The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
THEY WANT A DATE.
Sewer Commissioners
of Webster Are a
Bit Anxious.
A DISTRESSING MIX-UP.
Local and State Officials
Trying to Locate Cause
of Annoyance.
A DISTRESSING MIX-UP.

Webster, July S.-The sewer COM
missioners are exerting every effort to
have the date set for their hearing be-
fore the state committee in Boston on
the 18th of the present month. AS il is
now impossible to get two publications
OF the hearing in the local paper be-
fore that time, Fred A. wellington.
one of the local committee, told the
Webster correspondent of The Spy that
IN order to secure the hearing on that
selected date, the fifteenth, the notice
will be published in The Worcester
Spy. The best advertising medium, The
Spy, is recognized everywhere here, as
well as among the hustling merchants
Of Worcester.
The hearing should have been held
last Wednesday, but there is a big
mistake somewhere. Nobody will adj
NIT It, and who is to blame is yet to
be found out. AS consequence, there
is "a big wrangle over it. The local end,
as well as the Boston officials, is
Trying to locate the trouble
According to law, there have 20 be two
publications of the hearing published
two weeks previous to the meeting.
The secretary of the state committee,
in accordance with the same. mailed
five copies of the hearing to Webster
people, but the board of selectmen was
the only body to receive the letter. Re
sides the town fathers, letters were
sent to the Webster Times, Webster
Eagle, sewer committee and the board
of health. The Eagle is out of bust
ness, while the board of health is rep
resented by the selectmen.
1t seems that the selectmen were the
only ones to get the notice, according
to the reports of the other bodies. The
cancellation of the letter shows that 1t
was mailed in Boston at o'clock, June
%, and that it reached the local post
office at $50 o'clock the same after
noon. The selectmen got their letter
all right, but the Times didn't get
theirs so they say, until July 8, while
the other letters can't be found at all
The trouble is either with the local
end of the post office or in the Times
office. Both deny any delinquency on
their respective part.
The only way for the meeting to be
held now, July Is, is to have the call
published in The Spy. The sewer COM
missioners, Hon. Charles Haggerty,
Fred A. wellington and Charles A.
Woisard, with the board of selectmen,
will attend the meeting and push the
matter along.
AS yet there has been no kick or OBJ
jections raised by Webster people rel
ative to building the new sewerage
system, and it is not thought there
will be any When this system is COM
pleted the town will have one of The
best country systems in the state. This
new sewerage is one of the principal
things that have caused the rise in The
rate of local taxation.
All difficulties between the Worcester
and Webster electric road and the New
England Telephone company are ended,
that is, to all outward appearance, al
though possibly few bones are picked
in secrecy. The poles of the telephone
company We're in the way of the cleo
trio road, and, to end the affair, the
matter was to be decided in the United
States circuit court, and pending the
trial all work was stopped.
When the electric road petitioned for
it's franchise it had the opinion that
the towns along the route would take
care of this difficulty, but it was after
ward found that the state gave the
franchise to the telephone company to
erect it's poles and that the towns had
absolutely nothing to do with the mat
ter.
Work has been commenced bonding
the rails. 1t has been settled that the
electric road company will remove the
poles at their own expense, and they
will commence doing so the first part
of next week The matter was settled
out of the courts.
Five new cars for the Worcester and
Webster road have arrived. Three are
printed with the name of the road on
them, while the other two have Lake
Chaubunagungamaug on them. The
road is still a long way from compile
ton.
Tax Collector James H. Dwyer of
Dudley has secured his bonds, amount
ing to $40, and is ready for business.
The following men have placed their
names on the bond: John ]. ellis,
John Breen, Andrew Mason, Henry
Foraud, Edward Farrell and Stephen
Prout.
John M. Hughes, the well-known mu-
steal man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
H. Hughes of East Main street, and
who played with Frank Berry as a
musical team in Rice & Barton's NC
Doodle's Flats" last year, is soon to
marry Miss Florence Clare, daughter
of New York merchant, and who was
the soubrette with the company during
the past season. The ceremony will
take place in New York city at the
home of the bride next month, and
Webster will be the destination of their
wedding tour. Jacks" friends wish
him luck.
Walter Crabtree returned yesterday
from a weeks outing at Ocean Beach.
Miss Emiline Moreau of Boston is
visiting her parents here for few
days.
The Rev. Mr.. washburn of Everett
will occupy the Congregational church
pulpit tomorrow. The church will hold
! its annual picnic at Bay View next
| Wednesday
The Black Bostonians end their en-
gagement at the lake tomorrow after
noon by giving a sacred concert at Point
| Breeze, and Mr.. Hill will have his boats
running on good schedule time. A clam
dinner will be served from IL to in the
| evening.
Miss Della Davis of Boston Is spend
| ing few days in town.
| Mr. and Mrs. julius w. Bigelow will
| leave town Monday for two weeks
vacation in Valley Field, Canada, with
their son, Myron ]. Bigelow, and wife.
| The heavy rain storm put stop to
| the North Attleboro- Webster ball game
that was to be played az Beacon park
this afternoon. The visiting team got
| as far as Worcester, but the Indictment
weather stopped them from finishing
| their journey. A few sports arrived in
town during the morning.
The lightning that accompanied the
| rain put the fire alarm system out Of
business and closed the electric road for
an hour. A bolt struck at 11.30. execut-
ing it's work. Electrician E. w. Tour
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