The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-06

no damages. Thence over land of n.n;%i - &c
ioro' averaging forty links wide, and The ,;,h+
u nds1g ating The river, to whom We have
Laban Comstock, averaging fortv linls , .v;a %
ana the right of using the bed Of the river e..
cana! purposes, and we have awarded Inn,
nothing as damages. Thence OYER lard 10
Cummings Taft, averaging forty links vida
and the right of navigating the river, to whom.
we nave awarded nothing as damages Thence
over iand OF John Southwick, averaging forty
INKS wide, and the right of NAVIGATING the
river, and we have awarded him no damaoes
hence over land of Esek Pitts, averaging for
| " Inks wide, with the right of navigating the
! river and continuing further distance over
SAID fitts' land, averaging one and half chains
wide, to whom we have awarded nothing ns
damages Thence over land of Collins Can
ron and William Capron, as described in the
warrant aforesaid, to whom we have awarded
nothing as damages. Within the limits of the
land last above described as belonripr to Col
Inns Capron and William Capron, the canal
crosses County road, and we have awarded
that said corporation shall build a good and
sufficient bridge over said canal in said road
Tor the accommodation of the public travel
and the town of Mendon support and main.
tain the same. Thence over land of Esek Pitts,
and we have awarded him no damages Thence
over land of Annanias Clifford, and we have
awarded him nothing as damages Thence
over land OF Elijah Trask, and the right ofcon-
structing lock on said land for which we have.
awarded him nothing as damages. Thence over
| land Of George Cook, and continuing a further
distance over said Cooks land, averaging forty
links wide, and the right of navigating the
river, to whom we have awarded no damapes
Thence crossing with the aid of tow path
bridge to the east side of said river, and
the right OF constructing and maintaining a
suitable tow path bridge in and across said
river near the Pout Rocks and of AUDITING the
same on its banks. Thence oyer land of
George Wall, averaging forty links wide, and
the right OF navigating the river, TO whom we
have awarded the sum of ten dollars as DANA.
ges and the right of conveying water under
the tow path for his cattle Thence over land
OF the blackstone Manufacturing Company,
averaging forty links wide, and continuing q
further distance averaging one and half
chain wide, and continuing still further on
SAID Companys land, averaging forty links
wide, with the right of connecting the canal
with their Factory Pond, the opportunity of SO
dong and OF using their said pond as part of
said canal both for navigation and as a reser-
voir, 10 which Manufacturing Company we
have awarded no damages Thence over
iand OF john Southwick, averaging forty links
wide, with the right of navigating the river.
ana continuing over his land a further distance
averaging. one and half chain wide, to whom
we have awarded bridge over said canal, to
. DC puit titu maintained by SAID blackstone
Canal Corporation, for the use and conyen-
, fence of said Southwick, and said Blackstone
Manufacturing Company. Thence over las
, of said Blackstone Manufacturing COZ mai !,
averaging one and half Chain vide, ttopt Il
er with the right of improving their pres -
Factory Trench, and ofusng ii as pa It of Is
canal, averaging one and half cha n wtrA
. with all the privileges necessary for the Ger,
, struction of a lock on said land, sto whist
Manufacturing Company we have award :
, nothing as damages. Within the lin its of t3ae
last described land the canal crosse pubEe
road with lock, on the wing walls of whieI,
!, good and sufficient bridge has air eadY beef
, nearly completed by said canal corporation
for the accommodation of the public travel.
the support and maintenance of which BRIDGE
. after the same shall have been fully com,ie.e,;
devolves on the inhabitants of the town. of
q Mendon, as returned by the commissioners fnT
q the assessment of damages On former war
rant, which award of the commissioners sfore
s said IS confirmed by the commissioners named
/, = IN the warrant annexed to this report TE~nce
; over land of Nathan Georre, a minor son of
.'iehard George, averaging Two chains wide
ralEvof this land on the west side of the canal
and near the river, to be used for the protec.
ton o. the canal and its appendages, with all
the privileges requisite for the construction Of
two locks on sad land, 10 whom we have
awarded nothing as damages. Thence CROSSING
the Blacks tone River, with the right of build.
ing and NAH. talning a tow path BRIDGE in and
across said stttanl> and abutting the same on
its banks and of>GsIsg the river Tor navigation.
!, Thence over land OF w. aud ID. D. Farnum to
the line dividing the States of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, to whom We hare awarded
no damages.
/ We also proceeded on our view and esti
mate OF damages on another location as de-
| scrlbed In said foregoing warrant, { vC land of
Widow Demeris Wood, for the purpose of
turning the course of the river, &c. TO whom
we have awarded no damages. Thence over
land of john Capron and Sons, for the purpose
of turning the course of the river, SC. and we
have awarded him nothing as damages
Thence over land of Thaddeus Rist, for the
| purpose of turning the course of the river, &c.
and we have awarded him no damages
Thence over land of Barnard and John Fow-
Ter, south sixty degrees east, three and fifty
hundredths of chain, averaging one and
half chain wide, for the purpose of turning the
course Of the river Ia description of this lot of
land is given, as the name of John Fowler, one
of the owners is omitted in the warrant, and
the length of chain rroneously stately to
whom we have given no damages,
In this report, IN all instances where we
| have awarded no damages, we are of the o.
pinion that the benefits and advantages ae-
cruing to such person persons are full
equivalent for all damages they have sustain
| ed or may sustain in consequence of the loca-
ton and opening of said canal as aforesaid
4 And in all instances where farm bridge over
said canal is awarded to an individual or ndi-
viduals, or sum of money in lieu thereof at
the option of said corporation, and if said cor
poration shall tender and pay over to such in
dividual or individuals such sum Of money in
stead of building such bridge, then such ind-
vidual or individuals shall have a right to
build and maintain for his or their own use
and convenience. bridge over said canal, on
condition such individual or individuals erect
such bridge in permanent workmanlike man
ner, and conform as to height from the bottom
of the canal, distance between the nbutments,
and mode of construction to the other bridges
built by said canal company across said ca
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