Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-01
DUDLEY ELECTRICS.
Webster Selectmen Give Hear
ing to the Petitioners.
A Meeting at Which the Unexpected
Turned Up, and There Were Lively
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hold their regular weekly meeting, they
did not expect such a large audience Of
gentlemen. The temporary board of di-
rectors Of the Webster-Dudley Electric
Street Railway have been before the
town fathers so many different times
with their petitions for a just and rea-
sonable franchise, that they are now
thoroughly con7ersant with what to say
in order to gain the right side Of them.
At the meeting the full board Of select
men was present. Among the directors
were Edgar S. Hill, Hon. Charles Hag-
gerty, John Flint, Lyman r. Eddy and
Cyprien Dandurand. After the business
of the meeting had been concluded
Chairman Maurice P. Glare informed
the directors that they were ready for
the hearing from the company. Mr.
Haggerty arose and in part said: "The
board Of directors have again assem- lbled
before your honorable board in relation
to the granting of the electric street
franchise. But before you grant this
franchise we have several restrictions
that we would like to submit. OF course
it is not our place to do this, but we
take the liberty, as we think they will
be accepted by your board, and, in fact,
what you probably would have added,
II they do not suit you, cross them Off
These are in addition to what has al
ready been mentioned. They are as
follows: That the company win remove
all dirt, gravel, snow, ETC., accumulated
in the construction of said road, TO any
place three quarters of a mile from
town, wherever the selectman may des-
lgnate; that we will convey school chill
dren to and from school at half rates
that we shall build and put into opera
ton the tracks extending on Main
street from the railroad crossing to the
East village crossing, and Lake street
one year from May ], 1898, and that in
five years the route will be entirely
completed, and that parts not completed
in that duration shall be forfeited"
Capt. Bartlett made lengthy speech
saying that he did not believe the
amendments entirely satisfactory. He
wanted to know If a citizen would like
to get on at the post Office and then
have to get off at the East village rail-
road tracks, etc. He said that he did
not oppose the proposed road, nor did
he represent any one who did, but was
simply expressing his opinions He said
II the project was to be carried out, he
was in favor Of having it done in the
right and proper way, Mr.. Bartlett
wanted to know why the directors re-
y
lage crossing.
Mr.. Haggerty replied that they re-
quired time to secure the consent of the
railroad men before they could cross
their tracks. He said that in 1894 the
railroad commissioners had passed a bill
not to allow electric cars to cross their
tracks.
Mr. Flint remarked that he had seen
Superintendent c. c. Elwell OF the New
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Elwell had told him, ne understood that
the directors would meet with no direct
opposition from his company.
Mr.. Hill stated that he had a long talk
with President Clark of the road last
week, in Boston, and that the situation
seemed favorable, although Mr.. Clark
told him that the policy of his company
was to object to all grade crossings and
that they would fight every one Of
them.
The captain and Mr.. Haggerty then
had a lengthy discussion on the time
limit, Haggerty wanting limit Of so
years at least, while Mr. Bartlett
claimed that 25 years would be long
enough. Mr.. Haggerty then emphati-
cally stated that IL the board of select
men limited the franchise to 25 years,
he would Immediately withdraw every
cent he had in the road and would in
duce his friends to do the same. Mr.
Hiu followed the remarks Of Mr.. Hag-
gerty with a long speech, agttating that
the limit be at least 50 years.
The selectmen discussed the question.
They stood as follows Chairman
Glare and Colleague Brandes favored
limiting the franchise to so years, while
Mr. Bartlett held out and said that 25
years was long enough. After some
little more discussion, the meeting,
which had been intensely interesting
from start to finish, adjourned
The chairman stated that they would
take into consideration the matter, and
at next weeks meeting would finally
act on the question Of granting the
franchise or not and the restrictions, il
any.
The board approved and drew these
orders: Joseph P. Love, $114. 81, court
fees; James Dugan, snow, ice and gut
ters, $50.02 Oscar Shumway, S92 state
aid, ]. r. Marcy, S35, for the burial of
the late Henry Brown.
STUDENTS ARE UNHAPPY.
The students Of the high school and
those who are active members. Of the
schools athletic association are in a
dilemma. Their great anticipation which
had centralized in their athletic tounna-
ment has disappeared. THE boys had
been thinking for several weeks what
great things they would do when they
got into the tournament and all were
Ia constant training at the present time
for the nearing event. Now it is all
up, unless they can manage, through
some black art, to hoodwink the profess
sol's eyes. The cause of all this dis
appointment is that when they entered
school Monday morning, they found
resting upon the tops of their desks cir
culars which stated that all students
who had two C's in their report would
be debarred from competing in the
tournament. Now, there are so many
who have got two C's-and. in fact
some have more than two-that it viii
be Impossible to conduct the tourna-
ment. Principal A. II. Morse has this
authority as the Webster High School
Athletic Association, under It's constitu-
ton. Is directly under the supervision
of the school and Mr.. Morse.
But the boys are already forming a.
scheme which, they think. will po
through all right. The scheme is to or
ganize a similar club having it go under
the name of the Webster Athletic Asso-
citation. The society will then ask of the
high school boys for the use Of their
headquarters in the East village. and
that all entries be transferred to their
association. Then the tournament will
run just the same and superintendent
Morse will not be able to control it in
any way.
The marking at the high school is Of
higher standing than in most prepara-
tory schools for college. Their order is
as follows: A indicates a percentage of
100 to So; B, from IS to 20; C. 70 to so; D,
so to 0. In nearly all other schools the
is much lower
GAME TO BE CANCELLED.
The fourth game with the winthrops
Of Worcester and the local Quintet Will