The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
For School and
Police Uses.
CLINT0N'S NEEDS.
School Committee Wants
$4,000 for New Building.


opinion of members of the school COM
mittee with whom the correspondent of
The Spy has talked, can be taken as
evidence, there is little or no doubt
that the committee in making up its
estimates and request for the annual
appropriation, will ask for sum not
TO exceed $4,000, with which TO con-
struct a new school house at Church
and Walnut streets. The committee
has talked the matter over at various
meetings. and each discussion has more
strongly indicated the committees feel
ing that more and better accemmeda-
lions for the centre of the town will
be necessary.
There is going to be some conflict
between the several requirements OF
various boards, as to which shall have
the right of way.
Chief Thomas Murphy, in making ref
efence TO the need of a school house
spoke also of the subject as bearing on
the chance of getting an appropriation
(hlef Murphy'S next report will, as The
spy has printed, contain recommends
ton that something shall be done tow
ard improving the police station.
In Chief Murphy's opinion the police
O'0'1loll 10 III SuCn DdQ shape something
must be done to make it habitable
Three thousand dollars, carefully ex-
pended, might accomplish the result
put the money would be in a, measure
thrown away. because it is certain that
pubic sentiment will eventually compel
the erection of a police station in keep
Ing with the dignity of the town, and
at Least as pretentious as the new home
OF the fire department
L lO0<S If fha 1ihrarr on,,o
would forego asking for an appropria-
13on for a new library for another year
The committee has waited long and pa
J1ently for the time when it may ask
Tor money for this purpose, without
conflicting with other more pressing
needs. When the committee ask for
money 1t Will be for a large sum, il all
the members of the committee are of a
mind With Andrew E. Ford, who thinks
that the library should occupy a build
ing of its own, especially designed for
it.
This was hard luck day on the lines
OF the Worcester and Clinton Street
Railway Company Its cars showed a
tendency to leave the tracks on little
proVocation, and exceedingly slow time
was the result. At noon car 16 left the
track on the curve near the power sta
ton. 1t occupied Supt. John w. Cg-
den, gang of men and the conductors
and motormen of two cars, nearly an
hour to put 16 on to the rails. Tne
jacks would slip. Two sets of patient
passengers watched the operation for
three-quarters of an hour with inter-
est. The warm weather is bringing the
frost out OF the ground, to the distu b.
ance of the roadbed. Supt. Ogden saws
that the trouble from cars leaving the
track viii be abated as the roadbed set
ties
The latest citizen to express himself
IN favor of getting a city charter Tor
Clinton is D. B. ingalls,, a prominent
republican. Mr. ingalls, has issued a
statement containing his views. He
says that Clinton long ago abandoned
town government for a mongrel govern
ment that is neither a town nor city
government Mr.. ingalls, was formerly
president of the local bank He has
held many positions Of prominence in
the republican party. Latterly he has
not taken as large part in town af-
falrs as he used to, except when no.
license or license has been the issue
before the people. His entrance into
the question is considered significant
here.
Mr.. ingalls, will hold a conference
week 10 talk over matters connected
With the movement for no-license that
the clinton No-License League is going
70 push for the March election. Mr.,
ingalls, was about to issue a call COZ
me meeting of the league for next
Monday afternoon. When he found that
the GATE would conflict with the date
the Young Mems Christian Association
mas liked for its concert, ne decided tc
wait
me business men do not know who
is likely to be their next president. The
nominating committee. of which Her
man Dietzman is chairman, may know
put they are keeping quiet The name
Of David frazer is mentioned. lie is the
nrst wee president of the Clinton Bust
ness Mems Association, and would nat.
urally receive the honor of the presi-
dency, If he wants it. H. B. Merchant
has been spoken of as a likely man fol-
the place, but his refusal to continue
with the association, except as a pri.
Vate in the ranks, ends that. Mr.. Mer.
chant Is credited with the enterprise
mat brought the association into be-
ing. in the days when the Clinton BoarC
OF Trade went into the decay that pre,
ceeded its dissolution.
The Merchant resolution on the elf
chafter matter, with Warren Gooda1e'
motion, relating to the same matter
is scheduled to come the table al IN
meeting Monday evening. Il look
much as If the discussion on then
would be delayed until a subseuuen
date, to which the meeting will adjourn
The election Of officers, which take
place at this meeting, and the bushes
incumbent thereon, WIN take so nue.
time, it is expected there will be it'll
time for other business.
The selectmen have quite abandone,
hope that Corp. John q. Cannon will
be ever landed in the position of police
man which they gave TO him a few
weeks ago. Not only are the selectmeI
CT Lancaster unbending in their on
position to the appointment, but tn,
metropolitan water board cannot be in
duced to approve the appointment
Will Joseph Il. Harrity refuse a re
nomination for treasurer II it comes t,
him? Some people who stand Yer
close to Mr., Harrity say he will not
In that case, Attorney Charles II
Gentsch would have a backing for tn
position. If he cared to De town treas