Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-13
WEBSTER.
THE PROPOSED SEWER.
State Board Said to Favor Plans Sub
mitted by Local Committee.

State Board Said to Favor Plans Sub
mitted by Local Committee.
The proposed sewer which, when COM
pleted, will drain "greater Webster"
and for which, at the last town meeting,
$4,000 was appropriated, is now reeeiv-
ing it's finishing touches The sewer
will drain everything this side of the
lake, and will cost, when entirely COM
pleted, 100000. Several of the sections
have been laid.
On Dec. 1. 1897, John Flint, chairman
of the sewer committee, wrote to the
state board of health, in Boston, for adj
vice on the proposed sewer system and
sewer disposal The object Of the local
sewer committee is to collect, by means
of their proposed sewerage into main
sewer, passing along the French river,
which will discharge into receiving res
ervoirs one mile south of the town.
from which it is proposed to pump upon
the land in the vicinity, and then purify
1t by intermittent filtration. The pro-
posed filtration area is situated on the
easterly side Of the French river, about
one mile south Of the main village of
Webster, and lies ON both sides Of the
Norwich and Worcester division Of the
New England Railroad Company, south
Of the point where it is joined by the
Southbridge branch.
The plans drawn up by Civil Engineer
Lucian R Taylor of Worcester, showing
the pumping station, receiving reser-
voirs, filter beds, etc, were sent to the
state board for inspection over a month
ago.
The board has examined the land
proposed, and samples of the soil have
been analysed.
The letter Mr.. Flint received Monday,
signed by Samuel W. Abbott, the Sec
rotary of the state commissioners, states
that the board considers the proposed
area well situated and that examina-
lions Of the samples of soil from the
test pits taken from various parts east
and west of the railroad, show that the
soil found beneath the layer Of loan at
the surface is of excellent quality for
the disposal Of the sewerage by inter
mittent filtration.
The letter continues with properly
prepared filter beds upon this area, the
sewerage can be purified so that the eff
fluent may be discharged into the
French river without any danger of
causing trouble from below. The plan
in general, in the opinion Of the board,
is an appropriate one for the disposal
of the sewerage Of the town of Web
ster."
The letter intimates that, although
Mr.. Flint has not yet received any Off
cial communication to that effect, the
board highly favors the plans, speciffca-
tons, etc, submitted by the local sewer
committee, and will probably render an
affirmative decision.
If the approval of the board of health
can be secured, the local water COM
missioners will submit the plans and
specifications Of the proposed sewerage
system to the legislature for final ac-
ton.
If the state assembly votes In favor
of the sewer. the local board will go
ahead and take the property Of several
who object to having the sewer cross
their lands
The heaviest abutter is Frederick IT.
Chase, owner of the wooden mills in
who states that he will not
accept 1000 for the land in question.
This portion of the sewer will run from
Goddard's wood works along the west
side of the New England Railroad
tracks for some distance, and thence to
Mr.. Chase's land and on to the filter
beds.
Mr.. Chase will claim some $4,000 dam
ages if the sewer is to be laid at this
section, which the water commission
ers say is exorbitant. Mr.. Chase claims
the ownership Of this land, but his
claim is disputed by the New England
people, who say they own the
land.
Civil engineers have been at work sur
veying the route, and the board of
health has recently approved the excel
lent sewerage system, with the excep-
ton of the filter beds in Chaseville, and
it now seems to be an assured thing.
Mr.. Flint told the Spy correspondent
that he expected the papers, officially
him that the state board has
accepted their plans, in a few days.
WAGES CUT.
Maxwell Darlington, proprietor of the
Webster Paper Box Company, in order
to compete with other companies who
furnish boxes to the local shoe facto-
ries, has cut his help rs per cent.
A VALUABLE VIOLIN.
When the late Warren B. johnson
made his overland journey from Eure
ca, Humboldt c., California to Webster,
in the summer of 1882 with only horse,
carriage, COW and dog as his compan-
ions, he realized considerable fame.
Later, Mr.. johnson wrote book de-
5CT1DluS HIS journey etlAQ ouDSNQGCA4lAy
died William A. Emerson was made
of the estate, and every
thing has been sold that accompanied
him in his famous trip acress the con-
tinent from the Pacific to the Atlantic,
with the exception of an old and valua-
BILE violin.
The instrument is not valued from its
with Mr. Johnson'5 trip, but
on account Of it's authority, being near
Iy 1877 years old. The intrument is in
fine condition, and the tone is very clear
and melodious. Mr.. Emerson has taken
It to Worcester, and it'has been inspect
ed by two efficient musical men in that
city, and they say that the violin is al
one, and is in perfect condi
ton.
On the inside Of the instrument, writ
ten in ink, Is the followingi "Leo-pole
witam lau-tin-und .Gie-Gen-maker in
nurbert fiut ammo, 1852"
The violin was taken to Joseph Koch
Ter, we'll known musician, Monday
and Mr. Koehler said, after
playing on it for few minutes, that it
Is an A No. / instrument Mr.. Koehler
asked if he could keep the violin over
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