Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
BAKER a. SUMNER Main
ARE SELLING BEST AND CHEAPEST WOOD s sA 1OO
A LIVELY SESSION.
Board Of Aldermen Transacts
Considerable Business.
Old Street Railway Fight Renewsd-C
j. o'Hara Appointed New Member Of
Board of Registrars of Voters-old
Cattle inspectors Reappointed.

The board of aldermen had a lively
meeting Monday evening. The mayor
sent in the appointment Of Charles j.
O'Hara to fill the position left in the
registrars of voters by the appointment
of James Early as liquor license commits
sioner, and H. L. Parker, Jr., was re-
appointed for a term Of three years. The
delayed appointments of inspectors of
animals and provisions were made,
there being no change. The old in
spectors, J. Warren Ellsworth, Thomas
Monahan and John 2. Streeter, were
reappointed. ]. P. Streeter was reap
pointed inspector of milk, and w. l..
Robinson inspector of petroleum. A lit
tie surprise was occaSioned by the ap-
pointment of Herbert DeFosse sealer
of weights and measures, in place of
Elisha S. Knowles. The order from the
committee on elections and returns, that
the wards Of the city be divided into
four instead of three precincts, was
adopted.
The order relative to the salaries Of
lie chief, deputy chief, captains and
Etutenants Of police, laid on the table
1t the last meeting, was taken up, and
Oh motion of Alderman O'Connell, the
board concurred in the amendment
made by the common council. which
voted raises to the captains and heuten-
ants, but refused the increase in the sal
aries of the chief and deputy chief
The old time street railway controver-
sizes where somewhat revived by the
hearing on the petition Of the Worcester
and Suburban Street Railway company
for permission to lay it's tracks in West
fremont street to meet the company 8
tracks in Webster street The petition
was opposed by the Consolidated Street
Railway company, which has petition
ed for location in the same street.
charles M. Thayer appeared for the
Suburban company, and explained that
the company desires the new location
in order to save the sharp curve from
Webster street into Cambridge street,
and also to save a distance of about
1000 feet, saving by this from FIVE to
ten minutes in the running time of the
cars on the Hope cemetery line. He
said it is also proposed by the company
to extend It's line to Auburn through
Boyce street. and the new location will
greatly facilitate this scheme if the
Auburn selectmen grant the franchise
In that town
Charles J. 0'Hara appeared for some
40 families who live in the vicinity Of
Knox and Boyce streets, and who favor
because the new location will save them
considerable time and change of cars
whenever they wish to come into the
city
George T. Dewey appeared for the
Consolidated Company in opposition to
the petition, claiming that this move Of
the Suburban company was made sim
ply to crowd out the Consolidated COM
pany, because if the Suburban com
many caP1ros he Con.
solidated cannot get one, as the street
is too narrow for two tracks. He said
the saving of 1000 feet to the Suburban
company would mean a saving in time
of only about two minutes. The Con-
solidated company had its power house
on Fremont street, and 1t was anxious
to secure the location so that it might
be able to reach the power house.
Supt. John \. Akarman of the Con-
solidated company said the saving in
time to the Suburban road would be
about two minutes. The Consolidated
company wanted the location so that
1t might reach its power house and also
that It might give its patrons an oppor
tunity to reach the cemeteries on Web
ster street.
Marvin NJ Taylor appeared for a
number of the residents Of the section
that is interested in the extension, pre-
S1nting a petition in favor Of the Con-
solidated company because it will give
the people the benefit of it's transfer
system in getting to the cemeteries,
whereas If the Suburban road gets the
franchise people will have to pay two
fares or else board the cars at Salem
square or elsewhere on the Suburban
line.
There was also lively hearing on
the petition of Vernon f. Prentice and
others for making public Freeland street
to Cambridge street. Marvin NJ. Taylor
appeared for the petitioners and said
that he and the Stone heirs, whose land
will be crossed by the proposed extern
sion, if it is made, are willing to give
the necessary land. When asked IL he
and the Stone heirs were willing to pay
betterments, Mr.. Taylor said nc thought
they ought not to be expected to pay
betterments, In view of the fact that
the land they propose to give for the
extension is worth between $4,000 and
$5000 Gen. lockwood Hoar appeared
for the Longley heirs in opposition to
the petition, whose land would be great
ly damaged by the extension, because
the street would pass through their lot
diagonally, and thIs ruin ii for building
purposes. He felt that If the street is
laid out 1t should be laid out under the
betterment act. Several other interest
ed parties appeared in remonstrance to
the pet1tlOn on the grounu LnSt the
street was not needed, and they did not
feel able to pay the betterment ASSESS
ments that would naturally result from
the extension.
Nobody appeared for the petition of
]. P. J. Cahill for making public Gage
street and 1t was passed.
On the petition of Rev. d. F. McGil-
hcuddy and others for widening Ham
ilton street between Plantation and
Grafton streets, Charles A. Merrill ap-
peared for the petitioners, explaining
that the street is very narrow between
the points named and that if it is wild
ened it will greatly benefit that section
of the city, Rev. d. f. McGilicuddy
and others appeared in support OF the
petition. There was one remonstrant,
and after he had his say the hearing
was closed.
Jurors were drawn for the supreme
judicial court as follows: Ransom r.
Taylor, Fayette S. Phetteplace, 32 Irv-
ing street; George Pierce, 100 Pleasant
street; Lewis A. Colvin, jackson street !;
George A. Norcross, IS Merrick street ;
Presby Pero, Jr., 8 Benefit street: John
Gray, q Nixon avenue; James H. Mel
len, 119 Providence street; Frank M
Heath, 4 Montague street; William c.
Ellis. 14S Beacon street; Simeon O'Hara,
15 Shirley street.
The orders introduced by Councilman
Powell last week, relative to the sale Of
CONTINUED on Third Paee.)