The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-07
LABORERS EASY.
Metropolitan Board VIII Settle If Cunning
ham Does Not.


Clinton. Dec e.-The laborers en-
ployed by owen Cunningham & Son,
on sections 1 and of the new sewage
system, are sleeping easier tonight.
Chief Engineer r. S. Richardson an
nounced today that if William F. Cum
ningham did not return and himself
pay the men on or before Thursday, the
metropolitan water board would pay
the laborers without further delay The
IL per cent which is held back from the
contract constitutes reserve enough to
meet all the claims Of the labor.
Nothing has been heard from the
missing man during the day His
mother believes. as she says, that foul
play has been melted out to him. This
is doubtful. or at least there is nothing
to support it. Mr.. Cunningham drew
$7736 from the office of the metropolitan
water board in Boston Saturday. With
this amount in hand, it is believed here
he could have satisfied his creditors,
for the present, at least.
David /. Walsh, who has been re-
tanned to represent Owen Cunningham
& Son and certain other interests, con-
tinues to express the opinion that VIII
right.
So far, the creditors have not sue
ceeded in attaching much property. All
that is covered under the Writs would
not probably bring $3.50 under the
hammer.
At the Boston office of the metropol-
itan water board Chief Engineer
Stearns said this m@ning that the
original contract with Owen Cunning
ham & Sons at Clinton was for $1,000,
and of this amount about two-fifths
had been paid.
The last payment to the firm was
S7646, approved by the water board
Nov. Is, and made payable Dec. 1. This
amount the younger Cunningham col
lected at the office of the state treas
urer.
Mr.. Stearns said that the water board
would see that the laborers employed
by owen Cunningham & Sons on the
Clinton job would receive their wages.
When the contract was awarded the
engineers office looked up the firm and
found that it had good reputation in
Somerville.
William F. Cunningham, the missing
contractor from Clinton, is well known
in Somervile, where he lived all his life
and where he has been engaged in
many contracts for the city.
A reporter called at the home of the
missing mans sister, Mrs. M. Dur
rant, at so Washington street, Somer-
vile, this morning. Nothing could be
learned Of the mans whereabouts at
this place.
AT the Somerville National Bank,
Cashier James F. Beard said that the
check came to the bank calling for the
payment of $4,000 to William Fuller of
Clinton, but that this was refused as
there was no money in the bank to
Cunningham credit. Mr. Beard said
that 1t was true that Cunningham usu-
ally conducted an account at that
bank.
1t was also learned that the check
given to Cunningham last Thursday
by the state had been cashed at a bank
in Boston.
The Germanae Lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, entertained so sister daugh-
ters from LeOminster, who came on a
special car this evening.
There are grave fears among the SOL
diers that Private Maurice McGIynn, a
member of Co. K, one of the recruits,
was on the Inflated Portland when it
went down. McGlynn's home was in
Portland. He remained in Clinton I'M
til the regiment was mustered out.
Then he went to Boston, telling several
of his comrades that he would sail by
the Portland. No word has been re-
ceived from him since, although he
promised to write to several members
fNf O, L.