Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-29
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

lAONDAY GNENINGy June 20.
Mayor Davis called attention to the verbal in.
accuracy of the record of a previous meeting, in
which he was represented as using arbitrary au-
thority n the case of the appeal of certain bonds
without sureties. The record was so amended as
to show that the said bond was approved in ac-
cordance with parliamentary custom, no objec-
ton being made.
The following persons and firms were licensed
to sell fireworks at their usual places of business,
in this city, on the Sd and 9th of July, on pay
ment of IS 90 each Brooks & Stearns, A.
WheelOck & Co., Fawceit & warfeld, J. A. Dor
man, L. R. Hudson. Smith & Putnam, William
L. Gray, Ephraim Hayes, ]. o. Bemis & Co..
Green Pratt. The Mayor was authorized to
grant licenses to such other persons as he may
think proper on the same conditions
The petitions of A. g. Williams, for license as
innholder, at the Lincoln House, and C. H. Rice
as victualler, were granted.
The petition of E. H Pettee, for license as
iunholder at Nashua Hotel, was laid on the table,
and subsequently taken therefrom and granted
The several petitions Of Josiah W. Allen and
Others, for improvement of Myrtle street; of
st, phen Bartlett and others, for improvement of
Madison street; of the Highway Committee, for
new road from Heard street to Stafford street:
of Albert L. Benchley and others, for improve.
ment of the South side of Salem street, were
each read, and the orders of notice on each is.
sued, returnable July 10, at o'clock p M.
The papers in relation to the Tatuuck School
House were taken from the files of last year, and
referred, in connection with petition in refer
ence to the same, to the Committee on Educa-
ton.
communication was received from Chief En-
gineer Sturtevant, stating the unsafe condition of
the vast amount Of property in the neighborhood
of City Square, in case of fire, on account of diff
fculty of access to water, and recommending the
location of cistern of requisite dimensions on
or near the Square, and also one near the South.
east corner of the Common, as reservoirs for wa
ter.
The order from the Common Council, appropri-
ating S4OO for floral procession, July s. and
asking committee of conference, was laid on the
table.
William D. Cheever was elected Water Com
missioner, in concurrence with the other Board.
An order was adopted for the more stringent
muzzling of dogs.
The committees reported inexpedient, on the
petitions of James R. Pierce for sidewalk in
front of his estate, of Benz Fagg for hay sscales
in Tatnuck, of the Mechanics Association for
abatement of taxes, and of Lindell Freeman for
damages for injuries received on Temple street.
An ordinance from the other Board, establish.
ing the office Of Superintendent Of Schools, at
salary of $1,000 year, was read second time,
and referred to the Committee on Bills in Second
Reading, and on Suspension of Rules, was pass.
ed to be enrolled.
The petitions OF Josiah W. Alltn and Thomas
Gates, to enter the city sewer, were granted, the
former to pay $50 and the latter $40 therefor.
An order repeating ordinance No. IA, in rela-
ton to dogs, and restoring ordinance No. Is in
full force, had its FIRST reading.
The Board went into executive session, and an
pointed Joseph H. Flint, Waterman, and Freder
lex P Palmer, special policeman, during exhibi.
tions of the Young Mems Rhetorical Society,"
Adjourned for four weeks. tt