Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-01
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.
Municipal Proceedings.


ton of w W. Pratt for renewal of license as auc-
tioneer was granted.
letter from the Chief of Police of Boston. Daniel
j. Coburn in relation to the death of the late CITY
Marshal Warren, received from the lower Board.
was read. :
The petition of VIM. Sumner for the free use of
the City Hall for juvenile concert, on Saturday
evening" JAN l. the proceeds go for tie benefit of
widows and orphans, was granted.
The report of the City Auditor, in relation to the
claim ofthe city against Benjamin Walker late As
sistant Marshall was read. 1t reported no progress
toward the settlement of the matter.
The Sidewalk Committee, on the petition of Rev.
John Boyce, pastor of St. Johns Church. that for
ty-one dollars, paid to tie Street Commissioner for
setting curbstones in front of his church, be refund
ed, reported leave TO withdraw. Accepted.
The report ofthe Committee on Claims, on the De-
titon :of Elbridge Hewitt that ten dollars be paid
him for watering streets, was accepted.
Alderman Lincoln offered the following order.
which unanimously adopted:
Reso1red That the thanks of this Board are hereby
rendered to his onor, the Mayor for the fafIfni
courteous, and impartial manner in which he has
presided over our deliberations during the municipal
year now about to close
Mayor Davis responded in an able address ofsome
length. Expressing his grateful acknowledgements
for this mark of their approval, and for their eff
cient cooperation with him in the duties of his of
flee, he passed to brief review of the acts of the
city government during the past year At its begin
ning the business prospects of the city were dark
and gloomy. But the danger had been in a degree
averted by the practice of frugality in public and
private expenditure.
Our public schools, the glory and pride of our
city, had been honoraby sustained. The expense of
H. l.. a.
S29,500. Lots of land have been purchased adioin-
ing the Ash street school house and in the Tatnuck
district. The large and commodious school bouse
at New Worcester has been thrown open for use
and other Improvements have been made, charging
the expenditure to more than 5000 above the ord-
nary expense of the schools.
To preserve our streets and bridges in sound and
safe condition has been secured by outlay of S12
600. Ten new streets have been located 723 feet of
curb stones have been set 1856 yards of cobbe pay
ing have been laid 4S1 feet of sewerage have been
constructed, and bridge has been rebuilt at South
Worcester Great improvements have been made in
New Worcester and other parts of the city, and a
amount of claims for damages have been satisfactory
ly adjusted
Inc poor nave been generously provided for
The average number of paupers, in and out of
the aims house, has been 80. Temporary assistance
has been given to 1O7l persons. The Fire Depart
ment has been recognized, by which there will be
saving of $500 TO the next City Government There
have been 81 alarms of fire, 6 of which were false
alarms The loss sustained by fire during the year is
estimated at $l1 OPS. Not building of any import
ance, which has taken fire, has burned down. The
expense of the Department is about $4,000
The fact that there has not been, during the year
case of murder or manslaughter, no burglaries 10
case of arson or incendiarism, or destruction of
property by riot, indicates that the Police have been
vlgllant and faithful The whole number of arrests
has been S97, of which 304 were of non-residents
The valuation of our real and personal estate in
1851 was 122OO. The present year. it is SI63S5
$50, showing reduction S2,0S6,5 $780, The tax has
been reduced 1929 05 On the city debt the inter
est has been paid the debt reduced and renvesed at
per cent. The general result is that all the ordi-
nary expenses of the year have been paid about
$4,000 have been paid for extraordinary expenses !;
and we shall have over 900 more in the Treasury
than when we entered on the discharge of our Off
cial duties.
COMMON COUNCIL.
All present except Councilmen Aldrich, Barton,
Lathe, and Witt. In the absence of the President
e. d. Stoddard, Esq, the Council was called to or
der by the senior member, Councilman Allen. of
Ward 4, when the Board proceeded to ballot for a
President pro tenn, and James H. Wall was elected
on the second ballot, receiving ten votes to six for
all others.
Papers from the other Board were acted upon in
concurrence.
Councilman Ward offered the following resolu
tion which he said he knew would meet the approy-
al of all;
Resored, That the thanks of this Board be tender
t. II lard f,nr+ ha abIa
and satisfactory manner in which he has presided
over the deliberations of this Board during fine
ent municipal year, and that this resolution be en-
tered upon the record and that the Clerk be in
structed TO transmit copy to President Stoddard.
1t was unanimously adopted.
VIM. A Smith, Esq, the Clerk, arose and read a
letter, which he had received from Mr. Stoddard,
stating his regret that business engagements necessi
tated his absence at the last meeting of the Board
and expressing his thanks for the honor and trust
conided in him in selecting him preside over its
deliberations
Councilman Hathaway offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolued That the thanks ofths Board be present.
edto VIM A. Smith, Esq, for the able and highly
satisfactory manner in which he has DISCHARGED the
arduous duties of clerk during the current municipal
year, and that this resolution be entered upon the
records of this Board
THE ANNUAL FRoLIC
After the adjournment Of both Boards at a little
past nine o'clock, the Common Council was reorgan-
lied by the calling of Councilman Hathaway to the
chair, and fun, generally in which many members
participated, was the order of the evening for some.
thing less than an hour.
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BoARD.-The adjourn
ed meeting of the School Committee was held at the
Police Court Room, last evening, The routine bust
ness of the Board was dispensed with, and the
subject of the choice of Teachers for the ensuing
year, was taken up Mr.. Dana in behalf of the Elk
aiming Committee, reported that the following
Teachers had been examined and approved: Miss NJ.
6. Bgelow, Principal of the Pleasant street North
Primary School; Miss Kate Hobbs Principal in tho