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An Act To Clarify the Boundary between the Town of Cushing and the Town of Friendship, Town of Warren, Town of Thomaston and Town of Waldoboro
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Boundary between Town of Cushing and Town of Friendship, Town of Warren, Town of Thomaston and Town of Waldoboro. The boundary between the Town of Cushing and the Town of Friendship, Town of Warren, Town of Thomaston and Town of Waldoboro is as follows: beginning in the thread of Saint George River at the point where the southeasterly bound of the Town of Thomaston meets the northeasterly bound of the Town of Cushing on a boundary line with the Town of South Thomaston that is located on the Maine Coordinate System of 1983 West Zone (MCSW) at approximately North 449630, East 3210906 and marked 'A' on a "TOWN LINE RETRACEMENT SURVEY for the TOWN OF CUSHING located in KNOX COUNTY in the State of MAINE" to be recorded at the Knox County Registry of Deeds; thence North 79º33'59" West one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet more or less to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set in ledge five (5) feet more or less westerly of the apparent mean high tide line of Saint George River (MCSW - North 449892.78, East 3209429.16) marked 'B' on the said survey plan and three (3) feet North 79º53'59" West of a one (1) inch brass property marker found set in ledge; thence North 79º53'59" West one thousand one hundred eight and four hundredths (1,108.04) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set at the intersection of two stonewalls (MCSW - North 450087.10, East 3208338.30) marked 'C' on the said survey plan; then South 32º17'42" West four hundred sixty-three and twenty-six hundredths (463.26) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set for a bound (MSCW - North 449695.52, East 3208090.81) marked 'D' on the said survey plan; thence North 78º42'47" West one thousand two hundred forty-four and fifty-two hundredths (1,244.52) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set at the intersection of two stonewalls on the assumed easterly right of way line of River Road (MCSW - North 449939.10, East 3206870.36) marked 'E' on the said survey plan; thence North 33º59'56" East along the assumed easterly River Road right of way line four hundred seventy-three and four hundredths (473.04) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set for a bound (MCSW - North 450331.28, East 3207134.87) marked 'F' on the said survey plan; thence North 78º31'48" West sixty-six and no hundredth (66.00) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite monument found at the assumed westerly right of way line of River Road (MCSW - North 450344.41, East 3207070.19) marked 'G' on the said survey plan; thence continuing North 78º31'48" West one thousand four hundred thirty-seven and fourteen hundredths (1,437.14) feet passing through a three quarter (3/4) inch rebar property pin to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set at approximately twenty-eight (28) feet easterly of the apparent mean high tide line of Saint George River (MCSW - North 450630.19, East 3205661.75) marked 'H' on the said survey plan; thence continuing North 78º31'48" West three hundred twenty-nine and fifty-eight hundredths (329.58) feet passing through a three quarter (3/4) inch rebar property pin to a point in Saint George River where the southwest bound of the Town of Thomaston meets the southeast bound of the Town of Warren on the boundary line of the Town of Cushing (MCSW - North 450695.72, East 3205338.75) marked 'I' on the said survey plan; thence South 78º09'51" West seven hundred thirty-eight and forty-seven hundredths (738.47) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite monument found approximately sixty (60) feet west of the apparent mean high tide line of Saint George River (MCSW - North 450544.25, East 3204615.98) marked 'J' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West two thousand two hundred twenty-three and twenty-three hundredths (2,223.23) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately fifty (50) feet easterly of the easterly edge of pavement of the Spear Mill Road (MCSW - North 450088.25, East 3202440.02) marked 'K' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West one thousand three hundred ninety-seven and no hundredths (1,397.00) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately fifty (50) feet easterly of the easterly edge of pavement of the Cushing Road (Route 97) (MCSW - North 449801.71, East 3201072.72) marked 'L' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West ten thousand twenty-three and no hundredths (10,023.00) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately three (3) feet westerly of the westerly edge of an abandoned road that is the extension of the roadway leading westerly from Route 97 in Warren just northerly of the Maine State Prison Farm (Bolduc Unit) across prison property by the rifle range and apple orchard and southerly across property now or formerly of Cyrus Holmes back to Route 97, also located approximately one thousand seventy (1070) feet easterly of Far Meadow Brook (MCSW - North 447745.89, East 3191262.82) marked 'M' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West one thousand seven hundred fifty-three and sixty-three hundredths (1,753.63) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately eighty (80) feet easterly of a small brook that leads southeasterly into Far Meadow Brook and approximately seven hundred (700) feet westerly, as measured along the Town Line, of Far Meadow Brook (MCSW - North 447386.20, East 3189546.47) marked 'N' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West four thousand three hundred twenty-one and sixty-eight hundredths (4,321.68) feet to a 10 inch by 10 inch (10"x10") granite monument inscribed with letters 'W', 'W', and 'C' and 1896 found at the southwesterly bound of the Town of Warren and the northwesterly bound of the Town of Cushing at a point on the easterly boundary of the Town of Waldoboro (MCSW - North 446499.78, East 3185316.68) marked 'O' on the said survey plan; thence South 0º45'26" East seven hundred ninety-two and six hundredths (792.06) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Friendship/Waldoboro Town Line 2010" set in place of a loose and badly bent iron pipe found in a pile of stones (MCSW - North 445707.79, East 3185327.15) marked 'P' on the said survey plan; thence South 0º54'15" East eight thousand seven hundred forty-four and twenty-three hundredths (8,744.23) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Friendship Town Line 2010" set approximately six (6) feet southerly of the southerly edge of pavement of the Colonel Stairs Road (MCSW - North 436964.64, East 3185465.15) marked 'Q' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 0º54'15" East two thousand one hundred eighty-six and no hundredths (2,186.00) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite monument found (MCSW - North 434778.92, East 3185499.65) marked 'R' on the said survey plan; thence South 54º58'22" East five hundred fifty-one and twenty-eight hundredths (551.28) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite monument found five (5) feet easterly of the easterly edge of pavement of Cushing Road (Route 97) (MCSW - North 434462.50, East 3185951.08) marked 'S' on the said survey plan; thence South 62º20'09" East one thousand forty-nine and forty-two hundredths (1,049.42) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Friendship Town Line 2010" set approximately twelve (12) feet westerly of the westerly edge of Meduncook River (MCSW - North 433975.27, East 3186880.53) marked 'T' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 62º20'09" East twenty (20) feet more or less to the thread of Meduncook River (MCSW - approximately North 433969, East 3186892) marked 'U' on the said survey plan; thence following the irregular thread of Meduncook River Southerly seven (7) miles more or less to its intersection with the thread of Saint George River Southerly of Gay Island (MCSW - approximately North 400231, East 3175204) marked 'V' on the said survey plan; thence following the irregular thread of Saint George River Northeasterly twelve (12) miles more or less to the point of beginning.
Sec. 2. Municipal officers. The municipal officers of the Town of Cushing, Town of Friendship, Town of Warren, Town of Thomaston and Town of Waldoboro must sign the plotted plan as described in section 1 before it is filed with the Registry of Deeds.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.