Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-10
LOCAL MEMS
Board of Mayor aud Aldermen.

MONDAY EVENING, Feb. y.
Petition off. A. Titus of Grafton for damages
for injuries received by overturning his sleigh on
Green street, caused by snow drift in the road.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Petition of 7. S. Stone and others, for loca-
ton of new street. Referred to Committee on
Sidewalks.
Report of the Committee on Amendment of
City Ordinances, and order in regard to City Mes
senger and Commissioner of Highways. Report
accepted, and order adopted.
An order was adopted, referring the suit of Al.
pheus NJ. Merrifeld against the city for damages,
to the City Solicitor.
The report of the Aqueduct Commissioners was
accepted and ordered TO be printed in the City
Document.
The jury list was taken up and sent to the other
Board for concurrence.
The reports of George R. Spur and Charles
Clarke, liquor agents were referred to Committee
on Water. The petitions on file in relation to
that matter were referred to the same committee.
Petition of Sidney Smith and others, for a holt
day on the 22d, was referred to the Finance Com.
mittee.
Alderman White, from the Committee on Joint
Rules and Orders, reported those of last year,
with certain amendments. Adopted.
Alderman Southgate offered an order authoriz-
ing the Mayor to grant licenses for any exhibit
ton of moral character. Adopted.
The communication of Dr. Martin, in regard to
entering sewer, was taken up, and an order adopt
ed, granting DR.. Martin leave to enter the sewer
on Pleasant street, by paying into the City Treas
ury the sum of S32 sc.
The matter of the petition of Whittemore,
Harrington, & Co, for an engine on Southbridge
street, was taken up, and referred to next meet
ing ~
The Committee on Claims reported on the
claim of City Guards for reiublrsements, an order
paying them 1929 8S Adopted
Both Boards then went into convention for the
choice of Assessors, and Assistant Engineers o.
the Fire Department-the latter in place Of AL
bert H. Foster and A. G. Goes, resigned.
Samuel Smith, Jonas Bartlett, and Ftzroy
Willard, were chosen Assessors, at salary of
800.
William H. Haywood and Elijah F. Miller were
elected Assistant Engineers
On motion of Alderman White, committee of
three was chosen to consider what regulations
shall be adopted in relation to the Worcester
Theatre. Aldermen White, Strong and Gould
ing were appointed on the committee
The subject of the school house at New Wor-
cester was taken from the Committee on School
Houses, and referred to the Committee on Educa-
ton.
An order was adopted authorizing the City
Treasurer TO borrow money in anticipation ofcity
taxes.
Alderman Earl, from Committee on the con-
duct of the drivers of Hack No 46, Kenrick and
Colman, reported that the difficulty arose from
the competition among the hackmen and porters
of the Lincoln and Bay State Houses to get pas.
sengers at the railroad stations, and recommended
the passage of order, that police of one or more
persons be st,toned at each railroad station, to
protect travellers, &C., from annoyance by hack.
men or porters Report accepted and order
adopted.
An order was adopted for the printing of $500
copies of City Document, No. IL, containing
the Mayors Inaugural with the usual annual re-
ports.
Adjourned for one week.