The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
POLICE FOR WEBSTER,
One of the Hottest Town Meetings in
Towns History Held.


Webster, April 3.-Town meeting alb
sorbed all attention today. Interest
and strife for various Offices were de
cldedly spirited. especially that for Sc
lectman. Total vote cast, 1117, largest
ever cast.
Hon. Charles Haggerty, democratic
candidate for moderator. withdrew,
stating as reasons that he had rather
be on the floor. NJ. 2. Glare was elect
ed.
Appropriate are in excess of last
year They are: Schools, Sl6,900; high
ways, $4,000; sidewalks, $500; officers
salaries, $500; fire department 1880;
ratings for dangerous places, 5000; re-
pairs Of bridges, $3.50; outside poor,
5000; town farm, $1,000; snow, ice and
cutters, $1,000; incldeutals, $500; street
lights, $4,000; interest, $500 water sup
ply, S2975; public library, s1400; court
mortal day $3.50 Fourth Of July, s175;
enforcing license Law, S2Q0; town or sol
diers' aid, 500; macadamizing, $500
The meeting was repiete with long,
! eloquent speeches, with an occasional
burst Of sarcasm. Hot shot were fire.
quently hurled. The articles drew out
many inside facts, some of them being
llilpOItdtll. All IEpbI u VI LOW II bllltEl >
and committees were accepted.
Town Treasurer Oscar SUBWAY s
salary was raised from SO to $125.
Voted, to give other officers same COM
pensation. Voted, that the sense Of
The meeting should be that the public
library should open Sunday afternoons
and evenings.
Voted. that the treasurer borrow
sums Of money in anticipation of taxes
.f. -rsT~ he eze q r-vr or +n ont
.st Of jurors. The subject of raising
md appropriating money for sidewalks
~ Crown street was left to the select
men to investigate and report at a sub
, seqUent meeting.
Articles 10. Il, y, 10, relative to cleo
re light committee to erect lights, re-
erred to seleCtmen for future action.
0ted, that selectmen borrow $4,000 in
edition to $4,000 voted TO be borrowed
meeting Of April, 1897, subject to
ane conditions, viz: $4,000 to be raised
lnually for the purpose of construct
NJ the outfall sewer Voted. that
1reafter the selectmen have charge Of
citing town by electricity, and cleo
lie light committee discharged.
d. y. Biselow, George W Shumway
nd F. W. Johnson were elected Gene
cry committee.
Articles Is, IS, Il, IS, relative to COM
letting and laying sewers on certain
treets. referred to sewer commission
.ls-elect to determine.
Article 10 proved a stubborn one, but
vas finally upheld by town. To estab-
sh a police force, make necessary ap-
lOpriation, and abolish present watch
district system. The Spys agitation
,aovcd a big benefit Motion to pass
yer article vigorously voted down.
representative Love made a glowing
beech Of favor Of it. with L. Z. Patti
and others. Sheriff Clare and JUS
ire Clark opposed it, Loud was the
ate in favor Of it. Voted to appro-
riate $4,000 from license fees to main
in rorce.
Articles 20, u and q passed over.
Cted to raise $500 to purchase steam
9ller Articles. q and % passed over
Voted to raise $500 to grade Davis
| street, and sidewalk and curb said
street.
Voted to lay out $500 for a sidewalk
| on west side Of Day street. Voted not
TO compensate ROmer Marshall for
damages sustained by flooding his cell
lar, Voted to utilize 500 to stock Lake
Northumberland
Article TO see if town would relocate
and extend Lake street from Thompson
road to Narrows, left to selectmen. Ar
ticle 81 passed over.
Article % was in fact the real thing.
il brought out more hot discussion than
any previous article, and almost direct
results We're offered. It was to see if
the town would purchase the land and
elegant property Of Jennie S. Chase.