The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-08
To the Hon. the Commissioners

tor the County of Worcester, now in session.
ut Worcester, in said County:
ESHE Blackstone Canal Company represent
"A that they have. pursuant to law, located
the following described Mill Dams for the pur-
poses herein mentioned, and now ask leave to
place sad locations on the files of the Cour,, to
the end all measures necessary in conlpij.
ance with the charter of said Company, to give
them title to said property Tor the use INTENDED,
may be adopted, viz:
location to increase the Reservoir at The
Blackstone Factory, called, in Mendon, in
said County, By maintaining four feet of dam
on top of the dam Of the Blackstone Manufac.
turing Company, across the Blackstone River
above their Stone Mill, in said Mendon. for
ever, with the right OF keeping up, at all times,
head Of water, in said Reservoir, within one
loot Of the top Of said dam SO increased in
height, unless one foot of Reservoir from the ton
OF said dam should prove insufficient to hold the
water running in said river, 20 as to prevent the
same from running 10 waste, in which case the
mill owners may always draw the same down So
much further shall be necessary for that nnr.
pose, Also, with ri ght in said Canal Comm.
ny to draw from said Reservoir, so much water
AS may be necessary at all times for the pur-
poses OF navigation iicre!rom into the river he
low. Also, with the right CT drawing down
said Reservoir, for the purpose OF necessary re.
pairs, which are to be done with all rea sonabIe
despatch. Also: with the right of naviyating
said Reservoir, as part of the Canal of said
Company.
Also, the dam belonging TO Welcome and
Darius ID. Farnum, on The Blackstone River.
above their Factory, in The town of Mendon in
the County of Worcester for a Reservoir, and
10 aid the navigation. The height 30 which
the right to maintain said dam is desired is four
feet and sixty-four and a half hundredths of
foot above the lower mire sill of the first lock
above, which point is eighty SIX hundre dths of
foot below the top of two bolts in a rock on the
west side or bank of the Blackstone River about
twenty -fve rods above said dam
The persons interested in the above locations.
so far as known, are the members of The Black.
stone Manufacturing Company, viz: Thomas
P Ives, Nicholas Brown, Edward Caring, on,
Moses B. Ives, Robert II. Ives, John c. Brown,
Cyrus Butler, William Butler, Sarah and Ste.
phen Trip. Also, Welcome and Darius D
Farnum.
The said Canal Company pray, that such
measures may be adopted as To ascertain thu.
damage and complete the location of said dams
and reservoirs for said purposes, pursuant to
the law in such case provided
STEPHEN H. SMITH, I Comm RS Of tie
JOHN DAVIS, { Black'ne C. Co.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
hOF6tStcF, AT d meeting oil Inc county
Commissioners, begun and holden at Wor-
cester, within and for the County of Worces.
ter, on the fourth Tuesday of December, A..
d. 1891:
On the petition and locations aforesaid Or
dered, That the petitioners notify all persons
and corporations interested in The locations
therein mentioned and described, TO appear be.
fore said County Commissioners, at a meeting
thereof TO be holden at Worcester aforesaid,
on the fourth Tuesday of March next by caus.
ing an attested copy of said petition and loca-
tlons, and of this order thereon to he published
in g. The Massachusetts, Spy," newspaper,
printed in said Worcester, and in the Prori-
dence Daily Journal" newspaper, printed in
Providence, in the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, Cat the expense of said
Company three weeks successfully, The last
publication 10 be fourteen DAYS, at least. before
the meeting Of said Commissioners, that all
persons and corporations interested therein, may
then and there be heard, if they see cause upon
any matters or things relative TO the petition
and locations aforesaid
Attest: ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk.
copy of the petition, locations, and order
thereon
Attest; ABIJAH BIGELOW. CLERK.