Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-14
To the Honorable Senate, and House Of Rep.

To the Honorable Senate. and House of Rep
resentatives in General Court, now assem- bled
YHNHE undersigned legal voters and inhabitants of the
u towns of Grafton and Sutton IN the Countyof Wor-
cester pectuy represent interest and
venence would be essentially promoted by the ncorp ra.
tion Of new town, from the territory the two towns
aforesaid, containing about twelve square miles as exb
tied the map herewith presented. The territory Of
the proposed new town, contains population OF about
eighteen hundred and sixty one; compacy located Ii the
valley of the Blackstone; and upon the hills which bor-
der it on either side.
The average distance from the center of said territory
being but one mile while from the Of Grafton and
Suou to which the roads very billy it three miles
Your petitioners urhr represent that the social and
business between the inhabitants OF this terri
tory and the other parts of Grafton and Sutton is very
little, il any, more than it is with Mbury, Upton ard
Northbridge On that part of the territory included in
Gr9fton, about eight families 60 to Grafton center and on
that included in sutton, about twelve families 90 to SUIT
ton center to attend religious meetings. This being about
eighteenth of the families On the TERRITORY and
about twentieth of the population About the same
number go 10 Mibury, and NObridge, attend meet
ing
They further represent that this territory possesses all the
elements for large and 1oursbing town. the devotion.
nent of which in great measure is prevented byis b.
ing upon the borders of towns subject to two guari
ans, and the want of concert of aCon thereby prevent
ing the adoption of such would best promote
It's interests and growth.
They further represent, that there in this territory
five manufacturing villages of considerable magnitude
beside several smaller manufacturing establishments and
that there is considerable power vet upoccupied
Also that the Providence and Worcester iii Road
passes through the whole length of this territory follow
ing the banks of the Blackstone River, which in this
territory there three Depots located at the tr min
cpa villages thereby making those villages pleasant and
convenient locations for any mechanical business That
there are three Post Offices located in the aforesaid vii
iagesi and there are our regular religious meetings held
in the different villages.
They further represe that the business and social rea
tons Of the inhabitants OF this territory requ re that they
should be incorporated into town; that hey NAV unite
their sreng in carrying forward measures calculated tn
facilitate their growth and promote their prosperity
he farritf &c 1,
OF Graf on now contains about twenty and three ourths
square miles; and that proposed to BE- taken from il for
the new town. contains about f'e square miles, leaving
in the town OF drafton nearly sixteen square miles o. tr-
rtory That the territory Of the town Of Sutton contains
abouy thrtysix square miles, and that proposed to be
taken from 1t for the town contans about seven and
ouh square miles, leaving to the town ofsuon about
eight and three fourhs square miles Of territory
That the ppulaon OF the town Of Grafton was by the
census Of lR55 i0rty-nur hupdrtd and one.
That the population Of that portion Of the territory
the proposed town beonug to CIR fton is one hous
and ninety ONT; avng the town Of Grafton population
of TIL ee thousand thr hundred and ten
That the population Of the iowa OF Sutton was by The
csnsu OF 1855, two tloasard seven hundred ami eight
teln.
proposed town belonging sutton Is seven hundred and
sever IS; lea ing in The The of Sutton pobulaon of
one Thousand uine hun red and fry- igt
That the valuation ~ the polls and estses Of the town
Of Grafton in Nay, 1855 was one million Ave hundred
hfy-One Thousand four hundred and min ty-seyen dollars
AM the valuation Of the polls and estates Of thai part az
the territory OF the roiosed blnnging to Grafton
thr hundred thirty zone thousand six hundred and
sevet ty-sx dollars leaving vouation IN the wn of
Grafton OF million Two hundred nineteen thousand
eight hnud ed and twenty-one dollars. Tint the valul
ton Of the polls aud estates e the II lt9n In Nav
1850 nine hundred elghtyseven Thousand four hum
dred and eightysix dollars Aud the valuation of The
polls aud estates Of that part Of the proposed town be-
longing TO Sutton two hundred iory-seven thousand
ton hundred and thrty-nLe dollars leaving valuation
In the town Of sutton Of hundred forty thousand
and twenty seven dollars.
Therefore, petitioners pray that The aforesaid ter
ritory be Incorporated iuto town, by the name Of
Rverton. ABRAHAM CHASE AND OTHERS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
In SENATE, Feb 8, 1856