The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
Better Conditions in the Busting
Village since the Organization
Of the Society Which Had That
End in View
SIDEWALKS SECURED
FOR MANY STREETS
improved Street Car AcCommod-
atoms, a Drinking Fountain, a
New Voting Precinct and Many
Other Benefits Now Enjoyed by
the Village Folk

There has been great Improvement IN
ouinglgamond Village since the forma-
ton Of the Qulnsigamond Improvement
Society. Ave years ago, by Richard H.
Mooney. The society was formed by
Mr Mooney, who went about among
the business men Of the village and had
them meet in the I. o. G.. T. Hall on
Ekman Street, where about so Of them
met and appointed a committee to
draw up a constitution and bylaws.
The officers of the society were.
Richard Fl, Mooney, president; John a.
Llndberg, vice president; werner An
derson, secretary; William Forsberg'
treasurer.
The society then started on It's
work and about the first Improvement
noticed was the paving of the right
side of Millbury Street from below the
railroad crossing to Greenwood street.
followed by a sidewalk on the same
side Of the street. Since then great
many improvements have been maze
to the village, and the people started 10
wake up when they found that an In
terest was being taken, and, To-Day
Ouinsigamond Is In a very good conul-
ton. though there is room for great
deal of Improvement yet. Some OF the
improvements that have been made IN
the village are the sidewalk on Green
wood Street, one on the left slde
Of Millbury Street, curbtng on step
bin and Whipple Streets new drink
Ing fountain, the running OF cars on
seven-minute time, and the securing
OF a location for a public park
The Improvement Society Is at pres
ent endeavoring TO have the left side
of Millbury Street paved, and a slde-
walk put in on Whipple and Steppin
Streets and to get q eurbing on Perry,
Reeves and Elman Streets and a sew
er in Greenwood Street There has also
been a great deal of Improvement done
outside Of the society by private citi-
/ zens In the erection OF many new
1 houses and opening of places Of BUSH
/ ness, the number of stores, provision
and grocery, having increased 1850 per
cent. there being at present two apoth-
ecaries. three meat markets, two gro
Gerry stores two news rooms ana
a restaurant The population has
Increased 100 per cent, and ar
present there Is not vacant ten
/ ement in or within mile of the village,
| and new houses. with all moderp I'M
provements are being erected all the
! year round to supply the demand OF
/ the many persons who would like TO
make their home In the village. The
1 increasing Of the south works OF the
| American Steel & Wire Company Is
| largely responsible for the large in
! crease in the population, but there has
| been a large number of Swedish peo-
| pie who have come over from their
| homes In Sweden as they heard OF the
good chances to make a living here, and
a good many came TO 0uinsigamond to
secure employment in the wire mill, as
they had engaged in that kind Of work
at home Two new churches have been
erected within the last few years, maxi
ing four churches, and there are two
societies. the Greenwood Association
and the Quinsigamond Val Lodge,
/. o. G. It. Two new school buildings
have been erected and a new voting
precinct added so that the voters Of
the ward would not have to go out OF
their way to cast their votes. Farms
have been cut up into house lots, and
In the course Of a few years 1t is ex-
pected that the village along Green
wood and Millbury Streets will be built
up to the city line. and with the COM
ing Of the street railway line on Green
wood Street, that property will ta
much more valuable in the future than
It ever was before. The business men
of Quinsigamond say that business
has never been 80 good as II has been
the last few years, and that 1t Is ON
the increase all the time. Among 9TH
err things that are to be started, this
fall, are a new fish and meat Market
and a photograph studio.