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

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, IS. Court of Sessions, at JVor-
ceSter, March Term, 1927, and holden by
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4 n ND now NATHANIEL p DENSY, WILLIAM
IA CRAWFORD, Jr. and SAMUEL DAMAN, Es-
CURES commissioners appointed by said Court
10 estimate all damages which any person or
PERSONS corporation or Corporations, whose
lanas are. described and mentioned in the To-
cation OF section of the Blackstone Canal
snail sustain, make their report tothis Court
%hieh reportsbeing 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 |
cesslvely, in one or more of the Newspapers. |
printed in Worcester, in,said County.
The said Report is as follows:
WORCESTER, IS. March 7, 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
esteo' 10 HE their claims in the manner there
/ III pointed out, by publishing a notice Of
the time of meeting, and the route TO be ex
ahmed, 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 Egis, and the Massachusetts
ieoman IN which notice, all persons interest.
ed as aforesaid, were desired to file their
CLAIMS tor damages, if any they had, with the
CIerk OF SAID Court, or with some one of the
commissioners, within thirty DAYS from the
date of the first publication ; and after hayinG
given the above notice, we caused Of the
same time, notice to be given TO all persons
interested, o. the time and place of meeting
tor the purpose of estimating damages, and Of
the route to be examined, by publishing an
/ advertisement thereof in three successive pa
Pers OF each Cd the aforesaid newspapers, and
then, pursuant TO said notice. and in conform
ity Herewith, we met at Worcester, on the
seventh day of l1arch, A. ID. 1927; but not
being able to make our estimate of damages,
by reason OF the great depth of snow then on
| the ground, We adj burned to meet at the place
mentioned in saiG advertisement, on the ninth
day Of April, them next following, and gave
public notice of said adjournment, by publish
ing the same in thl ee successive papers of each
OF the aforesaid public journals, previous to
the said ninth day of April, when, pursuant
to said notice ana adjournment, we again
met, and after being sworn to discharge the
duties assigned us fat fully and impartially,
did, pursuant to said " arrant, enter upon the
route hereafter described, as soon as we had
completed our view and estimate of damages
on another and higher IS sction of said canal
as mentioned in said notice, to claimants of
damages, we began at 1he Boston and Hart
ford Turnpike Road, in Uxbridge, hearing all
claimants for damages, who appeared before
US; thence following the several courses with
thrir respective lengths and breadths of chain
as described in the foregoing Warrant, over
land OF Charles ). Capron, with the privilege
OF flowing one and half acre Of land, as a
| reservoir for the use of thu, canal, and we
have awarded him, the said Capron, a Farm
Bridge over said canal, to be Luilt and main.
tanned by the Blackstone Canal Corporation
Tor his use and convenience. or the sum of one
hundred and seventy-five dollars il lieu there
OF, at the option Of said Corporation. Thence
over land of Widow Willard, and we have
awarded her Farm Bridge over said canal, IL
be built and maintained by said Corporation
for her use and convenience. Thence over
land of James Rawson, and we have awarded
INN the sum of seventy dollars as damages,
and Farm Bridge, to be built and maintain
ed, over said canal, for his use and convent
ence, by said Corporation or the sum of one
hundred and seventy-fiye dollars in lien there
OF. Thence over land of Amariah Cha
PIN, and we have awarded him nothing
Thence across public road, and we have
awarded, that said Corporation shall build a
good and sufficient bridge over said canal in
SAID road for the accommodation of the public
travel; and the inhabitants of the town of
Oxbrldge support and maintain the same
Thence over land of Manasseh Baker. to
whom we have awarded no damages. Thence
over land of John Capron s. 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 g. Sons, Daniel
Carpenter and Zadock Taft, to enable the
Corporation more conveniently to lay the
foundation of the abutments and piers of an
aqueduct bridge across said stream, aud we
awarded no damages TO the said Capron & Sons
for their land occupied by the location of said
canal and aqueduct bridge; neither do we
award any damages to the said Capron-eS Sons,
| Daniel Carpenter, and Zadocl1 Taft, for the
right of clearing out the bed of Mumford Riv-
er as above described. Thence over land of
Daniel Carpenter, to whom we award a Farm
Bridge over said canal, to be built and main
tanned Tor his use and convenience by said
Corporation Thence over land of Zadock
Taft, and over land of Willis Taft, ito whom
we award a 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
over said canal, by said Corporation, for his
use and convenience: Within the limits Of
the land of Bezaleel Taft as above described,
the canal crosses public road, and we have
awarded that said Corporation shall build
good and sufficient bridge over said canal, in
said road, for the accommodation of the pub
lie travel, and the inhabitants of the town Of
Uxbridge support and maintain the same
! Thence over land of David Taft, to whom we
award no damages. Thence over land of Ste
phen c. Green, for the purpose of turning the
course Of the stream. to whom we award moth
ing damages. Thence, after leaving the
land of David Taft aforenamed, the canal
crosses public road, and we award that said
Corporation shall build good and sufficient
bridge over said canal in said road for the ac-