ordered that such parts of the present road as are not included in the above descriptions, be, and the same are hereby dis- continued and that this order and survey of said road under our direction, be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of East-Hampton, according to the statute in such case made and provided.
Dated March 7th, 1878.
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JAMES M. STRONG, DAVID C. BARNES, ISAAC S. EDWARDS, Commissioners of Highways, of the Town of East-Hampton. Posted and recorded, April 5th, 1879.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
Release of land for highways.
Page 32, Book L.
A highway having been altered on the day of the date hereof, by James M. Strong, Isaac S. Edwards and David C. Barnes, Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, and said alteration run- ning in part through certain improved lands belong- ing to me, to wit: Through the most northeasterly
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angle of my homestead as the fence now stands; the west line of the highway B-C, beginning at a stone at the rail fence (B on the map) and running S. 19} deg. E. 1.70 chains to a point under the great or double gates where it crosses the fence. The land thus taken in the alteration of said highway being a small tri- angle lying easterly of the west line of said altere 1 highway, and having a base on said west line 1.70 ch. and a perpendicular height of 0.10 ch. Now there- fore, know all men by these presents, that I, Charles H. Miller, for value received, do hereby release all claim to damages by reason of the altering and open- ing of the said highway, and hereby consent that the land aforesaid be taken for he purpose of the altera- tion of the said highway as aforesaid.
Witness my hand and seal this seventh day of March, 1878.
CHARLES H. MILLER (L. S.).
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of JAMES M. STRONG.
Recorded April 5th, 1879.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
Page 139, Book K.
At the annual Town Meeting of the Town of East- Hampton, held at Clinton Academy, April 1st, 1879, Henry B. Tuthill, Esq., was chosen Chairman, and Joseph S. Osborne, Town Clerk, acted as clerk.
The annual report of the Supervisor was called for, read and accepted.
Resolved, That the Supervisor elect be, and is here- by authorized to borrow on the Supervisor's note, the sum of forty-five dollars to meet the deficiency of the last year.
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Resolved, That the sum of six hundred dollars be raised to defray the contingent expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
The report of the Commissioners of Highways was read and accepted.
Resolved, That the sum of ninety dollars be raised to defray an outstanding debt against the Commis- sioners of Highways.
Resolved, That the sum of two hundred dollars be raised to defray the expenses of the Commissioners of Highways for the ensuing year.
The report of the Overseers of the Poor was read and accepted.
Resolved, That the Overseers of the. Poor, be in- structed to borrow the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars on their note, to pay the existing indebtedness of the Overseers of the Poor.
Resolved, That the sum of seventeen hundred dol- lars be raised for the current expenses of the Over- seers of the Poor, for the ensuing year.
The report of the Clerk of the Town Trustees was called for, read and accepted.
Resolved, That the poll of the next annual Town Meeting open at 12 o'clock M. and close at four P. M.
Resolved, That the business portion of the meeting adjourn.
The ballots for Town Officers for the ensuing year being next canvassed, the following named persons were declared duly elected.
For Supervisor, Jonathan Baker.
Town Clerk, Joseph S. Osborne.
Justice of the Peace, Henry B. Tuthill.
Collector, Seymour L. Tooker.
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Constables-Thomas D. Barns, Nathaniel Dominy, Sr., Robert Collins, Seymour L. Tooker, Jonathan A. Parsons.
Assessor-Nathaniel Dominy, Sr.
Commissioners of Highways-Isaac S. Edwards, full term; Jonathan A. Miller, vacancy.
Game Constable-Joseph Bassett.
Overseers of the Poor-Sylvanus M. Osborne, Isaac King.
Bay Constables-Elisha H. Payne, S. Wines Hulse.
Inspectors of Election-First District-Edward M. Baker, Samuel F. Filer; Jeremiah H. Mulford, ap- pointed. 2nd District-Egbert S. Williams, Brinley D. Sleight; Edward M. Cooper, appointed. 3d Dis- trict-Daniel B. Loper, Daniel B. Schellinger; Henry C. Hand, appointed. 4th District-Venus E. King, Charles S. Miller; Henry H. Schellinger, appointed.
Town Trustees-Isaac King, Sineas C. M. Talmage, Jeremiah Lester, D. Egbert Talmage, William Cullum, David P. Osborne, Marcus B. Hand, Clark L. King, Jonathan E. Payne, Nathan M. Lester, Nathaniel Dominy, Sr., Charles J. Mulford.
Commissioners of Excise-John Parsons, full term; Edward M. Cooper, vacancy.
The following persons were appointed Poundmas- ters-Robert Collins, Daniel W. Talmage, Clark L. King, Charles H. Babcock.
The Board then adjourned.
GEORGE A. MILLER, WALTER E. DERBY, HENRY B. TUTHILL, Justices of the Peace.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
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Page 33, Book L.
Town of East-Hampton, County of Suffolk, ss .:
Whereas a certain road in the Town of East-Hamp- ton leading from "Deep Lane" Highway through " East Side " toward the Springs and Louse Point, has been used as a public highway for twenty years and has not been recorded,
Now, Therefore, we the Commissioners of Highways of said town, all of said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate upon the subject of this order, Do Order, That said road be ascertain- ed, described and entered of record in the Town Clerk's office according to a survey which has been made under our direction, as follows: Beginning at a stone (1 on map) in the centre of Deep Lane highway, 96 links from a station on this highway, nearly op- posite the northwest corner of John Baker's land, and 58 links from a station, opposite Edmund Mulford's corner-each station marked by a granite-and run- ning thence, magnetic meridian, N. 75₺ deg. E. 6.34 ch. to a stone (2 on map); thence N. 63 deg. E. 6.84 ch. to stone (3 on map); thence N. 622 deg. E. 1.32 ch. to stone (4 on map) upon ditch of John Baker's "Chat- field Close;" then starting from station 5, which is 50 links from station 4 on ditch and 82 links from station 3, in the centre of this highway, and running N. 53 deg. W. 1.20 ch. to stone (6 on map); thence N. 25 deg. W. 4.70 ch. to stone (7 on map) opposite a corner of "Chatfield Close;" thence N. 11} deg. E. 5.22 ch. to stone (S on map); thence N. 4 deg. W. 3.76 ch. to stone (9 on map); thence N. 5.05 ch. to stone (10 on map) op- posite bars of Thomas Edward's lot; thence N. 54 deg. E. 5.02 ch. to stone (11 on map) nearly opposite a large
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stump on W. T. Baker's ditch; thence N. 12 deg. E. 3.06 ch. to stone (12 on map); thence N. 19} deg. E. 4.62 ch. to stone (13 on map); thence N. 5} deg. E. 5.94 ch. to stone (14 on map) opposite a stump on ditch of Chas. Hands' "Brick Kiln" lot; thence N. 13} deg. W. 4.77 ch. to stone (15 on map); thence N. 7 deg. W. 2.30 ch. to stone (16 on map) opposite bars of land of heirs of David Barnes; thence N. 183 deg. E. 5.45 ch. to stone (17 on map); thence N. 29 deg. E. 3.53 ch. to stone (18 on map); thence N. 42} deg. E. 4.21 ch. to stone (19 on map) opposite a deep valley on the right hand; thence N. 65% deg. E. 3.25 ch. to stone (20 on map); thence N. 442 deg. E. 3.28 ch. to stone (21 on map); thence N. 29 deg. E. 1.50 ch. to stone (22 on map); thence N. 2 deg. E. 3.70 cl. to stone (23 on map); thence N. 15 deg. W. 3.86 ch. to stone (24 on map) at the foot of the hill; thence N. 3 deg. E. 3.33 ch. to stone (25 on map) at the junction of several roads; thence N. 27 deg. E. 5.25 ch. to stone (26 on map), from which the west corner of Jonathan Bennett's house bears N. 853 deg. E. 94 links distant therefrom; thence N. 30 deg. E. 3.06 ch. to stone (27 on map); thence N. 13} deg. E. 1.25 ch. to stone (28 on map); from 28, station M, of Barnes' Hole road, bears N. 24} deg. E. 37 links distant; thence from 28 N. 8 deg. W. 93 ch. to stone (29 on map); from 29, station M, aforesaid, bears S. 25 deg. E. 0.65 ch. dist., and the west corner of the house ofWashington Ben- nett's heirs bears N. 51 deg. E. 48 links distant; thence from 29 N. 7 deg. W. 8.06 ch. to stone (30 on map); thence N. 282 deg. E. 4.13 ch. to stone (31 on map); thence N. 191 deg. E. 1.50 ch. to stone (32 on map); thence N. 7 deg. E. 5.65 ch. to stone (33 on map); thence N. 18 deg. E. 8.00 ch. to stone (34 on map) nearly to
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the bars of J. A. Miller's " Swamp Lot;" thence N. 162 deg. E. 3.57 ch. to stone (35 on map) opposite west cor- ner of George Miller's land; thence N. 162 deg. E. 8.29 ch. to stone (36 on map); thence N. 31} deg. E. 2.92 ch. to stone (37 on map) on a line with the northerly side of Jonathan A. Miller's house, and 58 links from the corner; thence same course 2.36 ch. to stone (38 on map) opposite north corner of J. A. Miller's garden; thence N. 23} deg. E. 7.81 ch. to stone (39 on map); thence N. 12 deg. W. 4.98 ch. to stone (40 on map) op- posite north corner of Nathan Miller's land-between 38 and 39 and also between 39 and 40 the west line of the highway crosses a small portion of Nathan Mil- ler's propery with his consent; thence N. 33 deg. W. 2.78 ch. to stone (41 on map) opposite south corner of Robert Payne's house lot; thence N. 23} deg. W. 2.40 ch. to stone (42 on map) directly opposite said Payne's front door; thence N. 19 deg. W. 7.53 ch. to stone (43 on map); thence N. 52 deg. W. 1.95 ch. to stone (44 on map) opposite south corner of Phebe Lester's house lot; then N. 84 deg. E. 2.68 ch. to stone (45 on map ;; thence N. 132 deg. W. 1.61 ch. to stone (46 on map); thence N. 24 deg. W. 1.41 ch. to stone (47 on map); thence N. 653 deg. W. 2.46 ch. to stone (48 on map); from 48 the north corner of George C. King's house bears S. 82 deg. W. 1.16 ch. distant; thence N. 672 deg. W. 2.08 ch. to stone (49 on map); thence S. 89 deg. W. 94 ch. to stone (50 on map); thence S. 63} deg. W. 3.51 ch. to stone (51 on map); thence S. 86} deg. W. 1.67 ch. to stone (52 on map); thence N. 80} deg. W. 1.05 ch. to stone (53 on map); thence N. 56} deg. W. 1.66 ch. to stone (54 on map); thence N. 663 deg. W. 1.21 ch. to stone (55 on map) near the south corner of Jonathan
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A. Miller's cleared land; thence N. 692 deg. W. 2.98 ch. to stone (56 on map); thence N. 542 deg. W. 5.82 ch. to stone (57 on map); thence N. 53} deg. W. 3.35 ch. to stone (58 on map) opposite the south corner of Nathan Miller's meadow; thence N. 812 deg. W. 3.38 ch. to stone (59 on map) near a large willow tree standing by a hole of water in the highway; thence N. 774 deg. W. 2.11 ch. to stone (60 on map); from 60 the north corner of David Talmadge's house bears S. 122 deg. W. 57 links distant; thence S. 764 deg. W. 2.78 ch. to stone (61 on map) directly opposite the west corner of said Talmage's barn; thence S. 672 deg. W. 5.46 ch. to stone (62 on map); thence 89} deg. W. 4.25 ch. to stone (63 on map); thence N. 73g deg. W. 6.42 ch. to stone (64 on map); thence S. 812 deg. W. 5.22 ch. to stone (65 on map) in the centre of Neck Path highway; from 65, a white oak stump on the corner of David Talmage's wood lot bears S. 38 deg. E. 58 links distant, and the east corner of Nathaniel Miller's house bears N. 844 deg. W. 3.02 ch. distant. We do also order that the road from station 47 of this survey toward Louse Point, shall be as follows: Beginning at a stone (47) and running N. 162 deg. E. 3.39 ch. to stone (A on map) from which the west corner of A. J. Bennett's house bears N. 56} deg. E. 1.22 ch. distant; thence N. 28} deg. E. 2.78 ch. to stone (B on map) 45 links from north cor- ner of said Bennett's barn; thence N. 262 deg. E. 7.94 ch. to stone (C on map); thence N. 26 deg. E. 3.19 ch. to stone (D on map); thence N. 24} deg. E. 6.32 ch. to stone (E on map); thence N. 19 deg. E. 6.30 ch. to stone (F on map) opposite north bar post of A. J. Bennett's meadow; thence N. 28 deg. E. 2.07 ch. to stone (G on map), opposite an old ditch and 75 links from a pear
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tree upon the ditch; thence N. 11 deg. E. 3.03 ch. to stone (H on map); thence N. 9 deg. W. to Gardiner's Bay.
And we do further order, that the line of this sur- vey (black line on map) shall be the centre of this highway, and that the width of said highway shall be as follows: Beginning at station 1 with 1.16 ch., narrowing uniformly to 1.00 ch. at 2 and from 2 to 4, then starting at 5 with 1.00 ch., narrowing to 75 links at 6, widening to 1.00 ch. at 7, 1.00 ch. at 8, nar- rowing to 50 links at 9, widening to 75 links at 10, and from 10 to 24 75 links wide, then widening 1.00 ch. at 25, narrowing to 64 links at 26, 46 links at 27, widening to 50 links at 28, narrowing to 40 links at 29, widening to 75 links at 30, and from 30 to 40 75 links wide, narrowing to 60 links at 41, and from 41 to 46 60 links wide, widening to 1.00 ch. at 47, nar- rowing to 65 links at 48, 60 links at 49, and from 49 to 58 60 links wide, widening to 80 links at 59, and from 59 to 64 80 links wide, then widening to 1.00 ch. at 56; also starting with 1.00 ch at 47, narrowing to 80 links at station A, 60 links at B, and from B to F 60 links, widening to 80 links at G, 80 links at H, and thence widening to 1.00 ch. at the Bay.
Dated at East-Hampton this 25th day of February, 1880.
JAMES M. STRONG, JONATHAN A. MILLER, ISAAC S. MILLER, Commissioners of Highways.
Posted and Recorded February 27th, 1880.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
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Page 38, Book L.
Town of East-Hampton, County of Suffolk, ss:
Whereas application has been made in due form of law to the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, that they would lay out and define the "Cranberry Hole" highway from the Highlands to Cranberry hole or further,
Now, Therefore, we, the Commissioners of High- ways of said town, all of said commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate on the subject of this order,
Do Order, That said road be ascertained, described and entered of record in the office of the Town Clerk according to a survey which has been made under our direction, as follows: Beginning at a stone up- on the right side of the travelled road (1 on map), from which the center of Highland Rock bears (mag- netic meridan) N. 872 deg. E. 1.76 ch. distant, and . running thence N. 602 deg. E. 1.88 ch. to stone (2 on map), also on the right of the road, from which the center of said rock bears S. 8 deg. E. 88 ch. distant- station 2 is 24 links from a pine tree on the north of the road; thence N. 552 deg. E. 7.00 ch. to stone (3 on map); thence N. 632 deg. E. 2.70 ch. to stone (4 on map); thence N. 772 deg. E. 5.00 ch. to stone (5 on map); then East 4.50 ch. to stone (6 on map); thence N. 65 deg. E. 1.50 ch. to stone (7 on map); thence N. 46 deg. E. 5.00 ch. to stone (8 on map); from 8 the nearest top point of a split rock bears S. 172 deg. E. 62 links distant; thence from 8 N. 36 deg. E. 5.00 ch. to stone (9 on map); thence N. 491 deg. E. 4.50 ch. to stone (10 on map); thence S. 882 deg. E. 1.00 ch. to stone (11 on map); thence S. 714 deg. E. 3,90 ch, to
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stone (12 on map); thence N. 872 deg. E. 1.45 ch. to stone (13 on map); thence N. 80} deg. E. 3.64 ch. to stone (14 on map); thence N. 434 deg. E. 1.41 ch. to stone (15 on map); thence N. 594 deg. E. 4.22 ch. to stone (16 on map); thence N. 58 deg. E. 3.00 ch. to stone (17 on map); thence N. 381 deg. E. 2.00 ch. to stone (18 on map); thence N. 67} deg. E. 7.56 ch. to stone (19 on map), which is the termination of this survey, and from which point (19) the southeast cor- ner of J. B. Edwards' ice-house bears N. 184 deg. E. 2.32 ch. distant, and the chimney of Smith & Sleights' Oil Works bears N. 56 deg. 10 min. E.
And we do further order, that the line of this sur- vey (black line on map) be the centre of this high- way, and the width thereof shall be three rods throughout its entire length from 1 to 19.
Given under our hands at East-Hampton and dated February 25th, 1880.
JAMES M. STRONG, JONATHAN A. MILLER, ISAAC S. EDWARDS, Commissioners of Highways.
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