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All bridges must be constructed with substante. well laid stone a butiments, and be covered with the Same material, with a tope covering of not less than twelve inches of good gravel or some other good mater and a crowning of the road of Lex inches in addition except the shan of the arch on arches of a bridge, each exceed three feet in the clear when it was be covered with a good chestinet or white out, three inch flank. Whenever a bridge is covered with. blank, a continuous range of large flat stones must 1 he firmly imbedaca ufor each side of the Bridge fo securing the edges of the flank against injury from wheels in their passage to and from said bridge. All bridges must be made twenty four feet long
measured at right angles with the directions of the road, and be substantially and propertytrailed to the height of two is one half feet, and to the width of not less than 20 feet between the railings clear of all obstructiong.
All necessary sluicewarp must be made of the samme length as the bridge, and be measured in the Darme manner, with gove firm straight store sides, or abutments not less than two feet apart, and isin- ches high, and be covered with the same material, with a top covering of not less than twelve inches of good gravet or some other good material, and the road over sarde uliceways must be crowned 6 inches in addition.
The owners of land over which said road is located, retain the legal right to construct cattle culvert, or farm kring acorde und underneath The road in their accommodation and convenience, provided they do not theredie waren the advent, or descent in the grading of the road, as hereafter described, and construct said cubiertos on bridges in imanun Miseribed for the bridge, and the said outvents where placed in must forever after he main. tained by such owners their heirs or assegno, in good repair, and much condition as to render them safe as convenient for the traveller.
In grading the road afordai, care must be closed in front of any dwelling houses when an excavation Whenever, to leave the side havik thereof nearest da house, in the best chape for felacing in a bank wall.
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the power of said house shall to clear, otherwise do to shape Juch Lide hank as to cause the least possible injury to said house or the appeosteriamery therete.
Whenever an embankment is directed in front of a davet- Ling house, it must be constructed and shaped on that side of the travelled way nearest said house, in such manner as to render the road safe without the aid of acting ( for in such case no railing can be allowed) and in such manner as to leave all passage ways to and from said house as perfect and as nearly in their present shape as may he.
Trees that have been planted and reared beside the proposed travelled way by the owners of land over which Said location is made, whether for the free to thesprite, of the shade and ornament they furnish to the farmers adjacent, are not to be removed, or injured, unless the construction and safetyof the race absolutely Watering places by the road side, where they can be, furnish so much confort to animaly and learn, passing thereon, and do many conveniences to handle ery them selves, that the Commissioners presume to sotecet the attention of the Dahabitants of the Town of Westborough to this subject, persuaded that a town cannot exhibit & spirit of liber ality to the public more acceptably, at an inconsiderable expense, than by provisions of this hisse, for which its own own citizens .. will be amply remunerated by the convenience and a commodation thereby furnished to themselves.
And it is further ordered that the grading of the road aforesain which is within the town of Westborough he so worked as not in any place to exceed the angles of as- cent or descent from a horizontal line herefter men- tionen. The grade pins areall placed in the centre of the location, are all driven to near the surface of the earth and the summits on top of said hing are the point of admeasurement for ascertaining the amount of excavation on enbandoment. The summit or top of those hang that aus at waralle, in condición with the line of inclination, represent the base of the have le a part of the road, and the crowning of 12 inches required by this order, is, in all cases to be considered
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as placed on or above the tops or summity of saidfine. and line. The grade fring that are mentioned in this description as being numbered, have a stake driven by the side of them, bearing the same numb. as the side Stake opposite said gradi hin and acea. hanging stake, The admeasurement is given in fee and the decimal parts of a foot. And said grades. is as follows to wet.
Commencing at grade fin leit in the centre of the location, at the northerly terminus thereof at a point 1.00 ft. under the surface of the earth, thence dougherty! to a point 1.1 ft. in air vertical at him this, the inclinato. 10 00, 5. Ascending, Bt pin No.1. Exeavate 1,00 ft, at No.2. Excavate 0,30 ft. at -15.3. Einbank-1,16 ft. at 20.4. Erbaut 2,32 ft. at via5 Excavatel. fr from a print. It under the surface of the Earth at hin No.5. To a porri 0.50 ft. under the surface of the earth at fire to?9, the inclination per 20 Ascending a près de26 Excavate. Atat Aby. Excavate 3.95 ft at V0. X Excurale 2.51 ft at Excavate 0.50 ft. From a point 0,50 ft worden the surface of earth at pin borg. to a point 1.50 ft in air vertical at hin, 08. 16, the inclination 1 05-40' Descending, Cath 18.10 Excarate Duft, at 2010/2 Excavatorg ft at No! Embank 0.39 ft. at No.12. Excavate 0.01 fit, at 10,13 Cx cavale 1.22 ft at No 14. Excavate 3: 13 fr. at 1.0.15 Cm- bavit 0,68 ft. at No. 16. Embaratos 1.50 ft.
from a point 150 ft in air vertical at him No, to fount- 200 ftunder the surface of the earth athe. No. to the inclination is 0.0 20' Descending at han Nay. Embank 1.50 Hect VS. 18 Excavate ICE KHat Vong. Excavate 2.10 ft at No.20. Excavate 200 ft. from april 200 ft. under the surface of the earth at prin No. 20 to pin Ne at grade the inclination is 1215 Descending, at Rin No. 21. Excavate 2.30 ft, No. 22. is at grace at No 23 embands 0.06 ft. 10 24 is at grade . From his No.24. to a point 0,50 ft. under the surface of the cand. at from No.28. the inclination is 0015 Descending, a pin to. 25. Embank 0. 01 ft. at No. 26 Excavate 0.14 ft. at 18.27 Excavate 0.08 ft. at No 28 Excurale 0.50 Kr. From a point 0.50 for tender the deer face of the en atom. 28 to pin No.30 at grade the inclination de 40' Descend at fin 1.29. em bank 0,60 ft, No. 30 to at & rade on the cent
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of the location at dougherty terminus there. And it is further ordered that all roads, enofring intersecting or connecting with the road afiredurch. be to graded by raising or lowering the same at the point of their dann eropenge, intersectiong, annet long there with as to sender their perfectly safe and com venient for travelling passing thereon. And it is further ordered that said to ane be live- Red and made have safe and convenient for Trance- long to grafo over with their Battle, howers, Leany, Carts and carriagey, and that it be made will completed by the jowi of Westborough before the first way of calories 1X57. to the acceptance of the county formeferency. And it is further oracica that the term of their days be allowed the several owners of land over which said road is located to enable them to remove the whole time ber and hiep thereon ettariding, lying on growing And it is further ordered that a copy. ofing of this acje dication ance order of construction be transmitted to the Town Clerk of the Town of Westboro, there by him to be recorded in said town , Book of Records for the information of the inhabitants of said town, and that said road may be forever known, and maintain. as a town road.
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Perumbulation of Town tence, Kelici.
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185% met carecable to notice given by the Selections. of Westboro, being the anos ancient down to the sheerpose of Perambulating the lines of sex. ing the marks between our said towing, and have. attended to that service make veleiros asfollows. vir;
Beginning at a stone erected at the corner of My & Westborough on the Grafton line theree N. 1%. W. four hundred and sixty These words to a ston erected on Being, Mouse land thenerd. she M. three hundred & fifty two rods to a storie ever at a corner, thener M. 54. 16. twenty rods to a . at an angle, thener, MOR2. Meighteen, Low to a sto at an angle, Hence, fish " Thirty eight vous? at stone erected at an angle on the north side the road, there MineE. Seventy Toas to a stor creeled at an angle in the walls, Thene crossing erected at the corner of Grafton, I brews bury and Westborough. Dated this Menteth day of Del. 1851.
Lewis Holbrook) Jann & f. reading
Edwin Bullard Lowell Belkamichi
Selection
Perambulation of Down lines, between. Westborough and Northborough-
The undersigned detection of Bettereuch Foithrough mit this Twentieth daysof december VI. Ist. producent to a Notice given by the Selection of Westborough to the Selection of choith fine for the purpose of Perambulating the line between the aforesaid towing, and having attended to that carries make their veteran as follows-
Beginning at a stone monument at the corner of Ihrewsbury - Northborough and Hicisterough them My23/4 6. four hundred and eighty eight vody to a Faire erected at an angle by adalet river, Home down said viver about three hundred fifteen roos to a stone erected at an angle, there Ises E eight hundred & sixty four sous to a stone created at the corner of Youthborough, inthord 25
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Edwin Bullard) Selectmen of Lowell Belknap ) Westborough
Jamil Black) Selectinen Geo. 16. Davis) of Northborough
Perambulation of Town lines, between Shrewsbury and theithrough
We the Subscribers Selection of thecars ling & Westborough havethis Twentieth day of the most i live and renewing the marty between our tours, and having attended to that service marte returnre au falling virs Beginning at a stone AvrilManT. it the corner of Grafton, oferecedie Xte
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irec.Ied an anche, there : 1. 62,4 6. to huma. of twenty three well to a stone erected atanan by Lawson Notonly house, things Novine W. three hundred & twelve rods, to a stone ercate. Dated this twentieth day of Ice. +218, Thomas M. Ward Selectmen of
Edwin Bullara2
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Peraambulation of Town lines between Southbord and Westborough. He the subscribery Selection of Southboro & Westboro have this textis day of Dan. A. D. 1852, met agreeably to motion given by Selection of theothers being the toit ancient loan, for the purpose of perambulation the lines & reviewing the marks between our said to and having attended that servier make return as follow vir:
Beginning at a stone erected at the corner of Northbord; Southboro, & MEthrough, near the house of Charles Buck, thence South 294. 6. ten hundreds sixty one rody to a stone erectie at the corner, thenew South 86%. West, One hundred is fifty seven Todd to a stone erectie on the bank of Juarez river adjoining Hopkinton line.
Daten this terith day of fam. I. D. 1852 Those A Walker( Selectmen of J.Southborough
Edwin Bullard
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The line between the said toane, and found them all as the The direct. Mister Dec. 20. 1851.
Edwin Bullard ( Selection of
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Focus of the Location of a Down load.
Worcester Do. Commonwealthof Massachusetts.
At a meeting of the County Commission on; of the County of Worcester, begun and holder Sureister within and for the Country of livroeste. in the second Tuesday of September, being the month day of said month A.D. 1851. 1
Whereas, Payson The Perrin, and ten others inhabitants of the town of Westborough, by their Petition represent that the followingist. right othery, was ficemented to the telee Toners i february last, praging that a down load may be located, commencing at or near the Spring which on the long live, do calles, near the house of Joseph richardy, There in the best and mas, feasible dévotion until it should intersectthe road leading from Westborough to Mepiton, belver. the drilling house of George hennes and that
widening of straightening the same till it comes to the greaticad near the Unitarian Anacting house; and said Selection, after viewing the route & Taking auch other measures is the Lawren did, our the twenty eighth day of March lastenles Wider, Straighten & Soonte that part of the ras prayed for, which commencing at the house of said Payson the Perning, Terminates at the la mentioned Terminy. The Selectmen, also, miracle a report of the doings and card the Jam is fore the tour, for their a coefitarice at a legal investing holden on the seventh day of theil
the tour accept of the report of the Selection
of the same.
Where have the Petioners feeling, nurer ag queven turas that the Count. Correnessione
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if the low breath of Jais tron of Heatherauch, and that
On the Petition afore said the County Commissioning Caused notice to be given to all person or Corporations interested therein that they would meet at Dexter Bris hamis Hotel in Westborough in Said County, on the twenty sixth day of August last at nine of the clock in the farencon, by herblishing are able stod copy of fail petition and of this order thereon in Ihremnat dechusetts My a Marshafor printed in david fin- wester three wishes successivt, the last publication to be fourteen days at least, before the day last whoreshid.
And by causing the town blink of the Said town of Mythrough to be served by Loveli Bation's. " Leputs the riff in said Count, with an attiste copy of Juice petition and onder, thirty dage, at trust. and also post up an attested copy there of in two public places in said town of Wasthorough fourteen days, at least, before the day last a faresaid, at which time & place the said Commissioner would proceed to view the route set forth in said petition, to hear all persons and corporations interested thescene, cho night there and there desire to be heard thereis, und if they should adjudge that the pages of AR. Said fuetion, ought to be granted, then to approve avid allow of said Jown way as laid out by said Selection over the route described and to direct the said lazing. out to be recorded by the black of the said Town of Westborough and to do whatever else may, legally. he done in the premises.
/ a Commetter of said town of Westborough, ricerca the route set forth in said protition, and he and all fiera ana corporations interested therein, who ex pre face a desire to be heard thereon, and have considersa fully the whole subject inbiased is said petition with the Frederic. in relation ihave to, adjudica that ...
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prover of dais hetition ought to be wanted, that the inhabitants of said town and deathscalia did une
of the road described in the petition of Thesonst and others and birat the same be allowed, approvex and ordered to be placed on record.
The location of Town way made by the Selection
approve and allow is as follows to wit: Meth. Subscribers Selection of the Town of af westborough, have laid out and widened first case of said town, the town road Beginning of a iflakes and Atrices at the southeast corner of Nathan Chamberlaing land was the house of . I Perrin one the westerly said of said road; Then over land of said Chamberlain Nig. C. thirty two 0 to a state + sloves Thence over landof Grafica Tig Rise 6, Seven Load to a stake& Stones. Thenech. 50 6. twelve 20as to a stake and Stones, Thence 1.30 ten tous and leven links to a stones, Thence 80% 1000 rods to a stakes and Aloues, Prines i 160. 2. two roas to a stake and Stones, themer ViseW two road to a stake & Stories. Stake and stones. Thenew Age ho tere zo do & eight
and fourteen links to stake and stones Theree As Mforty eight road and eleven links to a Make & stories. all the aforesaid lives except the first are over land Propice Rugglesi Phones over land of thechance haymon c. 533. .. det,"!" io de to a vitête sellovies; Inonce over bar of said he moved of 38 2 11 five and a half todo to Stake and Honey. "Thence over land of said inget Mirko W four, 20 as and seventeen links to a stake and Stories. Hence the derne course over land Lan I'M re courde over land of said Musste five todo and
Course over land belonging to the Meritarian Isciet whout Bliver, vous & have liviks to the Great road. The dasi mentioned Line keine Pronte inches Jou wellenty of the centre of a small Elon hee, near
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Said Great road, Therese going on the other side of the road, and commencing at a stake& stores by said Great road, and removing over land of Albert J. Birnap Phthat. Side of the road. Themer following the force one that side Commercec. the width of the aforedescribed road is de- Timined by the fence on the easterby side and the cour. is described on the westerly side then of it being not is in than two and a half rodd, and not over forty seven for, except at the turn opposite of the house of Charles ? Per, and at the Great road which is about four was und twelve levihd, as measured on the time of savil Great And we agreed with the owners of the land over which the additional width to said road fragged fortheir damages as follows, virá to de de. La barbosain diensta dollars. To Draper Ruggles we afsess one hundred & fifty dollars, To Willard Raymond seventy five. dollars. To Di. 7. Peuton right, Here dotting. To the Merita- van Decette fifty dollars de 9.Di Pemnapo one here- died dollars.
Which said " Major led to the town for their accutanes, and when accepted and recorded, is forever after to be known as a public town way ated at Histhrough this ag thing of March . A.T. 1851.
Edwin Bullard Otis Newton ) Selection Lowell Bethnal A. Q. Burna these Bullard
And now it is ordered that the said town of Hertion. cause the wall a fredaid which is within the hini, I said town of westborough to be worked, made, " i'd "anhleted in the most faithful and wordenante is wanneer, and as follows to write. I tre daile soad meest 1 i .activate
- soit, where it is unsuitable for making " hand's recusarens't road, meest be removed out
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inches of the surface of the road where finished. Where the materials in the travelled part of the war, care und esitable for making a hand and
is of a lower character or claeys at top covering other good material( the west that wasthe af taine in the vicinity whether within or without the location of the road) will be required over the ufo wrath of 20 feet for the travelled part of theroad Wieso the dealsoit is stand. The said travelled/ " the road, after having property finded wisest be uniformly covered over its whole with with a car. a top covering of eight inchies thick, of goodguy el, or some other good material thread evenly ove its whole diviface. Bald road musst de presicion. by crowned from the exterior of the sides of the Travelled faut Heraf to its contie to the heights 15 11 chez. ford the travelled fact there of new be worked to the width of 20 feet exclusive of the die Alafes and of the ditches; so that carriages ance teams jazy with datele ared convenceres :2 avey prant of the
20 feet afore dald.
The said travelled part of the road incest hewn ed in Centre of, and parallel to its location, without any regard to the additional wirthy laid out for materialy in constructing the road, except mean its angles which must be prediciously rounded so to render its terarenige egy as aradical and cash and practicable. Ire grading the road care must be Exercised to avoid unnecessary, underlations, and in no instance care an angle of ascent or descent way the direction of the road be allowed of greater may restude, than is here after mentioned.
The side ditches, where they are needed, musst he ev Selected entirety without the travelled part of the road of as fast as afork said, and must bemed. by Infuus from the exterior five of the travelled for if laid road this and a half fest, at an angle of Waren. four degrees, or two and half fest I tape to one foot 716 to be measured houvontatty with the loss or afin
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Time of the crown of the road; they must he worked parallel with the centre live on longitudinal axis of the traveller host of the road, with unnecessary curvatives in their direction, and med gerade descend with a every surface in the direction of the road, towards the joint of discharge, in such sommener that no watercan firmamenth stand by the roadside ..
Over Awarmf or micadow- land where the road is made be embankment, and is liable from its weight to settle o sink through the world, the side ditch will in no instance be allowed, and in all cases where the tide ditch is required, care must be used not to sink it to a level of more than 30 inches below the centre of the road. On the sides of hills where the road is made. partly by embantements and partly by excavations, the road must be crowned, in manner before mentimes, from the case of the interior slope of the witch on the ceptive Jide to the centre, and from thenes to the exterior or down hill side must be madenearby, or quite level.
All sides of excavations or embankments where the materials are of a long or adhesive nature must be made at an angle not exceeding forty five degrees; where the materials are loose gravel or Land, the angle must not exceed thirty degrees from a hourontal lines or two feet stope to une fost rene,
Said road must be firmly and substantially railed. Where railing is necessary for the safety and convenience of the traveller; the waiting must consist of Straight handsome Chestiiut on Cedar poleg, not left in aring part than Six inches in diameter, and he securely sustened with eren holds to ataire first two feet high above the face of the road, not less than lightinches In diameter and embedded in the earth or endonk. ment not less than three feets word not more than inclue feet distant from each other from centre to centre. Where the sides of umbanterments are con. Buurten or secresed with diskatantial dans letill; it nextwo feet high above the face of the road und rest less than eighteen inches in diassisten if their base may be substituted for the For. podle fre said. Tett pirinça no aplicaingo el aire 1011 1111.it's made in the sternamit of top- of
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Some one of the stone supporto afores and by cham ing the forming ende of each of said fioles, at least Kur th chan. ca faces will fit and bie close together, with the io. bolt afore said parsing directly through the contre David joining or Ipliening. On a stone wall buil. in a substantial and nostivanlite sammen tão care
Placed on a good bank wall, be substituted for the railing a fore said. Ihr all flow where it is ne essary to have railing, the road if constructed of car. allapes must he worked deefficienti side to allo. the posts wich desfiport said railing, to the form and permanently filased in the contentment with the interior or invide there of, not if these three feet within the edge of the slope of the evitandome. und without, in wig manner estimating mentefermo. with said 20 feet for the travelled part of the road. Where the siden af ans laufenest wie constructed ar secured with duitslandial, beli laid Mère walls vistead of the earth stopes before mentioned, (and where the materials can be obtained at a reasonall. expertre this kind of directieis well deceived) the road need be worked to no quater width there thentyto. fest on the top or face of the embankment, to fun. a fire support to the sailing and the twenty feet de of all obstructions for the travelled front of the road as Ail bridges must Be constructed
with aussineliet well Laid dlene assetmento, andb covered with the dance material, with a life Gerencia not less than twelve inches of good gravel or someof good materiali and a Growing of the seace of 1 inches in addition, except the span of the arch on ancheg. a bridge, each exceed three feet in the clear, when it may be covered with good chestnut for white oak, the inch islant. Wienover a bridge is covered with pl a continuous range of large blat Honig must be firm
the edges of the plant against injury from wheels their passage to and form said bridge. Will judges me he made twenty-four feet lovers ameasured at right angle ith the direction of the road, and he substantially
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and propertygrailove to the height of 2/2 feet, and to the wrath of not left than 20 feet between the railings clear of all of se ructions. All meals sang sticise ways must he made of the same length as the bridge, and be measured in the
abilmente not less than two feet apart, and 16 inches high, and he covered with the same material, with a top covering If not less than the live coches of good grave or soine other read material, and the road aver sind fierce maga must Se crowned y inches in addition. The owners of landrover which said Road is Located, retain the legal right to construe the road for their accommodation and convenience, provided they do not thereby increase the ascent, or descer in the grading of the road, as hereafter described, and construct said culverts, or bridges, in mannen prescribed for the bridge; and the said culverts when placed in, mest for ever after be maintained by such owners, their heirs on aforges " good repair, and in such condition as to render them Safe and convenient for the traveller.
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