The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-31
To the Honorable Board of County Com

missioners for the County of Worcester.
THE Petition of the Worcester and Nashua Railroad
Company represents that their Railroad as located
IN the town of Worcester in said County crosses the high
way leading from Moores Tavern in said Worcester to
Princeton in inconvenient manner, and that for the
purpose of facilitating the crossing of said highway with
their Railroad petitioners think proper alter the
course OF said highway in the manner following to wit
beginning few rods westerly of the intersection of said
road with the County road from Worcester TO West
Boyon, and thence turning the same souherly OF its
present location upon land of Luther Moore and Stephen
H. Moore, that il will said Princeton road few
rods easteriy of said Moore's Tavern.
Also that their Railroad located in said Worcester,
crosses the County road aforesaid leading from Wor
cester to West Boyson the Tavern ofssd Moore in
said Worcester in an inconvenient manner that
the purpose of facilitating the crossing of said highway
your Petitioners think proper alter the of said
highway in the manner following to wit: beginning few
rods northery of the intersection of the Princeton road
aforesaid with said County road and thence turning the
same westerly upon land of the heirs Of Sas Bgelow and
land of said Luther G. and Stephen Moore crossing said
Princeton road and entering said new County road
ly opposite and west Of said Moores Tavern.
Also that their Railroad located in said Worcester,
crosses the old Holden turnpike road public high
way said Moores Tavern, IN inconvenient
ner and that your Petitioners think proper for the purpose
OF Facilitating the crossing of said road with their Railroad,
to alter the of said road said crossing by turn
ing the sane norhery upon the land of Amos Thayer and
OF Luther G and Stephen B. Moore.
Also, that their Railroad located in said West
Boylston lengtwse part of The highway leading
by the house occupied by j. d. Lowell in West Boyston
in an nconvenient manner and that for the purpose of
facilitating the crossing of said highway your Petitioners
think proper to alter The OF said highway by
ing the eastwardly and said crossing upon
land of Cyrus Lowell of said Worcester.
Also thai their Railroad located in the town of
West Boyston in said County, the highway lead
ing by the house of Luther Eames in West Boyson in
nconvenent manner and that the purpose of facat-
ing the crossing of said highway with their Railroad your
Petitioners think proper to alter the course OF said high
way near said crossing by moving the noTthery
land of said Eames and then crossing said highway
altered with their Railroad at grade upon level with
said highway.
Also that their Railroad as located in said West
Boyton the highway the house of Ezra Big
Glow in said West Boyton and your Petitioners ask
authority to construct their Railroad said crossing at
grade upon level with said highway in such manner
as your Honorable Board after viewing the premises may
direct.
Also that their Railroad as the same loca ed in said
West Boyston, crosses the highway the house of
Oliver Stiles in said West BoyIston in an inconvenient
manner and that for the purpose Of facilitating the
ing OF said highway with their Railroad your Petitioners
think proper to alter the said highway said
crossing by turning the eastwardy upon land Eli
Holbrook, Oliver Stiles and Lotion CeavelaDd some
them, all Of said West Boylston, and then crossing the
with said highway.
Also, that their Railroad as located in Sterling in said
County the souhery side Waschacum pond cross
es the highway leading by the house John Smith, Junior
ofsaid Sterling, in an nconvenient Manner and that
the purpose OF fac ating the crossing of said highway
with their Railroad Petitioners think proper to alter
the course of said highway said crossing by turning
the same southwestery upon land of said Smith then
crossing said highway, altered, with their Railroad at
n -gFaGe on level with said highway.
Also that their Railroad located in the town of
Lancaster IN said County, the highway leading
from Cntonve to New Boston, place called Good
pose of facilitating the crossing Of said highway with their
Railroad your petitioners think proper alter the
of said highway said crossing by turning the same
westerly upon land of John G. Thuston and Stevens H.
Turner all of said Lancaster then TO cross said high
way, altered with their Railroad grade on a level
| with said highway.
Also that their Railroad as located in said Lancaster
the road leading from Clintonvle Sterling near
the Chapel in said Cntonvi e in nconvenient
Rd thai for the purpose of facilitating the crossing said
road with their Railroad your Petitioners think proper
alter the course of said Road said crossing by
ing the same northerly upon land of Joseph b. Parker
said Lancaster, southeely land Of The Clinonvt
Company and land of Horatio n Bgelow, and then Il
cross said road altered with their Railroad grade
on n level with said road.
Wherefore your petitioners pray your Honorable Board
after due notice, view the premises, direct The
manner in which said roads highways shall be altered
and also to authorize the Petitioners to construct he
Railroad at the crossings aforesaid upon level with aiC
roads or highways after the shall be altered in such
manner as your Honorable Board may direct to assess al
damages and TO do whatever else the premises may bt
required by the provisions of law
The Worcester and Nashua Railroad COMPANY,
| by their Agent w. A. WHEELER.
Worcester, March "a, 1917.