Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-13

, BOnrd Of Mayor and Aldermen.
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,BOnrd Of Mayor and Aldermen.
MONDAY EVENING, Oct. u.
Petition of James Il. Wall ct al, for leave to
suspend a flag across Foster street, was granted
OF P. & s. Sears, for remuneration for horse
drowned in Salisburys Pond, in consequence of
deficiency in the railing of the bridge, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims. OF Lyman
Bagbee, for license to keep intelligence office,
was granted. Of NouIse, Mason, & Co., for re-
moval of gas light to the corner of French Row
and Union street, was referred to the Committee
on lighting Streets. Of A. Devereaux ct a., for
a gas light opposite Spring street, was referred to
the same committee. OF p B. Gilbert ct al, to
open Chatham street as a public highway; and
of J. F. Allen ct al, to have Cedar and Everett
streets town ways; and an order of notice was
ordered to be issued to the AUDITORS said
streets, returnable in four weeks. OF Thomas
Earle, for leave to extend culEert from his res.
idence into Irving street, was referred to the
Street Commissioner, with power to act of Bar
nard, Sumner, & Co., ct al, for an extension of
the time of paying their taxes, was granted.
The liquor reports of NJ. B. Green and P. B.
Mignault were read and ordered to be placed on
6le
The Mayor then read the quarterly report of the
City Marshal, and it ordered to be placed on
file.
Alderman White moved that it be offered to the
city papers for publication, and that they receive
the sum usually paid for the same.
Alderman Goulding did not think it worth the
while to have published, but he was voted down.
The Committee on Claims, to whom was refer
red order for the payment of ]. A. Andrews,
for services as School Committee, reported in
favor, and their order was adopted.
The petition of S. S. Sweetser ct al, for lamp
at the head of Henchman street, was referred to
the Committee Lighting Streets. Of S. V.
Stone and S. H. Leonard, for permission, in be.
half OF the City Guards, to erect flag staff near
the cesspool Foster street, was referred to the
Committee on Sidewalks.
The following persons were then drawn to
serve as traverse jurors in the Court Of Common
Pleas, Worcester: ANDREW Hutchinson, G. A.
Chamberlain, W. W. Patch, Edward Bemis
Three for Ftchburg &C. W. Freeland, E. T.
Marble, d. H Fitch. Justices Court CHARLES
Wood, Brigham Converse, John Corey, Austin
Abercrombie, s. H. Leonard, Benjamin Barber.
An ordinance was introduced by Alderman
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the payment oftaxes, that all persons who should
voluntarily pay their taxes on or before the 18th
of November should receive discount of four per
cent. referred to committee on second reading,
and it was passed to be enrolled
An order, introduced by Alderman Southgate,
to the effect that the Street Commissioner be au-
thorized to remove all Instructions to the water
| of Mill Brook, where it crosses Union street,
near the estate of W. I. Merrifeld, was adopted.
An order, introduced by Alderman Southgate,
| that the Highway Commissioner order curb stones
to be set and cutters paved near Adams's Block,
the South part of Main street. provided that a6ut-
tors pave the walks within sixty days after the
curb stones are set was adopted.
| An ORDER introduced to lay out sidewalks from
Myrtle to Park street, on Main street, was
adopted.
The petition of R. L. Halves ct al, for re.lo-
cation of Salisbury street, was referred to Com
mittee on Sidewalks.
An order, introduced by Alderman Prentiss,
that the Mayor is, and be, hereby authorized to
draw his order upon the City Treasurer Tor the
sum of $500 In favor of John Flagg, and IS in
favor of J. R. Gleason, for damages by the lay.
ing out of Ranks's lane, was adopted.
The order in relation to the payment of ward
clerks, was taken from the table, and referred to
the same committee which had it in charge.
The Board then adjourned until the first Mon
day in November.
The Common Council were principally occupied
in passing bills in concurrence with the upper
Board.