RSA 231:69: Gravel May Be Taken.

When there shall be occasion for soil, gravel or hardpan to repair the highways maintained by any town, and the same cannot be obtained by agreement with the owner thereof, a lot not exceeding 1/2 an acre may be taken by the selectmen, upon petition for that purpose, for the use of the town, in the same way and manner and with the same right of appeal to the landowner as in the case of land taken by selectmen for a highway.