The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28
Clinton Business Men
in Earnest.
WANT THEIR RIGHTS
And Propose to Get Them.
With State Assistance.

Clinton, March PA large delega-
ton Of the mechants, manufacturers
and professional men of this town went
10 Boston by the S.14 train, tnis mcrn-
ing. to support by their presence and
knowledge, Hon. John ". Ccrcorau, in
the effort he is making to obtain for
clinton measure Of tardy justice and
recompense, for the damage accruing
20 the town by the construction of the
Wachusett reservoir.
On other occasions some of these gen
tiemen had visited the state house on
similar, and until now fruitIess, er-
rand. But never before has the town
sent so imposing and so intensely de-
iermined a delegation as vent this
morning.
The delegation comprised besides
Judge CorcOran. Walter L. Dame,
Ghsrles Frazer, Harry b. Merchant,
DaVld /. Walsh, Patrick f. Cannon,
Wellington f. Parkhurst, Attorney f.
\ Evans, John S. Allen. George S.
Gibson, Thomas Dawson Tate. Z. c.
osgood. John F. Phlbin, w. A. Wits
mart, John B. O'Toole Thomas F.
Burns, William Z. Fyfe, Thomas d.
Dexter, Herman Dietzman, William q.
McGlinchey, George A. whitney, G..
Frank Fairbanks, Town Solicitor
Thomas F. Larkin, George 3. French,
n, Dennis Garter, Representative S.
ives wallace, William Rodger, chair
man board Of selectmen, W. L. Hub
bard, Warren Goodale, Clarence Car
Vile and David II. Maynard.
The hearing took place in the room
OF the committee on metropolitan at
Iairs at 1870 a. m. The hearing was
ON House bill No Sal. The bill was
taken from the files of last year it
provides for compensation for damage
occasioned to Clinton by the construc-
uon of the metropolitan water sys-
TEN.
The hour was marked by the en-
trance of Senator Dallingsr, Senate
chairman, and the other members of
the committee. The committee an
nounced its readiness to proceed. First,
Henry f. Harris of West Boylston was
heard on bill extending the time IN
which suits for damages against the
state in the matter of metropolitan wa
ter supply might be filed. Mr. Harris
wished to amend the bill in ne hands
OF the committee by making me extern
sion apply to suits for consequential
damages as well as to suits for direct
damages. He was requested to secure
1lle assent Oh the attorney general 10
The amendment. Mr.. Harris thought he
could do So
Things were different, when Clinton
case was taken up.
The Metropolitan district Was ott in
force. The committee room WAS crowd
ed with attorneys representing various
areas of metropolitan interest and in
fiuence. Town and city solicitors were
as thick as politicians of opposing par
ties on the eve of a deal There were
one or more attorneys from the cities
of Chelsea, Everett, Maiden, Medford,
Newton. Somerville. not to say Boston,
and others from the towns of Belmont,
Hyde Park, Melrose, Revere, Water
town and Winthrop.
The water board was represented by
Secretary William n. Davenport, Chief
Engineer Frederick P. Stearns, Depart
ment Engineer Hiram A. Miller and
Division Engineer Charles Bowman.
The committee unrolled a map seven
feet square or SO, showing the town of
Clinton. The map was so large that
1t almost defeatedthe effort of three
members Of the committee and a mes
senger to hang it. A big, blue notch
covered barely a third of the surface
of the town as it was shown on the
map. That plot represents the LAND
which has been taken for the use OF
the metropolitan district. Tt is be-
cause this land has been taken, and this
town deprived of the revenue to be de.
rived by taxation on it's present and
prospective value that Judge Corcordr