The Press., 1902-10-30
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

The price of regular dinners at the
Springs house has been reduced from ~
cents to so cents.
Edwin johnson Of Hartford Ia spending
a week here with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
johnson. Mr. johnson comes here each
year for the hunting. Last Saturday the
host and his guest and F. g. Sanford
went to Westford hunting and captured
twenty g1ay squirrels.
The following three books have been
added to the library by the Woman's Lii
brary club from the funds remaining after
the recent purchase of the three pictures
for the library at the time this club was
disorganized: "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab
bage Patch" by Alice Caldwell Hogan
2775; "The Virginiah," by Owen Wister
2776; ''Indian Boyhood," by Chas. A..
Eastman -G2777. Harper's Bazaar has
been added to the list of publications at
the eading room, the gift of Mrs. F. G..
Sanford.
Harry G. Boyer of Crystal Lake and
Mrs. Fred Pease of West Stat were
before the borough court last Thursday
charged with neglect in sending children
of school age regularly to school. There
were three counts In each case. On one
count In each case Judge Parkess made 1t
a fine of 81 and costs, and reserved his
decision on the other two. While the
court acted leniently In these cases, 1t Is
the purpose to enforce the school laws.
and should other cases come up the pom
atty will be more severe. The cases were
brought by State Agent Simmons. The
children in question were very irregular
in their attendance at school.
Warden Cushman has completed the
Maple, Cross, School and Edgewood street
sewers. Mr.. Cushman's returns show
the cost Of Maple, Cross and School street
sewers to be Al 5 cents, per foot COM
plete, and the Edgewood sewer "A 40
cents per foot complete. AS these figures
include rockwork general satisfaction Is
felt with the cost. Previous to the COM
mencement of the work bids were called
for and the lowest bid was put In by An
thony Adams. Mr.. Adams figured 35
cents for 8-inch pipe and 43 cents for TO-
inch pipe, with an extra charge of So per
day for ledge work. There was some
ledge work on Edgewood and bad ledge
at the corner of Cross and Maple streets.
With the extra work entailed by these
obstacles the price seems reasonable and
amounts to about what Mr.. Adams fig
ured.
Thomas G. Perkins of Hartford was In
town the latter part of last week, and
met the selectmen and court of burgesses
In an informal way relative to the pro-
posed electric road. Later town meet
ing will be called for the purpose of grant
ing rights to lay tracks In the street. The
general feeling Is so largely In favor Of
the road that anything reasonable will be
granted at the meeting. Much of the
new line will be laid on private land,
which will give a better chance for
through business. The present survey of
the road calls for long bridge across the
railroad and the pond at the Faulkner
mill. 1t has been suggested that the
town, the new electric company and the
Central Vermont railroad unite In build
ing substantial bridge. If all the par
ties could agree this would be an Ideal
plan, as the highway now crosses the rail-
road at grade, and 1t Is only question of
time when a change must be made. 1t
has not yet been decided whether the
road will go up the valley through Fur
mace avenue or up the east side of the
stream, turning In below the Ives house.
Cyril johnson, the owner of the Ives
property, was interviewed in regard to
the latter route, but no action was taken.
The road desires fifty feet in width, and
this would damage the property along the
route materially. 1t Is also proposed at
Staffordville, instead of circling the res.
ervoir, to cross by a trestle, following
very near the line of the old road, now
covered by water. Surveyors are expect
ed this week to make plans for these
changes. Mr.. Perkins said that, provid.
ing the question of locating the tracks
could be settled satisfactorily, work would
begin next spring. The plans provide for
the use Of an improved, we'll protected
third-rail system through private proper
ty and overhead trolley In the villages.
Mr.. Perkins met the members of the COM
mon council and prominent citizens OF
Rockville, Monday evening, to discuss In
pany's plans for entering Rockville. MIR.
Perkins explained that the company de-
sired to run Its track from the terminus
of the Hartford, Manchester & Rockville
road through East Main street to point
just beyond Adams mills, where the line
would leave the highway and run across
private property for practically all the
way to Stafford Hollow, passing by way
of Crystal Lake. He said the worst prop.
osition on the line, as far as grade was
concerned, was on East Main street, where
it was 12 per cent. This the company
desired to reduce by filling in near Cot.
tage street, II the city council would per.
NIT. The members Of the council pres.
ent expressed the belief that there would
be considerable damage to adjoining prop.
erty II the fill were made. 1t was sug.
gested that the company's engineer &c
over this section with the city engineer
and explain what changes of grade were
desired, so that the citizens would know
exactly what was wanted. 1t was stated
that Rockville welcomed the road, but
that 1t did not seem feasible to change
the grade of East Main street.
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