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THE Petition of the inhabitants of Cape.


L Elizabeth in the County of Cumberland,
humbly fhews-1'hat at Court Of Gueral Sef.
fions Of the Peace for faid County held at Port
land in October lsa. road was ordered to be
laid out from None fuch Bridge to Portland
Bridge that part of faid road, for the extent of
about half mile runs through lwamp which
mu(f be caufeycd at q great expenee, and that
the whole of it together will probably cof the
town nearly two thoufand dollars. That the
Caid town is extremely poor, and totally unable
to fuaain the eypence of making and maintain
ing faid road. That the faid road does not ac
commodate the inhabitants Of faid town at all !;
will be of no uie to them, but an additional and
objectionable burden to them, as the road is laid
out whslly to accommodate the proprietors Of
fad Portland Bridge without which road in
this place would never have been contemplated.


Your petitioners therefore pray that your hon.
ors would relieve them from the enormous bur.
den which the order Of taid court of ietiions has
laid on them; that the proPrietors of faid bridge
who are the only perfons Immediately interefed
and benefited by faid new road, may be obliged
20 ddfray the expence, or that fome other ltep
uay be taken to relieve your petitioners as in
your honors wifdom may be deemed bea. And
as in duty bound, will ever pray.


THh fNHABITANTs OF s.loJ A
CApb.ELizAEErH Br x.,,, sc 81. T,..


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