The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-27
To the Honorable Board of County Com

the Honorable Board OF County Com
missioners for the County OF Worcester.
TINE Petition of the Worcester and Nashua Railroad
Company represents That their Railroad S located
in the towE of Worcester in said County high
way leading from Moores Tavern in said WoIces
Frhceoh IN an lnconyenIent manner and that for the
purpose of facilitating the crossing said highway with
their Railroad your petitioners think proper aer the
course o. said highway in the manner foOwing to wit
beginning few rods westerly of the intersection said
road with the new County road from Worcester West
Boyson, and thence turning the souherly its
present location upo land of Luther c. Moore and Stephen
3D. Moore, tina. it viii reenter said Princeton road
rods easter,y of said Moore's Tavern.
ALSO that their Railroad located in said Worcester
crosses the new County road aforesaid leading from Wor
cester West Boylson near the Tavern said Moore in
said Worcester, in inconvenient manner and thar for
the purpose of facilitating the cossing said highway
your Petitioners think prorer 10 alter the said
highway in the manner following TO wit: beginning few
rods nothery OF The intersection of The Princeton
aforesaid with said County road thence turning the
same westerly upon land Of the heirs of Sias Bgeo and
land of said Luther G. and Stephen Moore crossing said
Princeton road and re entering said new County road
ly opposite and west nj said Moore's Tavern.
Also that their Railroad located in said Worcester
crosses the old Holden turnpike road public high
way said Moores Tavern inconve nient man
he an that your Petitioners think proper for The purpose
ofaciatiRg the crossing OF said road with Their Railroad
TO alter The of said road crossing by
ing the same northery upon the land Amos Thayer
of Luther G and stephen Moore.
Also, that their Railroad located in sad West
Boyiston crosses lengwse part of the highway leading
by the house occupied by j. ID. Lowell in West Boyston
in an nconvenieBt manaer and the purpose of
iacta'ing The crossing of said highway Petitioners
ing the same eastwardly and said crossing upon
land Of Cyrus Lowell Of said Worcester
Also that their Railroad located in the town Of
West Boys;on in said County, the highway lead
ing by the house Of Luther Eames in West Boyson in an
nconvenient manner and that purpose of acat-
ing the crossing oil said highway with their Railroad your
Petitioners think proper to alter the said high
way near said crossing by moving The noIthery
land oil said EaInes and then crossing said highway
altered, with their Railroad grade upon level with
said highway.
AIso that their Railroad as located in said Yves,
BoyIstOn, the highway of Ezra
Glow in said est Boylson and your Petitioners ask r
authority construct their Railroad NJ said crossno ar
grade upon level with highway in such manner
as your Honorable Board after viewing the premises may
direct
west boy ston, crosses the highway The Of
Oliver Stiles in said West Boylston announcement
manner, and that for the purpose facilitating the cross
ing OF SAID highway with their Railroad your Petitioners
think proper to alter the said highway near said
crossing by turning The same eastwady upon land OF Eli
Holbrook Oliver stiles and Lotion Cleayeland some
them all If said West Boyston, and then crossing The
same, as altered, with their Railroad grade on levei
with said highway.
Also that their Railroad located in Sterling in said
County near the souIhery side Of WaChacum pond
the highway leading BY the house OF John Smith unor
OF said Sterling in inc unvenent manner and that for
the purpose OF acii atng the crossing of said highway
with their Railroad your Petitioners think proner o alter
the course of said highway said crossing by turning
the same southwestery upon land of said Smith and then
crossing said highway, altered with their Railroad al
grace or on a level with said highway.
Also, that their Railroad as located in the town of
Lancaster in said County, the highway leading
HOln 10 New B0ston at place called Good
rich MILL in an inconvenent and that the pur-
pose OF facilitating the crossing sail highway their
Railroad your petitioners think proper alter the course
OF said highway near said crossing, by turning the same
westerly upon land of John G. Thurston and Stevens H
Turner all Of said Lancaster, then cross said high
way, altered with their Railroad grade or on level
with said highway
Also, that their Railroad located in said Lancaster
crosses the road leading from Clntonve Sterling
the Chapel in said Clinonv in announcement manner
and that for the purpose OF facilitating the crossing
road with their Railroad your Petitioners think proper to
all of Read rsaid h..
ing the same norhery upon land of Joseph B. Parker
said Lancaster, southefly land of he Cntonvile
Company and land OF Horatio N. BGeow and then TO
said road altered with Iher Railroad grade or
level with said road.
Wherefore your petitioners pray your Honorable Board
after due notice, to view the premises and direct the
manner in which said roads highways shall he altered
and also to authorize the Petitioners
Railroad at the crossings aforesaid upon level with said
roads or highways after the shall be altered in
your Honorable Board may direct to assess all
damages and TO do whatever eIse in the premises may
required by the provisions of law
The Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company,
by their Agent w. A. WHEELER.
Worcester, March "a, lS47