The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-10
LAKE EXTENSION.
Webster Citizens to
Vote On Sale Of
Property.
TWO PLANS FFE RED
One Costs Five Thousand
Dollars More Than
the Other.


is on foot to have Maurice P. Glare.
chairman Of the board Of selectmen,
off1ciate as moderator for the occasion.
Mr.. Clare will undoubtedly accept, and
there will be no opposition from other
citizens.
There are only two articles in the
warrant. but the second one will bring
out lots of discussion. Article 2 reads
as follows: To see if the town will vote
to sell a strip of land not exceeding
60 feet in width, adjoining the north
erly line of Beacon Park, and extending
from the railroad to the lake.
The proposed purchaser of this strip
of land in question is the Webster and
Dudley Electric Street Railway Com
pany, as everybody knows, and the in
tention is to extend the Lake street
division down the old Thompson road, |
and by erecting a substantial bridge, |
cross the tracks of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad and on
into Beacon Park, which will save the
present disliked walk that passengers
have to take in order to reach the re-
sort.
Judging from the recent lengthy COM
munications that The Spy and other
papers have been printing, there is a
decided opposition. But all good things
go through, and SC will this.
The citizens are asking what it will
cost to extend the electric road tracks
and build a bridge as proposed. It'll
is figured in the neighborhood of $60OO
with all things taken into considera-
ton.
The Spy man talked with several citi-
zens who are in favor of adopting a
different course. They say that it
would be better if a bridge could be
built over the tracks on the road that
now leads to Beacon Park instead of
going farther down the Thompson road
to build it, but that plan is much more
expensive. 1t would cost some $4,000
more, as a great deal more grading
would have to be done.
In the opinion of the majority of the
citizens, however, the. railroad mag
mates could not have selected a better
location to build their bridge and cross
the railroad tracks than they have. The
site is capital. The proposed bridge
will be a companion one to the water
commissioners recently erected.
The G. A. R. will attend services at
the NJ. E. church on Sunday evening,
May rs, in a body. and the quartet of
the society will render several selee-
lions. The services commence at 6
o'clock. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Digit,
will address the veterans.
/ The new mill at North Webster has
not yet started on account of the ac-
sident yesterday morning. Ernest E.
Clark, assistant superintendent at the
East Webster mills has gone to Ma
rion, o., to secure part of machinery
that was damaged in the accident.
Chief Pattison Of the fire department
has ordered an addition to the chimney
that caused the fire in Gilbert Piette's
house on Wellington street yesterday
afternoon. The damage has been adj
justed for $40 in the Traders and Mer-
chants Fire Insurance company,
through the agency of Waldo johnson
& Son.
T. ]. shippee is on a few days vaca-
ton in Willimantic.
Joseph Copeland returned today from
a visit of business Importance in Prov
idence.
John F. Fallon, of Boston, formerly a
newspaper man here, was in town to-
day.
A meeting of the Reading Room AS
ISOLATION was held in their rooms last
night. The financial end is the best it
ever was, and there is $124 in the trea-
sury. James r. Francis was reinstat-
ed as a member. Mr.. Francis in re-
Gently leaving town withdrew, but has
H. N. Slater returned to Boston this
forenoon.
The high school and a picked team
will play at Beacon Park on Saturday
afternoon.
The Young Mems Drum corps will
hold dance in the Opera House tonor-
row night
The Misses May and Myrtis Blight
of Springfield are guests of Miss Nellie
NJ Hederman.
A horse attached to a delivery wagon
of Miller & Dupre, liquor dealers, ran
away on Main street this morning, and
after colliding with a post the horse
parted company with the wagon and
galloped for parts unknown. He was
captured later
Hose Company 2 of the fire depart
ment voted last night to buy new uni
forms. and c. P. Davis was given the
contract. A committee consisting Of
Louis Bellmore. Prosper Steele and
Otto Pulls, were appointed to look after
details.
o. f. Chaffee of oxford was a visitor
in town today.
Francis Pagan and Irving H. Sweet
Of Burrilville. r. l., were in town to-
roller.
Sheriff NJ. P. Glare and F. H. Berger
were in Worcester today on court mat
ters.
c. II. Colgate Of Boston, commission
er Of prisons, was in town today, and
talked with Officer Osborne.
State Agent Winslow Of Boston, an
internal revenue collector, was also here
today. He visited Southbridge in the
afternoon.
Merton E. Trask arrived in town to-
day from Boston. He is going to take
a few weeks rest in Woodstock.
The water commissioners met today
and drew several orders.
Deputy Sheriff NJ. P Glare has pur-
chased BLACK Barre" a famous PAGER,
which comes from blooded stock.