The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-25
ASTONISH WEBSTER.
Suit Of New Haven
Road Surprises
the Town.
CLAIMS LAND DAMAGES.
Local Authorities Say They
Were Serious With
Railroad.
CLAIMS LAND DAMAGES.

Webster, Oct 24.-The announcement
in The Spy this morning that the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road company, through it's counsel
Frank P. Goulding and William C.
Mellish, had filed a petition for land
damages against the town of Webster,
caused comment among official circles
in this town today.
1t is alleged that by reason of the
town taking land to widen and relay
Davis street, the Norwich and Wor-
cester branch of the corporation has
been damaged, but the selectmen who
were seen by the Webster correspond
ent of The Spy, failed to see where any
damage has been done.
Henry Brandes of the board was seen
today by the reporter He did not
know about the suit until shown the
article in The Spy. Mr.. Brandes said
as far as he knew the board of select
men had not been informed of the pro-
posed suit, and he had not been Off
cially notified of it.
Mr.. Brandes does not see where the
road can claim any damages. He said
he was Informed by the chairman of
the board, Maurice P. Glare, that all
papers in the case had been filed and
that if within thirty days the railroad
people did not file claims for damages
it would be out of their power to do so.
The thirty days expired and as far as
the board knows no attempt was made
to claim damages.
Davis street was relaid under the
board of last year, when Capt. Amos
Bartlett was one of it's members. The
hearing was then held in the parlors of
the City hotel, and all interested were
present.
The selectmen, in relaying the street,
did so upon petition of the abutters on
the east side, so that they would have
legal passage out onto Main street.
The selectmen were considerate, and in
laying out the street only took six
feet of the railroads land, when they
could have taken a half dozen more.
The petition called for a 30-foot street,
but the selectmen intended to be rea-
sonable with the railroad people and
cut the street down to 25 feet.
If the board had wished to be mean
they could, and can now at any time
curb the west side of the street, where
the freight house of the company
stands, and thus cut off all exit of traf-
tic from the company. unless a big
amount is expended in filling and
grading. etc.
Arthur II. Rossall, who has been on
the Webster Times for the past six
years, as local editor and reporter, has
resigned to take effect this week Satur-
day. He has not yet decided where he
will locate, but has two or three good
things in view. While in town Mr.
Rossall has made host of friends, who
will be sorry to hear he is to leave
town. His successor has not been
chosen.
About twenty Dudley people were
registered at a meeting of the regis
trars tonight.
Officer Gilbert Osborne and Louis J.
Papineau today purchased a full blood
ed bird dog from Providence parties.
The water commissioners held their
regular weekly meeting at o'clock
this morning. They drew an order for
labor of $4112
The Webster Unions, Henry Ander-
son manager, basket ball team, go to
Spencer Friday night and play the
Spencer B. B. A. team of that town
Nov. 8 Clinton plays in Music hall
against this local team.
Lyman H. Tiffany, who recently pur-
chased the John F. Kinds estate has
decided to erect a brick block on the
grounds in the near future
John B. McQuaids new hotel will be
opened to the public and be ready for
business about the last of this month