The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-07
ON CLINTON ROAD.
But in Summer Electrics
Will Pay Promoters.

Clinton, Jan. 6.-Suburban street
railways are not encouraging proper
ty, in winter, from the standpoint of
Walter R. Dame, treasurer of the
Worcester and Clinton Stree. Railway
Company.
Mr.. Dame is of the opinion that the
Worcester and Clinton Street Railway
Company will take in, for the month
OF January, less than half the sum it
pays out.
The stockholders are not discouraged.
They expect to lose money in winter.
Travel over the line is diminished
Mr. Dame thinks, by the prejudice fell
py many persons against changing
cars. He thinks that when the con-
nectlon is made at Adams square. and
through cars are put on, there will be
an immediate increase in the receipts
of the road
The snow storm of the last week
greatly enlarged the expense of oper-
ating the line, and reduced the
amount of traffic. Sunday hardly any
business was done. Today was also A
Door one for business
superintendent John W. Ogden is
having less trouble with snow storms
now. One OF the two monster snow
pioWs owned by the Worcester ana
Clinton COMPANY was in uss today. 1t
As equipped with 5g-horse power mo-
TOR. A unique feature of the plow are
The side wings which level the snow
Nsnsn the plow piles up at the sides of
She track: Mr., par5e and President
Paton tSek ride on the pillow Monday,
and Erenou1Ited it good
A d1ieEtion shat WITH arisa v,-l,ay, +br
connection is made between the line
and the lines CT the Consolidated
street Railway Company, at Adams
square, regards the crews thai win run
the WORCESTER bound cars from the
square. The Consolidated hallway has
oetermined to put on its own motor
man The Worcester ana Clinton Com
Rany will probably put its own CON
cuotors on faT the through trip.
Tne worcester and Clinton people
have no objection to a scheme by
which the Consolidated furnish the
crews that run the cars through the
CRY. The latter company is RESPONSE
DE for the car when it has its own
employees in charge.
II. B. Merchant, in an interview. to-
night, explained his reasons for intro
uucing the resolution relative to a CITY
charter for Clinton, now before the
; IN,
consideration.
He said: "As the situation is, a petit
tlon addressed to the selectmen, signed
by 10 persons, will preeipitate the city
question. In accordance with the de
mand, the selectnen would be COM
PEELED to call town meeting. Who
can say what measure would come ont
Of such meeting, which would prob
ably have before it a. definite plan. or
scheme?'
MY resolutions, instead of being an
instrument which springs the city
question, are particularly and espe-
cially designed to prevent the citv
charter scheme being pushed TO a
conclusion without elaboration and
careful thought. How any person who
mas read the resolutions can think
otherwise is a mystery.
The resolS.ecns include a preamble
which names The reason for them. The
reason is that an important matter
may be considered with dignity and
without haste.
Ihey provide for a petition to the
seieotRleR for a town meeting; for a
meeting to appoint a committee. This
conIH1seee is not to be appointed to-
make a city charter
1t Is to inquire If it will be advisable
1or the town to make any changes in
lts forms of government. If the COM
nnttee Is of the opinion that the town
should be city it is provided that
the committee shall so report at a
Town meeting called to hear the re-
port.
My view is that We are confronted b,
living question. It will noe down I'M
III 1t Is settled. How can it be settled
except by the town? What BODY can
make a. decision that will be conclusive
10 our citizens, except a COMMITTEES
representing the town.
he FSycH
VIII it be best for Clinton to be in
cofporated as a city? From what
source can satisfactory answer be
received? From a committee appointed
by the Clinton Business Mems Asso-
citation? l think not
seek at all times the best interest
OF the association, believe in it hear
and support it thoroughly. But If en-.
braces, after all, but a small propor-
mon OF the population. NV iDdividual
opinion is that it will have done Its
1ull DUTY, if it can shape matters SO
mat there Will be no hasty action and
that any step the town takes city1ysrd
if it takes any, will be taken SeIihar1
ately, and in such fashion as we shall
not regret | desire the Clinton Bust
ness mems Association to have the
credit of insuring this important re-
suit, and so introduced the resolutions.
There was a meeting of the Gin
ton Women's Club at 2.3O o'clock this
afternoon, in G. A. r. Hail. Mrs. T..
o. Williams addressed the ladies' on
Art pottery of the ancients." She
mad samples of ancient pottery with
her, which embraced specimens OF
Greek pottery, Assyrian pottery.
Etruscan pottery and Egyptian pottery
OF the days of Rameses II. The sam
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