The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-07
WEBSTER'S NEED.
Citizens Cry Out for
a Town Street
Sprinkler.
HIGHWAYS IN BAD CONDITION.
Private Venture Did Not
Pay and viii Be Discon-
tinued Saturday.
HIGHWAYS IN BAD CONDITION.

Webster, June eff the board of
selectmen dc not do something about
watering the streets between now and
Saturday night, the citizens will be at
the mercy of the dust, as Dexter F.
Gleason will discontinue running his
watering cart at that time.
Mr.. Gleason was seen by the Webster
correspondent of The Spy this morn
ing. He says that after Saturday his
cart will not be seen on the streets Of
Webster again in the capacity it is now
serving. He says that he cannot get
the money from the subscribers that ne
should. He says that nearly all Of the
business men on the street and also
the private residents are willing to pay
him for sphinkling in front of their
DOORS, but that is as far as it goes.
They are not willing to pay what is
right. Mr.. Gleason is a loser.
Mr.. Gleason also claims that the wa
ter commissioners are not using him
right He says they are taxing him an
eXhorbitant price for the water he util-
ICES. He showed the bills for the past
month. He says he will pay them, but
will contract no more. At the Minlro
bridge hydrant, where he secures wa
ter, the bill read at STATS for the past
month. He says he has used very
little water from there. At Carney's
corner his bill was audited at $26.69
This is where John Flint, chairman OF
the water commissioners, called Mr..
Gleason right down. He emphaticaliy
disputed the statement that the board
was charging him too much for Water,
and said that 16 cents for 1000 gallons
of water was a reasonable price. He
said that Gleason didn't use any judg-
ment in sprinkling the streets. He said
that inside the tracks of tho electric
road it was al! dust, but on the sides
of the road it was all mud. He said
that he wasted more water than he
used. The big chairman of the board
gave it to him COncisely and straight
from the shoulder. Gleason replied at
intervals.
The affair occurred in Town Treas
urer Oscar Shumway's office, and Ed
ward Hodges, Elias B. Wakefield, Mr..
Flint, Mr.. Shumway, Mr.. Gleason and
The Spy man were interested. All had
a word or two to say about the mat
ter
Mr.. Gleason said that all his collec-
tions amounted to $85 a month, which
is hardly enough to pay the running
expenses of maintaining the sprinkler.
He says he is willing to sell his entire
outfit, sprinkler, cart and all to the
town for $3.50, or he is willing that
somebody else make the collections and
do the canvassing, and he will let the
rig at so much a day.
The worst sufferers from this
drought will be those who deal in per-
ishable goods such as fruit dealers,
fish, groceries, etc. The clothing and
dry goods merchants, who display their
silks, etc, in front of their stores, will
also feel the need of the sprinkler. The
town will be somewhat like desert
these hot days if something is not done
at once by the selectmen or the cit
liens.
The funeral of Mrs. Rose, wife of
Nathan Bernier, aged 6S years, was
held at $50 o'clock this morning in the
Sacred Heart Church. Rev. FIR. J. A.
Legris officiated. The bearers were
Charles A. Wosard. Moses Moreau, Sr.,
Jesse FOrand and Hubert Author. The
interment was at East Wesbter ceme-
terry.
William H Flyn of Oxford was
brought into court by officer George B.
Appleby this forenoon on a charge of
drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and
his case was continued.
A swell Polish wedding occurred this
morning at s o'clock at St. Josephs
Church, and the pastor, Rev. FIR. Stan
islaus TarnOwski, celebrated a nuptial
high mass. The contracting parties
were Paul Divet and Miss Martha
Potked. The best men were John Lee
macki and Michael Lasko, while the
Misses Veneer Dstroska and Rosie
Kniap looked after the interests of the
bride
Tuesday, June 81, a class of athletes
representing the Turner's Society will
go to HOlyoke. A benefit will be held
in the School street hall Friday even
ing. A class will give an exhibition in
gymnastics and a dance will follow.
Edward Wagners orchestra, with Rob-
ert Straube, prompter will render mu-
sic.
Principal X. H. Morse of the high
school and his corps of teachers are
arranging to hold an exhibit of school
work at the new East Main street
school house, June 10, and it will prob
ably last a couple of days. During the
summer vacation new seats which have
already arrived, flooring and black
boards, will be added to the high
school.
Goat island, one of the prettiest re-
sorts of rest at the lake, owned by DR..
+. A. Brown and Lyman r. Eddy, will
soon be made more bautiful by the adj
ditiOn Of concrete walks all over the ISL