Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-03
THE STREET RAILWAYS.
The Covered Rails Gradually Coming
Through to the surface-Partial
Resumption of Traffic.

These are busy days with the Consol-
idated Street Railway Company In fact,
all of the street railway companies, any
portion of whose tracks lie within the
city limits. have been kept on the jump
for the past so hours.
This unusual activity began almost
with the first flakes that futtered
through the air, Monday morning, por-
tending the blizzard that was to fol-
low. Since then every available road
machine, snow plow street sweeper ana
shovel has been at work day and night.
The gangs of men have beer working
In relays, but the apparatus has ever
been in motion.
The work that has been accomplished
is truly marvellous. Miles and miles or
tracks that were covered by several
feet of snow, have been cleared and
cars have run over them, although Oh
course not so frequently nor so regular
ly as before the storm got in its work.
The Consolidated Street Railway, at
midnight Tuesday, had only about 10 of
its 50 odd miles of track in passaole
condition AT midnight, Wednesday,
there were nearly 40 miles of clean
track in the city streets, and before an
other "a hours has passed, it Is likely
that the entire system of the company,
with the exception of the lake line, will
be in working order
The suburban lines have also made
excellent progress but not having so
many machines, nor so many men at
their disposal, the work has of necessi-
ty been somewhat slower. Neverthe-
less, at midnight Wednesday, the MARI
boro and Worcester road was the only
one that was not in shape to begin rum
ming with the dawn. Cars from Mill
bury and from Leicester will be pushed
through on schedule time today, and by
nightfall the Marlboro people expect to
Get snow-bound Shrewsbury AND North
boro into direct electric car commune
cation with the heart of the common
wealth Spencer has yet to be heard
from, and it may be considerably later
in the week before the tracks from Lei
cester TO the shoe town are ready for
use.
Already several of the Consolidated
Company's lines are in running order,
and before morning several lines will
also be ready for travel. Those who
have charge of the removing of the
snow for the Consolidated gave out the
following statement Wednesday eve
ming regarding the prospects for this
morning:
Cars will be run ON schedule time
and from Lincoln square to Webster
square The extension from Webster
square to Gates 'ane has not yet been
opened up. Schedule time will also be
maintained on the Chandler street line
from Lincoln square to May street; on
the Quinsigamond line from BARRIERS
Crossing to the Washburn & Moen
works in Quinsigamond Village; on the
South Worcester line from Highland
street to Hammond street; on the New
ton square line from the Union station
and Lincoln square to Newton square,
but not to the top of the hill.
The Providence street and Grant
square, the Grafton street and Normal
school. the fair grounds line and the
electric car line to Lake Quihsigamond
and Lake View, have not yet been
opened up and may not De until later
in the week. Persons living az the lake
or in that vicinity will not be without
means of transporta Hon however as
the dummy tracks re oean cleared
and regular trips arr b-ne made on
that road.
While the Consohds laJ racks are yet
far from being in Jus ,be condition that
is to be desired, still uev are in better
shape than the car inte q other cities
where the storm wased furiously as
it did here. The ocr1lEC had in the
neighborhood of 800 lcH work all day
Wednesday, They igere aivided into.
squads and worked ea ly every sec
ton of the city in wnAa the company
has tracks.
Wednesday NORTH SAW five electries
still snow bound, sud at,s ltion was first
devoted to gettine hg into the car
house Two were a 8aroer's Crossing.
one on Southbridsc street. near South
gate. and the otNei Two were on the
Nran-tnt, ur,1nura fIvgF his side Of the