Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-29
FOCAL ITEMS.
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.

Pesikioas prcsentod-For the improvement
of liberty STRENGTHENING ordered on the Sd
Saturday of April, at IL o'clock; of F. 7.
Meritck and others, for curb stones ON Ash
land Street-refcrred to Committee on side
walks; of Benjamin Walker and ]. C. French,
for leave to remove buildings granted; of
Worcester Co. Agricultural Society, for the
acceptance of Agricultural Street as public
highway, and for the widening Of the same
hearing ordered on the first Saturday in May,
at o'clock, P. NJ; of Calvin Foster and 9TH
ers, that Maple Street may be accepted as
public highway-he ordered first Wednes-
day in April, at o'clock, P. NJ; of Isaac
Davis, for occupancy Of part of Main Street
while building granted.
The Mayor was authorized to draw his or
der for $44,2 in favor of Gill Valentine, for
services rendered the city
A communication from the first parish was
read, offering to reinquish its right in and
upon the Common, in consideration of the re-
ceipt of lot of ground, 100 feet by $50, any
where on Main Street, between Pearl Street
and the north line of Anthony Chase's estate
The communication embodied other condi-
tons in relation to the matter now pending
between the city and the society, all of which
was offered as a report of the Committee to
whom the subject had been referred. The re-
port was accepted, and sent down to the other
board for information.
& L,
fayorably to the allowance of the claim on the
city for 800, made by Samuel H. Flagg, for
repairs on the highway, but expressed
doubt whether the city was legally holden
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Order of Notice was issued, to the petition
ers in the matter of relocating jackson street,
that hearing will be had on the first Wednes-
day in April, at o'clock P. NJ. The petition
of Patrick McCloskey, in reference to Foyle
street, was taken from the files of last year,
and a hearing ordered on TIE first Saturday of
May, at 8 o clock P. NJ.
Pearl street was accepted as public high
way, and the decree therefor placed on file.
Alderman Wall presented an order for in
quiry into the rights of the city, to passage
way between the estates of Isaac Davis and
Ira NJ. Barton. Referred to joint Special
Committee.
On the petition of Alvin Waite, for dam
agos in consequence of the grading of Main
street, in front of his estate; hearing was or
dered on the first Wednesday in April, at 8
o'clock P. M. A hearing was also ordered at
the same time, on similar petition of Luther
Spring, I'd.
On the petition of G.. A. Chamberlain and
others, for repairs on Salisbury street, hear
ing was ordered on the second Wednesday Of
April at o'clock P. NJ.
An order from the Common Council, pro-
viding for the protection of shade trees in the
public streets, was concurred in.
The petition of Willard, Williams, & Co.,
for curb stones ON School Street, was referred
to the Committee on sidewalks, in concur
renee.
A similar petition of Warren Williams and
other AUDITORS, on Hanover and Laurel Stress,
was referred to the same Committee, as was
also a petition for paving portion of Ex-
change Street.
Adjourned for one week.