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


"a CRAWFORD, jun. and SAMUEL DAMAE
EsIeires, Commissioners appointed by sai
Court to estimate all damages, which any per
son or persons, Corporation or Corporations
whose lands are described and mentioned il
the location of section of the Blackston
Canal shall sustain, make their Report to THU
Court which Report being read, and duly con
sidered by the Court, is allowed accepted, an,
ordered to be recorded.
And il 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
eessively, in one or more of the newspapers
printed in Worcester in said County.
The said Report is as follows -
WoR LISTER, SIS. March z, 1927. We the
subscribers, Commissioners named in the fore
going Warrant. having, pursuant TO the direc-
tons therein contained, given public and sea-
sonable notice to all persons interested to file
their claims in manner therein pointed out, BY
publishing notice of the time Of meeting and
the route TO be examined, three weeks success
siveiy, in each of the following public papers
published in Worcester, in the County If Yor-
ceester, VIZ the Massachusetts SpyS Forester
.fdrcrtiser, the National sFgiS, and the .Hassa-
cAusetts Yeoman, in which notice all persons
interested as aforesaid were desired to file their
claims for damage, 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 publicatifn; and after having
given the above notice, we at the same time
caused further notice to be given TO all per-
sons interested, of the time and place of meet
lHg, for the purpose of estimating damages
and OF the route to be examined, BY publishing
an advertisement thereof in three successive
papers OF each of the aforesaid public newspa-
pers; and then, pursuant to said notice, and in
conformity Herewith, we met at Worcester. on
tue seventh day Of March, A. d. Is27 but
not being able to make our estimate of DANA
ges, 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 ensuing. and
gave public notice Of said adjournment, by
publishing the same in three successive papers
OF each of the aforesaid public journals. previous
TO the said ninth day of April; when, pursuant
10 SAID notice and adjournment, we again met,
and alter being sworn to execute the duties as
signed US by this Copmission, faithfully and
lfnpartiaily did, pursuant to said Warrant. COM
lnencc our view and estimate of DAMAGES. al
an oak tree, near Elijah Burbank's saw-inill. IN
said Worcester, at the end of former location
OF part of said Canal and bearing all claim
ants who appeared before us, proceeded south
CITY, as located, through piece of said Bur
banks land TO county road, and, over said
[a9d, again through said Burbank's land TO
John w Lincoln's land The Canal Corpora
uon are 70 have the right Of turning the conrse
OF the river, Of erecting darn across tho new
cnannei' and Of condacting a feeder into the
Canal, and of making use Of the present he'd Of
the river, and also the privilege Of erecting /
lock on said Burbanks land. The Canal e.
poration are to build good bridge over tbo
Canal in the aforesaid road, and the town Of
Worcester are to keep the same in repair
thence southerly, as located, through said
Sonn " Lincoln's land, with the privilege Of
s|.eelng lock and other APPENDICES to the
lanai on said land Said CORPORATION arc n
Dnlio ana maintain good cambridge for the
SAID Lincoln, and permit the said fincaln ~
gray ,r water from tho Canal, in consideration
81 their destroying the privilege he now has ~
taking water from the river. Tha,no las VI
ly, as located, through land Of Nathan Pers
and through land of Elijah Burbank VIM ~,
privilege Of constructing lock and o,I,as