Section 301. Jury to determine necessity and assess damages

The town
  superintendent to whom the application shall be made  shall  appoint  as
  early  a  day  as  the convenience of the parties interested will allow,
  when, at a place designated in the town, a jury will be selected for the
  purpose of determining upon the necessity of such road,  and  to  assess
  the damages by reason of the opening thereof.