Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-19
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
To the Honorable me Senate and Tousc of Reprcssn
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To the Honorable me Senate and Honsc Of Repressn-
taiires, in General Court Assenbi,d,
HHE petition of the undersigned respect
n fully represents, That they are DESTROYS
of constructing a Ra-Ruad from a point on
the Fitchburg Rail Road, near lis termination
III Fitchburg, thence up the Nashua River 10
the Valley Of Whiiman's River, in Westmn-
ster thence up said valley, TO the South part
OF Ashburnham thence through the North
part Of the Town of Gardner, 10 the Ouer
River; thence down said river, to the village
ol Baldwinsville, in the North part Of Temple
ton thence down said river. To NJ iller's River,
passing through the Southwest corner of Win
chendon; thence down Mlrr's River, passing
through the Towns of Rovalstun, Philiipslon,
Athol Orange, Wendell, Ewing. near the line
Of Montague, 10 the Town of Nnnhield on
the Connecticut River, and crossing said Con-
nccticut River, and running thence to the
Southern Boundary ofNernon, in the State of
Vermont. For more particular description
of which route, reference is had to the Report
OF the Eng ineer, which will be herewith pre-
scented.
And the undersigned pray, that they, TO-
geiher with such associates as to your honor
able bodies it shall seem expcdent to unite
with them, may be Incorporated by the name
of the Vermont and Massachusetts Rail Road
Company, and that the said corporation may
have the powers and privileges, and be- sub
lect to the duties and liabilities given 10 and
imposed upon RAILROAD Corporations by the
laws OF The Commonwealth.
And iorasmuch as certain persons at Green
field and elsewhere, have expressed the opin-
ion that the public good requires variation
OF said route, so that the same shall cross Con-
necicut River at said Montague, and pass
through the towns OF Gill; Deerfeld, Green
Ga y..r -
them TO the boundaryofthe State of Vermont.
And whereas certain surveys Of said alteration
are said 10 have been made, or TO be making,
the merits OF which your petitioners have not
the opportunity of asceriaining, therefore your
petitioners further pray, that the stockholders
OF sad corporation, after the same shall be or
gained, he permitted to select the said route
first described or The said alteration thereof, as
10 the holders of majority of the shares il
shall seem most advisable.
And whereas, the Legislature of the State of
Vermont at their session in October, A. ID.
1913, have incorporated the BrattlebOro' and
Fitchburg RAILROAD Company, extending
from Bratlieboro' to the Southern boundary of
Vermont, with permission to unite with any
Company which may be chartered between
Fiichburg and Braitcboro'. Now the UNDER
signed pray that said Vermont and Massachu-
sets Rail-Road Company may, for a more
convenient union of the two, be empowered
TO purchase and hold the shares of the capital
stock of said Braitleboro' aud Firchburg Rail-
Road Company, or may be authorized to make
such other union herewith as TO your honor
able bodies shall deem expedient
And your petitioners will ever pray.
JOSEPH DAVIS,
THOMAS WILEY,
JOHN p. WELD,
j. ID. BRADLEY,
SAM'L c. ALLEN,
A. CROKER,
DAVID IORING