Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-22
Board or Mayor nnd Aldermen.

MONDAY, 2Oth March.
Gustavus Elliott was licensed to keep an
Intelligence Office, and to be an auctioneeer
Edward Southwick's account for services as
Clerk to the Overseers of the Poor, was re-
fcrrcd to the Committee on Claims.
S. G. Green received permission to remove
the Central hotel building.
The petition of Samuel Putnum for allow.
ance for damage to his estate in consequence
of drawing the water from Bell Pond, was re-
ferred to the Committee on water.
E. B. Stoddard obtained permission to use
part Of Pleasant, and West Streets for build
ing purposes and Calvin Foster, part of
Pearl, and Main Streets for similar purposes
Gates, and Taft, were appreciated as Com
mon Victuallers. rNm.
An ordinance raising the salary ofthe Clerk
of the Common Council, to 5000, per Gnnun,;
and that of the City Messenger, to $500, was
read, and referred to the committee on bills to
a second reading
A communication from the Mayor, was read
stating that he had taken deeds from Messrs.
Lincoln and Hammond, of the lands for the
new Common. The amount of land is &c
acres, l43 rods, costing $ll ,45l. The COM
munication, which recommended that some
thing be done forthwith, to put the new Com
mon in order, was referred to the Committee
ON public grounds, and shade trees.
The free use of the City Hall, was granted
to the Teachers Institute which is to commence
in this city on the oath of April next.
The petition of Stephen Taft, aud others,
for paving cutters, and laying curb stones, on
Salem Street, was referred to the Committee
on sidewalks The petition of Sam. Smith,
and others, for same, ON Southbridge Street,
was similarly referred.
The committee, on petition of C. c. Green
wood, and others, that cutters be paved, and
curb-stones laid on Myrtle Street, made re-
| port favorable to the same, which was adopt
ed.
A joint special committee was ordered to be
| appointed, to confer with Hon. Isaac Davis,
in reference to an award made to him, by the
| City, for damage done to his estate on Main
Street. Aldermen Wall, and w. A. Will
iams, were appointed from Board of Alder
men.
Hemmenway, and Wall, were granted per-
mission to make coal holes in the sidewalk,
before the Worcester House.
The decree laying out Pearl Street, as a
public highway, was recommitted, with in
structions to report, for acceptance, SO much
of the street as is clear of all distractions.
The petitions Of F. Strong, and others, and
Barbour, and others, for repairs on sidewalk,
on Green Street, were referred, in concurrence,
to the committee ON side walks.
So much of the Mayors address as refers to
the road between Cambridge Street, and Quin-
sigamond village, was referred to joint spe-
cial committee, consisting of Aldermen Wall,
and Phillips; and Messrs. Lincoln, Wood
worth, and Jos. A. Walker.
Solomon Nixon, was elected Mcasurer OF
Wood.
The report Of the committee on the petit
ton of D. w. Cook, and others, that the city
furnish curb and paving stones, fos so much
of the southerly side of Austin Street, as lies
between Oxford, and Main Streets, upon con-
dition that the AUDITORS lay the same at their
own expense, came up recommitted. The re-
| commitment was non-concurred in; and the
report was verbally amended and adopted.
The petition of VIM. N. Green, and others,
for grading the sidewalks, on Summer Street,
was referred to the committee on sidewalks.
The Board adjourned to o'clock Monday,
the 9th inst.