The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
WILL LOOK PRETTY
White Collars and
Cuffs for fSubur-
ban Men.
BIG LAUNDRY BILLS.
New Rules Cause Shivers
Along the Spines Of
Car Operators.

Leicester April 25.-The following no.
tice relative to new uniforms for en-
ployees of the Suburban was posted to-
day. BY vote of the directors Of the
Worcester & Suburban street railway
Co. the uniforms of conductors and mo-
tormen on cars of said company will
hereafter be as follows:
Standard navy blue, single breasted
coat regulation design with special w.
& S. st. R'y Co. brass button. Single
breasted waist coat, ditto as to buttons.
Trousers, standrd navy blue, white
shirts, white cuffs and white standing
military collar, black silk bow knot tie,
black shoes, caps as may be directed
from time to time by the general man
ager. Conductors to wear standard
navy blue cloth REFERS, regulation de-
sign with special brass button on yes
thule cars. Regulation long coats will
be permissible for conductors on open
cars. Motormen must wear long stan
dard navy blue cloth coats, regulation
design. Motormen can wear regulation
REFERS if they prefer or fur coats in
winter. Conductors and motormen are
expected to be fully equipped with these
uniforms at all times. This order goes
into effect June l.
The rule about stand up collars and
cuffs staggers most of the men and all
would be made extremely joyful by a
laundry rate war in town. Heretofore
some of the conductors have been salts
fed with mufflers around the neck, with
colored shirt, while collars and cuffs
are an unknown luxury when on duty.
Most of the conductors wear turn
down collars and there is scarcely a
man on the road who will not have to
buy collars or cuffs besides the new uni
forms. At present all regulation uni
forms are double breasted and single
breasted waist coats will have to be
made to order. Half of the conductors
will have to buy REFERS and the store
which gets the trade will reap har-
vest.
Each man figures on a clean pair of
cuffs every day and visions of big
laundry bills fit through their brains.
way when the conductors hand dives
into his deep pocket to make change
and when he is outside ringing in Fares
in a rair storm with water running
down his sleeve.
The rule will give the Suburban
very neat appearing set of employees
but if the collars and cuffs are rot I'M
maculately clean their presence VIII be
worse than their absence.
The annual meeting of the Leicester
water supply district was held tonight
in the town hall. $50 persons being pre-
sent. Henry c. Evans was chosen mod
orator. Henry L. Watson was re-
elected district clerk. Parkman I.
Denny was reelected treasurer. Geo.
H. Waite declined to serve as auditor
and H. E. Currier was chosen.
The principal interest centered in
contest for water commissioner for
three years. Arthur F. Eastabrook
declined a denomination. Amos A
Gould was chosen water commissioner
by ballot for three years. The vote
stood: Gould rs. William A. Bell So,
Mr.. Gould was displaced last year by
A. T. Sargent.
The annual reports of the water COM
missioner and treasurer were accepted.
The sum of 5000 was raised for the
maintenance. INTEREST anu SluhlHB 4u4lu
on account of water works. For
note due Jan 1, $1,000, on account of
sewers, was provided for by the appro-
priation of $1,000; $460 was appropriated
to meet the interest on the sewer debt;
S34O was appropriated for work on sew
ers.
The taxes for 1899 were voted to be
made payable at the same time as the
town taxes.
A large number of youthful cyclists
at Cherry Valley have organized as
the Dewey Cycle Club" Arthur
Rhodes is president, Ralph B. Starbard
vice president, and Thomas Kerrigan
secretary. Among the members are
Misses Ruth Brown. Elizabeth Foley,
Elizabeth Shaughnessey, Mildred
Brown, Efie Barron, Mamie Sweeney
and Arthur J. Williamson, Robert
Brown, Walter Boyd, John Hanlon.
Little Joe" Hanlon. with his veloci-
pede, is the mascot.