The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-15
MORE ROOM
School Houses
Are w anted
BY CLINTON BOARD.
Supt. Walker Finds Many
Unshoveled Walks.

Clinton, Dec, 14-The school commit
tee has been discussing at its meetings
recently the need of more school room.
1t is probably that the committee win
recommend an appropriation for q. new
school house, when the annual budget
is made up
But nothing definite has been decided
Lnon
The committee feels however said
Walter r. Dame, a member of the COM
mittee. to the Clinton representative Of
The Spy, this afternoon that the
school at Walnut and Church streets
should be replaced with a modern
structure.
THE building has seen its best days.
1T contains only four rooms, and the
town should have school there con-
tanning at least eight rooms
THE North Main street school is not
what it should be- but the increased
facilities in the New Jerusalem district
will relieve that district somewhat.
What is most needed is more accom-
mediation in the centre Of the town.,
which would relieve congestion every
where
Mr.. Dame estimates that suitable
eight-room building, with modern con-
venienoes might be erected for say
$4,000.
On its opening day the Worcester and
Clinton Street Railway Company col
lected 1894 five-cent fares and carried
nearly 600 passengers.
superintendent Lorin b. Walker
spent today inspecting the towns pave
ments, and, as result he will report
to the next meeting Of the road COM
missioners the names of some half a
dozen freeholders who have not COM
piled with the law relative to shoveling
walks after a snow storm.
Wherever Superintendent Walker
found a walk with snow on it today, he
put his men at work and had the snow
off in a jif1y. Richard Bourne is the
only freebooter on the list of whom
Superintendent Walker has to say that
the violation is perhaps deliberate.
Mr. Bourne is the proprietor Of a
shoe store in town.
He owns some land on Water street,
ahutting the road.
It came TO the ear of Supt. Walker
that Mr.. Bourne had said he would not
clean off his walk. The former taking
the statement for granted, has caused
the walk to be cleaned, and that is
why Mr.. Bourne will likely enjoy the
distinction Of hearing from the town
through its solicitor.
The effort to enforce the law about
removing snow has been making for
about four years but there are still
people who are needless of it. Supt.
Walker takes a great deal of pride in
having the walks clean, as soon after
each snow storm as possible
Just why a motion was made at the
last meeting of the Clinton Business
Mems Association not to give informa-
ton to the newspapers, remains a mys-i
terry John w. FORESTER, who made the
motion, said today that he did it en-
tirely on his own volition, without CON
sultatiou or arrangement with any per
son. Mr. Forester did not care to give
his reason for making the motion.
From the form that the motion took
however, members of the association
suspect that it was made in the interest
of President Warren Goodale. A great
deal Of matter relating to the associa-
tlon had been printed without consulta-
ton with MIR. Goodale. The motion
provided that no news should be given
out until that news had first been APP
proved by the president.
Supt. George w. Burgess of the Leo
minister & Clinton Street Railway Co.
said today that the filthy habit of spit
ting on the floors of the cars on his
line had greatly decreased in the week
that signs have been exposed, forbid
ding the practice. These signs are is
sued over the names Of H. N. Spring,
clerk of the board of health Of Leon
mister, DR.. George j. OFT of the elm
ton board and DR.. H. NJ. Nash of the
Lancaster board.
If it isn't one thing about the post
office contest, it's another. Now the
story is that on the petitions of the
several candidates for the postoftice the
names of the citizens are lii not few
cases duplicated. Some citizens in