Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-13


moved to strike out the words "and no females over
that age" so that 1t shall apply exclusively to
minors under the age Of eighteen years, ,, me
sex, who opposed also to the bill. The bill was
advocated by Messrs. Long of MiddleseN, and Col
Mr.. Bird, of Norfolk thought the bill was not one
which the working classes would be satished Will
because it applied only to minors Mr.. WlI,c S
of Essex, moved TO amend by striking out al releII
ence to Minors and provide that "no person shall
| be employed more than ten hours gay III any
manufacturing establishment Inc aihenuniehl
| was lost by a vote of 10 10 %.
Mr. Goodman of Berkshire opposed the bill, and
| II was refused third reading by vote OF eight
| yeas to twenty-siX nays, as follows:
| YEAs-Collins Long Rhodes, Richardson, Stick
| ney Tenney, Willcomb, Ward.
| observation-disclosures Bates, Bird, Boardman,
Bradley, Clark of Franklin, Clark of Middesex,
| Crosby, Elliot Fletcher, Fox, Frost, Goodman,
Greeley, Halves, Howe, Munroe, Packard, Park,
Pierce Stafford, Thayer of Worcester, Thayer of
Berkshire, Wakefield, Whiting, Whitney.
BOSTON, BARRE AND GARDNER RAILROAD.
The committee on railways, through Mr.. Bird of
Norfolk, reported the reeommitted bill to extend
the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad. The
port concludes as follows: For the purpose of
giving the parties in interest opportunity to
come to mutually satisfactory Arrangement the
committee have Incorporated In the bill section
authorizing the Boston, Barre and Gardner rail-
road corporation TO enter upon and run over the
Vermont and Massachusetts and the Cheshire rail-
road eastwardly, the Vermont and Massachu-
sets and Ware River railroads, westwardly, and
thereupon report the bill in new draft" Signed by
all the members of the committee but one.
UNION DEPOT IN WORCESTER.
The committee on railways in the house reported,
through Mr.. Sanford, the following bill:
An act TO provide for union passenger station
and for the removal of railroad tracks from certain
public ways and grounds in the city of Worcester.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
tiyes, in General Court assembled, and by the au-
thority of the same, as follows;-
Sect. /. The Boston and Albany railroad COM
p pany, the Providence and worcester railroad com
pany, the Worcester and Nashua railroad company,
and the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad cor
poration may and shall unite in 4 station in the
city of Worcester for the accommodation of the
passenger traffic of all said corporations said sta
ton shall be located on the northery side Of the
main tracks of the Boston and Albany railroad
company. between Green street and Grafton street,
or upon the easterly side of said Grafton street and
not more than fifteen hundred feet distant there
from.
Sect Q Said station shall be erected and kept in
repair at the sole expense ofthe Boston and Albany
railroad company. said company for the purposes
OF said station and for providing suitable sp-
prosehes thereto, may purchase or take such land
within the limits aforesaid, including the location
OF any street way, the board OF railroad COM
misSioners determines TO be Necessary.
Sect. 8. Said station shall be used by 81 said cor
poratiOns the other corporations ssyeraly yielding
aud paving to the Boston and Albany railroad con-
pany reasonable rent for the thereof which. L
not agreed BY the parties, shall De determined. AMI
may Be revised and altered from time 70 time AZ IN
teryals of not less than three years BY the board OF
railroad commissioners, upon petition presented
TO said board by either Of said corporations
Sect. I Inc Boston EEG AlldLEF F1lfNdl CON
shall as soon as practicable after the passage Of this
act cause plans and drawings TO Dc prepared Of said
proposed station exhibiting I1z form, Dimensions
and cement, and its location Win reference u
the adjacent streets and 20 the tragEs ef A. SAID
corporations located Or proposed co BE- loeaost n
the vicinity thereof md slidl submit sad pihns ami
drawings. whs1 com 7ebei. 70 the ouHr1 Ut rTF-Iad
commissioners o1r t5s appruEal >A1d 1GiT7t ufer
Gue nCs1,e 20 al sad eQrpUrai1gns anu ia ue may
and aldermen Of sAl1 Civ anu a hearng N all
said parties 70 Dc had n sa-d CRY may apnripe me
sa-ns or order zueh changes, alrer-ii1uns ami M
rrvTgms11s &c 5e make saul sJzirlun anu II ne
'gcstign thereof WIhhil the 1mi1s A1nrssaftt N
the ARRANGEMENT and location af sad ZaGils, IA II
| their Judgment the SAFETY 11G convenience M lle
pubic ana tie Interests u a. sa elrpGra1lGns -
quires and al orders and trsstiGns u sali board
in respect ihsrsto shall Be ei1d11g On g. sLa sor-
| porations.
Sect. 5. said station shall be completed and ready
for the of all said corporations within tSo years
after the passage Of this act.
| Sect. s. The board OF railroad commissioners
shall upon the application of either OF said eorpor-
atoms, and after due notice and hearing of all the
parties interested, make and establish such rules
and regulations for the Of said stations by said
corporations as it deems just and reasona6lei and
after like notice and hearing may change the same
from time to time and such rules and regulations
shall be binding upon all said corporations.
Sect. z. After the completion of said station and
within three years after the passage of this act the
Boston and Albany railroad company may discon-
tinue the present location of its railroad between
the south line of Shrewsbury street and the Foster
street station in said city; and the Norwich and
Worcester railroad company may and shall discon-
lie the present LOCATION OF ra1rOau between
| Foster street station and the south line of Park
street in said city; and the Worcester and Nashua
| railroad company may and shall discontinue the
| present location of its railroad between its main
tracks near Exchange street and the south line OF
| said Park street; and said two last named compa-
MES may discontinue all or any part of the present
locations of their railroads respectively between the
south line of said Park street and the Boston and
Albany railroad at the junction depot in said city
Upon the discontinuance of any location as afore-
said, all tracks shall forthwith be removed there
FROM unless allowed to remain temporarily by the
mayor and aldermen of said city,
Sect s. The Boston and Albany railroad company
shall pay to the Worcester and Nashua railroad
company and to the Norwich and Worcester rail-
road company, upon the dseontinuanee by them of
their locations required to be discontinued by the
preceding section, such sums as the board of rail-
road commissioners, upon the application of said
companies and hearing of the parties, determines
to be just and reasonable IN null compensation Tor
any and all rights which said companies respective
ly may then have under existing contracts and
leases 10 the passenger station and tracks of said
first named company at or near Foster street in said
city If either party is dissatisfied with the award
O. said board, such party may have said eompensa-
writing therefor to the superior court at any term
thereof holden within the county of Worcester
within year after the publication ofsuch award
and thereupon said court shall, after due notice to
the other party, order trial by jury to be had at
the bar of the court, in the same manner other
civil causes are there tried by jury.
Sect. 9. The Norwich and Worcester railroad
company may extend its railroad from the junction
depot in said city to said union passenger station
and the providence ana w OTceSber railroad COM
pany may extend its railroad from its present ter
minus at Green street in said city to said union pas
senger station; and for the purposes aforesaid said
corporations respectively may take such portions of
the location of the Boston and Albany railroad
company the parties agree, or, in case of disa-
greement, as the board of railroad commissioners
determines
Sect. 10. The Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad
corporation may extend its railroad 70 said union
passenger station, and for that purpose may locate
construct and maintain its railroad within the loca
tion of any other railroad corporation in said city,
at such places and upon such terms as the parties
agree, or, in case of disagreement as the board of
railroad commissioners determines.
Sect IL. ALI of said corporations, or any two or
more of them, may unite in the location and con-
struction of one or more railroad tracks for their
joint use, commencing at point on the line of the
Worcester and Nashua railroad at or near Bridge
street in said city, and extending by curved line
across Bridge street, Mechanic street, and Front
street. 10 point the line of the Boston and Al
bany railroad east of Green street. Said tracks
may be constructed and maintained at the joint ex
pense of all said corporations at the expense of
either or any of them as they agree; and in case
said companies cannot agree upon the proportion of
such expense to be paid by each, or upon the COM
pensation to be paid by any one of them not con-
tributng to such expense for the of said tracks,
or If they cannot agree in what manner said tracks
shall be used by said corporations respectively the
same shall be determined by the board of railroad
commissioners upon an application made to said
board by either or any of said corporations. Said
tracks shall pass over said Bridge street, Mechanic
street and Front street by suitable bridges; and
said tracks and bridges shall be located construct
ed ana arranged IN sucn manner and form as the
board of railroad commissioners determines and di-
reefs after due notice and hearing of said corpora
tions and the mayor and aldermen of said city.
Sect r. Upon the completion of said union pas
senger station, the Providence and Worcester rail-
road company may discontinue its present passen-
ger station at Green street, and the Boston and Al
bany railroad company may discontinue its present
passenger stations at Foster street and Washington
square, in said city.
Sect 10. The Worcester and Nashua railroad
company shall maintain at its own cost, upon its
own land north Of Lincoln square in said city,
suitable passenger station for the accommodation
OF the local passenger traffic of said company and
OF the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad corpora
nom sad last named corporation yielding and pay
ing 70 the corporation first named reasonable rent
Tor the use thereof which, If not agreed by the mar
ties shall be determined may be revised and altered
from time TO time at intervals of not less than three
years, by the board of railroad commissioner upon
| corporations. - ~
Sect IA. Nothing in this act shall be construed To
authorize require the discontinuance Of the iunc
ton depot in sand city; but said corporations NAV
pass said depot with express trains without stop
ping.
Sect. 10. Said corporations may severally or Jointly
purchase or take such lands necessary for any
and all the purposes aforesaid, for additional