The Press., 1905-05-10
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| 10 the Editor OF Inc FroSS :"1n6re
are so many questions asked and sc
many statements made regarding the
proposed electric road through ou1
town, that we will at this time state
the conditions as they now exist, and
give our reasons why We think the
people of Stafford can expect an cleo
trio road from Worcester to Hartford
through Stafford Springs.
First. The promoters and builders,
James Shaw g Son, have already, as
is generally known, purchased the
road from Rockville to Hartford.
This road has traffic arrangements
with the Hartford road, and as traffic
arrangements could not be made with
the Hartford road except by buying
the Rockville road, James Shaw &
Son purchased the Rockville road at
great expense. This purchase alone
is the strongest possible evidence that
the road from Worcester to Rockville
will be built.
Second. The Shaw interest, to-
gether with the well-known banking
firm of E. H. Gay & Co., has given
writing in the nature of a bond
waving all actual damages and agree
ing to pay $4,000 under the follow
ing conditions: Three miles of the
road must be built in Stafford by May
1st, 1906, and the road from Rock
Vile to Stafford must be built by May
1st, 1907, otherwise the amount
stated must be paid to the parties
that were the minority stockholders.
The best legal advice has passed judg-
ment on this writing.
Third. The Shaw people claim
that they have already expended $7O,-
900 on the Massachusetts end of the
road. While we hardly think as
much has been expended, yet we be-
lieve large amount has been paid.
This, together with the purchase of
the Rockville road and bond just
given, indicate that the road will be
built.
In conclusion, we would say that
there has been and will be an endless
amount of detail work before the road
is in running condition. And the
portion of the public that owns prop
erty over which the road may run
have it in their power to assist or
hinder the work according as they
may or may not ask fancy prices for
their holdings. If their prices are
unreasonable, they force the builders
to condemn the land under the law,
and thus delay and expense are in
Cured.
If we want Stafford to maintain
herself and prosper, let us xpull to-
gether to encourage and give assist
ance in every way possible. The
building of the road will not natu
rally start at Stafford Springs, but at
the Worcester and Rockville ends.
Circumstances have favored your
representatives in some respect, but
to write their checkered experience
would be to write a small book. Suf
ficient to say, that they have endeav-
ored to take advantage of every cir
cumstance possible to bring about an
electric road for Stafford, and fully
believe that results later'on will show
that they have not labored in vain.
Frank H. Baker,
Freeman F. Patten.
The following is the copy of the
bond given by J. F. Shaw & Go. -
Know all men by these presents: :
That we, James F. Shaw of Manches-
ter and Edward P. Shaw of Newbury
port, both in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts,, co-partners under the
firm name of James F. Shaw and
Company, and Eben H. Gay of Bos
ton, Walter H. Trumbull of Salem
and Joseph W. Jackson of Boston, all
in said commonwealth, co-partners
under the firm name of E. H. Gay
and Company, are holden and stand
firmly bound unto Charles F. Har
wood, F. G. Sanford, 9. F. Beck
with, M. S. Beckwith, Alvarado
Howard, Walter Scott, W. F. Peel,
Cyril johnson and E. @. Pinney, all
of Stafford, in the state of Connecti
cut, in the full and just sum of twen-
ty thousand dollars ($2O, ,OOO), to be
paid unto said Charles F. Harwood,
F. G. Sanford, @. F. Beckwith. M.
S. Beckwith, Alvarado Howard, Wal
ter Scott, W. F. Peel, Cyril Johnson
and E. @. Pinney, their exeuctors,
administrators or assigns; to which
payment we'll and truly to be made,
we bind ourselves. our heirs, execu-
tors and administrators, jointly and
severally, firmly by these presents.
Sealed with our seals. Dated the
2sth day of April, in the year nine
teen hundred and five.
The condition of this obligation is
such that,
Whereas the obligees are subscrib-
ers to minority in the amount of
the capital stock of the Stafford
Springs Street Railway company, a
established by special
charter granted by the legislature of
the state of Connecticut, under which
said corporation is authorized to con-
struct and operate a railway in the
state of Connecticut, between the city
of Rockville and the Massachusetts,
state line in the town of Stafford, but
of said railway has not
yet been commenced. ....
Now, therefore, if the above
bounden James F. Shaw and Company
and E. H. Gay and Company shall
cause the construction of the railway
of Stafford Springs Street Railway
to be commenced and three
miles of said railway constructed,
within the said town of Stafford, on
or before Nav 1, 1906, and the track