The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-01-25
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Ia THANIEL 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 sustain by the construction of the dams
mentioned in the location and application of
the said Blackstone Canal Company, having
been duly considered by the Court aforesaid,
is allowed, accepted, md ordered to be re-
corded.-And it is further ordered by the
Court that the substance of said Report be
forthwith published at the expense of said
Corporation, in each of the newspapers print
ed in Worcester, in said County
The following is the substance of said Re-
port -
Pursuant TO the foregoing Warrant, we, the
subscribers, Commissioners therein named
after having given notice to all persons inter-
ested, IN the manner prescribed in said War
rant, and after having been duly sworn faith
fully and impartially to discharge the duties
required Of us by said Warrant, according to
our best skill and judgment, did, on the TWEEN
ty-second day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
five, enter upon the further duties of our APP
pointment, by viewing the locations of the
several dams in said Warrant mentioned. ex-
cept that at Pratt's Pond in Upton. We met
the claimants at each of said locations, and
viewed all the privileges connected with each
one. and every source of damage accruing to
the owners of land on which said dams were
located, as shown to us by the owners afore-
said. We continued our view until the TWEEN
ty-iourth day of the same August, inclusive,
and then adjourned to meet the parties at
Thom~'s hotel, in Worcester, on Monday.
the twenty ninth day of the same. month. at
nine Of the clock in the forenoon.-We met
according to our adjournment and after
much consideration and reflection do decide
That William Hoyey is not entitled to any
damages by reason of the location of a dam at
the outlet of Long Pond, as set forth in his
claim of July 28th, 1926.
AT two outlets at North-P Pond, in Worcester.
dams are located on land belonging to Samuel
Stowell. He claims damages for the occupa.
ton of his land only, and for this, we decide
he is entitled to sixty-two dollars-the north
dam to be built SO as to leave cartway upon
the top of it.
At the outlet of Flint Pond, and other ponds.
and below Flint Pond, dam is located Oh
land belonging to Abel Wesson, and John
Wesson, who claim no special damages. We
decide that for the occupation of Abel Wes-
sons land, he is entitled to eleven dollars; and
for the occupation of John Wesson's land, he
is entitled to eleven dollars.
At the outlet of Dorety Pond. in Millbury. a
dam is located on land belonging to Jacob
Dodge and Daniel Rice. For the occupation
of said Dodge's land, we appraise his damages
at sixteen dollars-for the occupation of said
Rice's land, we appraise his damages at -four
dollars, he having liberty to take off the wood.
and to have seasonable notice from the Com
pany to do the same.
At the outlet of Manchaug Pond, in Sutton
and Douglas, dam is located on land belong
ing to the widow Silyanus Joslyn, and Cyrus
Putnam. For the occupation of said Joslyn's
land, we appraise the damages at thirty dol.
lars-for the occupation of said Putnam's land,
we apprase his damages at fifteen dollars.
Pratt's Pond, in Upton, is abandoned by the
Canal Company.-At the outlet OF Ramshorn
Pond, in Millbury, dam is located on land oil
Stephen Blanchard and Elisha Jacobs; they
claim no special damage.-For the occupation
of Blanchard's land, we appraise his damages
at four dollars-for the occupation of Elisha
Jacobs land, we appraise his damages at foul
dollars.
At the outlet Of Joseph Rawson's land, al
Mendon Pond, dam is located-for the &C.
cupation Of whose land we appraise his dana.
ges at nine dollars.
The location Of a dam on Rufus Paine',
land, in Mendon, is abandoned by the Cana
Company.
We have in no case taken into consideration
the damages which may be occasioned by
flowing. And in all cases we have consider.
ed the right of the Corporation to extend nc
farther than stopping the food waters. We
have also considered the Canal Company L
have right to pass and repass with teams
carts, wagons, and stone-beats, over the land
Of the owners about the several locations, fol
the purpose of building and repairing the dam
aforesaid, and viewing them at all times the
damage of which we have included in the
damages assessed for the occupation of the
land.
All which is respectfully submitted.
NATHANIEL p. DENNY.