. The town of Shrewsbury, its location, advantages and attractions as a place of residence and for business . inter a plan for an electric railroadwas suggested to those residing in South Shrewsbury and the im-provement of the old Boston and Worcester turnpike was consid-ered. An appropriation of $1,000 was made by the town ofShrewsbury for reducing the hill on the turnpike nearest Worces-ter, but it was found to be wholly insufficient, and that the workmust be postponed until large contributions from residents alongthe road, and appropriations from the county and city of Worces-ter as well as
. The town of Shrewsbury, its location, advantages and attractions as a place of residence and for business . inter a plan for an electric railroadwas suggested to those residing in South Shrewsbury and the im-provement of the old Boston and Worcester turnpike was consid-ered. An appropriation of $1,000 was made by the town ofShrewsbury for reducing the hill on the turnpike nearest Worces-ter, but it was found to be wholly insufficient, and that the workmust be postponed until large contributions from residents alongthe road, and appropriations from the county and city of Worces-ter as well as the co-operation of the town of Westboro with thetown of Shrewsbury could be obtained. It thus became appar-ent that the only present feasible route was direct from the LowerVillage in Shrewsbury to the Union Station in Worcester, with thebest available facilities for the transportation of coal and otherheavy freight by methods favorable to the southern portion of thetown, as well as the central village and the north part of the the electric street railway is likely to be the only, and in any i6. THE THOMSON-HOUSTON SYSTEM. 17 event for several years the chief means of communication withother towns, and between different portions of the town, especiallywhen extensions become practicable, the originators consider itnecessary to bear in mind the need of carrying freight, mails, ex-press matter and baggage as well as passengers. The present time seems propitious for urging this subject notonly upon the citizens of Shrewsbury past and present, but uponthe capitalists and tradesmen of Worcester and the inhabitants ofadjoining towns, and with a proper presentation of the advantagesof this town it is believed that new residents will be attracted andthe projected railroad command the attention of those who areconstantly seeking to invest capital in prosperous prime difficulty, heretofore, has been the hilly roads and thegeneral conformation of the town which ma
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