The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
WHAT WILL TOWN DO
Lancaster May Establish Water
System of Its Own to Get
Best of Clinton
CAN DO so BUT COST
WILL BE GREAT
Theatre Car Will Run Three
Times Weekly For Those
Who Enjoy Drama

Clinton, Dec 1S.-Will Lancaster
jump over the traces if the new water
rates are insisted on? The Spys ex-
elusive story of the extent of the in
crease that the water board proposes
to make was read with more than u.s.
ual interest by Lancaster men, and es-
pecially by those who are members of
the Lancaster water department.
1t was freely threatened that the
Lancaster department will ask for an
appropriation and build water works
of its own if the rates are insisted up
on. This may be merely a
threat, but it may be in ear
nest. Lancaster contains the Thayers
and dozens of other wealthy citizens
who do not hesitate when the occasion
arises to spend a dollar.
Lancaster can take water from the
Nashua river, but at what cost? The
town would have to pay it's share of the
cost of the reservoir, which is estimat-
ed at 100000 900. Lancaster's proper
ton, based on the quantity of water
the town would use, would be in the
neighborhood of 100000. Then Lam
caster would have to get special bill
and permission to lay pipe line
through Clinton. The cost of the pipe
line would not be small
Another plan is for Lancaster to go
to Spec pond. This pond is so much
lower than the source from which We
kepeke water is drawn that a pumping
station would be a necessary part of
the plant. Else there would be no
pressure in parts of the system. Har-
old Parker, member of the Lancaster
water board, said recently that his
town would as soon as not build it's
own water works if Clinton should be
too insistent in the matter of rates.
No water, however, that Lancaster
can procure in this part Of the coun-
try would be as pure as the Wei5epeisc
which the Clinton department furnish
es. The Clinton water is filtered
through a natural filter a mile or two
in length. Spring basin is the merest
hole in the ground. Water bubbles in
to it from many springs. All the
draught from the town never lowers it.
But constant drawing does lower Fitch
pond two miles away, although neith-
er gate nor pipe line connected with
the pond has been opened since the re-
serYoir was constructed. The water
simply filters through the sandy soil in
streams equivalent to the flow of a &c
inch pipe at 95 pounds pressure, and nc
dam can restrain it.
A theatre car is scheduled for trial
trip by Supt. John W. Ogden He will
run it three nights a week and as long
as it pays, The car is the same that
leaves Worcester at 1856 in front OF
city hall, Hitherto it has made the re
turn journey as far as Boylston center
1t will be put through to Clinton OF
these occasions. The charge for a cal
from the barn to Clinton is 50. 1t is
probable that 50 worth of traffic on the
theatre car will keep it going and make
1t fixture.
Martin Murphy thinks he can make
quick work of removing the bodies il
st. Johns cemetery, when he gets
started. He will provide wagons be-
sides the one purchased of Coughlin &
Cooney for transportation The wag-
ons will proceed through the woods t.
Sterling street in Lancaster and to the
cemetery by the new road, SO that the
work will be out of the public eye to q
large degree at all times. Henry Nc
Quaid will be stationed in one cemetery
as inspector and William F. O'Toole in
another