The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-19
Line TO HUDSON.
Cost Will Be Great on
Account of New
Prices.
BURGE -BAER CASE.
Stated That Complainant
Has Injury Which VIII
Be Permanent.

Clinton, May 1S.-The lift in steel rails
will prove expensive to the men who
will pay for the construction of the
Clinton and Hudson Street Railway.
Walter r. Dame estimates that the
cost of putting the line through will
be at least $25, 900 greater on account of
the steel trust The price on rails has
been increased from about $40 ton to
something like $3.50 ton at existing
quotations. The rails in the proposed
road are likely to cost more than half
more than the rails in the Worcester
and Clinton road cost.
Since the Worcester and Clinton road
was built, copper has gone up, which
is an additional reason why it has been
difficult to find capital to put into the
enterprise. Nevertheless, Mr.. Dame
says, the road will surely be construct
ed. Work will be begun, he says, as
soon as the railroad commissioners is
sue the charter.
Many of the ties that will be used
have been purchased, and are dis
tributed along the proposed route. Rails
that were purchased by Contractor Ty-
Ter, to be used in the Worcester and
Clinton road, that were left over, have
been purchased. The scheme to unite
the Fltchburg Suburban and the Leon
mister and Clinton street railways has
fallen through, for the present, at least.
The Suburban rents power of the
Fitchburg Electric Light Company.
The Leominster and Clinton manufac-
lures its current with power taken
from the Nashua river. The latter is
of course the cheaper power 1t is not
likely, either, that the Suburban will
buy its power of the Leominster and
Clinton. It is said that the di
rectors of the latter company have
found it undesirable to incur the ex-
pense Of putting in the extra plant
that would be necessary to furnish
power for both roads.
Treasurer Dame of the Worcester and
Clinton expressed himself today as we'll
atisfied with the traffic on the line since
spring opened. There is promise of
an excellent business for the summer.
Dividends there may be, although the
first year of trolley road life is bur
dened with unusual expense.
His honor had busy day in the dis
trict court this morning, and F'itchburg
received a consequent increase in its
temporary population. OF eight per-
sons who faced the court, seven were
found guilty and one was bound over.
William H. Tweede of Boylston, who
said he was not even remotely related
to the Tweed of Tweed ring fame, was
fined IS for being drunk.
James Bean of Newark, N. j. and
more recently of Boston, was fined IS
for being drunk.
George Leonard, claiming Lowell for
a residence, got two months on a
charge of vagrancy.
John Whalen, just out of Jail after
serving 30 days administered by the
court April 5, was rewarded with four
months.
Cornelius Lynch, a local drunk, was
fined So. None Of these were able to
pay. They were taken over at IL 80
this morning.
John Marlborough. % years old. Of
Worcester. who lives at 20 Columbus
avenue, as he told the court, was fined
IS for the common offense. His father
paid the fine this afternoon.
The relatives of Timothy O'Brien Of
Boylston paid his fine of IS.
John Burger had hearing on the
charge of assaulting Adam Baer with
a knife on the evening Of May 9, and
was held for the higher court. Bonds
were fixed at $500. He was released this
afternoon on bonds furnished by Chris
Maehnert is proprietor of the saloon
in which the row between Burger and
Baer had it's origin. Schaefer is pro-
prietor of the boarding house in which
Burger lives. Baer will have a stiff
neck for the rest of his life, DR.. Philip
T. O'Brien told the court. This is the
| result of a wound on the back of the
| neck 10 IA inches long. Chris thinner
man and other witnesses gave evidence
tending to show that Baer was very
much the aggressor. The men were
\ playing pool in Maehnert's saloon. Bur-
ger lost two games Baer tainted him
with vile names, and pursued him.
Finally when both were outside the
saloon, the men grappled and Burger
used his knife. Zimmerman said that
Baer was on top. Baer was represented
| by Attorney Charles H. Gentsch. Bur-
ger was represented by Attorney Allan
| G. Buttrick.
Judge Stone asked Chief Bates to
pay especial attention to the evidence
| that Baer and Burger were playing
pool for drinks in Maehnert's saloon.