The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-18
no! FOR PUTNAM.
Interstate Street Rail
way May Go
Through.
BOTH SCHEMES ARE IN FAVOR.
Treasurer Flint Says Plans
Are Perfectly Feast
ble-Town Notes.
BOTH SCHEMES ARE IN FAVOR.

Webster, July ia movement that
will probably terminate in some de-
cisive action, is now on foot among
the directors of the Webster and Dud-
ley Street Railway Company. Action
was first begun last week when a few
officials of the electric railway that
is now being built from Putnam to
Grosvenordale, visited Webster and
Inspected the local road.
The officials attention was very much
centered on the local roads station at
Perryyille. Among those who were
present was Judge Tourtelotte of
Grosvenordale. He expressed himself
as being in favor of having the roads
connect at a point below Perryville,
and each company having permission
TO use each others roads.
Superintendent John Flint, of the To-
cal road, was interviewed by the cor
respondent of The Spy. Mr.. Flint said
that the project spoken of met his
hearty approval, and that he had
started movement among the direct
ors to have these plans carried out.
In order to connect with the Putnam
4 road, Webster's railroad will have to
buy private land near Perryville and
lay tracks for a distance of about a
quarter of mile. This quarter of a
mile track will cost the road consider
able money, as it will have to run over
TWO bridges, one spanning the tracks of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
lord railroad, and the other the Maan-
exit river. When this is finally done
2Webster citizens will be able to take an
Electric y ahcta to DIT
nam.
AT the next meeting of the directors
of the local road the matter of con-
meeting both roads will be brought up,
and some decision action taken. A
canvass of the directors would warrant
the statement being made with ac-
4fcuracy, that the matter will be voted
upon and the superintendent author
lied to get out specifications for the
immediate construction of the extern
sion.
large majority of both companies
are in favor of buying about forty-five
acres of land near Perryville and lay
ing out beautiful park. The land
would be owned by both companies An
attraction here would draw large
crowds from both Webster and Put
nam, who would be more than will
ing to pay the car fare to the park in
order to see the attractions the COM
pameS might have.
The general feeling among the di-
rectors of both roads now is that these
plans must be carried out at once
Arthur Morse with a number of other
young gentlemen is making prepara-
tions to organize a boat club whose
headquarters will be at Webster's
beautiful lake. Mr.. Morse will this
4 week order from Boston firm regu-
In ci61l To-, y,
y concerned to have a regular boat club
and to enliven matters at the lake for
years to come. Mr. Morse is an intl-
mate acquaintance of Mr.. Ten Eyck
q of Worcester, and expects to have him
at the lake some time this summer.
4 There probably is no better sheet of
I water in the state for a course. Be
tween the narrows and Point Breeze
there is a straight course of at least
three and a quarter miles and a mile
wide
Edgar S. Hill, proprietor of that
beautiful summer resort, Beacon Park
is in favor of the project. Mr. Hill had
offered to buy a racing shell and place
1t on the lake this season for the young
men. His business, however, has kept
him from doing it so long that now he
has decided to wait until next season
when he will purchase a new up-to-
date shell and at his own expense
place and keep 1t at the lake. With
the addition of this shell there will be
two at the lake and then, no doubt,
races would frequently occur. Within
few years, If the financial end of the
project warrants, the club will build
y club house at the lake and have their
headquarters probably at Beacon park.
The assessors of Dudley have com
pleted their work. The following is
the result Total valuation of assessed
estates. $1,041, 116; real, $776,2SO; perso-
nal 1884, 1886; rate per thousand, SIC;
] number of polls, S42; tax on each poll,
$175; amount of tax on real estate,
$12,420.50; personal estate, $4,237.64;
polls, $1473.50; number of residents as
Sessed on property, 1863; all others, es-
tates, corporations, etc, 33; total, 402;
number non-residents assessed on pro-
perty, 3d. all others, 25; total, 49, num-
Der assessed on property, 491; number
assessed poll tax only, SCI; number
horses, 343; last year, 1923; cows, 1888;
last year, 262; sheep, 40; last year, IA;
swine 113; last year, lis; fowl, 1888;
last year, 1920; number acres Of land,
12,946; rate per thousand in 1898, $3.50,
with discount of 16 per cent if paid
Nov. 2.
Harry w. Semans, the manager of
the Black Bostonians, who have been
playing two weeks engagement at
Beacon park has not been heard from
since his departure from town on We'd
nesday last Semans settled the cost
Of the court, and Thomas T. Dwyer,
proprietor Of City Hotel, took the
B proceeds of the show each night to pay
vac board bill Semans left behind I'M
settled. The amount thus acquired does
not fully settle the bill. His troup
81 OF colored people left town last night
Y on the boat train for Norwich, where
they have an engagement for this week.
There will be at Beacon park this week
y the Meade Amusement Company. This
company is very highly commented
upon. The performances begin at 8
& o'clock In the afternoon and at 500
ut night.
In spite of the bad weather Yesterday.
&he clam dinner at Point Breeze was
1berally patronized.
Manager John Conway of the Web
%ker base ball team told The Spy CORE
epondent today that he will make no
{urther attempt to have the North Al
Meboro base ball team play here next
"Wednesday. Mr., Conway is not at ali
pleased by the way the national game
s ie patronized, and says that 1t would
Re a money-losing project to get the
Attleboros here on a Wednesday after
neon The game played on the Beacon
Hark diamond Saturday was one of the
pest during the season. The East
1Quglas people, before leaving for
rome. said that Miah j. Murray was
one OF the best umpires they had played