Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-02
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ter THURSDAY evening July l6rm nj seven o'clock
Tor the choice Of Directors for the year ensuing to alter
the BY Laws, ana Tor any other burmese which may
properly come before said meeting.
Worcester, june 80 1863 ''' dta '''"'" il
PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER
n RAILROAD COMPANY.
~ Dividend Of four per cent, tree from Government
Treasurer, on and after the first day OF July next to
stockholders of record ON the goth instant.
Transfer Book closed from 10th instant to LIST July
Providence R. June s? 81 I,js DdfcS a HESa'"rer
WORCESTER & NASHUA RAIL
semlannna Dividend of two dollars per share has been
free from the I'm ted States Tax the stock
TO holders OF stock on the gan instant
Worcester, June 49, 1868. d2w ieis
CGTY OF WORCESThR.-IN BoARD
- OF MAYOR u ALDgRMsS June /, l8B9.-The May
or Il Aldermen of the city Of Worcester respectfully
represent to your honorable Board that the public con-
ton Of town way IN said city Of worcester rom
Southbrldge Street along what Is now known a called
the Norwich a Worcester the Worcester q Nashua.
tne providence Worcester rail roads, occupied by
lhem on level with the tracks of said rail roads or
rom point on sad Southbridge Street north said
street 70 the point OF intersection of said Locust
street with said rail roads, thence following the line
OF , sall Locust street to Beacon street
me said Mayor Aldermen further represent that the
public necessity requires said way 10 be
TALLY as asked for herein in preference 10 crosse sid
rail roads under the point further south er the
following reasons vz W 49,
That the Commissioners have no legal authority or
power 10 determine h specify In what manner a rail
road bridge shall be constructed when town way shall
pass under rail road their power being expressly lin
road or on grade with it, That the public necessity a.
saety absolutely requires in case way passes under
raj road that the bridge shall be built & maintained a
owned D the ran road Co poration under Its sole care
supervision Y at its expense Il no author
y is given to the Commissioners to order II wise
That the construction Of said way under sald rail
roads, even If the Commissioners had power 10 order
the city build the same would be sttended Win
enormous expense, entirely disappointment 10 the adj
vantages to be derived from Its use That the land dam
ages would De very heavy the grade of that portion
and Objectionable to make 1t nearly useless as thor
ouehare Tor the heavy business which 1t Ia designed
accommodata ~ that to reduce the hill & improve the
grade wouidta vove an additional expense damage
to large amount
That for the public although not for the rail roads
crossing under said roads, through dark narrow way
as asked for, twenty feet wide eighty long at /
and switching of trains would be quite unsafe q OBJ
eetionabe as forty foot street crossing at grade
IheY further represent that far the said Worces
ter d. Nashua ~ Providence d Worcester rail- roads ar
concerned he track of the latter being used for trans
are not within the regular legal location of said raj
roals put are butt upon land within the location OF thu
NOrwich road, mat consequently t7e law relating
crossing Of rail roads does not apply tracks of sale
corporations .ni at INC proposed crossing.
"neieiore inc said MAY or and Aldermen respectfully
ask OF your honorable board permission to locate Il lay
ont SAD town way across the trscks OF the Norwich 4
worcester, the Worcester n Nashua, the Providence
& worcester rail- roads upon level with the same, at
the intersection Of the line Locust Street with said
honorable boar may best In compliance with the
petition OF William II. Jacobs others.
D; WALDO LINCOLN, Mayor.
GEORGE HOBBS
STEPHEN TAFT
HARRISON BLISS Aldermen
GEO. CROMPTON OF
G Il b Si ( M4FfIrn %srs City of
L. W. STURrEVANT
f. II. KELLEY