The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-01

WORCESTER, IS. ColLrt of Sessions. Sen
tenaber Term, 1925, and holden, by adjourn
nent, on The fifth Tuesday of November,
1925.
4 ND now the Report of Ma
IA THANIELP P. DENNY, WILLIAM CRAw-
FORD, Jr. and SAMUEL DAMAN, Commission
ers appointed by this Court, on the application
OF the Blackstone Canal Company, to estimate
all such damages as they should think any
person or persons, Corporation or Corporations
would susiain by the construction of the dams
mentioned in thu location and application of
The SAID Blackstone Canal Company, having
been Gully considered by the Court aforesaid,
is allowed, accepted, and ordered to be re-
corded. And It is further ordered by the
Court. that the said Report be forthwith pub
lIshed, at the expense ofsaid Corporation, in
each o. the newspapers printed in Worcester,
IN said County, which Reports is as follows:-
We, the subscribers, Commissioners named
in The tort gong Warrant. after having been
duly sworn, and after giving public and sea-
sonahe notice TO all persons interested. to file
their claims, as directed in said Warrant. did
ON the onffeanth instant, proceed on the fur
theF discharge OF the duty assigned us, by re-
pairing TO the outlet at Dorety Pond. in Mill
hurry, where we met Samuel March, William
as owners Of the land occupied by the location
OF dam at that place and after having
viewed the same, and hearing the said March.
Brown and Newton, in support of their claims
do assess them damages as follows, VETO
Samuel March, for about two square rods OF
land, one dollar: and TO said Brown, and
Newton, jointly, for about twenty five square
rods of land, four dollars.
On the fifteenth inst. we repaired to the
location of a dam across Beaver Brook, in the
Town of Uxbrdge, on land of Joseph Buxton.
where we met said Buxton. And after view
ing the land to be occupied by said dam, and
hearing said Buxton in support of his claim
Tor damages, do assess the sum of six dollars.
10 be paid him in damage for his land afore-
said, being forty five square rods.
On the same day we repaired to the loca-
ton of a dam at the outlet of Bad Luck Pond.
IN the town Of Douglas, on land belonging 10
Lemuel Dudley; and, after vie wing the land,
do assess the sum oftwelve dollars, 10 be paid
him as damages for the occupation of about
eIghty-seven square rods by the dam afore-
said. Said dam to be so constructed as to en-
able the said Dudley to cart over it.
In assessing the damages aforesaid, in all the
cases we have taken into consideration, the
right of the Blackstone Canal Company's pas
sing and repassing over the lands of the said
Dudley, Buxton, March, Brown, and Newton,
ior The purpose of building and repairing said
dams, and for the purpose of managing their
gatcs at pleasure; but in no case have we as |
sessed any damages for flowing. The afore-
SAID damages are TO be paid to the several
claimants by the Blackstone Canal Company
as soon as said Company shall commence
building the dams aforesaid, with which we
consider said Company have no right to stop
the flowing of any other than flood waters.
All which is respectfully submitted to the
Hon. Court of Sessions within and for the
County of Worcester.
NATHANIEL P. DENNY,
WILLIAM. CRAWFORD, Jr.
SAMUEL DAMAN.
.Nou. Is, 1926.