Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-16

are fully taken up and still many more are desr-
ing admission 1t is seldom that so young an in
stitution receives so full patronage, which is
strong evidence that the public were greatly
needing this establishment.
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MONDAY EVENING, Dec. Is.
Petition of Porter Cross for the usual building
privileges Granted
An order was adopted to pay the military com.
panes of the city their annual pay, amounting to
six hundred and eighty.three dollars.
Petition of City Guards, to have the city refund
them the amount expended in fitting up their ar.
mory. Referred to a special committee.
Alderman Wall reported decree laying out
Crown street. Adopted.
The DEGREES locating LAUREL Carroll, and Ed.
ward streets, were adopted, and sent down for
concurrence.
Thejoint special committee, appointed to con-
slider the expediency of purchasing the Magnet
Omster and Time Teller" reported favorably, and
an order to purchase it was adopted.
An ordinance concerning the Fire Department
had its first reading.
Committee on Sidewalks reported concerning
the bad condition Of the cesspool at the corner of
Main and Foster streets.
Committee on Fire Department reported leave
to withdraw on petition OF officers of Engine Co.
No. 6, to have blinds on engine house.
Committee on Claims reported leave TO with
draw on petition of r. NJ. Hudson for land dana.
ges
The special assignment for the evening being
the returns of the late election, was then taken
up.
The City Solicitor submitted his opinion of the
powers of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, in
Judging the legality of election returns, stating
that he considered that they had no power be-
yOnd examining the returns and declaring the re-
suit of the election.
Alderman Lincoln, from tine Committee on
Elections, reported in favor of throwing out the
returns from Ward No. l, one person having
acted both as " arden and one of the Inspec
tors. They also reported that there were several
slight errors in The returns from Wards 8, 7, and
s, which required correction by the Ward officers
The report of the committee was accepted
Alderman Lincoln then stated numerous other
errors which existed the records OF nearly every
Ward in the city, bul which the committee were
unable to take into consideration in their report,
on account of the decision of the City Solicitor.
The recommendations of the committee were
adopted, and the returns from Ward No. were
rejected. (Ths rejection reuerSes the vote on the
Water Qaestion.)
The Committee on Lighting Streets reportsd in
favor of referring several petitions to the next
City Government. Report accepted, and recon.
mendations adopted.
The Committee on Petition Of American Tele.
graph Company reported in favor OF granting the
petition. Report accepted, and recommendations
adopted.
Petition Of Prof. w. d. G. McVey, stating that
he considered the late election altogether illegal
He also called the attention Of the Board to the
false statements and abuse of the Transcript, and
desired an investigation. Laid on the table.
Both Boards adjourned for one week. A spe
eial meeting Of the Mayor and Aldermen is to be
held on Thursday evening next, TO make further
consideration OF the election returns.