The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
WEBSTER PARKS.
Commissioners Will
Move Slowly and
Cautiously.
THE QUESTION is SERIOUS.
And Involves Expenditure.
of Large Sums Of Cold
Cash-Town Notes.
THE QUESTION is SERIOUS.

webster, July 1S.-For many months
Webster's town officials and citizens in
general have waited for some action to
be made by the recently elected park
commissioners. Their wait, so far. has
been in vain, for the little start that
the commissioners made last spring,
when the Webster and Dudley Street
Railway Company called town meet
ing, was doomed to live but a short
time.
At the meeting, which was called for
the purpose Of seeing if the town would
vote to sell strip of land fifty feet
wide at the north side of Beacon park,
to the electric railroad, Cyrus Spauld-
ing, in voicing the sentiments Of the
commissioners, practically said that he,
with his fellow commissioners, was in
favor Of buying Beacon park and max
ing out of it, with the towns land adj
Joining, what would eventually turn out
to be Webster's park.
The commissioners were entirely
Disguised with the towns vote at the
Time, and since then have entirely
changed their course of action.
As soon as Maurice Maynard, who is
now on fishing trip to St. Johns lakes,
Canada, returns home the commission
ers have decided to call a meeting
which now promises to be one of the
most interesting to the public that
these men have ever held. The meet
ing will take place at the home Of Cy-
rus Spaulding, and the questions to be
considered are several and very i'm
portant in character.
Among the things that viii be con-
sidered will be. a question Of more than
usual interest, namely, whether or not
to take action ON the buying of prop
erty for public park. The commits
sioiers have been thinking over this
one question more than any other, and
with good reason, ever since it was
learned that the assessors had in
creased the rate Of taxation this year
at 16 per cent on a $1,000.
Should the town. be obliged to stand
the heavy expense Of seizing enough
property to pay out a public park from
private individuals, the kick will be
still larger.
The commissioners can see that the
building of Webster's oatfaIl sewers
will occasion heavy expense and will
have tendency to increase the rate
of taxation. The sewers will be started
upon this fall and people will begin to
feel the burden about the beginning of
next year.
In spite of these views the park COM
chase land immediately before it in
creases in value more than it now is
This meeting which will be held soon
will once for all determine whether or
not any immediate action shall be taken
by the park committee in Selling prop
erty for the spoken of park.
Webster sports are beginning to see
the SouthbcidgH base ball cranks shiver
in their shoes and in more than one
way cry baby over the two games that
yet remain to be played with Webster's
invincible base ball nine. The article in
yesterdays Spy has set Webster men
to thinking.
The Webster team will probably play
game q week from tomorrow on Bea-
con park diamond with some strong
out-of-town team yet to be decided
upon.
Challenges for games are coming in
to Manager John Conway from Mil
ford Fall River and the Carriers Of
Franklin. It can be said with absolute
certainty that Webster will try to
make no more dates with the Carriers
after the treatment they have bestowed
upon the Websters
On Saturday, July 20, the Websters
will again meet the East Douglas team
at Beacon park.
The Meade-Dewey Vaudeville Concert
Company are giving excellent enter
tainment at the lake each day, and are
drawing large crowds.
Henry Jacobs is working with a pc
tition in Thompson to have a spur track
laid from Thompson to Grosvenordale
by the electric road company spoken
of in today's Spy, which is now build
ing system from Putnam to Grosve-
nordale.
A gay whist party was held last night
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thompson in Merino.
Those present were Misses Nellie He
aerman, Fannie Cassidy, Loretta Mol
holland, Liza Monahan, Bridget Far
rell, Jennie Molholland of BROOKLYN, w,
A Andrews and j. L. Edwards of Prov
tdence. Miss Nellie Hederrnan won the
ladies first prize and Miss Loretta Mol
holland the ladys BOBBY. William
Thompson won the gents first prize,
prize.
ATTEST Brassard, aged So, who died
Friday Of complication Of diseases
was buried this morning at $50 from
the Sacred Heart church. Rev Louis
Simerd celebrated solemn high mass
of rsQuiem, assisted by two other
priests. The bearers were Joseph La
barre, Gilbert Petite, Alfred Brassard
and Louis Brassard of Central Falls,
r. l.
Joseph De carreau was in the local
court this morning and pleaded guilty
to charge of drunkenness He was
placed on three months probation on
payment of COSTS
Frank Sabros was arrested this morn
ing by officer Henry J. King, for being
drunk
George, the six-year-old son Of Geo.
Carpenter Of Dudley. yesterday after
noon fractured the wrist of his right
arm by falling from a swing.
George Wood. aged 90 years acct
dentally fell yesterday and fractured
three ribs on the right side of the BODY.
He Is in q serious condition.
Rev. Louis A. Smard, curate at the
Sacred Heart church, is on a week :
retreat at Holy Cross College.
Rev. Frederick A. Leland of st.
Mary's parish, Baltimore, who has been
the guest of his parents on East Main
street, has returned home.
Charles Shota visited in Worcester
this afternoon.
Carl Elsner of Boston, formerly OF
Webster, is renewing old acquaintance
in town.
Joseph Neron, the celebrated basso