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We do also further order, that all portions of the present road or highway not included in the afore- going description be and the same are hereby dis- continued.
J. MASON SCHELLINGER, JOHN MULLIGAN,
J. A. MILLER,
Commissioners of Highways.
Filed, posted and recorded, February 28th, 1888. JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
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Page 167, Book K.
At the annual Town Meeting of the Town of East- Hampton, for the election of Town Officers, held at Clinton Hall, upon the third day of April, 1888, Thos. F. Bisgood, Esq., was chosen Chairman, and Joseph S. Osborne, Town Clerk, acted as Clerk.
Upon request of the Chairman, Rev. J. D. Stokes opened the meeting with prayer.
The polls were then declared open and upon motion it was announced that they would close at four o'clock P. M. and balloting began.
A resolution authorizing the sum of six hundred dollars to be raised by tax for the contingent expen- ses of the Supervisor's account for the coming year, was voted on by ballot and decided in the affirmative, with no opposition.
A resolution to raise by tax the sum of one thous- and dollars, for the contingent expenses of the Over- seers of the Poor, for the support of the poor for the coming year, was likewise voted on by ballot and af- firmed.
The sum of six hundred dollars was appropriated by ballot, to be raised by tax, to be appled by the Record Committee toward printing the Town records.
The following resolution was introduced and pass- ed:
Resolved, That the Suupervisor be and is hereby authorized and instructed to pay to the Commission- ers of Highways, the sum of one hundred and fifty- six dollars and ninety-five cents, now remaining in his hands from the Dog Fund account of the previous year, for the improvement of the roads in the Town.
It was also resolved, that the sum of one hundred
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dollars is hereby appropriated to be offered as a re- ward for evidence that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons that may wilfully or carelessly set fire to the woods or unoccupied lands in this Town, and that that amount be inserted in the next annual tax levy.
It was also resolved, that the Supervisor repay to James Bassett, the sum of twelve 20-100 dollars paid by him for tax of 1886, assessed to him for, on prop- erty also assessed to Jebediah Conklin and the tax paid by him.
At four o'clock the polls were declared closed, and it was resolved that the business of this meeting ex- cept canvassing, adjourn.
The ballots being then canvassed the following named persons were declared duly elected:
For Supervisor, George A. Miller.
For Town Clerk, Joseph S. Osborne.
For Justice of the Peace, Charles W. Rackett, jr. Tor Collector, Frank W. Parsons.
* essor, D. Egbert Talmage.
Commissioner of Highways, Abraham S. Parsons. Overseers of Poor, Edward M. Baker, Isaac King.
Inspectors of Election, First District-Francis E. Grimshaw, Hiram Sherrill; Henry D. Hedges, app'd.
Second District-Adelbert L. Pierson, George W. Tabor; Thomas F. Bisgood, app'd.
Third District-Theodore H. Conklin, William L. Cartwright; Jeremiah P. Conklin, app'd.
Fourth District-Remington H. King, Henry H. Schellinger; Julius D. Parsons, app'd.
Constables-John G. Collins, William A. Hedges,
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Charles G. Miller, Charles H. Wood, William E. Petty. Bay Constable, William B. Bailey.
Game Constable, Everett C. King.
For Town Trustees-Brinley D. Sleight, Charles H. Miller, David J. Gardiner, Nathan H. Dayton, D. Eg- bert Talmage, William B. Bailey, David S. Sherrill, Christian Schenck, Jacob O. Hopping, James M. Strong, Jeremiah H. Mulford, Daniel B. Loper.
Commissioner of Excise, George S. Schellinger.
On motion the Town Clerk was directed to sign the minutes of the meeting, and the Board adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, 1889, at Clinton Hall, at 12 o'clock M.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 95, Book L.
Suffolk County, Town of East-Hampton, ss:
Whereas a certain road in the Town of East-Hamp- ton, running from Newtown Lane through Toilsome to the highway known as the Turnpike, known for a portion of the distance as "Race Lane," has been used as a public highway for twenty years but has not been described and entered of record,
Now, therefore, we, the Commissioners of Highways of said Town, all of said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate upon the sub- ject of this order,
Do Order, that said highway or road be ascertained, described and entered of record in the Town Clerk's office according to a survey which we have caused to be made of the same, as follows: Beginning at a
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stone on the southerly line of Newton Lane highway, from which the east corner of the house of George Lisburg bears (magnetic meridian, variation 9 deg. W.) N. 83 deg. W. 1.33 ch. distant, and station B of Newtown Lane highway bears N. 37 deg. E. distant 76 chains, and running thence S. 29 deg. W. 16.47 ch. to the ditch or fence of land of heirs of Jeremiah Os- borne, deceased; then beginning on this centre line 17 links back from the said fence, at a granite placed firmly in the ground, and running thence N. 66 deg. 10 min. W. 8.87 ch. to a stone set opposite the west corner of A. B. Dayton's land; thence N. 65 deg. 5 min. W. 8.47 ch. to fence of the land of William Huntting; then starting on this centre line 45 links back from said Huntting's fence (4 on map) and running thence S. 33 deg. W. 2.26 ch. to No. 5, opposite homestead corner of J. F. Gould; thence across said Gould's front S. 364 deg. W. 7.20 ch. to No. 6, opposite east corner of C. R. Dayton's homestead; thence S. 352 deg. W. 13.00 ch. to a point upon the Turnpike near the wire fence of Charles R. Dayton, which said point is marked by a granite, and is the termination of this survey.
And we do further order, that the line of said sur- vey (black line on map) shall be the centre of said highway, and that said highway shall be four rods wide at the point of beginning and to the land of heirs of Jeremiah Osborne, deceased, ninety links wide at 2 and from 2 to 4. then uniformly narrowing to 80 links at No. 5, and continuing thence 80 links wide to its end at No. 7; to be and remain a highway for- ever, and all portions of the present highway not in-
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cluded in the aforegoing description are hereby dis- continued.
Given under our hands at East-Hampton, this 31st day of July, 1888.
JOHN MULLIGAN, JONATHAN A. MILLER, ABRAHAM S. PARSONS, Commissioners of Highways.
Filed, posted and recorded August 6th, 1888. JOSEPH S. OSOBRNE, Town Clerk.
Page 97, Book L.
Town of East-Hampton, County of Suffolk, ss:
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suf- folk, held at the house of Samuel P. Osborne, on the first day of Octob: r, 1888, all of said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend the said meeting for the purpose of deliberating on the subject mat- ter of this order, of record of a highway recently pur- based of Hezekiah R. Edwards, through his land, to take the place of a road heretofore used and common- ly known as the " Eastside road to Barnes' Hole," said Edwards having released all claims for damages, and said highway having been surveyed and laid out by the aforesaid Commissioners.
It is hereby ordered, determined and certified, that a public highway shall be and the same is hereby laid out and opened and a record thereof made in the Town Clerk's office, as follows: Beginning at a stone set in the ground at a point on the Amagansett Springs highway (1 on map), from which point the
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south corner of Jonathan A. Millers' house bears (mag- netic meridian, variation 9 deg. W.) N. 16} deg. E. and 373 links from the westerly corner of a lot of land of said Jonathan A. Miller, and running thence S. 572 deg. E. 18.05 ch. to a point on the Barnes' Hole highway from Amagansett, marked by a granite (2 on map) and 373 links from a ditch corner in land of said Hezekiah R. Edwards; that same to be and re- main a highway forever.
And we do further order, that the line of said sur- vey (black line on map) shall be the centre of said highway and that said highway shall be of the width of three rods throughout its entire length, and that all portions of said old road or highway not included within the above description be and the same are hereby discontinued.
JOHN MULLIGAN, JONATHAN A. MILLER, ABRAHAM S. PARSONS, Commissioners of Highways.
Filed, posted and recorded October 2nd, 1888. JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
Page 170, Book K.
At the annual Town Meeting of the Town of East- Hampton, for the election of Town Officers, held at Clinton Hall, on the second day of April, 1889, John Mulligan, Esq., was called to the Chair, and Joseph S. Osborne, Town Clerk, acted as clerk.
Upon request of the Chairman, Rev. John D. Stokes opened the meeting with prayer.
The polls were then declared open and upon motion
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it was announced that they would close at four o'clock P. M. and balloting began.
A resolution authorizing the sum of six hundred dollars to be raised by tax for the contingent expenses of the Supervisor's account for the coming year, was voted on by ballot and decided in the affirmative, with osition.
A resolution to raise by tax the sum of one thous- and and two hundred dollars for the contingent ex- . ces of the Overseers of the Poor, for the support of the poor for the coming year, was likewise voted on by ballot and affirmed.
Resolved, That the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated by this meeting and inserted in the next annual tax levy, to be paid to the Record Committee for the purpose of completing the pay- ment for printing Volume 4 of Town Records.
Resolved, That the sum of twenty-five dollars be raised for the purpose of re-imbursing the Commis- sioners of Highways that amount, paid by them for dirt taken from the highway in front of the premises of Francis E. Grimshaw and which was used else- where on the highways in this Town, said sum having been disallowed by the Town Board of Audit.
Resolved, That the people of East-Hampton Town, in Town Meeting assembled, hereby endorse and ap- prove the principle of the bill introduced in the State Senate by Hon. Simeon S. Hawkins, which provides for limiting the powers of the Board of Commission- ers of the Land Office, in the matter of grants of lands under the waters of Suffolk and Queen's Counties for beneficial enjoyment, by requiring the previous as- sent of at least two-thirds of the Supervisors of said
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Counties, and respectfully ask of the Legislature the passage of such an act, as a just and reasonable meas- ure of security for the public interest in the now en- dangered shore fronts of said Counties.
The reports of the several Town Officers were call- ed for, read and accepted.
At four o'clock the polls were closed, and the bal- lots being then canvassed, the following named per- sons were declared duly elected.
For Supervisor, George A. Miller.
For Town Clerk, Joseph S. Osborne.
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Justice of the Peace, James M. Strong, for full term; George A. Miller, to fill vacancy.
For Collector, DeWitt C. Talmage.
For Assessor, Jehiel K. Parsons.
Overseers of the Poor, Edward M. Baker, Isaac King.
Constables-John G. Collins, Elmer E. Smith, John E. Ruland, William E. Petty, Frederick A. Lester. Commissioner of Highways, John Mulligan.
Bay Constable, Frank W. Parsons.
Game Constable, Robert J. Collins.
Commissioner of Excise, John S. Penny.
Inspectors of Election, 1st District-Edward M. Os- borne, William H. Collins; William O. Rackett, app'd.
2nd District-Adelbert L. Pierson, George W. Ta- bor; Thomas F. Bisgood, app'd.
3rd District-Jeremiah P. Conklin, William L. Cart- wright; Daniel B. Loper, app'd.
4th District-Henry H. Schellinger, Elmer E. King; Remington H. King, app'd.
Trustees-Brinley D. Sleight, Charles H. Miller, David J. Gardiner, Nathan H. Dayton, D. Egbert Tal-
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mage, William B. Bailey, David S. Sherrill, Christian Schenck, Jacob O. Hopping, James M. Strong, Jere- . minh H. Mulford, Daniel B. Loper.
On motion the Town Clerk was directed to sign the minutes of the meeting, and the Board adjourned to the first Tuesday of April, 1890, at Clinton Hall, at 12 o'clock M.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE,
Town Clerk.
Page 98, Book L.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suf- folk, at a place known as Fresh Pond, on the 19th day of April, 1889, all the Commissioners being present and having deliberated on the subject of this order,
Ordered that, whereas the highway hereinafter de- scribed has been abandoned by the public and is no longer used as a public road, the same is discontinued, and that the following is a description of the road so abandoned:
Beginning at a stone on the Fresh Pond highway, from which a gray stone at the south corner of a lot of Abner Bennett bears (magnetic meridian) N. 484 deg. W. dis. 39 ch. and running thence N. 192 deg. E. 4.00 ch. to a stone, thence N. 10 deg. W. to the Pond.
Given under our hands at East-Hampton this day of
, 1889. J. A. MILLER, A. S. PARSONS, JOHN MULLIGAN,
Commissioners of Highways of Town of East-Hampton. Posted and recorded August 19th, 1889. JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
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Page 99, Book L.
Suffolk County, Town of East-Hampton, ss:
Whereas a certain highway in the Town of East- Hampton, Suffolk County and State of New York, run- ning from a point near the easterly corner of the homestead of Nathaniel Dominy, in a northwesterly direction to the road that leads to Northwest, has been used as a public highway for twenty years, but has not been described and entered of record,
Now, therefore, we, the Commissioners of Highways of said Town, all of said Commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate upon the sub- ject of this order,
Do Order, that said road or highway be ascertain- ed, described and entered of record in Town Clerk's office according to a survey which we have caused to be made of the same as follows: Beginning at the north gate-post of the small gate in the board fence of Charles W. Edwards, from which point the south- erly corner of the house of Selah S. Lester bears' (mag- netic meridian, variation 9 deg. W.) N. 35} deg. W. 3.31 ch. dis .; thence running along the line of said Edwards' fence S. 162 deg. W. . 56 ch .; thence S. 114 deg. W. 1.47 chains to a stone nearly opposite the east corner of Nathaniel Dominy's land, and running thence N. 63 deg. W. 10.25 ch. to a point on the ditch of land of said Dominy (D on map); thence N. 324 deg. E. 1.61 ch. to E (on map); thence S. 571 deg. E. 2.71 ch. to F (on map), at an angle in the fence near the house of Mrs. David H. Huntting, and 40 links from the south corner of said house, which bears N. 144 deg. W .; thence S. 68} deg. E. 6.94 ch. to place of begin- ning. Then starting at a stone (1 on map) on a line
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between stations D and E and 44 links from E and 1.17 chains from D. and 44 links from corner of fence of N. Dominy, and running thence N. 563 deg. W. 3.65 ch. to No. 2; thence N. 39 deg. W. 6.08 ch. to station No. 3, nearly opposite the north corner of land of Robert Collins; thence N. 41 deg. W. 1.22 ch. to No. 4, near the easterly corner of land of David H. Bennett; thence N. 70 deg. W. 3.89 ch. to No. 5, opposite east corner of land of Isaac S. Osborne; thence N. 674 deg. W. 3.71 ch. to No. 6; thence N. 64 deg. 50 min. W. 6.65 ch. to No. 7, opposite southwest corner of land of James M. Strong; thence N. 65} deg. W. 10.18 ch. to No. 8, near the west corner of land of A. B. Dayton's lot; thence N. 56 deg. W. 8.64 ch. to No. 9, nearly op- posite bars of the lot of Wm. A. Hedges; thence N. 49 deg. 10 min. W. 3.33 ch. to No. 10; thence N. 444 deg. W. 9.57 ch. to No. 11; thence N. 464 deg. W. 13.74 ch. to No. 12, opposite corner of land of David A. Fithian; thence N. 482 deg. W. 11.00 ch. to No. 13; thence N. 472 deg. W. 10.81 ch. to No. 14, opposite east corner of land of John A. Bennett; thence N. 463 deg. W. 7.00 ch. to No. 15; thence N. 462 deg. W. 9.98 ch. to No. 16, at the corner of Robert's Lane; thence beginning at a point 20 links from No. 16, which bears from station 16 S. 442 deg. W. and thence running N. 64} deg. W. 4.26 ch. to No. 18; thence N. 62 deg. W. 2.10 ch. to No. 19; thence N. 76 deg. W. 2.00 ch. to No. 20; thence N. 89 deg. W. 4.96 ch. to No. 21, at junction of a road leading from Roberts' Lane and two rods from angle of ditch of David J. Gardiner; thence N. 50 deg. W. 5.10 ch. to No. 22; thence N. 584 deg. W. 2.90 ch. to No. 23; thence N. 66 deg. W. 2.50 ch. to No. 24; thence N. 49 deg. W. 3.68 ch. to No. 25; thence N.
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50 deg. W. 9.93 ch. to No. 26, in the road, which is called Hand's Path; thence N. 54 deg. W. 5.69 ch. to No. 27; thence N. 264 deg. W. 3.55 ch. to No. 28, at the junction of this highway with the Northwest road, marked by a granite sunk to about the level of the cart path and about the middle of the roadway.
All of the stations of this survey are marked by a granite set in the ground, except station A, and the width at the different points are as follows: Begin- ning with a width of 2.03 chains between A and C, narrowing as is described by the lines, the angles of which are marked on the map by letters, to station No. 1; then starting from station No. 1 with 88 links, uniformly widening to 90 links at No. 2 and contin- uing 90 links wide to No. 3, gradually narrowing to 70 links at No. 4, 62 links at No. 5 and 60 links at . No. 6, uniformly widening to 75 links at No. 7 and so continuing to No. 9, then uniformly widening to 1.00 chain at No. 10, narrowing to 85 links at No. 11 and 75 links at No. 12 and so continuing to No. 14, widen- ing to 80 links at No. 15, narrowing to 60 links at No. 16, and again widening at the corner of Roberts' Lane (No. 17 on map) abruptly to four rods and continuing of a uniform width of one chain to the end of this survey.
And we do further order that the lines of this sur- vey (black lines on map) from A to station No. 1 shall be the outside lines of said highway, and from No. 1 to No. 28 shall be the centre line of said highway, and that all portions of the present road not included in the foregoing description shall be and are hereby dis- continued as highway, and that this highway as above described shall be and remain a public highway for- ever.
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Given under our hands at East-Hampton, this 30th day of November, 1889.
JONATHAN A. MILLER, ABRAHAM S. PARSONS, JOHN MULLIGAN, Commissioners of Highways.
Filed, posted and recorded this 2nd day of Decem- ber, 1889.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 173, Book K.
At the annual Town Meeting of the Town of East- Hampton, for the election of Town Officers, held at Clinton Hall, on the first day of April, 1890, Thomas F. Bisgood, Esq., was chosen Chairman, and Joseph S. Osborne, Town Clerk, acted as Clerk.
The polls were then declared open and upon motion it was announced that they would close at four o'clock P. M.
A resolution authorizing the sum of eight hundred dollars to be raised by tax for the contingent expen- ses of the Supervisor's account for the coming year, was voted on by ballot and decided in the affirmative.
A resolution to raise by tax the sum of twelve hun- dred dollars for the contingent expenses of the Over- seers of the Poor, for the support of the poor for the coming year, was likewise voted on by ballot and af- firmed.
Also, resolved, that the Supervisor be authorized to borrow one hundred and fifty-two 49-100 dollars to pay the deficiency of the contingent fund, and that the same be inserted in the tax levy of the present year.
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Resolved, That the sum of four hundred dollars be raised by tax for the use of the Town Trustees to de- fray their expense in trials already had and suits now being carried on, and that the said amount be insert- ed in the next annual tax levy.
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Highways be instructed to ascertain the most feasible method of disposing of the surface water running from Newtown Lane into Main Street, East-Hampton Village, and to employ such means as in their judgment it shall be advisable.
The reports of the several Town Officers were read and approved.
At four o'clock the polls were declared closed, and the ballots being canvassed, the following named per- sons were declared duly elected:
For Supervisor, George A. Miller.
For Town Clerk, Joseph S. Osborne.
For Justice of the Peace, Thomas F. Bisgood.
For Collector, DeWitt C. Talmage.
For Assessor, Charles H. Miller.
For Overseers of the Poor, Edward M. Baker, Isaac King.
For Commissioner of Highways, Jonathan A. Miller.
For Inspectors of Election-1st District-William H. Collins, Josiah Dayton; Edward M. Osborne, app'd. Second District-Adelbert L. Pierson, George W. Tabor; Thomas F. Bisgood, app'd.
Third District-William L. Cartwright, Jeremiah P. Conklin; Lyman H. Babcock, app'd.
Fourth District-Venus E. King, Julius D. Parsons; Henry H. Schellinger, app'd.
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For Bay Constable, Joseph Bassett. For Game Constable, Oliver M. Goodale.
For Constables -- John G. Collins, William E. Petty, John E. Ruland, Samuel Kip, Daniel W. Talmage.
For Town Trustees-J. Mason Schellinger, Charles H. Miller, William B. Bailey, Julius D. Parsons, David S. Sherrill, Christian Schenck, David J. Gardiner, Jacob O. Hopping, D. Egbert Talmage, Nathan H. Dayton, Jeremiah H. Mulford, James M. Strong.
For Commissioner of Excise, Jeremiah Huntting.
On motion the Town Clerk was directed to sign the minutes of the meeting and the Board adjourned to the first Tuesday of April, 1891, at Clinton Hall, at 12 o'clock M.
JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 102, Book L.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suf- folk, N. Y., at the house of John Mulligan, in said Town, on the 14th day of April, 1890, all the Com- missioners having been duly notified to attend the said meeting for the purpose of deliberating on the subject matter of this order, for the alteration of or the addition to the record of the highways known and described as " Plain Way Highway " and " High- way to Amagansett," which addition or alteration is hereafter described,
It is hereby ordered, determined and certified that a public highway shall be and the same is hereby add- ed to and a record thereof made according to a sur-
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vey which has been made under our direction as fol- lows: Beginning at a point between the land of James S. King and Adelaide T. H. Barnes, upon the westerly line of the " Highway to Amagansett," from which said point the northwesterly corner of the house of Josiah M. Lester bears (magnetic meridian) S. 82 deg. W. 3.02 ch. distant, and running thence S. 62 deg. W. 5.37 ch. to the intersection of the line be- tween land of said Adelaide T. H. Barnes and heirs of Edward Baker, deceased, with the northerly line of " Plain Way Highway," as altered March 19, 1887, which said point is 54 links from station 2 of said alteration. The land thus taken for highways being about 14 rods, and has been purchased of and released by said Adelaide T. H. Barnes for said uses, to be and remain a highway forever.
ABRAHAM S. PARSONS, JOHN MULLIGAN, JONATHAN A. MILLER, Commissioners of Highways of Town of East-Hampton. Filed, posted and recorded April 28th, 1890. JOSEPH S. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 103, Book L.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Highways of the Town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suf- folk, N. Y,, at the house of John Mulligan, in said Town, on the 29th day of July, 1890, all the Commis- sioners having been duly notified to attend the said meeting for the purpose of deliberating on the sub-
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ject matter of this order, for the recording of a high- way at the Springs, known as the Landing Road, as hereafter described,
It is hereby ordered, determined and certified that a public highway shall be and the same is hereby laid out and a record thereof made according to a survey which has been made under our direction, as follows: Beginning at a point on the Eastside highway at or near the village of the Springs, from which the south corner of the new house of Harriet S. Miller bears (magnetic meridian) N. 75 deg. W. 2.02 chains distant, and running thence N. 58} deg. E. 4.55 chains; thence N. 153 deg. E. 4.03 chains to No. 3 (on map); thence N. 32 deg. E. 2.65 chains to No. 4; thence N. 55} deg. E. 420 chains to No. 5, nearly opposite an ice house; being to this point three rods wide and the course of the survey being the centre line. For a portion of the distance the southerly line of the said highway passes through land of William A. King, which he consents to release for highway purposes; thence from No. 5 the line of survey, which is the outside line, all included in the description being highway, runs S. 464 deg. E. 1.94 chains to a point which is William A. King's north corner, and from thence N. 12 deg. E. to the Creek. Again beginning at No. 5 and running N. 464 deg. W. 37} chains; thence N. 453 deg. E. 1.00 chains to corner of the lot of John M. Parsons, and from thence N. ¿ deg. E. along said Parsons' line to the Creek 2.85 chains.
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