Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-25

TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF WORCESTER-Re Respectfully repre-
sent John e. kimball5 David Merriam and
] Edward Nichols, as they are selectmen
of the town of Oxford, in the county OF
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 fact
said way has crossed the railroad of
the Norwich and Worcester Railroad
Company, now operated by the New Eng
land Railroad Company. at point on its
main line about fifteen hundred feet north
of the station of the said railroad in said
oxford, upon which said Water street
there have been erected many houses. be-
tween which and said Main street the
said railroad runs. which houses are used
as residences, and have for several years
been used as such;
That the said crossing of said railroad
by said road has been at grade and said
crossing has been used by the public for
many years, but not for period of TWEEN
ty years, and said railroad has now re-
Gently fenced its 1ocatio against said
town way, and said crossing is closed, so
that the inha bitants 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
statutes to obtain leave of your Honora-
bic Board. with the approval of the Board
of Railroad Commissioners. to establish
said grade crossing;
That the public necessity and convent-
enee requires that said Water street be
located at grade, crossing the said rail-
Ioad location at the point at which 1t has
hitherto in fact crossed it, being as above
stated about fifteen hundred feet north-
erly Of Oxford station.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray your
had in the premises, and with the con-
sent of the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners thereto obtained, to lay out the
salo wafer street at the said point where
hna,
IN tact at grade crossing the said railroad
location.
JOIN f. KIMBALI.
DAVID MERRIAM.
j. EDWARD NICHOLS,
Selectmen of Oxford
BY Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins, their
attorneys.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHuI-
SETTS.--W Forester, sat- a meeting OF
me the county commissioners of the county Of
worcester, begun and holden at worces-
yer WiLnin and for said county on the
fourth Tuesday Of December, Al. D.. 1897
ana oy adjournment on the twentieth day
OF January, A. p. 1898. on the petition
en- to all persons Interested therein to an
pear az a meeting. Of said commissioners
appointed to be holden at the Brick Court
TT3fDfEss Y W9reesT 81 ,, IN said county on
ft.BRUARY next at 10 of the clock in
the forenoon, by publishing an attested
eSSpy OF said petition and of this order
thereon in the Worcester Daily Spy.
newspaper printed in Worcester, in said
county, once week, three weeks success
slYely, the last publication to be fourteen
Gays, at least, before the time of said
meeting.
And it is further ordered that the sheriff
o. said county, or his deputy serve the
Norwich and Worcester Railroad Comma
ny, operated as aforesaid, and the clerk of
the said town of oxford each with an
attested copy of said petition and order
thlrty days, at least, and also post Ut. an
attested copy thereof In two public places
N fnra SAID town fourteen days, at beast, Be-
time and place the said commissiorlerss viii
proceed 70 hear all persons interested IN
SAID petition who may desire to be heard,
ana take such action In relation thereto
as ny law they may be authorized or re-
Attest: VIM. 7. HARLOW,
Asst Clerk.
a copy OF the petition and order 80
quest VIM. T. HARLOW,
Asst Clerk.
Attest: JAMES EARLY,
Jan. Il. Is. "a p'ss 0"V''