Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-15

10 the Honorable Senate. and House of Rep
res, natives in General Couii, now assep b. d,
VHNhE ndesigned legal voters. aud abita & Of the
z towns Of Cir ton I'd sutton the Cau lty Of W0r.
cest respectfully represent that their interest and con-
Venence would he escptitly prem ted by the ncorp
lion OF new to N, from the reitory Of the tow,s,
stlresad containing about Twelve square miles exhb
tied on the map herewith presented. The territory Of
the proposed town, contains population OF ab ut
eighteen hundred and sixty one; compac,y lo1ae1 the
valley Of the Blackstone; and upon the hills which boI-
der il either side
The average distance from the center of said territory
oenS tut ore mile, while from he of Graf and
Sutton t. which the roads very billy it is miles.
Your ttners furthr represent that the social and
husnt So in teweC the inhabitants Of this terri
tory and the other pats q Grafton, and sutton is very
little, any more than il is with Millhury, UptonaLd
Northbfille. On that part If the tory included in
Gftton about eight ami 60 Grafton center; and on
that nculed ia Sutton, about twelve families go to Sut.
ton center 10 attend rel ous tings This being
one eighteenth Of the tamil n the te rit ~ and
about oue twentieth Of the population About the same
number go 10 Mlbury and Noltibrige, to atten meet
ing.
They further represent that this territory possesses all the
cleaner IS for large aod flourish iown the develop
menG of winch in great measure is prevented by its
ing upon tic borders Of n towns uble guardi-
ans, and the wani Of concert of 9Cton thereby prevent
ing the ADDITION Of such would best promote
Itslnt~rests and growth.
They further represent that there are in this territory
i've manufacturing vi lagos OF considerable gutude
beside several smaller manufacturing Establishments and
that there is considerable water power yet pied
Also that the PrOvi fence and WOrc-s X Ill Road
passes through the whole length OF this trrOry, follow
ing the banks Of the Blackstone River which in this
territory there three Depots ocst the thr pu-
cipal villages thereby making these villages p esan and
Convenient locations for any meehanieal business That
there three Post Offices located 10 the aforesaid
ages aud there regular religious meetings held
in the ditftrent v.llages.
They further reprgsei that the business and social ra.
tons Of the inhabitants OF this territory requ that they
should be nropora ed into town; that they may unite
their streug 10 carrying forward calculated
facilitate their growth and promote their prosperity
They further represent that the tsrt ry OF The town
Of Graf now tans about twenty and three four,hs
square miles; and that proposed 70 b. taken from It for
the town contains about Fl square miles, e wing
in the town OF Grafton nearly sixteen square mies rs
rtory That the riory Of the t,wnof Sutton contains
abouty hysX square miles; and that proposed to he
taken from It r thu cont us about seven and
onefjuh square mes leaving the town Sutton about
twenty eight and three ourths square miles Of territory.
That the population the town of Grafton was by tie
census Of 1885, irrty-four huudrd and one.
That the population Of that portion cf the territory Of
The proposed town beloing Or ton one thous.
ard Ninety one aVing the town OF Grafton population
Of th' ee thousand thr e hundred and ten.
That the population Of the iowa Of Sutton was by The
census of 1855, two thousand seven huudred eight
tain,
That the population Of that part Il the tritory Of the
proposed town belOngugt1 sutton Il seven hundred aud
seve y lea ling in The he town Of Sutton population of
one thousand nine hun red and frty- igit.
That Inc vau ulon Of the polls Of The town
Of Gf iron IN May, 1866 million FIVE hundred
oly-one thousand four hundred aud min tseyen DOLLARS
Ana the valuation OF the polls Of that part OF
me territory o. te lroloaed town longing TO Graf on
was thr hundred thirty thousand Ak hundred and
s'yrl tysN doUdlsi leaving valuation IN the WIN OF
Gfafnn ol one million Two hundred n netesn thou.anG
eight hnud, ed Aud tweny-one dollars rhat ,ha ,.t
ton Of the polls audesales II the town Of Sutton IN Nav
1855 was nine hundrd eighty seven thousand fonr bn
bred and eighty six dollars Ant the valuation M III
polls and estates q that par Of the proposed town be-
longing to sutton, two hundre foriy-se,en IN usand
tour huidrrd and tnryniLe iularsi having valuation
IN the town Of Sutton Of seven hundred toty thousand
and twenty seven dollars
Therefore, your petitioners pray that The aforesaid ter
rltory be incorporated toto uew town. BY the name Of
RWertcn. ABRAHAM CHAhE AND OTHERS.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Tx SENATE, Feb. o, 1880.
nm the Petition aforesaid Ordered That the Petitioners
W cluse an attesed cory Of their Petition. with this Or
der thereon to served upon the Town Clerks Of the
several owns attn and snoni also publ he'd lhrce
times VI least iu the Worcester Day Tranicrp, aud
IIu IA IA A. .ls