Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-06

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The first regular meeting of the City Gov
ernment since its adjournment in July, was
held last evening In the Board of Aldermen,
the petitions of Cummings & Hudson, and OF
DR.. John Green, for improvements and privl-
leges in connection with their estates were re-
ferred to appropriate committees The peti-
tions of Elliot Swan and others, for new town
way in the vicinity of Mr.. Swans estate; of
| VIM. Bickford and others, for paved walk
across Lincoln Square from Salisbury block to
Salisbury street, were also referred The pc
titions of Junes Circus, for license to exhibit
of Fred. w. Jeffts, for building privileges on
| Harvard street of0rson n. Heath, for license
as auctioneer for specific purposes; of Angus
tus Darby and Larvin Libbey, for licenses re-
| spectively to run hack and passenger wagon,
were severally granted.
Alderman Armsby introduced an ordinance
relative to the salaries of the marshal and as
/ sstant marshals, as a substitute for the ordi-
nances introduced and fixing their salaries
at the beginning of the year. The new ordi-
nance made no change in the amounts of the
salaries, as fixed at that time. Aid. Goddard
in opposing the ordinance, said the officers
had been rewarded according to the votes
which they gave last fall. The salaries of
those who voted the citizens ticket had with
one exception been raised, while those who
voted the other ticket were left untouched
! He was not prepared to vote for the proposed
increase in the salaries of these officers. The
| ordinance was ordered to a second reading.
| The proposition of A. b. r. Sprague to the
city to take up the water pipes crossing his es-
tate from Shelby to Prospect streets, and to
relay them through Shelby and Mulberry
streets, was rejected after some discussion.
After the transaction of some miscellaneous
| business relating to repairs of sidewalks, re-
moval of curb stones, the location of lights,
&C., the papers relating to the petition of r.
X. & B. James, for a new road from James
Mills TO the Auburn line were taken from the
table, and the Messrs. James and others from
New Worcester and vicinity, were heard in IA
vor of the petition, which was finally laid upon
the table for the present. The petition of Earle &
Jones and others asking that vacancy be de-
clared in the office of weigher and measurer
at Washington square, was laid on the table.
Alderman Armsby, from the Committee on
Claims, reported in favor of the claim of the
City Marshal for horse hire, which report was
accepted. The same gentleman submitted
report upon the claims of Mr.. Devens. City So
licitor for last year, for bills of costs, in the
cases of Levi Jackson and Benjamin Walker,
recommending that, as the former case is not
disposed of, the bill be not allowed; but that
the bill in the case of Mr. Walker, amounting
to $50 25, be paid. The recommendations of
the report ELECTED some discussion. but were
finally adopted The same committee report
ed adverse to the claim of Geo. w. Richard
son. for causing the bells to be rung and sa
lutes fired on the 4th of July, 1857
The Committee on Highways reported a de-
cree for laying out the road from May to Mill
streets, which was accepted and placed on file.
The communication of the City Marshal in re-
lation to the misconduct of drivers of hacks IL
censed in the name of Kendrck & Brown, on
the days of the regatta, was referred to a spe-
cial committee, Alderman Armsby, Chairman.
The Board adjourned for two weeks.