Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-05
ESTER DALE

the Southwesterly part of the city, is becoming a
beautiful and attractive place of sepulture. The
inequality of the ground and its varions pictu-
rescue undulations, impart character to its APP
pearance, which no artificial operations could
easily effect The charge and oversight of i'm
proving, ornamenting, aud laying out these in
terestlng grounds, in which are sown the seeds of
the Resurrection, is placed by law of the Com
monwealth in the hands of a board of five commits
sioners, elected by the City Council.
The commissioners have caused the remains in
the few graves in the cemetery on Cambridge
street. to be removed to Hope Cemetery thus leav-
ing that lot of land to be occupied in such manner
as the City Council may direct
Hope Cemetery, with all the improvements
which have been made upon it, has cost the city
1.-THE receipts for the sale of lots to the
present time, has amounted to So 003. so. | feel
confident in saying, that the city will, eventually
be fully reimbursed by the sale of lots for all dis
bursements made on account of this enterprise.
From the board of commissioners you will re-
ceive full report of their doings for the past
year.
A small appropriation will be required for this
object.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Fire Department. to which the city is large
ly indebted for the protection of private and pub
lie property has enrolled in its organization three
hundred and eighty men; four engine companies
of forty men each, and two engine companies of
fifty men each; two hook and ladder companies of
thirty men each and three hose companies, each
having ten men; fire police, composed of twenty
five men, and seven engineers. This force is sup
Piled with good machines, and all necessary appar-
tus for extlnguishing fires. During the past year
there have been sixteen alarms of fire. The amount
of property destroyed by fire, has been ten thou
sand eight hundred dollars. An efficient, ener-
getic well disciplined, and well-organized fire de-
artV, &l,.N Al.
the respect, regard, and gratitude of their fellow
citizens L commend the department to your ia
vorable consideration.
The appropriation for the department the past
year, was ten thousand dollars, and the expendi-
ture has been about equal to the appropriation.
THE POLICE.
The Police is an important department of the
City Government. The peace quiet, and good
order of the city, depend much upon its energy
and fidelity. 1t should be composed of men we'll
qualified to discharge the important difficult and
ottentimes delicate duties confded to them-men
whose study it will be- that the laws and or
dlnances of the city are observed and kept-who
will show no Partially between the rich and the
poor, the high and the lowwho will see that right
is indicated, wrong suppressed, peace and good
order maintained. We should not rely wholly on
vigilant, well organized police, to prevent CRIME
The good example of the citizens, wise parental
teaching and training instruction in the public
schools, and the teachings of religion, will be OF
immensely greater service in accomplishing this
object, than the best regulated police which ever
existed
The expenses of this department for the past
year, have been $7,l55 OIL. Number of arrests
nine hundred and eighty-six. For drunkenness,
five hundred and sixty-six
The report of the City Marshal, will show the
number of complaints made, and for what offences,
the number of convictions, and other statistics,
to which refer you for further information
Your attention has now been called to some of
the principal subjects which will require your con-
sideration during the present municipal year.
The ordinary expenses of the city, the interest
on the city debt, our proportion of the County and
State tax, will necessarily make large sum to be
raised by tax upon the polls and estates of the
inhabitants of the city.
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