The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-13
CANAL NOTICE.

Wv gun anu HOiu0n dl hO4CSStCA,
and for the County of Worcester, on the second
Tuesday of September last past, the under
signed were appointed Commissioners, to estl- [
mate ali damages which any person or persons,
Corporation or Corporations, whose lands are
mentioned in the following locations, as used
for reservoirs to feed the Blackstone Canal, !
have sustained, viz: Dorety Pond, so called,
living and being in Milbury, in said County
which location, by raising the water IN said /
pond, will affect lands belonging to the follow
: inr persons, viz: Joel Wesson, John Lilley, !
Joseph Haywood, John Park, Gardner Vince !
lock, Perey Whipple, Daniel Rice, Brown q
Newton, jacob Dodge, and Samuel March
and also, Ramshorn Pond, so called, situate IN
said Millbury by the raising the water there
in, the following persons lands may be injured
viz: Luther Hall, Aaron Holman and Marsh
.othrop, Amos Harding, Abel Chase, Amos
Aldrich, Aaron Small, Abijah Davis, Jonathan
Trask, Elisha Jacobs, Stephen Blanchard, John
Kenney, Moses Waters, Amos Eddy, John
Woodbury., Susan and Molly Ravens, and Ar
temas and Rufus Dixie which appointment
was renewed by the County Commissioners, at
a meeting of theirs, holden at Worcester, with
in and for said County, on the second Tuesday
of May last past.
And, whereas, at a meeting of the County
Commissioners, holden, by adjournment, at
Worcester aforesaid, On the second Tuesday OF
May last past, the undersigned were also ap-
pointed Commissioners to estimate all damages,
which any person persons, Corporation or
Corporations, whose lands are described IN, or
will be damaged by the following locations, as
and for reservoirs to feed the Blackstone Canal,
viz the pond at the Mills, so called, IN the
town of Mendon, by raising the dam thereof
twenty seven inches, as mentioned in former
location the names of the owners OF the lands
who would thereby be interested, are, Collins
Capron, William Capron, Esek Pitts, John
Southwick, Cummings Taft, Nathan Aldrich.
Laban Comstock, Annanias Clifford, Daniel
Clifford, Jonathan Emerson, Samuel Emerson,
Moses Farnum, John Capron, Royal Farnum,
George Wall, Alexander Haywood, Edwin D.
Sargent, Newbury Darling, and Stephen Hol-
brook
Also, the pond near the Blackstone Factory,
II said Mendon, by maintaining the dam across
the river, near said Factory the owners of
land, interested by said location, are, James
Hardness, Southwick Hardness, John South
wick, Blackstone Manufacturing Company, Ma
than George, George Wall, Esek Pitts, Sam
uel Allen, Jacob Southwick, aad Elijah Trask.
Also, Manchaug Pond, partly in Douglas and
partly in Sutton, in said County. The owners
Of lands, who would be injured by maintaining
head of water in said pond, not exceeding SIX
feet higher than the present high water mark,
are, John Capron s. Sons, heirs of Sylvanus
Joslin, widow Joslin, Samuel Dudley, John Ii
LGS, HENRY Illus, DdNIQ DdICDIIls JI'g OdfAu
Putnam Sd, John Waters, Benjamin Robbins,
Lot Simpson, Lewis Torrey, John Rich, Solo
mon Stockwell, Peter Stockwell, Asa Putnam,
Joseph H. Putnam, Lewis Putnam, Sylvanus
Marble, Aaron Elliot, Elijah Bigelow, Sylvia
nus Marble, widow Carroll, and John Buxton.
Also, Badlock Pond in Douglas aforesaid
The owners Of lands, who would be injured by
maintaining head of water in said pond, not
more than six feet higher than the present high
7 Il IN,Isan III
ley, David Chase, Asa Chase, Caleb Hill, Mi
chael Hill, BENJAMIN Craggin, Asa Thayer,
David Balloon, John Balcom, Samuel Wallis,
John Wallis, Noah Taft, Elijah S g.ith, Edmund
Carpenter Nathaniel Carpenter 81 Samuel Read
Notice is therefore hereby given to all the
persons and Corporations aforesaid, that the
undersigned, Commissioners as aforesaid, will
meet at Banister's Hotel, in Worcester aforesaid
on Monday, the eighth day of September ne1t
at ten of the clock in the forenoon from
thence they will proceed to Manchaug Pond
aforesaid, and commence their view and esti-
nation of damages at the outlet thereof, at
three of the clock in the afternoon of said day
and continue the view and estimate around
said pond, through that and the next succeed
ing day.
On Wednesday, the tenth dag Of the sam.
September, at nine of the clock in the forenoon
they will begin view and estimate of damage:
at the outlet Of Badlock Pond aforesaid, anC
continue around said pond, until the whole shall
be completed.
On Thursday, the eleventh day of the sam,
September, they will commence their view anC
estimate of damages at the dam across the
Blackstone river, near Blackstone Factory, in
said Mendon, at nine of the clock in the fore.
noon Of said day, and continue their view and
estimate, up the river, passing the dam at the
Mills, so called, in said Mendon, until they have
viewed all the land belonging to the Blackstone
Manufacturing Company, and all the lands be-
longing to the several persons interested in the
locations at the dam near the Blackstone Facto-
ny, and Mils, as aforesaid.
On Monday, the fifteenth day Of the same
September, they will commence their view and
estimate of damages at tho outlet of Dorety
Pond, in Millbury, at two Of the clock in the
afternoon Of said day, and continue around said
pond until the view and estimate shall be COM
pleted
On Tuesday, The sirteenth day Of the same
September, they will begin their view and
estimate at the outlet of Ramshorn Pond in
Nlillbury as aforesaid, at ten Of the clock in the
forenoon of said day, and continue around saG
pond, viewing and estimating damages, until
the whole shall be completed.
Should any claimant or claimants for dam
ages wish to be heard in support Of their claims,
further than they conveniently can be, while
passing ovor and viewing the locations afore.
said, time and place will be appointed for that
purpose.
Notice is also hereby given to al persons and
corporations, interested in the foregoing loca-
tons, that they must file their several claims
for damages with some one of the Commission
ers aforesaid, or with the Clerk of the County
Commissioners, within thirty days from the
sixth day Of August next, or they will be bar.
red Of all right to claim damages afterwards.
NATHL. P. DENNY,
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JR., .Comnt'rs.
SAMUEL DAMAN,
July 70, 1873 80