Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-20
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10 the Honorable the Senate and House OF Rep
reSentdtiues in General Court assembled
TENIIE Petition of the City of Worcester respectfully rep
resents, that there is great and increasing demand
for additional supply of pure water for the of the
City in the exngushment of fires and other purposes,
and for the general Of the inhabitants and that such
additional supply cannot be obtained from the
which resort it had but must be sought for in
still distant And petitioners further represent
that adequate supply of water be had either from
the Ienshaw Pond, called, situated in Leicester and
about five miles from the City Hall, in said City, from
the Tatnic Brook called, stream running through
the western part Of the city the waters to be taken from
convenient point in said about miles above
the village Of Tatnic and about four miles from the City
Hail. at which point large reservoir may be conveniently
constructed for collecting and storing up the waters of the
stream.
And your petitioners further shew that they are DESTROYS
OF obtaining authority from the Legislature for furnishing
the city with supply Of water from the other of
these sources at the election of the city, being not yet
definitely ascertaned to which it will be
pedient to resort for the supply required.
Wherefore your petitioners pray for the passage of
act comforting upon the city the right be exercised by
its City Council to take hold and convey by aqueduct
to be constructed at the expense of the city, the
said Henshaw Pond or If the City Council shall elect
instead thereof the waters Of the Tatnic Brook, from
reservoir to be constructed the point said above
mentioned and 10 and maintain dams raise and
retain the waters of said pond brook and to make and
maintain all necessary reservoirs to flow lands and to take
and hold by purchase otherwise any lands real estate
that may be necessary for laying and maintaining said
aqueduc and for furnishing such supply of water aore
said for the of the city and in general do all
acts and things may be necessary and convenient for
accomplishing said object And they further ask that for
the purpose of defayng all the aud expenses said
lands estates, water and water rights be taken
purchased and held and Of constructing said aqueduc and
works necessary for the accomplishment of said object
well as for the payment Of all such damages may
tanned in and about the premises the City Council may be
authorized by said act to grant, raise, and appropriate
from time to time such sums of money may be necess
y therefor in the manner money granted raised
and appropriated for other city purposes and that they
may also be authorized for that purpose from time time
to borrow money and issue notes. scrip certificates of
debt, to limited amount bearing interest
ceeding the legal of interest in this Commonwealth
and payable at given number of years from the issuing
thereo and that they may be empowered to sell the
from time to time at public private SALE pledge the
same Tor money borrowed for the purposes aforesaid on
such terms and conditions the City Council shall judge
proper. And they further ask that provision may be in
serted in such act that all damages that may be sustained
by any person by the taking of any land water rights
or by the flowing Of his land by the constructing or
maintaining of said aqueduct and works. occasoned by
any act thing done in the execution of said work. may
be assessed the party injured in the prescribed
in the acts providing for the support and regulation
Mills and that provision may also be inserted that said
act shall be null and void if majority of the legal
Of the city shall vote not to accept the same.
BY order and in behalf of the City Council
(signed) JOHN 5. c. KN0WLT0N,
Worcester, Feb'y q, 1854. Mayor.