The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
New England Telephone & TeIe-
graph Company Wants Permis-
sion to Erect Poles on Lake
st. But Town Fathers Say Nay
THINK THERE ARE POLES
ENOUGH ON THE STREET
Telephone Officials Wax Warm
and Threaten 10 Appeal to the
Courts if Their Request is Not
Granted-Matter Discussed at
SeIeCtmen'S Meetinq

| Special to The Spy.
] Webster, Dec. 9.--The New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company is
| having a clash with the board of Sc
lectmen. The town fathers met this
afternoon in Town Hall in weekly ses-
sion. and debate occurred between
the local agent of the telephone com
pany and the members of the board
relative to the erection of poles.
The telephone company wishes to Sc
cure permission to erect poles on Lake
! Street, from Main Street to the lake,
and thence down the old Thompson
Road to Bay View at the lake TIE
company wishes to connect the various
lake resorts with the outside world by
telephone. Agent Coffin appeared be-
fore the board and argued the case for
the telephone people He did not re-
ceive very much encouragement how
ever
At previous meeting the town faith
ers voted to allow the company permits
sion to extend its wires as far as Bay
View from the poplar trees at Beacon
Park. They had permission to erect
poles from that point to where they
intended to terminate their line. In the
I
of the town to Beacon Park they have
used the poles of the Webster Electric
Light Company. Until now everything
| has been serene.
Agent Caffin stated to the board that
! the company has been told to take its
wires from the poles of the electric
| light company The telephone COM
pany now wants a franchise from the
| selectmen to erect poles from Main
! n q
Street, but the town fathers are against
| having any more poles erected on that
street. Hence the cause of the trouble.
The telephone company does not
seem to be satisfied with the present
arrangement, and, according to one
member of the board of selectmen, is
not satisfied with what the board has
already conceded it. The telephone
company is determined to fight the
/ matter and, unless the town fathers
vote to allow a franchise on Lake
Street, the matter may be brought into
Ithe courts
At the same meeting it was the unan-
| imOus sentiment of the board that here
after, during and after snow storms,
the sidewalks in town shall be kept
! clean. The last storm was an exam
pie. There were only few sidewalks
even on Main %~treet that We're cleared
| of snow. and those who walked over
them, If not ankle deep in snow, had
the pleasure of sliding and slipping on
the half-frozen snow. Several re
ceived falls and broken and sprained
bones.
The seIectmen are determined that
hereafter there will be no chance for
I suits against the town from snOW-coV-
cred sidewalks. One official, who holds
one of the most prominent offices, has
failed to clean the snow from the walk
in front of his huse. He lives on Main
Street.
The board reappointed Elias B.
! Wakefield as snow warden, nut with
the understanding that he should en-
force the law. After the last storm he
did not, so far as is known, attempt to
enforce the law. The seleCtmen are de-
termined, however, that the sidewalks
shall be kept free from snow and ice.
One member of the board told the To-
cal Spy reporter that if Mr. Wakefield
did not enforce the law he would be at
once removed from office, and new
man appointed.
The youngsters have also taken the
liberty to slide down hill on sleds
wherever they fancied. AS there is con-
siderable danger in it for pedestrians,
the board selected Fifth Avenue Maple
/ Street and Hill street, from School to
High Streets, as streets to slide on. The
| police are instructed to arrest those
coasting on any other street.
The body of Jennie, aged 2S years,
wife of DR.. J. G.. Boulay of Ware, ar
rived i'm town Monday night accompa-
MED by the ladys father, who went to
Ware Monday morning. Death oc-
CURED Sunday, after a short illness,
from pneumonia. Deceased was we'll
known and popular Webster girl
Before she was marrier she
sang in Sacred Heart Church
choir, and possessed fine contralto
voice She leaves a husband, son
Charles. mother, father, brothers
Louis. Arthur D.. John, Joseph, Amos
and Benjamin; sisters. Mary May
Louise and Addie. All are Of this
town, with the exception of Louis. who
is now stationed in Rockland, Mass.
The funeral will be at o'clock Tues
day morning from Sacred Heart
| Church
The funeral of Arthur Dion. aged
20 years, who died in Boston, was from
Sacred Heart Church at o'clock Mon
day morning. Rev. FIR. Seymour OFF,
ciated. The bearers were Jospeh X.
| Moreau. Charles St German, Joseph
Benoit. John GOuley, Jerry Healy and
! ]. Claproute. Interment was in the
! Dupre lot in East Webster.
| Nichols Academy basketball team
plays Webster High School team in
| Dudley Wednesday afternoon.
| Joseph Martin of Putnam passed
Sunday in town.
phpTIcT CHUPcu Is