The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-21
CANAL NOTICE.

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~ gun and holden at Worcester, within
and for the County of Worcester, on the fourth
Tuesday Of March, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, and,
by adjournment, on the second Tuesday of May
last past, the undersigned were appointed Com
Iaissioners to estimate the damages accruing to
all persons and Corporations interested in the
following locations of the Blackstone Canal,
and of a reservoir therefor, viz
On land of Jonathan Srout, in Worcester,
s, IS deg. f. and averaging chain wide,
with the privilege of constructing a lock on
said land, and of turning the public travel over
said CIRCUITS land, during the time OF the con-
struction of said lock-
On land Of Nathan Perry, S. deg. w. IA
chains and averaging one chain wide, tor the
purpose Of new channel for the river.
Also, as a reservoir for the of said Canal,
The Pleasant Falls Pond, so called, made by and
above dam across the Blackstone River IN the
town of Sutton, said dam belonging to Messrs.
Wilkinson & Hoppins, with the right of main
tanning said dam for the purpose aforesaid, TO
its present height The owners of the land, as
far as they can be ascertained, about said Teser-
voir, are Wilkinson & Hoppins, Paul c. Chase,
Susan Chase, Thaddeus Chase, Daniel Rice,
and Asa s. Lyman Goodeli,
And whereas, by the Court aforesaid, begun
and holden at Worcester, within and for the
County of Worcester, on the fourth Tuesday of
eight hundred and twenty seven, and, by ad-
jeurnment, or the third Wednesday of June
last past, the undersigned were appointed Com
ulissioners to estimate the damages accrulng 10
all persons and Corporations through whose
land the following location Of a part OF the
Blackstone Canal is made viz
On land of Thaddeus Chase, s. 50 deg. +. 4
chains, averaging J chain wide. On land of
Daniel Rice, S. 50 Z. chain, averaging II
chain wide.
And whereas, at the Court aforesaid, begun
and holden at Worcester, within and for the
County of Worcester, on the second Tuesday
Of September last, and, by adjournment, On the
second Tuesday of December last, the under
signed were appointed Commissioners TO esu-
mate the damages accruing to all persons and
Corporations interested in the following ioea-
tons Of the Blackstone Canal, viz:
On land Of John Capron & Sons, in Uxbrldge,
for the purpose Of varying the road near Scull
Rock Bridge, where it crosses the Canal about
= rods by 3.
On land supposed TO belong to David Taft, in
txbridge, for the purpose Of varying the road
near Scell Rock Bridge, where It is intersected
by the Canal, about ] rods By 2, or sufficient
to give the road a good direction from the Ca
nal bridge
On land of Daniel Carpenter. adjacent to
Munford River, for the purpose Of widening
the channc: of said river about the aqueduct.
chain in breadth.
On land of George Willard, for the purpose
eff varying the road, where the Canal crosses it,
about chains long, by an average Of Il rod IN
width
On land Of Mauasseh Baker, where the Ca
nal crosses the road for the purpose of varying
the road, about 2 chains by u rods
On land of Willard Aldrich and Peleg AL
drich for the purpose Of varying the direction
Of the road where it crosses The Canal, so as to
allow the travel to pass over the bridge, across
the lock
On land of Henry Dunn, for the purpose of
varying the road at the place where it crosses
the Canal, u chain by an average of Z chain
On land Of Sylvanus Holbrook, for the pur-
pose Of varying the travel of the road, to
cross the bridge over the Canal near the Coun-
ty bridge, IL rods by 3.
On Land of Peter Farnum, for the purpose Of
varying the road where the Canal crosses it,
about % chains by chain.
On land of Joshua and Paul G. Chase, for the
purpose of varying the road, where the Canal
crosses it, about chains by / J chain.
On land of Joshua and John Waite, for the
purpose of varying the road, where the Canal
crosses it, about 3 chains by an average Of / !
chain.
On land Of Nathan and Andrew March, for
the purpose of varying the road where the Ca
nal crosses it, so as to give the travel a good
direction bridge on the wings of the lock,
near said hlarch's house, 2 chains by b chain,
average.
Land owned by Zadock Taft, being a gray
ely bluff near the Canal, on the west side and
adjacent to the south line of land OF Daniel Car
pointer, in Uxbridge, for the purpose Of obtain
ing earth necessary for the construction Of the
embankment of the Canal in the vicinity, fifty
square rods, .he earth to be taken away down to
the level of the adjoining land
Notice is therefore hereby given, TO all per-
sons aud Corporations aforesaid, whose estates
are affected by the locations Aforesaid, that the
undersigned, Commissioners as aforesaid, viii
commence their view and estimate of damages
as aforesaid, on land of Jonathan Grout, in Wor-
cester aforesaid, on Wednesday, the second
day of July next, at ten of the clock in the fore
boon, and will proceed southeTly on said route
until the whole view of the locations aforesaid
shall be completed
Should any claimant or claimants for DANA
ges wish TO be heard iu support of his or their
claim, further than he or they conveniently can
be while passing over and viewing the premises
aforesaid, by communicating such desire to the
Commissioners, at any time before the view
shall be completed, time and place win be APP
pointed for that purpose, and they will be heard.
Notice is also hereby given, to all persons
and Corporations interested in the foregoing
locations, that they must file their several claims
for damages with some one of the Commission
ers, or with the Clerk Of the Court aforesaid,
within thirty days from the fourteenth day of
" ~ ilet tJaoy III hD barIed all right To
claim damages afterwards
NATIpL. r. DENNY,
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JR Comm RS.
SAMUEL DAMAE,
Maya 1923. 10