The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-08
To the Honorable Board of County Com


Company represents, that their Railroad located
in the owh Of Worcester in said County the high
way leading from Moore's Tavern in said Worcester
Princeton in inconvenient manner and that for the
purp' of facilitating the crossing of said highway with
tbei. 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 new County road from Worcester TO West
Boylson, and thence turning the souherly its
location land ofLuher G. Moore and stephen
b. Moore, tina. will fe-ener said Princeton road few
rods easteriy Of said Moore's Tavern.
Also that their Railroad located in said Worcester
the County road aforesaid leading from Wor
cester to West Boyson the Tavern fsad Moore in
said Worcester, in announcement manner,
the purpose of facilitating the crossing said highway
yonr Petitioners think proper TO alter the 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 Bgeow and
land OF said Luther g. and Stephen Moore crossing said
Princeton road and entering said new County road
1y opposite and west Of said Moore's Tavern.
Also that their Railroad located said Worcester
crosses the old Holden turnpike road, public high
way said Moore's Tavern inconvenient man
ner and that your Petitioners think the purpose
of facilitating the crossing of SAIL road with Their Railroad,
the road near said crossing by turn
ing the norhery upon the land Amos Thayer and
OF Luther G and Stephen B. Moore.
Also, that their Railroad located in said West
Boylson, crosses leDgwe part Of the highway leading
by The house occupied by j. D. Lowell in West Boylso
in an nconvenient and that for the purpose o.
facilitating the crossing of said highway your Petitioners
think proper to alter The course of said highway by
ing the eastwardly and said Crossing upon
Also that their Railroad as located in the town of
West Boyson in said County, the highway lead
ing by the house of Luther Games in West
lnconvenient manner and that for the purpose actat
ing the crossing OF said highway with their Railroad your
Petitioners think proper to alter the said high
way said crossing by moving the same DOL thery on
land of said Eames and then crossing said highway as
altered with their Railroad at grade upon level with
said highway. u tst4
Als0 that their Railroad located In said West
Boyton, crosses the highway the house of Ezra Big
Glow in said West Boylson and your Petitioners ask for
authority 10 construct their Railroad said crossing at
grade or upon level with said highway, such
as your Honorable Board after viewing the premises may
direct. s..
Also that their Railroad as the same is loca ed in said
West Bossten, crosses The highway near the houe of
Oliver Stiles in said West Boylston. in an nconvenient
manner and that for the purpose of facilitating the
ing of said highway with their Railroad your Petitioners
think proper alter the said highway near said
crossing by turning The same eastwardy upon land Eli
Hobrook, Oliver Stiles and Lotion Cleaveand some
them, all Of said West Boylaon and lien The
same as altered with their Railroad grade level
with said highway.
Also, that their Railroad located in Sterling in said
County the souIhery side of Waschacum pond
es the highway leading by the house John Smith Junior
of said Sterling in manner and that Tor
the purpose of facii atng the crossing of said highway
with their Railroad your Petitioners think proper to
the course of said highway said crossing by turning
the same southwestery upon land of said Smith and
crossing said highway as altered, with their Railroad
! grace on level with said highway.
Also, that their Railroad located in the town O
Lancaster in said County, the highway leading
from ClintOnvie TO New Boston, place called Good
rich hill in an inconveneE manner and that the pur.
pose OF facilitating the crossing sail highway with their
Railroad your petitioners think proper alter course
of said highway sail crossing by turning the same
westerly upon land OF John G. Thurston and evens
Turner all of said Lancaster and then high
way as altered, with their Railroad grade a level
with said highway.
Also that their Railroad as located in said Lancaster
crosses the road leading from Cntonvie Sterling near
the Chapel in said Cinlonvi inconvenen manner
and that for the purpose OF facilitating The crossing said
road with their Railroad your Petitioners think proser IA
alter the course Of said Road said crossing by
ing the same norlhery upon land Of Joseph D.
said Lancaster or sonhey land OF The Clintonville
Company and land of Horafio N. Bigelow, and then to
said road altered with their Railroad grade or
level with said road.
Wherefore petitioners pray your Honorable Board
after due notice, TO view the premises and direct the
manner in which said roads highways shall altered
and also to authorize the Petitioners construct their
Railroad at the crossings aforesaid upon with said
roads or highways after the shall be altered in such
manner your Honorable Board may direct assess all
damages and TO do whatever else in The premises NAV be
required by the provisions of law
The Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company
by their Agent, w. A. WHEELER
Worcester, March "a, l847.