CHAP. 106 degrees west, running a distance of about one hundred rods by the north line of said Chester E. Douglass' land, to the center of the north Bridgton road leading over Hoyt's hill; thence south about seventy degrees west, by the northerly line of land. of Joshua F. Bennett, eighty-seven rods to the southwest corner of land of Augustus E. Douglass; thence north nine and onehalf degrees west, by the westerly line of said Douglass' land, twenty-seven rods to the southeast corner of lot numbered seven in the twelfth range of said town's lots; thence northerly, to wit, north twenty-three and one-half degrees west, and by the east end line of said lot seven in said twelfth range, one hundred twenty-eight rods to the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence south seventy-two degrees west, and on the north range line of said lot seven in the twelfth range, and running on the northerly side of George W. Emery's homestead lot and across the Ridge road nearly in front of said Emery's residence, a distance of fifty-two rods, to the easterly shore of Highland lake; thence crossing said Highland lake on said range line, to a point where said line intersects the westerly shore line of said lake, south of Little island; thence northerly by said Highland lake's westerly shore, to the division corner thereon of land of William H. Larrabee and A. Kimball Carsley; thence south thirty-four and one-half degrees west by the northerly line of land of said Larrabee, thirty-six rods to the center of North High street; thence south sixty-nine degrees west, on the northerly line of said Larrabee's land, about one hundred sixty rods to a point on the west end line of lot numbered six in the eleventh range of said town's lots; thence southerly on the west end line of said lot six, to the southwesterly corner of said lot; thence southerly by the west end lines of lot numbered six in the twelfth range, and lot numbered six in the thirteenth range, to the southwesterly corner of said lot numbered six in said thirteenth range; thence easterly on the southerly range line of said lot numbered six in said thirteenth range, seventy-eight rods to land of Walter S. Hazen; thence south eighteen degrees east, eighteen rods, by said Hazen's westerly line, to the southwesterly corner of said Hazen's land; thence north seventytwo degrees east, by the southerly line of said Hazen's land, eighty-three rods to the center of High street; thence due south, down the center of said High street, eighteen and four-fifths rods to a point therein; thence north eighty-five degrees east, to the easterly line of said High street, continuing on same course on the northerly side line of land of Eben A. Cross, twenty-nine rods to a jog in the line wall of a pasture lane; thence due north, by said jog, one rod; thence north seventy-eight degrees CHAP. 106 east, forty rods; thence north seventy degrees east, fifty-eight rods, to a white pine tree standing on a point on the westerly bank of Willett brook; thence on same course, about eighteen rods, across said Willett brook, to a post on the easterly bank thereof, and near the road bed of the Bridgton and Saco river railroad; thence south sixteen degrees east, and along the road bed of said railroad, eighty-nine and one-fifth rods to a point midway between the rails of said railroad; thence north seventy-two and one-fourth degrees east, nineteen and one-fifth rods, to a point on the easterly side line of Portland street, and at its intersection with the center line of the Martin road; thence on the same course up said Martin road, forty-seven and two-fifths rods, to a point in the center thereof; thence north seventy-nine and one-fourth degrees east, up the center of said road, eighteen rods and twenty-two links to a point; thence north seventy-one and one-half degrees east, up the center of said road, twenty and three-fifth rods to a point; thence north seventy-nine and three-fourths degrees east, thirty rods to the end of the wall on the north side of the gate way leading out of the easterly side of the door yard at the Martin homestead, into the pasture of William H. Larrabee; thence north seventy-three and one-fourth degrees east, thirty-six and onehalf rods, to corner of land of said William H. Larrabee and the Forest Mills Company; thence north seventy-eight degrees east, on the division line of lands of said Larrabee and said Forest Mills Company, twenty-four rods to their common corner in the mill pond of said company, just westerly of the Kansas road; thence north fifty-six degrees east, crossing said road and running a distance of nine and three-fifths rods, to the center of the southwesterly outlet or waste way of said mill pond; thence down said outlet, south about sixty-six degrees east, about eighteen rods to the center of Stevens brook, below the lower mill of said Forest Mills Company; thence easterly, and down the thread of said Stevens brook, to a point therein. opposite an old spotted maple tree standing in a bend on said brook's southerly bank, said maple being the westerly corner of the Levi Butters homestead; thence southerly to said spotted maple tree and from thence south seventy-six degrees east, on the southerly line of said Butters homestead, thirty-two rods, crossing the Harte tannery road, to the southeasterly corner of said Butter's homestead; the same being a stake and stones on the easterly side and near to said Harte tannery road; thence north twenty-four and one-half degrees east, seven and one-fifth CHAP. 107 rods, to a stone corner on the easterly side of said road, between land of said William H. Larrabee and the Bridgton and Harrison Electric Company; thence easterly, south about eighty-one and one-half degrees east, by the northerly line of said Larrabee's land, eighty-one rods to said Long pond, together with the inhabitants thereon, be and the same hereby is created a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Bridgton Center Village Corporation.' -corporate name. Approved March 8, 1899. Section 29, chapter 450, special laws of 1893, amended. Assessors, election, powers and duties. Powers of overseer of poor. Chapter 107. An Act to amend Chapter four hundred and fifty of the Private and Special laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, incorporating the City of Eastport. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. To amend section twenty-nine, by striking out the words "one from each ward," so that it shall read: 'Section 29. There shall be elected a board of four assessors on the third Monday in March annually, or as soon as may be thereafter, regardless of ward lines, by the city council by a majority of all its members, by roll call. The compensation of the assessors shall be fixed by city council and shall not be increased or diminished during the municipal year for which they are elected. The assessors shall hold office until the third Monday in March following their election and until their successors are chosen and qualified. All taxes shall be assessed, apportioned and collected in the same manner prescribed by the laws of the state relative to town taxes, but the city council may establish further or additional provisions for the collection thereof.' Section 2. Paragraph six of section thirty of same chapter be so amended that one overseer shall exercise the power of overseers of the poor instead of three as now provided. Section 3. This act shall take effect when approved. CHAP. 108 Chapter 108. An Act to incorporate the Lily Water Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: E. P. Spofford, C. W. Bryant, L. A. Spofford Corporators. and A. M. Bryant, their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby created into a body corporate, by the name of the Lily Water Company, for the purpose of supplying the town of Deer Isle in the county of Hancock, and the inhabitants of said town name. with water for industrial, manufacturing, domestic, sanitary and municipal purposes including the extinguishing of fires and sprinkling of streets. -corporate Authorized water. Section 2. Said corporation for said purposes, may flow, detain, take, collect, store, use and distribute water from any to take pond or stream flowing from any pond, in said Deer Isle, and may locate, construct and maintain dams, cribs, reservoirs, locks, gates, sluices, aqueducts, pipes, hydrants, and all other necessary structures therefor. May lay pipes along highways, restrictions the select etc., under imposed by men. Section 3. Said company is hereby authorized to lay, construct and maintain under, through, along and across the highways, ways, streets, railroads, bridges in said town, and to take up, replace and repair all such sluices, aqueducts, pipes, hydrants and structures as may be necessary for the purposes of their incorporation, under such reasonable restrictions and conditions. as the selectmen of said town may impose. And said company shall be responsible for all damages to all corporations, persons Liable for and property occasioned by the use of such highways, ways and streets, and shall further be liable to pay said town all sums recovered against said town for damages from obstruction caused by said company, and for all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred in defending such suits, with interest on the same. Section 4. Said company shall have power to cross any water course, private or public sewer, or to change the direction thereof when necessary for the purposes of their incorporation, but in such manner as not to obstruct or impair the use thereof, and said company shall be liable for any injury caused thereby. Whenever said company shall lay down any fixtures in any highway, way or street, or make any alterations or repairs upon its works in any highway, way or street, it shall cause the same to be done with as little obstruction to public travel as may be practicable, and shall, at its own expense without unnecessary all damages. May cross course or any water sewer. -shall not obstruct travel. CHAP. 108 delay, cause any earth or pavements removed by it to be placed in proper condition. May take land for flowage, etc. -shall file plan of location in registry of deeds. Damages, how assessed in case of disagreement. May contract to supply water. -town may contract for water and exempt from taxation. May build riers. Capital stock. Section 5. Said company can take and hold any lands necessary for flowage, and also for its dams, reservoirs, locks, gates, hydrants, and other necessary structures, and may locate, lay and maintain sluices, aqueducts, pipes, hydrants, and other necessary structures and fixtures in, over and through any land for its said purposes, and excavate in and through such lands for such locations, and dig, excavate and remove for its own use the rock, substance and earth at the bed of Torrey's pond, so called, in said Deer Isle. It may enter upon such lands to make surveys and locations, and shall file in the registry of deeds in said county of Hancock, plans of such location and lands, and within thirty days thereafter publish notice thereof in some newspaper in said county, such publication to be continued three weeks successively. Section 6. Should the company and the owner of such land be unable to agree upon the damages to be paid for such location, holding and construction, the land owner may within twelve months after such taking apply to the commissioners of said county of Hancock, and cause such damages to be assessed in the same manner and under the same conditions, restrictions and limitations as are by law prescribed in the case of damages resulting from the laying out of highways, so far as such laws are consistent with this act. Said company may make a tender to any land owner damaged under the provisions of this act, and if such owner recovers more damages than were tendered to him by said company, he shall recover costs, otherwise said company shall recover costs. Section 7. Said company is hereby authorized to make contracts with the United States and with corporations and the said town of Deer Isle, for the purpose of supplying water as contemplated by this act. And said town of Deer Isle is hereby authorized by its selectmen to enter into contract with said company for a supply of water for any and all purposes mentioned in this act, including the remission of taxes upon real estate, fixtures, franchise and plant of said corporation. Section 8. If said company find it necessary to lay its pipes over tide waters, it may build and maintain all necessary piers and other structures causing as little obstruction to navigation as possible. Section 9. The capital stock of said company shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, and said stock shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each. |