Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-29

MONDAY EVENING, June %, 1858.
Present, Mayor aud Aldermen Valentine, White, Will
lams, Harding, and Phillips.
The petition Of Drs Joseph and Henry Sargent, 10
have the grade Of Main street, the of South
bridge street. fixed with leave to occupy the sidewalk
during The building of block of stores, referred
the Street Commissioner, and a Committee consist
ing ofAldermen White, Phillips, and Earle.
A license was granted to Brooks & Stearas to sell
fire works.
A license was granted to David Scott for the same
purpose
communication was read from the City Liquor
Agent stating that the amount of sales from the 2sd of
May 10 the 22d OF June, was SIS 90
sibley & scott were licensed to sell fireworks
The Mayor was authorised to draw his order the
Treasurer for $780, in favor Of Ed Southwicx Over.
seer of the Poor Laid over by the other Board.
communication was received from the Street Com
missioner stating that Mr. James White refuses to com
promise with the City in relation grading the side
walk, and building bank wall before the Hubbard
house on Front street. Laid on the table.
communication was received fOm the City Mar
shat, requesting committee of investigation into the
conduct of John E. Dodge, hackman cor collation. of
the City Ordinances. Aldermen Earle, Williams, and
Crandall were appointed Committee
The license of f. w. Rabbit, as an Auctieneer, was
renewed.
An order approprating $50 for The purchase of
bose carriage for Company No. 3 be located New
Worcester, adopted, in concurrence.
The Mayor was authorized 10 draw his order on the
the City Treasurer the sum of $685. A. and inter
est in favor the Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance
Company said being collected as taxes without any
legal claim to the same. lie was authorized to draw
another order for $4O22 in favor of the Manufacturers
Mutual Insurance Company, for the reason Both
orders were adopted, in concurrence.
An order from the Common Council, appropriatng
Sl2OO for the Improvement of Hope Cemetery, was
amended by substituting $500 for $780, and adopted
and sent down.
Adj Williams presented order for Committee to
confer with the Society worshpping in the Old South
Church, in reference removing their meeting house
from the Common which was adopted Aid. Williams,
and Earle, and Councmen Bckford, Wall, and W ood-
WORTH were appointed that Committee.
| An order from the other Board, subject 10 legal adj
vice, authorizing the street Commissioner to retain
such curb stones be substitutes by others, for The use
ofhe City, concurred in. Reconsidered, and the
subject referred to- the City Solicitor This reference
was concurred in.
The order from the other Board in RELATE on to remov-
ing sycaniores Court I'm was amended und referred
to the Committee on Shade Trees; with authority to
act This mendment was coHcurred iii.
An order from the other Board, in relation to grading
Prospect street. and paving the sidewalks ofthe same
was amended by substituting for it the order in relation
10 the same passed 9Th Nov. 1853 end adopted. Nom
concurred in
communication from Hiram Gleason, agreeing to
lay wall AROUND the school house lot at Blyheswood
for S55, as read, and order from the Common
Council agreeing to accept Gleason's contract, was
adopted, in concurrence.
The petitions which were referred 10 this evening for
action, were further referred Saturday, ofnext week.
at O'clock.