The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-24
To the Honorable the County

Commissioners for the County of Worcester
eESPECTFULLY represent, the Inhabit-
L. ants of the towns of Worcester and Mill
bury. that the public highway and County road
recently located, but not yet built, from stake
and stones between the dwelling houses of Eli
jah Burbank and Nathan Perry, and thence TO
the old road near the burying ground in Mill
bury, on the south side Of the Blackstone River,
as is particularly specified in the records of the
location thereof, is not required by the public
convenience and necessity: Wherefore, your
petitioners pray for discontinuanee thereof
Your petitioners, aware that difference of
opinion upon this subject may be found to exist,
either in relation to the whole or parts Of said
route but, feeling an anxiety that such result
may finally be arrived at as will be likely to
afford the greatest amount of public accommo-
dalton, they offer, respectfully, this petition to
your honorable body, at the same time express
ing tine belief that few uncomfortable altera-
tions, is all that is now required. But if, on
full examination, your honorable body shall be
of the opinion that greater alterations are nee-
essary, tken your petitioners respectfully repre-
sent that, in their opinion, more favorable
route may be adopted than the present location.
Wherefore they pray that your honorable body
will view the present route from the Canal
bridge by the Burbank lock, on the Blackstone
Canal, TO the burying ground before mentioned,
and cause to be located road in such place or
places, as shall be deemed most advisable.
For Inhabitants of Worcester:
PLlNY MERRlCK, Selectsnen
LEWIS CHAPLIN, of
ALPHEUs MERIFIELD, Worcester.
For Inhabitants Of MiLtbary:
SIMEON WATERS, } Committee of
JOHN JACOBS, the Toaon Of
AMOS HILL, Mtlbury.
COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHusRrrs.
WORCESTER, IS. At a meeting of the County
Commissioners holden at Worcester, within
and for the County Of Worcester, on tho
fourth Tuesday of December, A. d. 1899:
On the petition aforesaid, Ordered, That no.
tice be given to oil persons and corporations
interested therein, that said Commissioners will
meet at the house of Samuel B. Thomas, Inn
holder IN Worcester, in said County, on TUES.
DAY, the ttoenty-SeCenth day of Apra nert, at
two of the clock, in the afternoon, by publish.
ing an attested copy of said petition, and of
this order thereon, in The Massachusetts, SDv.
ana Worcester County .4dUertiSer," newspa-
per printed in said Worcester, three weeks
successfully, the last publication to be fourteen
days, at least, before the said twenty seventh
day Of April.
And It is further Ordered, That the sheriff
OF sad County, or his deputy, serve the several
town clerks of the said towns Of Worcester and
Millbury, each with an attested copy of said
petition and ORDER thirty days, at least, and also
post up an attested copy thereof, in two public
places in each of said towns of Worcester and
Millbury, fourteen days, at least, before the
said twenty -seventh day of April: at which
time and place, said Commissioners will pro-
coed to view the route, and alterations in the
route set forth and described in said petition,
ana to hear all persons interested therein, who
may then and there desire to be heard thereon.
Attest.
WILLIAM JENNIsON, Clerk pro tenn.
A copy Of the petition and of the order thereon
IL Attest. ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk.