Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-09
PROSPECTS
Warren and Brookfeld Road
Forming Plans.
Roadbed to Be Repaired and Chances of
Spur Track-outside Capital Have Ger
tain Designs.

! Brooktield, March S.--The patrons Of
the Warren, Brool1ield and Spencer
street railway, and that portion of the
public which is closely watching street
railway operations in Worcester county,
are apt to learn in the next few months
much which win interest them The fol-
lowing facts were learned today by a
Spy reporter in interviewing the man
agement of the w, b. & s. road; The
company. as is now pretty well known.
has definitely determined to build a
branch line to North Brookfield the COM
| ing spring. 1t has the necessary consent
of the authorities of the towns most in
terested and the approval of the rail-
road commissioners has been obtained
This means that by constructing merely
| three and one-haf miles of track the
company will reach 5000 people, to trans
port, which traffic Will add but trthing
amount to the operating expenses of the
company.
1t may not be amiss to say in connec-
ton with this matter that according to
figures submitted by officials OF the COM
pany to certain town officers several
weeks ago, it appears that since the
completion Of the railroad bridge at
Warren, the average daily receipts are
largely in excess of last years.
Besides the construction Of the North
| Brookfield branch the company has
other plans in view which viii add ma
terially to the pleasure and accommo-
dation of it's patrons, and incidentally
| to its revenues 1t is understood that
an important announcement in regard
to these matters will be made in the
near future. Superintendent G. A. Jefts
| is now very busy in preparing for the
anticipated increase in traffic the com
| ing season. The cars and equipment
now in use are being completely reno
waited. New cars are to be purchased
| and as soon as the weather conditions
will permit, the road bed will be care
fully looked after, so that the company
| may sustain its reputation Of owning
| the best riding and the best equipped
! suburban railway in Worcester county
The rumors in reference to the ac-
QUESTION of this railway by outside capt.
talists and by other existing companies
could not be verified by the Spy man,
as the officers and stockholders are very
| conservative in their talk on the ques-
! ton.
There is no doubt that considerable
number of street railway men are re-
garding this property with covetous
| eyes, and that the near future will wit
ness some interesting developments.
Superintendent Jefts says that work
will begin on the North Brookfleld
branch at the earliest moment when
such work is practicable.
The directors of the w, B. & S. are
now considering the building of spur
track from the main line to Lashaway
Park. They realize that the spur track
4 could be laid at a nominal expense and
that the patronage of the road would
be increased.
AFTERNOON BLAZE.
A Slight blaze in the boiler house at
c. H. Moulton's factory, at / 80 this af-
ternoon, was enough to excite the whole
town. A spark started fire under the
caves of the boiler house and worked its
way into the boiler house, but was
quickly eXtinguished by water from the
hydrant service close by. The boiler
house sets some so feet from the MouI-
ton factory and about $50 feet from the
paper and wooden box factory.
The selectmen held meeting Monday
afternoon and recommended H. E. Cot
tie as guardian for Miss Mamie Spencer,
the eight-year-old daughter of Richard
Spencer, deceased. Afterward, at the
request of the friends Of her late father,
Rev. NJ. J. Murphy was recommended
by. the board instead of H e. Cottle.
William Smith, aged II years, son Of
Mrs. Alice Smith, died at his home,
River street, at 2. 80 this afternoon, from
the effects of fit.