The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12

accidents are unheard of. I wish we
| could have something like 1t in Worces-
Ter But here it is a question not of
| get"
Burton w. Potter-"My views on the
matter are pretty well known. 1 was
the sole member of the grade crossing
commission who did not favor the
round the town" proposition. AS l
understand the matter, even if the site
or the depot is changed the freight
tracks across the town will still re-
main. Freight cars will continue to
run, the motive power being something
other than steam.
If this is So the shifting of tracks
and depots would afford only a partial
solution of present difficulties. What
IS the use of going to all that expense
II adequate relief is not the result
On the other hand, suppose all the
tracks are taken up. Manufacturers
near the old lines would complain of
the hardship Of being cut off from the
railroads. 1t is a big question. If
the roads went through South Worces-
ter they would merely cut across a cor
ner of my farm, not directly through it,
as some suppose. But this does not in
f1uence me. want the city to do what
ever is for the best interests of its
citizens"
H. Spencer Haskell-"T am not famil-
| lar enough with the details of the ques-
tlon to give any opinion, but will say
THIS. do not believe in a South Wor-
| cester station. Yet there ought surely to
| De some improvement over the present
system. Just what is best am incom-
potent to say
Marvin NJ. Taylor-"I am against
track elevation The round the town
plan seems best to me. AS between
| track elevation and track depression, I
am in favor of the former. Elevated
tracks are an eyesore to any city. The
only individuals injured by the change
OF depots would be Front street mer-
chants. The mass of the population
would be as well or better served as be-
| fore"
John A Thayer-"L Living as I do in
the south end I naturally favor the
scheme to build station at South Wor-
cester. The only parties injured by the
change would be a few manufacturers
who might be obliged to move their
factories. AS to the Front street bust
ness men, they have already been in
Jured by the trolley lines which carry
past the passengers who formerly were
| from
| the depot. Track elevation has been a
success in other cities such as Chicago.
But Cchiago could find no other way
i out OF her difficulties. Worcester cam. .
Gen. Charles w. Wood-"I would like
TO see an expert opinion given by some
Engineer before forming my own opin-
non. At present the question resolves it.
slf into two ways Of solution. Either the
! ON
ings or they must go around. Provided
some 1nsuperable engineering difficulty
| IS not in the way, l prefer the latter.
Some people think the moving of the
station would increase the value of
southern property. But / think north
end property would be most benefited.
Ihe railroads running through 1t have
| been the great drawback to that portion
OF the city for a long time"
Q. M. Thayer-'I am utterly incompe-
| tent to discuss the question"
F. A. Leland-"Aside from the cues
ton OF expense which I have not in
quire into, believe that a relocation OF
the terminal and taking the tracks
| around the city is the proper and only
solution of this problem. 1 do not think
| the damage to Front street property
would be as large as is claimed IT is
| always noticeable in every CITY and
town that the saloons flock around the
railroad station The removal of the
terminal would have the effect, I think
OF clearing the saloons off Front street
IL would have tendency to clear the
atmosphere, and in this way property
would be benefited, The street
would still have the electric lines run
ming through it and would remain one
OF the business arteries of the city.
B. e. Guy-''We don't want to go tc
the expense of cutting down grades and
building bridges. Out there, there il
plenty OIL room, and 1T seems to me thai
is the proper solution and the only solu.
ton of this problem"
q. G. Guy-"Front street abutters
may object, but I do not believe thei,
property would be damaged as much
by the removal of the terminal as BY
the lowering of the street."
John G. MacInnes-I have not given
the matter enough consideration to of.
any opinion upon the merits of any
the plans proposed. 1t is evident
| 1t something must be done, but as tc
1t what is the best thing to do, ]
MT know.
Jerome Marble-I am opposed to the
'moval of the railroad terminal from
S present location. I favor a separa-
on of the grades at the present cross
lgs, / believe in raising the tracks. II
hey take the station away out there
he business men of the city will be
greatly Inconvenience. I have not In
vestigated this matter very thoroughly
but should be opposed to the location
of the terminal away out in South Wor-
cester
Henry L. Green-I am opposed to the
removal of the railroad terminal from
it's present location. There is nc
doubt that@eomething should be done
and favor cutting down the streets to
allow the tracks to pass overhead al
the crossings. l don't believe in re-