The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-22

member of this committee, and was
the first man to receive a place upon
the committee when it was formed last
fall.
Clinton democracy holds itself hon.
ored that Judge Corcoran was WILLING
TO accept the post, although 1t is pure
ly titular, because Judge Corcoran long
ago served his political apprenticeship
and is too busy a man to be much out
side of Boston.
For the benefit of the outside world
1t may be said that Judge Corcoran is
member of the water board, which
has democratic majority, and a mem
Der of the school board, which also has
democratic majority.
That new patrol wagon, of which SO
much has been written and printed
will be bone of contention until the
questions that have come up regarding
1t are settled and settled right 1t has
come to the ears of the authorities that
the wagon is not new, but is the old
patrol wagon formerly used in South
boro, which was the property of the
state.
If it proves to be this wagon, the au-
thoritiess will believe that there is a
vast deal of insincerity in the preten-
sion of the water board, that it cannot
make such an arrangement as the Sc
leotmen desire because 1t would be un-
fair to Murphy Bros, as the board
says.
If the state owns this patrol wagon
there was no need for another to be
purchased. The authorities are said to
believe that no other has been pur-
chased. The selectmen are going to
talk patrol wagon at their meeting
MhndpU aUnnfnC If fhn xxrof oy hon I'd
has not receded from its position by
that time, there is going to be some
warm talk about the way the board
does business.
William Rodger went to Boston to-
day, supposedly to have an interview
with Secretary Davenport of the wa
ter board, about the wagon and about
other points of difference.
The i'll feeling between the town and
the board has received new fuel lately
on account of statement made to
well-known official of the town, by
responsible employe of the board, to
the town badly because the board is
not favorably inclined to these who
tread upon it's toes. This amounts
to a statement that the water board
proposes to SOAK every and all towns
that oppose it's mighty will.
Some time ago The Spy printed a
story to the effect that the metropol-
itan water board would perhaps pro-
coed to strip the old ST. Johns ceme-
terry of its soil, regardless of the posi-
ton of the board of trustees of the st.
Johns Catholic Cemetery Association.
This story proves to be In part true.
The water board has entered into an
agreement with Bishop Thomas D.
Beaver, by which 1t will proceed to re-
move the soil from all portions of the
cemetery not occupied by graves.
The Clinton Choral Union at its
meeting, last night, decided upon the
music for its first concert. When the
rehearsals open early in October, the
singers will begin to practice THE
gypsies," by Becker, and the "Lorelie,"
BY Mendelssohn. The work will be
continued under the direction of Eu-
gene Buzzell of Worcester, who has
been reelected director Of the society.
Mr. Bnzzell has accepted the place.
A communication was received this
evening by the selectmen from the met
ropolitan waite board, announcing that
the board has confirmed the appoint
ment of Robert Crotherf to be a police
man on the metropolitan force. He will
be put to work Sunday.
The selectmen have decided to re-
move the police force to other quarters
while the police station is being re-
paired For two days now the cell
room has been opened to the street, and
the department has been subjected to
many inconvenience.