Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-06-11
Municipal Affairs.
In COMMON CoUScIL, }

A Petition of Engine Co, No. l, to have bell at the
north end Of the city, rung give alarms of FIRE,
5 referred to the Committee the Fire Department
concurred in the Board Of Aldermen.
Petition of 5. B. Swain and others, to have Orange
street graded, referred to the Committee on High
ways-concurred in by the Aldermen.
Petition of @. B. Hadwen and others for School
House upon Newton street, was referred to the Com
mittee Education.
An order for Committee to fix the bounds Of and
grade the streets around the State Lunac Hospital
cordng to the prayer of the petition OF the Trustees of
the Hospital-was adopted in concurrence
report of Committee Highways, on petition D
VIM. b. Fox and others, in relation to sidewalks on
Green sreet-lhat petitioners have leave towithdraw-
was accepted in concurrence.
A report of the same Committee, on widening Plea.
SAINT street opposite land of VIM. Dickinson-recom-
mending the widening thereof-was accepted, and an
order TO carry out the propositions of the report was
adopted in concurrence
A report of Committee on Highways, in relation to
paving Front sreet-accepted, and order herewith
after discussion Of nearly two hours-was Land on the
table.
| An order approprating 5000 for fireworks on eve
ming of 4th of July .next-was adopted-concurred in
by the Aldermen.
Petition of Timothy s. Stone, in relation to building,
was granted in concurrence, under direction of Commit
Tee on Highways, the Aldermen concurring.
Petition of James B. Fske and others, that Charles
and Blackstone streets be laid out as public high
referred in 10 the Committee on HIGHWAYS
Petition of Fire Department, in relation to use Of
aqueduct water for their drills was referred in concur
renee to the Committee on Accounts with Instructions
to report bill in accordance with the prayer fthe pc.
titioners
Ordered in concurrence, that the Committee on High.
ways consider the expedency of laying out public high
ways over Walnut, Oak, and Maple streets.
Petition of John F. Smith and Others for lamps in
Salisbury and Grove streets-granted in concurrence
under direction of Committee on lighting streets.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
June 8, 1851.
Charles Lamb was licensed to run hackney car.
riage.
The petition Of Ebenezer Collier for the laying out Of
Oak and Maple streets, was rejected.
Lowell Howe and Alexander Putnam were licensed
as auetioneers.
The petition of Willard Richmond for the usual priv
ileges in erecting block north Of Pipes block, was
granted, with leave to make coal holes under the side
walk. That portion of the petition which asked The
assent of the board encroachmen upon the Sidewalk
similar to those which have been ade by some otAers
was refused.
An order was adopted directing the City Marsha
to examine, and report all cases in which private streets
may be in such condition to make them unsafe fo
public travel to expose the city liability for an,
n damage which may be suffered thereby.
The bill s'in addition to an ordinance concernint
measurers of wood, bark, and charcoal was reporte,
In new draft, by the Committee on bills in the secon,
reading, and was passed to be enrolled, as amended
The order for fencing the several school lots twas re
committed to the Committee Shade Trees and Pub
8 lie Grounds
n The Board awarded $3.50 to Samuel B. Scott, 70
damage to his estate in changing the grade of the side
J, walk last year.
The application Of o. H. Blood for damages BY al
II tering the highway, rejected.
y The business in which 10th boards concurre,,
Is mentioned in the report of the Conmon Council, AN,
IS not repeated here.