The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-07
Building Committee
Has a Knotty
Question.
LOCAL LESSON IN FRACTIONS.
Hundred Club President
Says Nine is Not Two
thirds of Fourteen.

Clinton, July 6.-The special commit
tee on police station repairs met this
morning in the court house. The COM
mittee's architect, Horace NJ. Thissell,
told the committee the result of his
! conference with John w. Mcnamara
and Walter r. Dame regarding the way
in which the east wall Of the police sta
ton encroaches upon the property of
the gentlemen last named.
Mr.. Dame and Mr.. Mcnamara were
willing the wall should stay where it
is, one brick on their land, if the town
would carry the rest of the wall up to
a level with the proposed new construc-
| ton. To do this it will be necessary
to tear away part of the frame build
ing occupied as a cobbler's shop, and
rebuild it. Mr.. Thissell said this was
the best arrangement that could be
made. He thought it would be cheaper
TO agree to it than to tear down the
wall and build it up again, which would
narrow the dimensions of the cell room
to some extent
The cost of remodelling the cobbler's
shop will be in the neighborhood of
Il $l25. Mr.. Thissell said that this was
what the contractor thought he might
be able to do it for. This is as def
nllely as the probable cost of the work
has been made known to the commit
tee
The committee voted to accept the
proposition of Mr. Mcnamara and Mr..
Dame.
There is some question in the mind
OF at least one member of the commit
| fnn
OUT TINS bargain. If it cannot, it will
be Obliged to proceed Illegally, or to
go to the town for a sanction.
| Inc committee was appointed for the
purpose of repairing the new police sta
ton according to plans definitely made
and presented.
. 1t did not receive authority to tear
down or to reconstruct private proper
" for any purpose. Thus the commit
tee is confronted with perplexities.
: 1t is considered doubtful if the ccm-
mittee is in position to make a bar
gain which will bind.
, 1t has not been authorized to acquire
land. Unless the eight inches of land
, held by Mr.. Dame and Mr.. Mcnamara
is decided to the town, there is no
guarantee that future owners may not
wish the encroaching wall removed
1t was learned today that the prob
result of demands originally made by
Mr.. Dame or Mr.. Mcnamara The
committee discovered, as it thought,
that the extra brick was on the towns
property.
i 1t sent a message to these gentlemen
to get on to their own land. The an
swer was returned by Mr.. Dame: See
first whose land it is" This is why two
| citizens are in d position to exact a
/ No nf AnCh &c Ion. fJnof
the committee had selected for itself.
Is nine two-thirds of IA? William e.
| Ford, president of the Hundul club,
| ruled that nine is not two-thirds Of
| IA at a meeting of IA members of the
club, last night Somebody appealed
from the decision of the chair. Nine
members voted that nine is two-thirds
of IA, and now there is row on that
threatens to split the club. This has
destroyed the harmony that once
brooded in the Hundul club house, on
the shores of Lake Waushacum.
One resignation has been received by
Secretary P. H. Mcintyre, and others
have been written, it is understood
+ The Hundul club is an organization
, limited to is members This spring 1t
erected a club house at the lake. The
house contains six sleeping rooms, a
large veranda and other convenien-
ces. The members put in a hundred
! dollars each to pay for it.
II The club embraces number of men
) who are in politics. All of the members
are well known. Mr.. Ford is president,
Mr.. Mcintyre is secretary and M. It.
4 Dwyer is treasurer.
n The members are j. B. Mclaughlin,
|, r. J. Mcintyre, Attorney William II.
Fay, officer James O'Malley, M. A.
Murphy, Attorney Thomas +. l-arf1ll,
Martin Murphy. William H. DietZman,
w. G. Glinchey, j E. Gleason, John
H. Coughlin and Joseph 2. Harrity,
MIR. Coughlin is the new proprietor OF
Il the Clinton house. Mr.. Harrity was
formerly town treasurer for several
years, and was the democratic candi-
date for selectman, this spring.
Mr.. Harrity applied for membership
in the club the other day, and that is
i where the trouble began. When Mr..
Harrity's name was voted on the first
time, 6 of the IA members of the club
were opposed to him. When the second
| vote was taken, one man had changed
| his mind and five votes were registered
adversely.
! The claim was made that nine was
/ two-thirds of fourteen.
Half of nine is four and on-half, and
| VII &C tilllSS LOuT anu OiiS-ldit 10 I'LL :
! teen and one-half," figured President
/ Ford, aloud 81 rule that nine is not
/ two thirds of fourteen"
] The nine members voted that they
| were two thirds of fourteen, and over
| ruled the chair.
| Mr.. Harrity is admitted to member
| ship, and there is no more peace in the
| neighborhood. Instead of swapping
angleworms and fishing from the same
| boat, the members are heatedly argu-
| thirds of fourteen, why is one half OF
! three?" OF course, the knottiness Of the
| problem makes some of the heat
William II. Doyle a Journalist. who is
| visiting here from Bridgeport, ct. was
| banqueted last evening in the Star res
| taurant by a number of gentlemen con-
nected with the soldiers relief work
that has been carried on here since the
the war. Mr.. Doyle is well known here
on account of his connection with the
| Cuban Relief association of Bridgeport.
one of number of secret organizations
formed for the purpose of raising funds
TO enable the Cubans to prosecute the
war against Spain before Uncle Sam
stepped into the arena, which was in
communication with a similar organiza-
ton here.
4 Covers were laid for Is persons The
menue was elaborate and we'll pre-
pared Mr. T. d. Tate was POSTMASTER.
| Brief remarks were made by most of
the persons present. Mr.. T. l.. Walsh
| referred to the work that was done at
i Montauk by the volunteer relief COM
i mittee Of this town, of which he is sec
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