The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29

Shop goes into sand Il feet. 1t took less
than half a day to put the pipe down.
The foundation of the chimney is II
feet square. 1t is made of cement and
stone.
= don't believe it is possible to lower
the sewer so that the tracks can be de-
pressed, he said. Il feel very much
: as if the city viii never be able to de-
press the tracks" He went on to tell
, that several cities of Europe have ele-
waited tracks notably Berlin. He spoke
of the necessity of taking manufac-
turers into consideration, and agreed
with the commissioners that if the
tracks are lowered, manufacturers will
not be accommodated. In his judg-
ment, it is impossible to depress the
tracks and save the grades of the
streets.
, DR.. Joseph H. Kelley, who was next
called, was ironical He started by
) saying that he was glad to see the
question had been solved by Mr.. Hey
wood and the commissioners. He
learned last evening that men doing
business along the lines of the railroad
We're consulted by the commission He
called attention to the fact that he is
interested in concern doing business
} along the tracks (meaning the People's
Coal Company, which will be obliter-
ated if the tracks are depressed. Yet
! he stood for that plan because it is the
pest He said he was like Mr. Hey
, Wood-he was not in business for him
self. but for the railroads. He said.
| IKE all manufacturers, he does not
consider himself, but the city, and is
ready to make any sacrifice to bring
better things to the people of Worces-
ter.
DR.. Kelley said it was only a short
Time since that some members of the
city council learned Millbrook could be
|. lowered. Mr.. Logan took him to task
az that questioning the knowledge of
the press, but DR.. Kelley Gained him
down by saying he referred to the mem
PEI OF the clty council, not to the COM
mlssloners. who knew everything in re-
latlon to the matter. Dr. Kelley called
attention to the feeling of pride the
commission expressed because every
MEMBER had agreed and signed the re-
port. He said that was not right.
} Ihere was not crank on that COM
mission, said DR.. Kelley. There
should have been"
Mr. Logan
IF there was he would not have
agreed A crank is necessary to set in
notlon any machine. I think if there
had been one on the commission some
men could not have learned in two
weeks all that we have been trying
great applause. ~
Or Kelley continued, saying he is
paying $500 month in wages in the in
sIltutlOn OF which he spoke so that he
mas some interest. Yet he wanted 10 see
me tFachs lowered. If it is a physical
llnposSIpllty he would Withdraw his
objection to the elevated plan. But if
II is question of expense, he asked the
Guy council to act for Worcester. NOT
Lof the railroads or manufacturers. He
SAID polntedly they could not drive
| manufacturers cut of business +haI,
needn't fear that. He said the elevated
! plan VIII perpetuate another FrankIin
street disgrace.
Ihen began a series of questions be-
. | tween Or. Kelley and members of fro
commission, Councilman O'I,aarv c stan me
ing tnem by nsking where he learned
that the elAnent Of cost was what the
commission objected to most In +nrn
~. heHey asked City Engineer Nc
lure II the commission had not learned
lhat qulcksand.s can Zoe overcome. Citv
, them can. 'i0 VI
DR.. Kelley ridiculed the statement of
| Cnalrnan Reed THAT on account of the
uncertainty of cuicksand the commits
t SION could not estimate damages He
sdlu: why you couldn't estimate tha
ost OF the outfall sewer. You didn't
} INV INV that the water would back up a
tot, WINE ago and destroy some vege-
edpIes IN cellars on Cambridge stree+
: Ior which the city council voted dan
l ages at the last meeting"
councilman Mcmahon had the hardi-
mood to ask DR.. Kelley why he was in
! FAVOR of depressed tracks. DR.. Kelley
: was at first staggered. He said.
"en' can't enumerate them off hand
, because have not thought of that
question. But l would say we will have
= no unsightly bridges, no dirt and water
D tripping down, no abutments on our
,. property, no holes to go through 7
mIshl thlnk of lot more reasons y
n cluded. anu eo1i-
t Theodore c. Bates was the next call
{ ca. ne opened by saying the manu-
. Ldctufers We're not present affirming or
! protesting against the commission or
any other, but they are not so sure
1hat any other plan would be so detri-
u mental that they are not willing to
: place their opinions before the city
: government. He urged them to move
: Slowly IN making a, decision which will
affect the manufacturers. If the man
II uIactureTs have no special interests
: and believe that their interests are as
Wen looked after in one plan as another
L 1t would be we'll to take into considera
tlon the desires of other citizens There
T are certainly some members of the com.
: mission who have not given the mat
n ter great deal of study; they have
taken for granted what Information
: they received from the members who
: were on the commission last year and
: have acquiesced in what the other
T members wished.
n He called attention to the fact thai
S Mr.. Haywood is not a manufacture
e along the line of the railroad ant
e while DR.. Kelley is not a manufacturer
e he is interested in business which re.
e quires the service of the railroad il
S the same manner as manufacturers do
+ Thus the only user of the railroad who
e had spoken was in favor of depressed
r tracks He said while Mr.. Haywood
n told that his chimney is built on quick.
sand, he did not tell how many tons
= weight is supported by that quicksanC
II on a bed of cement only II feet square
q The conclusion that Mr.. Bates drew
y from the point Mr.. Haywood made i:
e that the engineering feat of lowering
IL Millbrook is not insurmountable
II
= Directing attention to the statement
= of Mr.. Haywood regarding the elevated
Ie roads of Berlin, he said it is true, bu
n Mr.. Haywood did not state that thost
roads had been built especially as mill.
'e tary roads to get troops from one sec
h ton OF the city to another rapidly anC
" without interference, in case of siege
% Worcester will never require roads fol
!, such purpose. He then spoke of thu
- increased cost of depressing the sewer
and tracks, and his remarks brough
q series of questions and answers dur
= ing which he said, by extending thu
- series OIL payments over long perioC