Westborough, Selectmen of
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, under St. 1890, c. 428, by the Selectmen of the town of Westborough and the Directors of the Boston and Albany Railroad Company, for the abolition of certain grade crossings in said town. Hearing in the Superior Court, before Richardson, J., who reported the case for the determination of this court. The facts appear in the opinion, and in a note of the reporter thereto.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This was a joint petition of the Selectmen of Westborough and the Directors of the Boston and Albany Railroad Company, brought under the provisions of St. 1890, c. 428, to bring about the abolition of certain grade crossings in West-borough. It may be that, strictly speaking, the selectmen in joining in this petition did not act as agents of the town. But due notice was given to the town and to the Commonwealth, and after the return day of the notice, the Commonwealth, the selectmen, and the directors agreed upon three persons as commissioners, who were accordingly appointed. Public hearings…
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