The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-17
INJUNCTION SERVED.
Committee Held Up
In It's Purchase
! of LAND.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL HUNG UP.
Alderman Walls Will Filed,
Leaving Property to
Children.

Judge Hopkins yesterday issued a
preliminary order restraining the school
committee of the town of Grafton from
proceeding with the erection of the new
high school at Grafton Center.
AS elimination of the warm argu-
ments that have been waged over the
question of site, a bill in equity has
been filed in the superior court, in
which the names of d. EIolbrook and
Frank H. Clapp appear as petitioners,
and surprise was sprung yesterday
when Deputy Sheriff James Hunt I'M
der instructions from the court, served
papers on every member of the school
committee forbidding further proceed
ings in the erection of a school or the
purchase of land for site until the
case can be, heard at the October term
of the superior court.
The controversy over the question of
site for the new building began when
the committee of the town selected the
North street site for the building. The
town had appropriated SIS, 900 for a new
high school, and plans for an up-to-
date building, and appointed the school
board a committee for it's construction.
When the question of site arose two
factions arose. and there was trouble
in abundance. Recently the committee
selected the North street site and the
opposition was dismayed, and went to
work quietly to defeat the purpose of
the committee. ]. B. Scott counsel for
the town, was consulted, and it was
decided to appeal to the courts. Hence
the bill in equity
1t is alleged in the petition that the
school board of the town, acting under
the vote Of the town authorizing the
expenditure of $18,500, has no authority
to purchase land and convey it to the
town. The petitioners say that the
Carpenter property on North street is
unsuited for high school purposes, be-
ing swampy and damp, and totally unfit
for the purposes for which the commit
tee contemplates purchasing It,
The injunction issued yesterday prac-
tically hangs up the erection of a high
school building for the town until Oc-
tober The papers restraining from
further action We're served on Hon.
John E. Mcclellan, Joseph H. Dodge,
Clarence r. Pratt, Albert L. Fisher,
Fred A. Dodge, s. L. Davenport George
r. Hutchins, Oliver NJ. Ring, E. A. Es-
Textbook, J. A. Sweet, A. A. Simmons
and Austin G.. Kempton.
1t was generally expected by the
Worcester bar that an appointment to
| the supreme court bench would be
made yesterday by Gov Wolcott sand
friends of Col. w. S. B. Hopkins, who
is practically the only prominent candi-
date in the field, awaited the announce
ment with interest. Gov. Wolcott,
however, went to Bedford to visit the
| camp of the Second corps of cadets, and
| the only appointment made was that
of G. M. Whitaker as assistant seere-
tary of the state board of agriculture
The will of Alderman George F. Wall
| was filed in probate court yesterday
| There are no public requests, the en-
| tire estate being left to his children
| James Wall and Sarah I. Wall, both of
| Worcester, and who are named as exc
| cutors. The death of George F. Wall, it
| is expected, will further complicate the
| settlement of the estate Of James H
| Wall, the Boston millionaire in the di-
vision of which Alderman Wall was in
| terested as an heir The division of his
| interest between his heirs may lead tc
another legal battle such as was recent
ly waged in the courts in similar con
tingency in the case.
| The following attachments were re-
| corded yesterday
Reed & Curtis Machine Screw Com
pany VS.. ]. c. Speirs ct AL an action OF
/ contract, with ad damnum $1,000. Writ
served by Deputy Sheriff w. w. Scott
and returnable in central district court
Aug. g.
Levi w. Moore VS.. John S. Goodell
| Upton an action of contract with aC
damnum 5000. Writ served by Deputy
Sheriff Abbott A. Jenkins and return.
| able in the third district court at Mil
ford.
A voluntary petition in Insolvency
was filed in the bankruptcy court, Bos-
ton, yesterday by William H. Ross OF
Worcester, painter and contractor. Lii.
abilities $SSS7, assets $685.