Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-28
MunicipaI Affairs.


AT the meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen last evening, licenses to sell fire
works from the first to the fifth of July next,
inclusive, were granted to NJ. f. Shattuck,
Samuel Stratton, and w. L. Gray, for five dol
lars piece. The Mayor was authorized to
grant licenses to others on the same terms.
Joseph Barnes's petition to be appreciated as
innhOlder at No. Is Mechanic street, was grant
ed. The communication of the Chlldrens
Friend Society, was referred to the Committee
on Claims. The petition of VIM. Dickinson
and others, for a sewer on portion OF Maple
street, was referred to the appropriate commit
tee. The license of +. W. Vail, auctioneer,
was renewed. Sands, Nathans. & Co.'s circus
WIS licensed for the Fourth of July-three ex-
hibitions
The Committee on Sewers reported in favor
of the petition of George +. Butman, and on
the petition of Elisha Chafin, recommended
its reference to the Highway Commissioner.
Both reports were adopted. The latter was
afterward recommitted in concurrence.
The petition of Geo. T. Rice and other citi-
zens, asking an appropriation not exceeding
$500, to secure public performances of Fiskes
and Joslyn's Cornet Bands during the months
of July and August, was referred to a joint
special committee-Messrs Lincoln and God
dard on the part of this board. The Mayor
was authorized to employ Joslyn's Band for
the fourth of July
The decree laying out Salem, from Myrtle
to Southbridge street, was taken from the files
and adopted.
The petition of George Crompton and 9th
ers, asking that Lafayette street be laid out as
public street, from Southbridge to Mibury
streets, was referred to the Committee on
Highways.
The Commissioner of Highways called at
tention to the decayed condition of the bridge
over the blackstone river, near the Rolling
Mill at Quinsigamond, together with plan for
stone arch bridge-estimated cost $1,000
was also referred to the Committee on High
ways.
The Committee on Highways reported de-
cree laying out Chatham street, and other pa
pers on the subject, which were placed on file.
Alderman Thayer, from the special commit
| tee on the proposed new engine house, sub
mltted report recommending the appoint
ment of a special committee to receive pro-
posas, and attend to the erection of the build
ing. An amendment was offered by Alderman
Lincoln, contemplating the erection Of build
ing large enough to store a steam fire engine,
which might be needed at some future time.
| The amendment was accepted as a substitute
for the report, and adopted
On motion ofAlderman Messenger, the City
Marshal was instructed to enforce strictly the
rules ana ordinances relating to the time Of
closing billiard and bowling saloons
The report of the Water Committee recon-
mending the extension of the aqueduct pipes
from Main through Southbr dye street to the
Western Railroad and the erection of suitable
hydrants, provided the petitioners cause the
pond in the rear of the stone shop to be open
ed as a perpetual reservoir, was taken from
the table, and after some discussion, was
amended, limiting the extension of the pipe
to Madison street, and, as amended, was
adopted.
In the Common Council an order was adopt.
ed to reimburse Hon. Geo. w. Richardson to
the amount of $50, for the ringing of bells,
firing guns, and other expenses incurred for
the public good i'll celebrating the 4th of July,
1851 The order was concurred in by the
Board of Aldermen
An order was adopted and approved in both
branches appropriating $500 to be placed in
the hands of the committee of the Super
intendents of the Sunday Schools for their
proposed celebration on the 4th, with the pro-
vision that the public schools are not to be
excluded from the benefits of the appropria-
ton.
Adjourned for three weeks.