The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-12-14
Canal
WHEREAS the Hon. Court

w of Sessions, at a Term thereof, held
within and for the County of Worcester, on
the second Tuesday Of September, A. u. 1926.
and, by adjournment, on the fifth Tuesday OF
November, A. ID. 1925, on the petition of the
| BLACKSTONE CANAL COMPANY, did
appoint the Subscribers, Commissioners, to
estimate all damages accruing to the following
named persons, through whose land a section
of the Blackstone is located, and on whose
land dam in the town of Mendon is located.
to stop the flood and other waters for the use
of the Canal aforesaid: viz. beginning at the
Canal of the Blackstone Manufacturing COM
pGny, in the town of Mendon, thence running
eastwardly through their street chains and 80
links, and fifty links wide; also. through land
belonging 10 the Blackstone Company seven
chains and forty-seven links, and of the width
OF one chain and thirty links; also, through
land of Nathan George, minor, son of Rich
ard George, Esq. twenty-nine chains and
seventy nine links, and of the width Of one
chain and thirty links also, through land Of
Peter GaskeH, ten chains and ninety eight
| links, and of the width of one chain; also.
through a road, ten chains and ninety-eight
links, and of the width of fifty links: also.
through land of Cogstau Chase, twenty chains
and ninety-eight links, and of the average
width of thirty-6ve links; also, through land.
supposed TO belong to man of the name OF
Bushe, whose place of residence is unknown,
twenty-one chains, and of the average width
OF eighty links: and, also, through the same
tract of land, the additional distance Of three
chains and ten links, and of the average width
of one chain and fifty links also, through a
road twenty-five chains, and Of the average
width Of fifty links, ending at the line be-
md
the location of dam across the Blackstone
river, on the top of dam now belonging to
the Blackstone Manufacturing COMPANY. in
the town Of Mendon, which said dam is to he
erected to the height OF five feet above the
cap-log Of the present dam, for the purpose of
saving the flood and other waters; and for
this purpose reservoir above said dam is To-
Gated to conform to the height of the dam
aforesaid, which occupies land belonging TO
- Hardness Eliphalet Trask, .4aaanid.
Clifford, Essex PITS, John Sou.hwick, and the
Blackstone Manufacturing Company, and to
other persons unknown.
The foregoing persons and corporation are
therefore hereby notified, that the Commits.
sioners will meet them atthe Blackstone Fac
tory, IN Mendon, aforesaid, on Tuesday, the
third day OF January next, at ten of the
clock IN the forenoon, from thence they will
pass over the aforesaid section of said Canal.
and will view the same and estimate the
damage Of each individual; a. which time
and place all parties in interest may be heard.
All parties interested in the location of the
dam and reservoir aforesaid, are also hereby
notified, that the Commissioners will be at
the location of said dam, at two of the
clock in the afternoon Of the same day. for
the purpose Of viewing said locations, hearing
the parties in interest, and estimating the dam.
ages of each individual.
Notice is also hereby given, to all persons and
corporations interested in any Of the locations
aforesaid, that they must file their claims for
damages with some one Of the Commissioners.
or with the Clerk Of the Court aforesaid.
within thirty days from the seventh day of
December, A. ID. 1925, after which time the
Commissioners will complete their estimate of
damages agreeably to their view. and the
evidence furnished them by the several claim
ants. NAFHL. p. DENNY,
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, jr. Cous'rs
SAMUEL DAMAN,
Leicester, Dec 7, 1926.