The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-20
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WoRcEsrER, IS. Court of Sessions, at Wor-
easier, March Term, 1927, and holden By
; isss ." the second Tuesday Of Nay
a ND now NATHANIEL p. DENNY, WILLIAM
IN CRAwFoRD, Jr. and SAMUEL DAMAN, Es-
9uires, Commissioners appointed by said Court
to estimate all damages, which any person or
persons, Corporation OF Corporations, whose
lands are described and mentioned in the 10,
cation Of section of the Blackstone Canal
shall sustain, make their report to this Court !;
which report being read, and duly considered
by the Court, is allowed, accepted and ordered
to be recorded.
And it is further ordered by the Court, that
the said report, or the substance thereof. be
forthwith published, at the expense of the
Blackstone Canal Company, three weeks sue
cessivcly, in one or more of the Newspapers,
printed ia Worcester, in said County.
The said Report is as follows
WORCESTER, IS. March z, 1927. We, the
subscribers, Commissioners, named in the
foregoing Warrant, having pursuant to the
directions therein contained, given public
and seasonable notice to all persons inter-
ested, to file their claims in the manner there
in pointed out, by publishing a notice of
the time of meeting, and the route to be ex-
amlned, three weeks successfully, IN each Of
the following public papers published in Wor-
cester, in the County of Worcester, viz The
Massachusetts, Spy and Worcester Advertiser,
the National Fsais and the Massachusetts,
Xeoman; in which notice, all persons interest
ed as aforesaid were desired to file their
claims for damages, if any they had, with the
Clerk Of said Court, or with some one of the
Commissioners, within thirty days from the
date of the first publication; and after having
given the above notice, we caused, at the
same time, notice to be given to all persons
Al. a.. md Mo ~ M
Tor the purpose of estimating damages, and OF
she route to be examined, by publishing an
advertisement thereof in three successive pa
pers of each of the aforesaid newspapers, and
then. pursuant to said notice, and in conform
ity Herewith, we met at Worcester, on the
seventh dav of March, 4. d. le27; but not
being able to make our estimate OF damages,
by reason of the great depth OF snow, then on
The ground, we adjourned to meet at the place
mentioned in said advertisement, on the ninth
day Of April, then next following, and gave
public notice of said adjournment, by publish
ing the same in three successive papers OF each
of the aforesaid public journals, previous to
the said ninth day of April, when, pursuant
TO said notice and adjournment, we again
met, and after being sworn to discharge the
duties assigned us faithfully and lmpartialiy,
did. pursuant TO said Warrant, enter upon the
route hereafter described, as soon as we had
completed our view and estimate OF damages
on another and higher section OF SAID canal:
as mentioned in said notice, to claimants OF
damaees. we began at the Boston and Hart
ford Turnpike Road, in Uxbridge, hearing all
claimants for damages, who appeared before
as; thence following the several courses with
their respective lengths and breadths of chain,
as described in the foregoing Warrant, over
land of Charles S. Capron, with The privilege
of flowing one and half acre Of land, as
reservoir for the use of the. canal, and we
have awarded him, the said Capron, Farm
Bridge over said canal, TO be built and mann
tanned by the Blackstone Canal Corporation,
for his use and convenience. or the sum OF one
hundred and seventy-five dollars IN lieu there
of, at the option of said Corporation Thence
over land of Widow Willard, and. we have
awarded her Farm Bridge over sand canal, to
be built and maintained by said Corporation,
far her use and convenience Thence over
land of James Rawson, and we have awarded
him the sum Of seventy dollars as damages,
and Farm Bridge, to be built and MAINTAIN
ed, over said canal, for his use and convent
cnee, by said Corporation or the sum OF one
hundred and seventy-fiye dollars in lieu there
of Thence over land of Amarlah Cna-
pin, and we have awarded him nothing
Thence across pu5lic road, ana we nave
awarded. that said Corporation shall build a
said road for the accommodation OF the puDlic
travel; and the inhabitants of the town OF
Uxbridge support and maintain the same
Thence over land of Manasseh Baker, to
whom we have awarded no damages. Thence
over land of John Capron & Sons, crossing
Mumford River, and the right of clearing out
the bed of said river from said canal route to
Its junction with the Blackstone. The land
belonging. to said John Capron IL Sons, Daniel
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Corporation more conveniently to lay the
foundation Of the abutments and piers Of an
aqueduct bridge across said stream, and we
awarded no damages to the said Capfon q Sons,
4or their land occupied by the location OF SAID
canal and aqueduct bridge; neither do we
award any damages to the said Capron ~ Sons,
Daniel Carpenter, and Zadock Taft, for the
right of clearing ont the bed Of Mumford Riy-
or as above described. Thence over land of
Daniel Carpenter, to whom we award Farm
Bridge over said canal, to be built and main
tanned for his use and convenience by SAID
Corporation Thence over land of Zadock
Taft, and over land of Willis Taft, to whom
we award Farm Bridge, to be built and
maintained by said corporation, over said ca
nal, on the line between the land of said Ia
dock and Willis Taft, for the mutual use and
convenience of each; or the sum of one hun
bred and seventy-five dollars in lieu thereof
Thence over land Of Bezaleel Taft, with all
the privileges requisite for the construction of
two locks on said land (; and we have award
ed Farm Bridge, to be built and maintained
oyer said canal, by said Corporation, for his
use and convenience Within the limits of
the land of Beaded Taft as above described,
the canal crosses public road, and we have /
awarded that said Corporation shall build a
uEEt -t.fs.-A s--ie -. a.rar said canal in
said road, for the accommodation OF tlfe pun
lie travel, and the inhabitants Of the town Of
Uxbridgc support and maintain the same
Thence over land Of David Taft, to whom we
award no damages. Thence over land Of Ste
plIen e. Green, for the purpose of turning the
course of the stream, to whom we award moth
ing as damages. Thence, after leaving the
land of David Taft aforenamed, the canal
crosses a public road, and we award that said
Corporation shall build good and sufficient