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Tatha Aen.Senate and flu age of Ilepratentalixes ill 4@11Q1$rj
<br /> Court assembled.
<br /> THE petition of the undersigned respectfully prays that the?
<br /> and their associates maybe.incorparated under the sutltarf-
<br /> ty of the Commonwen2th,with authority to lay out and con-
<br /> struct aRailroad with one or more tracks,ou either of the fol-
<br /> )owing describe t�routes, do wit:—the first commencing a6 a
<br /> point ou rho Fedor 1Vleadows,eo culled,near Block Island,
<br /> where rho main track of the Charlestown Branch Railroad now
<br /> terminates in Weat Cambridge,and running thence to a paint,
<br /> near the oot of Wollington'n Hill, thence westerly of Thomas
<br /> Clark,.house in Watertown,thence near a barn belonging to
<br /> Abijah White on the road from Watertown and Waltham to
<br /> West Cambridge;thonce to and down the Bearer Brooh Valley
<br /> to Waltham,to a point in the main road near the 1lfaseasoit
<br /> house:—thence south of the main street,passing northerly of and
<br /> near the IIpper Factory—thence to a point on the high ground_
<br /> northerly of the main road from Waltham to Rreeton—thence to
<br /> a points southexly of Hobbs!tannery in Weston and near 19ton}•
<br /> Brook—thence near the aforesaid Brook to and across ho main
<br /> road a little west of Weatherbee's tavern
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<br /> to a point near the
<br /> second mile north ofsaid road—tl,pnce to Minns'cut so called—
<br /> thence fo a point iu the Concord road northerly of F.A.JUsy-
<br /> &e Is house in Linegln—thence southerly of Walden's pond to a
<br /> poin on Concord plaine southwesterly of the village and
<br /> ttdar aye U ne- bliPtipe to apd,aore6% the 9mrttRiv°r o4ur;
<br /> the old Bridge—thence ih nearly a direct lie,m ib a potfl
<br /> arearLoring's Lead Fnetory,—thence to a point, near Fault-
<br /> (`. - ner's Mills In Acton—thence northwesterly till it comes to tha
<br /> Z• too*surveyed for.a�o ] by L• m,and delineated on a
<br /> ;';� yisy:• itl�^ttral5c�the Canal Range, of
<br /> aUed,>!t neat CAbaa a hrough a of Acton,BoxSorot
<br /> Littleton, Harvard, Groton, and S trIcy village—thence neat
<br /> Cattacoonemaug pond and the outlet to a ue'pill it oint n 1 comet
<br /> to n point near Stephen Gibso11?2 T
<br /> i %,, of Leominster NortR village—tR long the sands
<br /> Nos a River riltar Parker's Paper mill— d
<br /> t py�3n or the w�a ferny: side of the lve til)]a omen to the ben
<br /> 4 4 P�tnAtiiyevia3v�a�t it 8— J3ale—theyice across
<br /> said River to the county ad leading from F012ura too�,eo-
<br /> minstar,or continuing from the bend before mention 0%_west
<br /> eiOr°oi�saiFo �a°ngiegoouofltoulotonemleil:_.rr �s,s,pare,
<br /> and defined as f011O811cY northeasterly aid beforeof he Massasoit House,aroutend
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<br /> Beaver Brook Valley,
<br /> tunning on the north aide of the main street in WaltRnm and
<br /> near the,town house,to a point in said before described route
<br /> on the highland westerly of the village; thence s before de-
<br /> scribed to Loring's lead worlis in Concord,thence more north,
<br /> erly than the before described route,passing westerly Of S.
<br /> Wetherbee's in Acton; thence passing the northerly side of No-
<br /> gog Pond to near Littleton Old Common; thence northwester-
<br /> ly either by Deacon John Hrtwell s or by the Hill on the
<br /> town's farm,to the Canal Route near School House NO1.11 III
<br /> Groton;thence following the canal route or near the same,
<br /> through a part of Groterl,Shirley,Lunenburg and Leominster
<br /> is the village of Fitchbarg;—or on either of the before described-
<br /> routes front Fitchburg to Waltham; thence across the Charles
<br /> River to the NVorcester.Rail Road at West Newton;or froze
<br /> Fitchburg on either of the Before described routes to he afore.
<br /> mentioned school house in'Groton; thence into and follow-
<br /> Tng the valley of Stoney Brook,to Elie easterly part of the towlt
<br /> of Westford; tlleuco to the valley of River Meadow Brook,
<br /> in Chelmsford,to the Lowell Railroad, near the great ledge—
<br /> or from Fitchburg'to Concord,on either of the above described
<br /> routers—thence through the southerly part of Bedford,the nortk-
<br /> erly part of Lexington and the southerly part of Burlington to
<br /> the Lowell Railroad in Woburn near the watering station.
<br /> And that they may be allowed to have such capital in real and
<br /> personal estate,as may be deemed necessary for the above ob-
<br /> jects,and may have the privileges and be subject to the duties
<br /> and liabilities of Railroad Corporations in this Commonwealttl.
<br /> N.F. CUNNINGI.1AM,
<br /> FRANCIS R.GOURGAS,
<br /> ABEL PFIELP3L --„�
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<br /> co1vtMONWEXLTH OF MASSACIIUSi;TTS.
<br /> lit Senate,Feb.21,1842.
<br /> On he petition aforesaid,Ordered,that the petitioners cause
<br /> an attested copy of their petition,with this order thereon,to be
<br /> nerved on the Clerk of the Boston and Worcester Rail Road
<br /> Corporation—the Clerk of the Boston and Lowell Rail Road
<br /> ,0o poration—the Clerk of the Charlestown Branch Rail Road
<br /> Corporation—the Town Clerks of the towns of Charlestown,
<br /> West Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Weston,
<br /> Lincoln,Concord,Acton, Boxboro', Littleton, Harvard,,Gro-
<br /> ton, Shirley, Lancaster,Leominster, Fitchburg, Lunenburg,
<br /> Westford,Chelmsford,Lowell,Bedford,Lexington,Burlington,
<br /> rind Woburn,ten days at lest before the fourteenth.day of Feb-
<br /> ruary; and cause the same to be published three times in Thd
<br /> Boston Atlas,a paper printed in Boston,and twice in the fol-
<br /> lowing papers,via: Bunker Hill Aurora, a paper printed its
<br /> Charlestown-, Concord Freeman,a paper printed in Concord;
<br /> Fitchburg Courier,a paper printed in Fitchburg;Massachusetts
<br /> at least befor at e the fourteenth day of Fe and Lowell bruary,tha at t all Persoree ns
<br /> Interested may then appear,and show cause,if any they have'
<br /> {Vhy the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
<br /> guilt down tot coucurren
<br /> CHA'S CALHOUN,Clerk.
<br /> In the Ffoaas of Representatives,Ft&.2d,1842e
<br /> Concurred. L.S.CUSII.ING,Clerk.
<br /> true copy. Attestt
<br /> C11A'S CiLHOUN,Clerk of the Sedate.
<br /> Tel.9 epstb
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