The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-10
AT LOGGERHEADS.
Matter of Patrol Is
Held Up For the
Present.
AGREEMENT is NOT REACHED.
Clinton Police Confronted
By a Series of Vexing
Problems-News Notes.

Clinton, July 9.-The town and the
metropolitan water board are at a
deadlock over the patrol wagon which
was promised to the town for the
police. When Chief Oren B. Bates dis
covered the need of four more patrol
men, he went to the selectmen. Select
man William Rodger communicated
with the water board. He went to Bos-
ton to talk with the members of the
board on one or two occasions.
The result was a promise from the
water board of three men and a patrol
wagon. A man would be of more use
to the department than the wagon, but
Chief Bates was content to get along
with the vehicle until the fact was
made known that the wagon is not to
be kept in shed at one end of the
police station, but at distance from
the police station, in the stable of
Murphy Brothers.
The idea of the water board was to
make an arrangement with Murphy
Brothers to furnish the horse and
wagon and driver. Then to pay them
so much a call or so much month,
as the case might be, for the use of
the equipment.
This plan, while it has merit, has not
proved satisfactory to the selectmen.
| Chief Bates is not pleased with it, be-
cause he thinks the wagon should be
nearer the station, where it will be at
all times within reach of the force.
A representative of The Spy has
learned that Selectman William Rodger
will personally see the members of the
water board to see if some arrange
ment more satisfactory to the select
men and Chief Bates cannot be
reached.
| A great deal Of money is being ex-
pended for team hire just now. OH
this account it is hoped that the Ques-
ton will be settled within the next
few days. A real hurry-up wagon is
something the force has needed for a
long time. The town will probably be
willing to divide the cost of maintain
| ing the vehicle with the metropolitan
| people, if an arrangement to have 1t
near the police station can be made.
| But if no such arrangement can be
attained, perhaps the selectmen will
revert to their original request for a
fourth patrolman, and refuse the
patrol wagon altogether
While three patrolmen have been
promised to the town, only two are
working 1t will be some days before
the last of the trio can get into a uni
form, because the selectmen do not
know his name, and he will have to be
confirmed by the water board. The
latter process takes time. 1t was
learned today by a representative of
The Spy that the water board did not
refuse to confirm Charles Dudley one
of the men designated by the select
men to be a policeman. They held UP
consideration of his appointment until
another meeting. The inference that
he had failed of confirmation was nat
ural and incorrect.
| The result is the same, however
Dudley has withdrawn his application
and will not accept a uniform on the
metropolitan force for the 50 a day that
goes with it. His employers raised his
wages to a point that makes his job
better than a policemans job. His
principal reason for making an appli-
Ication was a desire for a change Dud-
ley has done real work all his life. He
thought swinging light club on dress
parade would be easier, the more es-
!pecially as the dead DRINKS are soon tc
be teamed in.
William H, O'Toole is urged as q
likely name to receive the appointment
although he is not working for it. The
! selectmen will doubtless pick a mar
| tomorrow night. It's dollars to dough.
nuts that the man will be a darl
horse.
And there is doubt and confusion as
to where the police shall be moved
while the police station is being re.
paired. The force cannot stay where
1t is and 1t cannot go where it is no,
until the new steel cages are ready
| chief Bates handles many prisoners IL
a month and he is all against takins
chances without adequate cell facilities
Waiting for the new steel cells mean!
delay. The work of repair cannot wei
| progress while the station is occupied
by the department. The roof of the Gel
room must come off. That means tn,
| prisoners must be kept elsewhere. OF
course quarters for the court must also
be found. This, however, is a simple
matter. The court viii not run awaS
and prisoners do sometimes. In the
| meantime there is an air of coolnes,
that amounts to frigidity between the
repairs committee and the other people
who have to use the police station
| The committee proceeds placidly to il.
task of Incorporating $4,000 of improve
ments into $4,000 building That the
sins of the fathers will not be VISITED
upon the children is the hope of the
police.
John Thonoser, an Italian, was taker
in last night for being drunk. officers
Earle and Grady logged him to the DO.
lice station. He was more of a loac
than one of them could bear. He wa.
searched, and not even a stilleto founC
on his person. This afternoon he sc
far recovered from his stupor as to re.
quest an interpreter. One was pro.
cured A three cornered dialogue
with Chief Bates as it's base, caused
Thonoser to produce from a fold of his
ragged shirt 800 in bills, from which
he selected the amount of his bono
with the air of man used to HANDLING
money He went his way with a prom.
Use to show up in court for the unex.
pended balance.
Officer John F. Murphy arrested
James Madden. Madden had too much
aboard. John II. Kittredge, better
known as John-o-P Pat, was taken Ia fol
the same offense. Both men will be-
heard by Associate Justice Jonathan
Smith tomorrow morning.
\ Rev. FIR. James II. Fielding, who Is
visiting his parents during the sum.
mer months, read the o'clock mass in
st. Johns this morning.
The gospel mission people held an
! open meeting outside their hall this aft.
! ternoon. The assemblage that gathers
round the little band of missioners was
addressed by f. r. Spauding of Wor.
: cester. Others Of the faithful gave
. brief testimonials for the edification ~
the unconverted.
! st. Johns Temperance Society is nre
pairing to stage the Mountain Waif
; Nov 18th is the date Of the perform
} ance. Until that time the caste, which
consists almost entirely of local talent