The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-01-18
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Ia THANIEL 2. DENNY, WILLIAM CRAw-
FORD, JR. and SAMUEL DArIAN, 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
tully and unpartiaily to discharge the duties
| required OF us by said Warrant, according TO
our best skill and Judgment, did, on the tw en-
ty-second day oil August, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty :
hVe, enter upon the further duties of our ap-
PoiatnFe44t, =i.y=pil4vt's 81
several dams in said Warrant mentioned, cx-
| cept that at Pratt's Pond in Upton. We net
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 rs by the owners afore-
| said. We continued our view until the TWEEN
! ty-fourth day of the same August, inclusive.
and then adjourned to meet the parties ii
ihomas's hotel, in Worcester, on Monday,
the twenty-ninth day of the same month, at
nine o! 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 orth-Pond, in Worcester,
dams are located on land belonging to Samuel
stowell. He claims damages Tor the occupa
ton OF his land emily, and for this, we decide
he is entitled TO sixty-two dolIars-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 on
land belonging to Abel Wesson, and John
| Nesson, 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 NELSON'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 damage:
at sixteen dollars-for the occupation of said
Rice's land, we appraise his damages at fouI
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 Silvanus Joslyn, and Cyru.
Putnam. For the occupation of said Joslyn'.
land, we appraise the damages at thirty dol.
| lars--for the occupation of said Putnam's land
we appraise his damages at fifteen dollars.
| Pratt's Pond, in Upton, is abandoned by the
Canal Company.-At the outlet OF Ramshorr
Pond. in Mllbury, dam is located on land O.
Stephen Blanchard and Elisha Jacobs; they
claim no special damage.-For the occupation
OF Banchard'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 oc Joseph Rawson's land, al
Mendon Pond, dam is located-for The oc
cupation of whose land we appraise his dana
ges at nine dollars.
The location Of a dam on Rufus Paine'i
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. aud in all cases we have consider
ed the right of the Corporation. TO extend nc
farther than stopping the flood waters. VIZ
have also considered the Canal Company L
have right TO pass and repass with teams
carts, wagons, and stone-boats, over the lane
of the owners about the several locations, 70
the purpose Of building ard repairing the dam
aforesaid, and viewing them atall times thu
damage OF which we have included in th,
damages assessed for the occupation Of tn,
land.
All which is respectfully submitted.
| NATHANIEL P. DENNY.
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