The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-05-11
To the County Commissioners

- " VIC SOuuLJ OOllA4ASS1OuCAb
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:
NNHE petition Of the subscribers respectfully
IL represents, That the road from Worcester,
through Leicester, Spencer, North Brookheld,
Brookfeld; and Ware, to Northampton, censti-
tuting one of the great thoroughfares across
the cenira, part Of the Commonwe alth, is capa-
BILE OF great improvement in the towns above
named; that it is in various places unnecessa.
| rlly clrcuitous; that it traverses many high
nils 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 lay 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,
to point out such general and particular new
routes as are less circuitous and hily
| No. l. Beginning at the western part OF
the County, near Sylvanus Thomas'x inn, on
the road through Rattlesnake Valley, in Brook.
field thence southerly in the best direction TO
the old road near Samuel D. Lamberton's dwoi.,
I ling house, partly by new route and partly
On the old road. This is level route, and less
circutous than the old road.
| No.2. Again: Beginning about twenty rods
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bearing easterly of the old road, in the best di.
reetion and connect again with the old road
near said Lamberton's house. This route is
less cifcuitous than the old road.
! No. g. Again: Leave said old road little
! southerly OF said Lamberton's house, thence in
the best direction to the bridge at the outlet
Of Wickaboag Pond, in said Brookfeld This
route avoids long chain Of hills, is very level,
and the soil suitable for a good road
| No AOan- aaya Tho old -o.I
bridge, thence in the best direction to the old
road near the Jennson 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
Brookfeld, thence in the best direction to the
old road near Joseph Gilberts dwelling house,
connecting with and intersecting said road in
sundry places.
| No g. Again: Leave the old road near John
Aspenwalls in said Brookfeld, thence in the
best direction to point in the Stevens's road,
about half mile east of Shelton Felton's dwell
ling house.
near the Furnace, in said Brookfeld, or near
Thomas Gallup's dwelling house, thence along
the seven mile river to the old road between
James Rowland and Amasa Bsmis's dwelling
I house.
No. 8. Again: Leave the old road near the
seven mile river. in Spencer, thence bearing
northerly and joining the old read 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. TO- Again Leave the old road near tho
Meeting House, in Spencer, bearing southerly
and join the old roac near the pound.
! No. IL. Again: Leave thu old road near
widow Stebbins's dwelling house, in Spencer,
bearing northerly of the old road-connect with
it again near Eamss cabinet shop.
No. IL. 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 Bottomly
Factory, about one mile east of Leicester Meet
ing House.
No. l3 Again: Leave the old road near
Hemlock Hallow, in Spencer, thence in the
best direction to the old road near jeremiah
Watsons dwelling house, in Spencer.
I No. ID. Again Leave the old road near
said Watspn's dwelling house, thence in the
best direction and join the old road near David
Trasks dwelling house, in Leicester.
No. Is. Again: Leave the old road west of
N. 2. Denny, Esqs dwelling house, on Mount
Pleasant, thence in the best direction and join
the old road near the new brick Card Factory.
No. 16. Again: Leave the old road near the
east line of Leicester, thence in the best diree-
ton and Join the old road about Fifty rods west
of Jones's tavern, in Worcester.
SIMEON BURT, and IS others.