The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-04-27
To the County Commissioners

To the County Commissioners
| for the County of Worcester, at their Court
! begun and holden at Worcester, in said Coun-
| ", on the 4th Tuesday in December, A. D.
| 1880:
! TMNHE petition of the subscribers respectfully
! III represents, Fhet the road from Worcester,
through Leicester, Spencer, North Brookheld,
Brookfeld, and Ware, to Northampton, consti.
tuting one Of the great thoroughfares across
the central part of the Commonw ealth, is caoa-
Bile of great improvement in the towns above
named; that it is in various places unnecessa-
rlly circuitous; that it traverses many high
hills that may be avoided and that the public
convenience and necessity require new roads
should be constructed in divers places in ,said
! towns.
The object of the Petitioners is to Law before
the Commissioners general view of said road
from the central part of Worcester to the west
line of the County, through the aforesaid towns,
Ito point out such general and particular new
routes as are less circutous and billy.
No. l. Beginning at the western part of
the County, near Sylvanus Thomas's inn, on
the road through Rattlesnakc Valley, in Brook
field; thence southerly in the best direction to
the old road near Samuel D. Lamberton's dwell
ling house, partly by new route and partly
on the old road. This is level route, and less
circuitous than the old road.
4No. dUOuL Twenty IOQS
southerly of said S. Thomas's inn, and thence,
bearing easterly of the old road, in the best di-
rection and connect again with the old road
near said Lamberton's house. This route is
less circultous than the old road.
No. B. Again: Leave said old road little
southerly Of said LambertonR house, thence in
the best direction to the bridge at the outlet
of Wickaboag Pond, in said Brookfield. This
route avoids long chain Of hills, is very level,
nd hac 10 co.
No. a. Again Leave the old road near said
bridge, thence in the best direction to the old
road near the Jennison house. This route i'm
proves the HILL
No. 5. Again: Leave the old road near the
centre of the village, in the South Parish, in
Brookheld, thence in the best direction to the
old road near Joseph Gibert's dwelling house,
connecting with and interesting said road in
sundry places.
No e. Again Leave the old road near John
Aspenwall's, in said Brookfeld, thence in the
best direction to point in the Stevens's road,
about half a mile east of SHELTON FeItons dwell.
ling house.
No. Z. Again: Leave the old road at or
near the Furnace, in said Brookfield, or near
Thomas Gallup's dwelling house, thence along
the seven mile river to the old road between
James Rowland and Amasa Bemis's dwelling
house.
No. 8. Again: Leave the old road near the
seven mile river. in Spencer, thence bearing
northerly and joining the old road near Dea.
Summers dwelling house.
No. 9. Again: Leave the old road near the
tavern in the lower village, in Spencer, thence
easterly and join the old road near the house
of Rev. Mr. Pope, late of Spencer.
No. 10. Again Leave the old road near the
Meeting House, in Spencer, bearing southerly
and join the old road near the pound.
No. IL. Again: Leave tho old road near
widow Stebbins's dwelling house, in Spencer,
bearing northerIy Of the old road-connect with
it again near Eams's cabinet shop.
No. H. Again; Leave the old road near
the house of - Green, next east of the
pound, or near the house of widow Boyden, in
said Spencer, from either of said points in the
best direction to the old road near the house of
Henry Sergeant on Mount Pleasant, or near
the Southgate house, near the Botnmly
Factory, about one mile east of Leicester Meet
ing House.
No. IS. Again: Leave the old road near
Hemlock Halow, in Spencer, thence in the
best direction to the old road near Jeremiah
Watsons dwelling house, in Spencer.
No IA. Again: Leave the old road near
said Watson's dwelling house, thence in the
best direction and join the old road near David
Trask's dwelling house, in Leicester
No. Is. Again: Leave the old road west of
n 2. Denny, Esq s dwelling house, on Mount
Pleasant thence in the best direction and Join
the old road near the new brick Card Factory.
No. l6. Again Leave the old road near the
east line of Leicester, thence in the best direc-
ton and join the old road about fifty rods west
of Jones's tavern, in Worcester.
In SIMEON BURT, and 65 others.
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