The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-01
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"A W. INV tie hPpOrC OF ma
"a 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, and 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
I 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
iully and impartiaily to discharge the duties
required of us by said Warrant, according 10
our best skill and Judgment, did, on the TWEEN
| ty-second day oil August, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
| nVe, enter upon the further duties of our ap-
| polntment, by viewing the locations of the
several dams in said Warrant mentioned, ex-
cept that at Pratt's Pond in Upton. We mes
the claimants at each of said locations. and
viewed all the privileges connected with each
one, and every source of damage accruing to
| Tue owners OF land on which said dams were
located, as shown to us by the owners a(ore-
sald. we continued our view until the TWEEN
ty-fourth day of the same August. inclusiyo.
and then adjourned to meet the parties at
Thomas's hotel, in Worcester. on Monday.
the twenty-ninth day Of the same month. At
nine OF the clock in the forenoon.-W met
| according to our adjournment and after
much consideration and reflection do decide
| That William Hovey is not entitled to anv
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 Pond. in worces,or
dams are located on land belonging to samuel
Stowell. He claims damages Tor the occupa
/ ton OF his land only, and for this, we decide
he is entitled to sixty-two dollars--the nortI,
dam to be built so as TO leave cartwav unon
the top of it.
At the outlet of Flint Pond, and other ponds.
and below Flint Pond, dam is located on
land belonging to Abel Wesson, and John
Wesson, who claim no special damages. We
decide that for the occupation of Abel Yves.
sons land, he is entitled to eleven dollars: and
or the occupation of John Wesson's land. he
is entitled 10 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 appfaise hfs'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.
Atthe outlet of Manchaug Pond, in Su,ton
and Douglas, dam is located on land belono
ing to the widow SiIvanus Joslyn, and Cvr1s
Putnam. For the occupation of said Josiyn,s
land, we appraise the damages at thirty dol
lars-for the occupation of said Putnam's land.
We. apPraise his damages at fifteen dollars.
Pratts Pond, in Upton, is abandoned hy the
Canal Company.-At the outlet OF Ramshorn
Pond. in Millbury, a dam is located on land Of
Stephen Blanchard and Elisha Jacobs: thew
| claim no special damage.-F6r the occupation
of Blanchard's land, we appraise his damages
at four dollars-for the occupation of El;sba
Jacobs land, we appraise his damages at four
dollars.
At the outlet Of Joseph Rawson,s land. az
Mendon Pond, dam is located-for the oc-
cupaton Of whose land we appraise his DANA
ges at nine dollars.
Inc location oil dam on Rufus Paine's
land, in Mendon, is abandoned by the Canal
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 no
farther than stopping the flood waters. We
have also considered the Canal Company to
have right TO pass and repass with teams,
carts, wagons, and stone-boats, over the land
of the owners about the several locations. for
the purpose of building ard repairing the dams
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.