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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
COST HALF A MILLION,
Advocates Claim 1t Offers the Best and
Easiest Plan for Grade Crossing Solu-
tion--It Means Depressed Tracks
and No Stone Barriers.

The movement for depressed tracks
in the solution of the grade crossing
problems for the city of Worcester was
fairly and freely launched at a meet
Sng at tn. Bay State house ias,
night.
Nearly 100 of the representative ciu-
Eens Of Worcester gathered in tn. front
parlors and discussed the problem in an
entirely new phase, which was present
ed for their consideration by the leaders
Of the movement and with the aid of
elaborate plans prepared at consider
able care and expense.
These plans revealed 20 the gentle
men present the chief feature in the
grand scheme for the depression Of the
railroad tracks. the relocation of the
channel fog Millbrook. This bold
scheme for engineers involves an en-
L!feIy new channel for Millbrook, from
Nefnon square to Central street ma
again IN Prescott street, from a point
gust south of Concord street to A point
aust north of Garden street.
with the new location Of the channel
Sor Mlllbrook, there Is but one crossing
OF railroad tracks and this is at Green
street, far below the present tracks Of
Fhe Boston and Albany railroad. The
Serpentine coils Of the present channel
across the tracks of the northern rail
road near Garden and Concord streets
and again at Exchange and along the
railroad tracks in Blackstone street and
duQef the Niaduct are all eliminated by
rhe proposed plan, and but ono cross
ing Is made as already referred TO
The plans were explained in 5etaii Inv
the engineers who have been woriti,,c .
upon them. and by those under vhoa5
directions they were nrenara6 The Az
plantations We're lucid ana conrincire o
and many Of those who Went 70 ~
meeting fearful thar the whole scheme
for the depression Of tracks was fTo
SOrcly complicated 10 admit of a soti,-
factory and feasible solu+io1 came
away with the drm conyicffan fbat the
scheme was nor only uarfeot in all If
its details. but also M moe nracticsi !
ana feasible Of any that hava inns ~.
been submitted for The cousidara tion
of the neCpla of Worcesta,.
As the scOpe IF tha T,1, ,,,.,.. ,,1;7
by those present at lasr nigbt,e 80
ing, the enthusiasm for tho u.o,,l, 20
the citizens committee know y, L,ir,,sr
and ii is safe 10 say +bat r,ifb
submitted last nigh fo, n 49,, ilI
grade crosging aboIition b, , 1913. o %
depressed tracks tbars u.i1i ~ ~ VI
sturdy ana vigorous on,osi+io,, d mus 81
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
A HUNDRED A SIDE.

J. c. l.. sheate of Boston and p. IT
Hennessey of this city will bowl Is games
of candle pins at the Casino alleys todav
for 500 a side. The match begins at 4
o'clock today, and the total number of
pins knocked down will decide who is the
winner.
Both parties have posted $25 to bind tbs
match with the sporting edirorof The sn,.
The remainder of the 500 will he noe+ol
early this afternoon The local e0ertl
are awaiting the match with great in1ar-
porters will bring barrel of mnno,, w.,
from the Hub to place upon thpir ma, W.
The local sports rather fancy TIennase'',..'
and considerable money Will be bct NM
the outcome of the match, 'I'.'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

channel. For years it has been the
| custom of the sewer department to re-
move these deposits, and there are
probably annually hundreds Of
yards of silt removed from this portion
OF the channel
Southerly from the Boston & Albany
railroad new concrete bottom has
| been put in and proba bly, no such de-
posts take place, the increased veloci-
que to the smooth surface being suf-
ncIent to make it self cleaning.
The new channel proposed would be
OF less area but of greater carrying
capacity than the present channel: it
would also be relieved of all sewage,
winch VIII be an appreciable amount.
II is also proposed to use the present
! channel for the drainage of surface wa
ters as far north as Manchester and
Bridge streets. the present level being.
sufhclent to admit Of this being done,
and will relieve the new channel from
| me areas drained by Harrison and
Pond streets, the large area from Graf
| ton and Winter streets, Franklin street
the large area coming through Shrews-
bury street also mechanic and Bridge
streets on the east and will save the
expense Of extending these
drains to the westerly to ioin the
new channel The Front, Main and
PIeasant streets district can also con-
tfnue to empty into the old channel as
at present
Sallsbury's pond but more particu-
| larIy North pond, must be regarded as
tue great regulator OF the water shed
OF MIL brook, north of Lincoln square.
1hese ponds are ample for the pur-
pose and greatly diminish the amount
OF flood water to be carried by Min
brook channel through the central part
OF the city
The route selected upon which to
MAKE an estimate Of cost begins at the
southerly side of Vernon square. CON
tinuing through Green street westerly
Of the centre, thence through Trumbuii,
Front, Church and Union streets to
Lincoln square; thence continuing
through Prescott street to the present
channel of Mill brook and intercepting
II a short distance north of Garden
street The total length of this line is
S34O feet The depth at the Boston and
Albany railroad would be 332 feet at
front street S0.5 feet deep. at Exchange
street 1915 feet, at Market street % 2
rect, at Lincoln square 2SS feet at
Garden street 25.6 feet. From Vernon
square to the intersection of Union and
central streets this would be an en-
urely new location for Mill brook. and
about one hundred and fifty feet short
~ tH"n ing present location. From
Central street to a point about five
hundred feet northerly of Lincoln
square the new channel would be on
the present location.
The estimate of cost includes the
deepening of the Exchange, Cen
trail, Thomas, School and Market
streets and Lincoln square drains
from the new channel, to pass un-
der the depressed railroad tracks.
the distance being from two TO
three hundred feet in each case:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
THEY RIDICULE IT.
Many People RldlcuIe the Idea or
Absolute Cure For Dyspepsia
and stomach Troubles.
Htdicule, However, is Not Arpum.u,
and Facts are Stubborn ThInys


Stomach troubles are ca co,o,,o,,. .,.,,, e..
mat -, '''9 ~ common and IN
I',os' cases SO obstinate to cure that peo-
pie are apt 10 look with suspicion on any
remedy claiming ia he ., ,,o,1i,o, -
cure ioF dyspepsia and Indigestion.
Many such pride themselves on their
acuteness IN never beju. br,nr,,e,,,.1 ~.
oecisII,- fn ,,,a74.;.. '''''''"S7Su' sS-
III HeulcineS
rms rear OF being humbugged can be
carried too far so far. I'm fact ~.
peoDle suffer To-. ,-a.-.. ,..tt,, - 'i'''''
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
YEARS OF TORTURE.
RcIlefat Hand, Had He Only Known
where to Look for 1t.

/ Let us. my good friends, always suit
our tools 10 the work to be done. We
do not trina our nails with broadswords
or carve statues with AIDES. Now a
word is u tool, Just as a hoe is, or a
razor. The figure Of Liberty on quar-
her of a dollar is impressed there by a
machine made for the purpose. BY
the same token words We're invented to
imprint thoughts and ideas on the
minds Of others And every word OF
expression has a currency meaning OF
its own so long as we refrain from us
/ ing them in a slack or careless way.
| Just as the lord mayors coach, OF
ones own best clothes are not intend
ed for Every little trumpery occasion,
so great words should be reserved till
! the time comes when nothing else VIII
do. When a man singes his whiskers
/ by the sIoyenly handling of a lighted
match. We do not rouse up the fire
I department
/ Now the word "eXcruciating" is one
Of the strongest words in the English
language. it tingles with sharp sig
nIticance as black cats back snaps
with electricity on frosty night. Only
shallow people will take liberties with
this word. In our ordinary talk, It
/ does not come properly into play once
/ year, and rightly So For it alludes
! to kind of mental or physical suffer
ing that We desire to avoid thinking
or speaking Of If the root meaning
of the word "eXcruciating" escapes you
for moment, look 1t up in the die
tionary, 1t is a word with pedigree.
and its ancestors supped with horrors
since men began to make history.
The question, then that you and I
have to settle is. whether MI George B.
Simpson employed this dignifed and
exclusive word justifably when he
said. Il was troubled twelve years with
much pain in the small of my back.
So continuous was it that 1 ceased to
take pleasure in work. Indeed. +
ceased to take pleasure altogether,
With me life got to be thing to en-
dure not 10 enjoy. I am speaking
within bounds when 1 say that at times
these pains were eXcruciating.
with the pains in my back, suf-
tered from terrible periodic headaches
and profound mental depression. 7 was
prey to anxiety and apprehension,
the cause of which l was unable to To-
cate or understand Yet to look at
me, you would hardly have fancied NV
true condition. Sometimes when an
pearing at my best and receiving the
congratulations of my friends on what
they were pleased to call my obvious
improvement 7 still felt wretched and
miserable. But nobody sympathized
with me. I suppose it was because T
was not emaciated or run down. ne
persons with dangerous diseases are
commonly supposed to be.
While on this point. I NAV nerbans
be permitted to say that affections of
the kidneys, even Brights disease it.
SER, often co-exist with a generally
healthy external appearance on the
part Of the patient. The Door fellow,
may be within a few weeks of bis
death and vet to the uninstructed eve
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
A GOOD THING

1t is not often that the opportunit. -,
consulting highly skilful and wideE@ 90 Ul
perienced physician free is offered ~ f ,S
Public; When such an offer is MADE Il,
Greene, 81 Temple place, Boston 1r,DLir
the noted physiciau who. abot lass .i
others, is successful IN curing discs e.l
can oid pc consulted . by those needing medicei
suffering, If your vigor is lost yoIr d i llo
tally. gone, write to Or. Greene ana vi,
his advice, Your letter will be your our f re-,
step towards cure, pr. Greene can cure s
DO not put Off, but write to Or, GreUeIn1iee r u
once 'N"o al
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

In reply to questions put by Mr..
Vaughan, Mr.. Taylor replied that he
had worked in the city engineers de-
partment for II years and since leav-
ing Worcester. in 1885, has had consi-
derable experience in work of this
nature. He had charge of the con-
struction of the whole of Mill brook
His estimates anticipated quicksands
but he was willing to furnish bonds and
sign a contract within five minutes
time if the job would be given to him
There would be no damage to founda-
tons Of buildings If caution is used in
the work. The water table would be
lowered eight feet through Union
street.
o. Willis Rugg stated that the grades
had been taken from records on file in
the city hall and put together in the
shape as presented If the plan for
elevated tracks prevails, it will neces-
state a change in grade Of nearly every
street encountered. He favored the
plan of abolishing the viaduct, and he
thought all were in favor of the idea.
Hon. 7. c. Bates was the next speak
er, and from his remarks had evidently
given the subject much careful con-
sideration, not only from a standpoint
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

raise the street Is feet. At Lincoln
square lower the tracks 17.5 feet, with
out changing the present street grade.
This could be increased to 20 feet with
out any difficulty. At Garden street
the tracks could be lowered IFS feet,
and the street grade remain unchanged.
The above facts and figures we believe
are perfectly correct, and the estimates
are such that we have no hesitation in
saying the work can be done for the
above named figures.
Lucian A. Taylor,
Q. Willis Rugg,
Civil Engineers.
Worcester, March 2s, 1899
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

v Dr' sidney \, Clark and wife lef, ror
,<>orltih.ampton today They came down top
o ~ "J.ehG the Infantry party at tbn
SSiiih ln tuesday, He had as his puesf
~ -,iI n,s. Davis and Miss Miner. He Vas Vas
of 'TIS' ', II at Harvard medical school
CIarl, IL \ III ~; Baker of this city Mrs,
thls her home several years, ''s i''7ue
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock by z. H. Vaughan, counsel for
the remonstrants. MIR. Vaughan
stated that a circular had been issued
to those present. with the idea in view
of getting at representative men in
different portions of the city who ia
Vored the plan of depressed tracks. To
have invited all who had expressed
themselves in favor would have been
TO secure an audience that the hotel
could not have accommodated. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
TAYLoRE WANTS REINsrArE1rl,r

New York March 30.-Edouard ra,l,r,
the French middle-distance cycling char
pion,. who was suspended by the L. A "
Tor riding IN outlaw races, has applied fo,.
has been arranged between Tom I i,it,es
and Eddie McDuffee to take place dr' I,r{{ooLu
the worlds CHAMPIONSHIPS Mt Afoptresii T.
DacemalIerS '""Hlleu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
ELI Is DOWNED.
Georgetown Did the Work-Tbi....,
"eafers of the Blue Fan tha o wv 'es'

~" Do the Woyk-Tbir,n
"ea'er' of the Blue Fan the Il Air. %r.'''0
e, "osnInston. March 3O.-Georgstov,n IL
70 IVA 'aIe this afternoon by a score Of .
10 g. Georgetown did s1perior : 1' VI =
o,, ana her batting was t,m, WIN
ana eifectual Bach. Georrefou, @s ' !';
er. struck out 10 Of the Yale n,a - > t"lrl-
Van ard = H i9s BBam msr YqIsf battery su
an" Hal, Score by innings fiP5s?s' by Gibson
yak se'o"H ..,."..1 0OO82111a n y e
Rstto,...,.. ,..'''..'..O 0 00OO6S
ton ' T5{E georgetown, Bach and Cr,ns
ana IT1,HH' sullivan and IIirsch Gi failS7
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

back none too securely. by a dam long
since condemned by the county com
missiona"s, and later acquired from the
city and repaired by private parties.
The possibilities of Worcester
johnsJown" disaster through barriers
thLs erected, as pictured by Mr. Bates,
We're not beyond the range OF thought
full consideration and reflection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
QUINSIGAMOND REGATTA
annual Meeting of the Governors VIII
elect Successor 10 Hon. C. 2. pr..

ne annual meeting of the governors
~ .lle Qulnslgamond International re-
g :, Will be held in the Board If
=! aue rooms Wednesday evening
Aprli IL, at o'clock. The meeting
VIII be important, as officers win he %
e elolt' the committee of managa,,,o,,t
eroseh Ior the 1899 regatta, and e' eeii
CharIo s'g = ID TO succeed the late Hon
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
FEINCETON MINs Irs l,Lns,,,.
AMBASSADOR RErrI,,rn

base Sal 6 limof tes March 30. The Princeton
Hopkins team AIM ~, To-Day defeated the johns
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

on Vile, Which you can depend for III. c,rn,,
6rdagRt aG ON bS cough esbos Or lung aeetoS2i
No most excellent medicine s STtq' IT is
ll9 costs only % cents. 9''u' "A bot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

luea IN the meeting was to place the
result of the investigation secured by
the remonStrants in such a way as to
nave 1t clearly understood and passed
along by them to others with whom
they may come in contact,
He referred TO the Allen report which
characterized the idea of depressed
tracks as impracticable while the
Reed commission estimates the cost of
lowering MillbroOk at 81 $50 600
Mr.. Vaughan referred also to the fact
mat the next commission knew that
the remonstrants desired a hearing be-
fore its report was made to the city
council, but on his making the attempt
TO arrange for q hearing, he was in
FORMED that plans of the commission
were nearly finished, and they did not
favor the idea Of a public hearing.
In order to make some answer to the
lmpracticability' of the plan as re-
ported by previous commissions, the re-
monstrants had surveys and plans
made, with estimates of the cost. Mr.,
Vaughan then turned to the three plans
showing the present location of Mill
brook, relative to railroad tracks and
streets, the line of the proposed chan
mel the grades Of the old and the pro-
posed channel He then pscDceeded to
a brief explanation Of the plans which
are embodied in the report of the engi-
neers.
Mr.. Vaughan stated that the figures
set by Mr.. Taylor for this work are
S511 600, which includes possible delay
anticipated by contact with guicksand.
He considered this sufficient answer to
the other report, which estimated the
cost at $l,250,O0
So far as damage to property is con-
cerned, it would not be a fraction of
that resulting from elevated tracks.
The proposed plans call for a change
OF grade In only five streets, and a very
sllght change at that, running back
perhaps 100 feet. The danger Of un-
dermining streets SO as to affect the
foundations of buildings or other struc-
lures, IS not worth considering if the
work is done properly. He considered
the plan most economical of any that
nave been suggested, if abutters' dam
ages are TO be considered. The pro-
posed channel is nine feet below the
aqueduct at its lowest point. and pro-
Fides admirably for drainage.
Lucian A. Taylor was then called on
TOR the report that had been prepared
by himself and .. Willis Rueg' II
was as follows:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

The estimate of cost includes the
deepening of the Exchange, Cen
trail, Thomas, School and Market
streets and Lincoln square drains
from the new channel. to pass I'M
der the depressed railroad tracks,
the distance being from two TO
three hundred feet in each case:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-18
SPORTS And
SP0RTSMEN.
Woods Hall Two Men Team
Tournament Offers Sport
and Interest to a
Large Crowd.
JOINT TRAP SHOOTING
Hudsons and Oceanics Meet
Amateur Rowing Asso-
citation = Switchboard
Tourney.
JOINT TRAP SHOOTING

The Woods Hall two men team tourna-
ment games rolled last night drew a large
and enthusiastic crowd to the alleys, and
there was plenty of excitement and root
ing. James Duff and Frank Casey, WEo
took Sullivan's place as a substitute,
won the first series this team has wen
during the tournament, and the large
crowd cheered them long and loud.
The first series was between Tasch and
Heye. n Yachtman and Paperieln.
Yachtman acted as substitute for Cory
don. The former pair won the series IN
two games without any difficulty. Tasch
was in excellent form, and had an average
of 1914. Paperlein has the honor of making
the lowest scores that have been seen in
tournament thu far. He got 1l9 in tire
last game and gets the place with hands
down.
Cacey and Duff then went forth met
Ennis and Lawrence. Ennis bowled in
Chamberlain's place. TIL latter pair had
an Easy time of it and won TWO games
straight.
The best series was between Tasch ana
Heye and Casey and Duff, and the latter
team won the first two games straight.
Duff had an average of POI for these two
games. The ScOre:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-18
STATISTICS or CRIME.
Chief Murphy's Report For the Omar
ter Giuan the Police Board.

At the meeting of the Police Commits
sioners held last night, Chief of Police
Murphy submitted the following report
for the quarter ending March 31:-Num-
Der of persons arrested 1852; of these
there were committed 321; bailed, AZ; fined,
1853; delivered to other authorities, So; dis
charged, 571; white persons, / 1888; colored,
43; having a trade, 299; no trade, 1,083;
males, 1,225; females, ISL; amount of prop
erty stolen, 81. 1867. rs; property recovered,
81, 756. 70; amount of money collected as
fines, $2,239; ambulance calls. 1870; lost
children, IS; number of fires attended, 10S;
number of accidents, 1865; doors and win
dows found open, 49,; persons reported
missing. 81; persons found sick on the
streets, 50; dead bodies found on the
streets, IS; dead animals removed from
the streets, 307; patrol wagon calls, go;
suicides, 9; sudden deaths, 10; parade
permits issued, AZ; telephone messages
sent and received, 1922.
Nationality of persons arrested-Austria,
II; Belgium, /; Canada, 5; Denmark, 2;
England, "a; France, /; Germany, ia;
Holland, l; Hungary, 2; Ireland, ZIG;
Italy, rs; Norway, /; Poland, IS; Russia,
II; Scotland, l6; Sweden, IS; United
States, 1876; Wales, 2. Ages-From 10 to 20
years old, ia; 20 to 80. 464; 80 to 40, 1852;
40 to 50, 2ol; so to 60. 1e2; 50 to 70, "a; 70 to
30 a: so to 80. /.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-18
: JOINT TRAP SHOOTING.
Hudson Gun Club and Oceanic Rcd
and Gun Club Meet.

The Hudson Gun Gu went to Rock-
away Park yesterday and met the MEM
bers of the Oceanic Rod and Gun Club on
~latter's grounds. The original fnten-
ton was to shoot a team race, but this
even was postponed until April 80. A
programme of ten sweepstake races was
decided for the benefit of those present.
The scores follow
Fifteen Targets, rapid-fre system-H.
F., Scott, z; W.. Il. Shields, a; Adam n
Dudley, 3; ii. q. Hermann, 9; Thomas H.
Diffley. 9; w. II. Hughes, s; Al. Wilson,
5; Robert ]. Sneider, 4.
Triangular Match-Ten targets; expert
rules-O. 3. Harp, 3; Al. Wilson, 8; w. II.
Hughes, 4.
Fifteen Targets-Known traps and
angles-Dudley, II; Bill, II; Schuebel, 9;
Shields, 10; Diffley, 9; H. Hansmann, Z
MatchnFifteen birds; reversed angles
Sweepstakes Raee-Fifteen birds per
man; known traps and angles-Scott. ID;
Sneider, II; Dudley, II; Bill, H.; Shields.
10; Diffley, H.; Bert Laney, s; Scheubel,
5; S. Charles, 5; ". Graham, 5; John J.
Fifteen singles-Dudley, IA; Scott, 10;
Bill. Il; Charles. 10; Schuebel, 8; Hughes,
Graham, 8; Norris. 3.
Sweepstakes Race-Twenty-five birds.
known traps and anagles.shields, z;
Scott, -; Dudley IS; schuebel Is; Bin,
Is; Wilson, u; Graham. 5; Norris, 5.
Same C-onditions-Bill. Is; Dudley, II:
John Herman. II; Shields, IS; Sneider, 10;
Diffley. Is; Charles, 10; Hansmann, ID;
Match. twenty-five birds-Jones, II;
tTrAI0nQL H.