The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-06
ONCE MORE
Clinton School Com.
nittee Figure.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
viii Require an Appropria-
ton of $4,000.

Clinton. Feb. 5.-The school commit
tee met last night and decided to asl
the selectmen to insert an article in tn,
warrant for the next town meeting, t,
see if the town will appropriate mo
more than $4,000 for a new schoo
house at Church and Walnut streets.
Inc Spy printed some time ago the
exclusive announcement that the com
mlttee would ask for a school house
TO replace the old one at this point II
was thought then by some members OF
the board, that not more than SIS, 0O(
would be needed The estimate ot
Soo,uoo Is therefore in the nature of !
surprise The increase in the amount
the committee will ask for renrasen NJ =.
tue committees more thorough knovrl,
euge gained by investigation and con.
sioeratlon of the needs of the town ann
the locality. "ilo
Inc plan that the committee has in
nlnd is for school house of at least
elght rooms. BY comparison. If costs
niue more to build an eight-room school
Ihan 1t would cost to build one of fon,
rooms. V''e "a ioui
roa,.S Alsliiis school house is a four
rUoin structure and an eyesore. Its
ho,.tsn Is IN one of the finest neigh
uoInoods IN the town, and borderine
upon the well-kept and handsome con-,
ilon' mas served to emphasize its ugli-
MSS ana make 1t additionally fIis.
~ Iess 70 everybody who has to Iook 81
~ ~ put lts failure to be Ornamental
- ~ not as the correspondent of Tba
Spy mas learned the principal or even
an an important reason why the commit
structure "A the ola
me members of the committee have
every reason to believe thar tbe LAY, nay
mig Is unsafe. 1t was recognized y :
uIssre last year, when an EFFORT Was
, ,,is. 10 brace up the walls and other
REINFORCE the structure.
II Iisklng these repairs. the commit
zee obtained abundant evidence 81 ~
character of the buildinp onS
sc t mat the repairs were harSiv
of th all Sy value. In putting in one
that a. Traces, the discovery was made
In snots e orlck side walls were hollow
~, ~ spots, where the builder annaro,,t,'.
ha al shirked his work. P'i 'i''iy
me size OF the matter is as tba oo,.
se espohoent of The Spy is assured that
eot some time the members OF the Gov,
nave felt little uneasy ahout
me building, lest some serious sociSeot
should result, by reason of ire r,ar',
;,, uetural defects and the weakness
ny oiiloeLt oy the Wear and tear of s0
se Ears ~ rms responsibility the commit
votinn it y. 70 me town, by its action in
Ihlrty-flve thousand dollars viii nro
sloe an eight-room building of a char
dceer suitable to the locality snd viii
.iieet the preliminary expense of nro-
lI'Ilhg plans and estimates. More roon,
~ needed in the school at this noinf ~
reileVe the pressure on several of tbo
1utIylhg schools. 1t receives the pramS
mar school pupils from the central nor
IONS OF the town, who have accommo-
I &c. tI much less than those enjoyed
~ the children in even the smaller ON
wing district of the town.
The town will almost certainty vote
money to erect the school house. Tts
las oeen recognized as very pressing
leed for several years.
me proposed new structure will he
'niy little distance from the new
ligh school, at Walnut and Mechanic
streets, which cost 100000.
Judge John w. Corcoran confirmed
ne Iact that the committee will ask
OF new school house. He admitted
nat the committee was uneass - 10
d, ee t ISle bs. Of me ga when safe
':>->i4-,rg5 modern structure takes its
place.
The committee prepared it's estimate
u expense for the ensuing year. The
estimate calls for q sum of money not
materially greater or less than the sum
Appropriated for the same use at the
beginning of the fiscal year
Less than quart of poor whisky,
and that not in, or on his person, in
duced Chief Thomas Murphy to bring
John Linn to the police station, early
this morning, where he occupied room
No. 4, farthest from the stove, in the
cell room. Rumors that Linn was SELL
ing the stuff came to the citizens re-
Gently. The rumors were followed by
reports that men under the influence
of liquor were seen frequently COM
ing from Linn's house on Sterling
street.
To ascertain if these stories did Linn
an injustice, the chief took a squad of
officers and paid him visit at mid
night. Officers John j. McGrail, James
Craig and VIM, Johnston remained
outside the house. Chief Murphy and
officers Martin Z. Cannon and James
Freel knocked and gained admittance.
They found five young men in the
place, besides the owner. Several of
them had been drinking.
Linn stoutly denied that he kept any
liquor for sale. A search disclosed
whisky well distributed in several bot
ties, something less than a quart in
all
knowledge Of the reputation of the
place Chief Murphy invited Linn to
join the officers in the walk back to
headquarters.
Two years ago, Chief Murphy caused
the arrest of Linns wife for the same
offense. she served a sentence of six
months. Linn was not in town at the
time, Linn will get hearing before
the district court tomorrow morning.
The three cells next TO Linn's are oc-
cupied, this evening, by victims of the
beer habit, with one exception; Mich
ael Cummings was arrested on High
street by Officer George Burk. last
night. He drank nothing but beer.
Cummings is an infrequent offender.
Officer VIM. +. O'Toole arrested John
Linton, who says he belongs in Fitch
burg and that he drank nothing but
beer. The exception is Patrick McGov
ern, clean looking fellow, who alleges
that he underestimate the potency of
hot whisky. He came over from West
Fitcbburg, last night, with a friend in
a sleigh and got lost. Officer George
Burk found him on High street in a
trance.
The funeral of James Gibbons will
take place at st. Johns Church Tues
day morning az 8 o'clock, Interment
viii be in ST. Johns cemetery.
The storm interfered slightly with
the schedules of the L. e. c. and the
W. & G. trolley lines today. The new
plow in use by the w. & c. does its
work perfectly.
The Certus Club. one of the newer
organizations in town, and one of the
most vigorous is advertising a social
assembly TO be held in Bigeow Hall
Music will be furnished by Flanagan