Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF WORCESTER-Resp repre-
sent John E. Kimball, David Merriam and
j.. Edward Nichols, as they are selectnen
Worcester, that a town way has existed
for several years in the town of Oxford
known as Water street running from
Main street easterly, and that IN taet
said way has crossed the railroad of
the Norwich and Worcester Railroad
Company, now operated by the New Eng
land Railroad Company, at a point on It's
main line about fifteen hundred feet north
of the station of the said railroad IN sald
Oxford upon which said Water street
there have been erected many houses, be-
said railroad runs, which houses are used
as residences, and have for several years
been used as such;
by said road has been at grade ana sald
crossing has been used by the pubic tor
many years, but not for period OF twen-
ty years, and said railroad has now re-
Gently fenced its location against said
town way, and said crossing is closed, so
that the inhabitants living upon said street
are deprived of their access TO the MAIN
street OF the town. .
That at the time of the layout of said
town way and its acceptance BY the
town, no measures were taken under the
statutes to obtain leave of your Honora5,
BILE Board, with the approval of the board
OF Railroad Commissioners, ito establlsh
said grade crossing;
ence requires that said Water street pc
located at grade, crossing the said ran
road location at the point at which y mas mas
hitherto in fact crossed it, being as ABOVE
stated about fifteen hundred feet north
erly of Oxford station.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray your
Honorable Board, after due proceedings
had in the premises and with the con-
sent of the Board of Railroad Commls-
sioners thereto obtained, to lay out the
said Water street at the said point where
where there has hitherto been a crossing
in fact at grade crossing the said railroad
location.
JOIN. e. KIMBALL,
DAVID MERRIAM,
j. EDWARD NICHOLS,
Selectmen of Oxford.
BY Hopkins. Smith & Hopkins, their
attorneys.
COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHU-
SETTS,-Wo Worcester, sS.--At meeting OF
the county commissioners of the county OF
Worcester, begun and holden at Worces-
Z. ter within and for said county, on the
fourth Tuesday of December, A. D., 1897,
and by adjournment on the twentieth gay
of January, A. D., 1895 on the petition
aforesaid, 1t is ordered that notice be Civ
en- to all persons interested therein to ap-
pear at meeting of said commissioners
appointed to be holden at the Brick Court
House, in Worcester, in said county, on
TUESDAY, the FIFTEENTH day Of
the forenoon, by publishing an attested
copy of said petition and of this order
thereon in the Worcester Daily Spy, a
newspaper printed in Worcester, in said
county, once week, three weeks success
sively, the last publication to be fourteen
days, at least. before the time of said
meeting.
And Il is further ordered that the sheriff
Of said county or his deputy, serve the
Norwich and Worcester, Railroad Gompa.
ny. operated as aforesaid, and the clerk OF
the said town of Oxford each with an
attested copy of said petition and order
thirty days, at least, and also post up an
attested copy thereof in two public places
In said town fourteen days, at beast, be-
fore the time of said meeting, at when
time and place the said commissioners wiial
proceed to hear all persons interested IN
said petition who may desire to be heard,
and take such action In relation thereto
as by, law they may be authorized or re-
CURED to do.ts
Attest WAI. 7. HARLOW,
Asst. Clerk.
A copy of the petition and order.
Attest: WIN. L. HARLOW,
Asst. Clerk.
4 true copy.
Attest JAMES EARLY.
Jan. ii. Is. 26