Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-19
DAMP FIGURES.
Webster Water Commissioners
Make Their Annual Report.
Claims That Per Capita Rate is Too
High-A Grist of News Notes.

Webster, March 18.-The fourth an
nual report of the board of water COM
miss!oner5 is completed. The local board
now comprises John Flint, chairman,
Lyman r. Eddy and Elisha n. Bigelow
Mr.. Blgelow's term expires this year,
and there is much speculation as to who
will officiate in the office for the succeed
ing three years. 1t is the concensus of
opinion that Mr.. Bigelow will succeed
himself. Mr. Eddy's term expires in 1899,
and Chairman Flint's the following year
during the past year the board has
laid 2796 feet of new pipes. On North
Main street 642 feet of 6-inch pipe has
been laid; 296 feet Of 6-inch on Railroad
avenue, North Webster; 200 feet Of IL
inch on Pearl street, North Webster;
1913 feet of 1A-inch on Lake street, and
Az feet of l-inch pipe on the same street
The pipe that was laid on Lake street
Is Tor the purpose Of supplying the
watering trough at the junction Of Lake
street and the Thompson road, one-half
or the cost being paid by the town Of
Webster. Two hydrants and one 6-inch
gate have been placed on North Main
| street, and one hydrant on the corner of
Railroad avenue and Pearl street also
one 6-inch gate on the corner of North
Main street and Railroad avenue, which
Is used for the convenience and better
protection of the residents in that local
| ity.
The financial standing of the board
| shows the receipts at $14,5S25S, and ex-
penditures Of $179731. The total cost Of
maintaining the water works for the
past year was S12600.6S, of which 50, 5S2. :
"a was expended for oil, coal and labor
at the pumping station.
superintendent Michael Schoield has
completed his report which gives in de-
tail everything of Importance connected
with the works.
There is a consumption Of 1852 gall
Ions daily, per capita Of 34B gallons.
Mr.. Schofield states in his report that
many other water works have a greater
per capita than Webster, but still Web
ster's is larger than it should be- He
states that If 1T was not for the waste
without benefit to those through whose
premises it passes and to the damage
and great expense Of the community at
large, the town could reduce the ex-
penses at the pumping station, at least
one-third.
If this state of affairs continues, it
will in. the near future necessitate the
employment of an extra man.
DEPREDATIONS BEGUN.
Martha, the 11-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Albetski. was struck
and thrown to the ground, in the neigh
borhood of 10 o'clock last evening, by a
plcycllst, who was riding down the main
street.
Another bicycle accident occurred this
forenoon and Patrick Ryan, a member
OF the Webster High School Athletic
Association, figured in it, His machine
struck tin can, and he was given a
violent toss
VARIOUS SCHOOL MATTERS.
Sub-Master George F. Babbe. L. S. But
Ter and James Hetherman have been
elected as a committee to arrange the
details of the indoor meet of the Athletic
Association, which is scheduled to take
place in few weeks at their headouar-
tiers in East Webster.
The class of 1901 have chosen as their
class colors red and white.
The school debating society held an in.
teresting meeting this evening, which
was we'll attended. This is the last meet
ing of the society until April 18th. a.
the spring vacation of two weeks viii
| soon occur
from the Southbridge high school bass
ball team today, asking for a date t.
cross bats with them.
The local school team will be out fol
practice in few days and later will
reorganize.
The funeral services of Mrs. Harriet
widow OF the late Oliver Arsenault, was
held Friday at $50 a, m, at the Church
Of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Webster Lodge, No. IS, A. o. u. w,
have decided to hold female minstrel
sy concert"
The ice which broke up on the big
lake yesterday, did considerable damage
to the floating wharves. The one at
elliott shore belonging to Wyman Phet-
teplace, and the one off Union Point,
were broken from their noorings bv the
ice and carried out to sea.
John Sissons saw a large flock of
ducks at the South pond today.