Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-25
ANOTHER BIG LINE.
The Electric Road to Clinton Will
Surely Be Built.
Assessments Upon the Stock Have Been
Made and Work Will Begin Early in
the Spring of the Scheme.

The network of electric railways by
which so many of the country towns
about Worcester are brought into closer
touch with the heart of the
commonwealth and her merchants, h
to be still further increased Before
the first of next September, it is expect
ed that another line of electrics, with
Worcester as its principal terminus. will
be in operation thus giving the bust
ness men of Worcester the advantages
OF a field that has heretofore been prac-
tically closed to them. The new road
will draw for its patronage from terri
tory numbering over $4,000 people, which
cannot but increase the present large
volume of business that Worcester mer-
chants now enjoy.
The new line will extend from Wor-
cester through Boylston to Clinton.
there connecting directly with both
Leominster and Fitchburg, Worcesters
sister city. The scheme for a Wor-
cester and Clinton Street Railway is not
new. In fact, the franchises have al
ready been applied for and obtained.
This was some time ago, and as sincs
then nothing has been heard by the
public of the project, it has been gener-
ally believed that the scheme had died
natural death, as have some electric
lines that have been agitated-
The Spy Is able to state this morning.
on the best of authority, that the plan
is far from dead. Those who are push
ing the line have their plans nearly
completed, and confidently expect that
long before snow flies next fall, the line
will be operated. Just at present, the
officials of the road refuse to disclose
their plans, but from inside and anthem
tic sources, the Spy has been able to-
procure the whole story
The plans for the road are being
drawn by o. w. Rugg, the civil engt-
neer. Work upon them has been go
ing on for the past month, and in the
course of a few more days they will be
ready to be presented to the stockhold-
ers of the company. According to these
plans, the road will follow the main
highway from Lincoln street, running
through the town of Boylston and thence
to Clinton. The Clinton terminus will
be on High street.
It has not been definitely settled as
yet how the cars will come into Wor-
cester. 1t is very likely to be from the
junction of the Boylston road and Lin
coin street, just this side of the Home
farm, through Lincoln street to Adams
square, where they will run over the
Consolidated Company's tracks into the
centre of the city. The road has al
ready secured from Worcester it's loca-
ton in Lincoln street beyond Adams
square, but in order to use the CONSOLE
dated tracks, they would have to make
some agreement with that company
similar to the one now existing be-
tween the Consolidated and Worcester
and Marlboro companies, whereby the
latter company cars come over the Con-
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city hail.
1t is believed by the officials Of the
Clinton road that satisfactory agree
ment with the Consolidated company
can be effected. Otherwise it is posi-
BILE that the company will make appli-
cation for a change in location, so that
they will be able to land their patrons In
the business section of the city without
charging more than one fare from the
city line.
At Clinton connection will be made
with the Leominster and FitchburE
lines, thus making 1t possible for people
in Fitchburg to ride the entire distance
to this city on the electrics. The fare
from Worcester to Clinton will be in
all probability 20 cents, as against SO
cents, the fare now charged upon the
railroad. This matter OF fares, however,
has not yet been adjusted.
If present plans do not miscarry, work
upon the road will begin just as soon as
the frost is out Of the ground In the
spring. Construction will commences
from the Worcester end, working
through to Clinton. It is intended to
build a heavy track. Some of the con-
tracts, 1t is understood, have already
been let, and that it is matter of only
a very few weeks before the necessary
signatures are affixed to the last of
them. The power station will probably
be in Boylston.
The first assessment levied upon the
subscribers to stock was made the first
of the month, at which time each stock
holder paid in 10 per cent Of the facs
value of the stock to which he sub
scribed. Another assessment will be
made shortly.
Those who have invested in the new
road are confident not only that it will
open up a big territory to local enter
prise, but that it will be a paying ven
ture. The big metropolitan water basin
in Boylston, they say, will be a source
of continual interest and place that
sightseers will surely want to visit The
road will conform to the new highway
neceSsitated for a portion of the dis
tance by the building of the basin, and
will run along in view of the water
nearly all the way.
There has been some talk of running
a spur track to Sterling Junction and
the camp grounds, but it is not likely
that this WIN be done at present. Tbs
summer campers at Lake Waushacum
for long time have felt the need of
more frequent and pleasant means OF
transportation to and from Worcester.
But in winter this branch would hardly
pay much on the investment, as Is the
case with the Northboro and Westboro
spur of the Worcester and Marlboro
street railway.