The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

district feels that an annuity of $500
is an exceedingly small sum for tins
town to receive for the damage emu
merated already. That enumeration
does not take into consideration that
the town has been deprived of the
Nashua river as a means of dispoSing
/ of the sewage The damage is offset
because the state is building filter beds
and paying the cost of a pumping sta
ton, so as to dispose of the sewage by
a new fashion. Great annoyance and
inconvenience arises by the change, es-
pecially to private citizens. Many cit
! liens were connected with the river by
private sewers. They are compelled to
connect with the public sewer at con-
siderable expense. Yet this change
may, on the whole, be an advantage.
| IL years. Within IL years it is likely
| the state might have to permit the
| Nashua to be used az a sewer
AS far as the annuity is concerned,
the town is united. But there might
be a division when electricity is the
subject.
The gas and electric light companies
here and in surrounding towns would
not permit the town to secure a sup
! ply of electric fluid at cost, if they could
I possibly prevent. 1t would be death
blow
/ There is large difference of opinion
as to how much horse power may be
available after the dam is built. This
most interesting figures were furnished
| by Harry D. Carter, an engineer for the
! Lancaster mills. He thought that with
improved turbines, a dredging of the
channel of the Nashua, an electric
horse power with maximum or 1900
and minimum of 300, with an aver
age of nearly 1000 horse power, could
/ be obtained. The estimated fall is 80
| rect. The worst of this power is that
1t would not be steady. 1t is not con-
templated that water will flow through
the aqueduct all the time in the same
! quantity. 1t is certain, however, that
after the dam is built, there will be a
valuable source of electric power to be
put to use by and for somebody.
During the meeting it came to light
incidentally why Judge Corcoran did
not push this last bill to an issue at
the last term of the legislature. It
! was because 1t was tacitly understood
that the town could not have that bill
and if it had the bill comforting the
! sewage of sewage disposal at the ex-
pense of the state. Judge Corcoran
| considered the last named bill of more
immediate Importance, because the
work to be done under it was immed-
| IdlSly necessary.
Among those who will probably go
to Boston Monday are John B. O'TooIe,
Harry B. Merchant, Warren GoodaIe,
! George S. Gibson. George w. Morse.
| Thomas Dawson Tate and many 9TH
ers.
| One Of the things that interest the
druggists in the energy with which the
| board of pharmacy in resisting the
passage of the bill making it's members
|
each man in the drug business received
an appeal of some length, that they
| regarded as almost a wall The ap-
peal says tht the bill is an infringe
| ment of the constitutional prerogratiye
| OF the governor to appoint whom he
| WILL The druggists are asked to use
their influence against the bill on the
ground that 1t will greatly assist those
| Who are trying in the interest of good
law and good pharmacy to defeat this
| legislation. The appeal is signed by
| Henry Canning, j. G. Goddng S. A
| Sheppard, George Flynn and William
| c. Durkee.
| Thomas Dawson Tate has been ac-
lively fighting the commission of phar-
macy for some years. The commission
has refused to issue him license. Mr.
| Tate says this is because he, with
number of other druggists, worked for
| the passage of bill to which the
| board was hostile. The fight is really
against II. M. Whitney, a member of
the board whose influence is held by
some local druggists to be paramount
| in it.
1t is charged that candidates from
Lowell and Lawrence who appear be-
| fore the board have sure thing, but
that discrimination is made against
! pharmacists in other parts Of the
state. Aside from Mr.. Tate, the opin
ion seems to be entertained by most
of the druggists in this town, that this
same board of pharmacy is becoming
so arbitrary it has outlived its use
fulness. At any rate, the postal cards
that came with the appeals are being
sent back with 'un" cratched out be-
fore the word "unwise." The card as
printed, reads that in the opinion of
the sgner the proposed legislation is
unwise. The card that is mailed from
this town is more likely to read, The
proposed legislation is wise"
The charge is made thar the men
who sign the appeal are close to Com
missioner Whitney.
Miss Florence Smith Of Marlboro is
the guest of Miss Lizzie Tracy Of Brook
street.
G II. Palmer of Worcester. well
known as d builder of lunch wagons,
was defendant. in a suit to recover the
value of cigars to the amount of $50,
brought in the district court, this
morning, by the American Cigar Com
pany of Westfeld. Palmer admitted
the purchase of the cigars. His defense
was that he purchased them as agent
for John S. Holt. Palmer was run
ming a hotel at Whalom Park. last
June He testified that he was manager
for Holt, and bought the cigars for
him. Judge Stone reserved his de-
cision.
The Certus Club will give a dance
| IN Bigelow Hall on the evening of Eas-
ter Monday. This dance viii take the
place of the dance contemplated be-
fore Lent which was prevented by
the blizzard McKenzie's orchestra If
Worcester has been engaged to fur
nish the music.
Michael j. Kittredge is visiting friends
in Worcester,
There will be special music at the
morning service in the First Unitarian
Church tomorrow.
Michael OMalley of Dartmouth Col
leRe is spending bis vacation at the
home of his parents.
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