The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
TO PROTECT LIFE.
Alderman O'Connor's
Order Looks That
Way.
LOCATION OF CAR TRACKS.
Policeman Appointed for
Tatnuck Country
Club.
LOCATION OF CAR TRACKS.

Members of the aldermanic board
held a short and uneventful session last
night. Hearings on the order relative
to removing the street railway tracks
in Summer street and upon the petition
of Charles E. Wilder and others for
making a public highway of Millbrook
street from West Boylston street to
the bridge, took up most Of the even
ing.
Alderman OConnell introduced an
order authorizing the mayor to confer
with officials of the Consolidated Street
Railway Company relative to placing
sand boxes and safety breaks on their
cars. In moving the adoption of the
order Alderman O'Connell called at
tention to the accident of Sunday night
when motorman was powerless to
control his car, and emphasized the
necessity of some precaution other than
that provided at the present time. He
cited instances where coasting has oc-
CURED, and pictured how motorman
under the present system is obliged to
leave his brake and controller while
leaning over to sprinkle shovelful of
sand on the track. The order was
adopted unanimously.
When the hearing on the order rel
alive to removing tracks of the Consol-
idated and North End Street Railway
companies was called, Francis II. Dew
ey appeared for the Consolidated. Mr..
Dewey said he was unaware of the orr
gin of the order which, so far as he
was able to learn stated only that the
tracks should be removed for public
necessity and convenience. He was
unable to understand just what public
necessity calls for their removal. He
could not see why the same request
might not be made in relation to the
tracks in Pleasant street.
Mr.. Dewey explained that the east
erly track belongs to the North End
Street Railway Company, and the
western to the Consolidated. The east
erly track was used jointly previous to
the lease of the North End road, when
the loop from Odd Fellows Home
through Summer street to Washington
square, up Front and through Main to
Lincoln street, was established. The
easterly track has not been used reg
ularly since that time, although Off
Gals of the Worcester and Clinton road
have asked for the privilege of coming
into the city through Main street and
going out by way of Summer street, US
ing the old North End track. 1t has
been impossible to grant the request on
account of lack of proper connections.
A right to lay these connections was
petitioned for last night. Mr.. Dewey
also stated that the tracks have been
used to considerable extent the past
summer by the street sprinkling cars,
and in case of repairs to transfer pas
sengers.
Superintendent Ogden of the Clinton
road confirmed Mr.. Deweys state
ment
Thomas G. Kent, for the North End
Street Railway, said that the company
still owns the easterly track subject
to the lease for SO years. The Consol-
dated in leasing the road agreed to
maintain and restore the property at
the expiration of the lease in the same
condition as when taken. If public
convenience and necessity require the
removal of one of the tracks, he could
see no reason why the Consolidated
might not be taken up instead of the
North End tracks He cited as a rea-
son why the tracks of his clients should
not be interfered with, that stock
holders of the company have heavy OBJ
legations to meet, and if it's lines are re-
moved, they have no way of getting
into the city, and will be badly Grip
pied.
The petition of the Consolidated
Street Railway Company for location
for it's tracks in Front and Summer
streets was referred to the committee
on streets on the part of the board Of
aldermen.
Charles e. Wilder and several prop
erty owners on Millbrook street ap
peared in support of petition asking
that Millbrook street be made public
from West Boylston street to the rail-
road bridge. The petitioners ask that
the street be made 4S feet wide, and
that the lines be re-established and
the roadway regarded.
Stephen Salisbury thought that the
change would be a good thing on gen
eral principles, as the street offers the
only avenue between West Boylston
and Burncoat streets.
When the petition of E. H. Vaughan
and others for macadamizing Sever
street, between Elm and Cedar, was
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