The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
Object of the New
Association.
VILLAGE SOCIETY.
Quinsigamond People to
Hustle for Betterments.

The people of Quinsigamond Village
are up in arms for the improvement of
their end of the town. At a meeting
called last evening at the instance of
the signers of the petition for an ex-
tension of the Consolidated line of
cided to organize an improvement So
ciety which would work actively for the
betterment of the village in every re-
spect, and place that end of the city
on a footing with other parts of Wor-
| cester where it is apparent too much
improvement cannot be accomplished TO
suit a part of the city government.
The meeting was held in I. o. C. 7.
| hall, Ekman street, and the quarters
| hardly proved large enough to accom-
modate the assemblage of the more
| prominent people of Quinsigamond vii
| lage. The meeting was primarily called
to discuss the extension of the electric
car line; but before the meeting was
! hardly under way. it was decided to
form a village Improvement association
Of the Greendale Improvement Associ-
alton. The improvement association VIII
endeavor to influence the Consolidated
to extend it's tracks, to have the parks
cimmission establish a park in the vii
lage, to secure new school house. and
to conduct as many improvements as
possible on its own responsibility.
c. c. Mann called the meeting to or
der and explained the objects of the
meeting. The extension of the Green
wood street tracks was discussed in
formally by r. N. Brooks, f. o. Dali
quist and John A. Tatman. Richard f.
Mooney spoke at length on the rapid
growth of the village and
its present needs He told of the
growth of the number of the pupils Of
the school of which he is principal, the
| Quinsigamond grammar school which
| is attended by over 800 pupils. He also
spoke of the needs Of the village, which
would always remain as it is if the peo-
| pie themselves did not take hold and
endeavor to better the condition of
| things.
J Mr.. Mooney was followed by Rufus
| Tatman, who explained that the Con-
solidated had nothing to lose by ex-
tending it's tracks as there are now al
ready over $50 house lots laid out ready
| to be sold, and acres more which could
| ne ueNelOpeu lllO u ItSiuSlllldl StS-
| ton.
Upon the motion of F. N. Brooks it
was decided to organize an association
to be called the Quinsigamond Village
| improvement Association and
| the following nominating com
mittee was appointed to bring
in a list OF officers: r. II. Mooney, f
| o. Dalquist and William Forsberg
| The committee reported the following
officers, who were elected by acclama-
ton: President, r. H. Mooney; vice
president, John A. Lingberg, recording
secretary V. G. Anderson treasurer
| William Forsberg, directors, j. Emil
| Nystrom, F. N. Brooks and Victor
| Beck.
w. H. Willard was elected direc-
tor but declined to serve, and E. N
| Brooks was elected in his stead. The
officers elect were empowered to con
duct the agitation for the extentlon OF
the tracks, the establishment Of park
and the building Of new schoolhouse
A collection was then taken up to pay
for the rental Of the hall. and 4.06 was
| realized. AS the cost of the hall is but
$780, the association enters upon a
prosperous career with the sum Of SLOT
to its credit.