Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-19

| To the Honorable Senate. and House Of Rep.
resentatives in General Court, now assembled
FHyHE Undersigned legal voters and iuh abarts Of the
towns Of Grafton and Sutton, in the County Wor.
cester respectfully represent that their interest and
yenence would be essentially promoted by the ineorpra.
ton OF town. from the territory Of the two towns
aforesaid containing about twelve square mles as exhb
tied on the map herewith presented The territory Of
the proposed new town, contains population Of about
eghteenhunded and sixty one; copacty located 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
be ng but one mile, while from the Grafton and
Sutton to which the roads very billy it is three miles
Your petitioners furthtr represent that the social and
business between the inhabitants Of this terri
tory, and the other parts Of Grafton and Sutton is very
little, II any more than 1t is with Millbury UPTON and
NorthbrdRe On that part Of the trrtny included in
Grafton, about eight ami SO Grafton center; and on
that included in Sutton about twelve families 20 to sut.
ton center to attend religious meetings. This being about
one eighteenth Of the families the territory. and
ABOUT one twentieth of the population. About the same
number goto Allbury and Nortbrdge to attend meet
ing.
They further represent that this territory all the
eemerts Tor large a0d hourshing town, the develop.
ment OF which in great is prevented by its bs
ing upon the borders Of tw towns, ubje to two guard
ans and the want Of concert of aconi thereby prevent
ing the adoption OF such measures would best promote
tsinterests and growth. HF
They further represent that there are 10 this territory
five manufacturing villages of considerable magnitude
beside several smaller manufacturing Embellishments and
that there is considerable power yet unoccupied
Also that the Provi fence and Worcester Rail Road
ing the banks Of the Blackstone River on which in this
territory there three Depos located at the three prn
cpa villages thereby making those villages pleasant and
Convenient locations for any mechanical business. That
there arethree Post Offices located in the aforesaid vii
ages aud there are Jour regular religious meetings held
in the different villages.
They further represent that the business and social rea
tons OF the inhabitants Of this territory require that they
should be Incorporated into atown; that they may unite
their sreng IN carrying forward measures calculated to
aclitate their growth and promote their prosperity
They further represent that the territory Of the town
Of Graf contains about twenty aud three fourths
square miles, and that proposed to b. taken from for
the new town. contains about hse miles; leaving
in the town Of Grafton nearly sixteen square mites Of
rtory That the territory OF the town Of Sutton contains
abouty thirty six square miles; and that proposed to be
taken from f the town cont ms about seven and
onefouh square miles, leaving to the town fsuon about
iwentveigt and three fourths square miles Of errtoy
That the population Of the town Of Grafton BY the
census of 1856 forty four hundrtd and one.
That the popuatiouof that portion of the territory Of
the proposed town belonng to Grafton s one thous-
aud ninety onej having the town Of Grafton population
of thu ee thousand thr, c hundred and ten
That the population Of the town Of Sutton by the
census Of 1855 tive thousand seven hundred ami eight
teen. N4
That the population Of that part Of the territory Of the
proposed town belonging 10 Sutton is hundred and
seventy leaving in The the Of Sutton population Of
one thousand nine hundred and forty Height.
That the valuation OF the polls and Of the town
Of Graftonin May, 1855 was million Ave hundred
hfy-one thousand four hundred aud y-seven doll as
AM the valuation Of the polls and estates Of that parof
the territory Of the roposed belonging to Grafton
was three hundred thirty thousand six hundred and
seveutysix dollars; leaving valuation in the twn OF
Grafton Of one million two hundred nineteen thousand
eight hnnd ed aud tweny-one dollars. That the yaua-
ton Of the polls and estates Of the Of Satton May,
1865, nine hundred eighty thousand four hun
dred and eghty-sx dollars And the valuation Of The
polls and estates Of that part OF the proposed town be-
longing to Sutton hundred forysesen thousand
four hundred and hirtynbe doIlars leaving valuation
In the town Of sutton Of hundred forty thousand
and twenty. seven dollars. %
Therefore, your petitioners pray that The aforesaid ter
rory be Incorporated Into ncgtown, BY the name OF
Rverton. ABRAHAM CHASE AND OTHERS