Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-22
City ann County smtslligente.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

The regular meeting of the City Council was
held last evening. The petitions of John
Green, for license to remove a building on Cen
trail street; of Gustavus Elliot, for renewal of
license as auctioneer, and as keeper of an in
telligence office; Abram Peaslee, for license as
auctioneer ; of Daniel Noyes, to be appreciated
as common victualler in the basement of Cen
trail Exchange, and of +. Swan, to be approba-
ted as innholder at Washington Square, were
severally granted.
The petition of Elbridge Hewett, asking for
compensation for watering streets, was refer
red to the Committee on Claims.
An order was adopted paying from the City
| Treasury 81 80 to Jubal H. Haven for militia
services in 1857.
Communications were received from Smith
Quimby, declining his election upon the Board
of Engineers, and from p. b. Gilbert and Jos.
| p Hale, declining the Office of Assessors, and
sent down for information.
The following memorial was presented by
Henry Goulding, and referred to the Commit.
tee on Claims
"The subscriber hereby proposes to your
honorable bodies, that the subject matter in
v0lVed in the suits now pending between the
city of Worcester and himself may be adjust
ed and settled by arbitration. The undersign-
ed therefore proposes to the City Council that
the matter of said suit be referred to able and
disinterested referees, with full authority to
determine the matter in controversy, and both
parties to abide by the result"
The Mayor, in behalf of the Committee on
Education, submitted report, accompanied
with plan, for new school house in the Tat
muck District which was accepted, and the
plan was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Lincoln, it was or
dered that joint special committee be ap-
| pointed with authority to advertise for propos-
| ais for the erection of school house in the
| Tatnuck District to contract for the same at
an expense not to exceed S2400, and to super
intend its erection according to the contract
said building to be completed by the LIST of Oc
tober next. Upon this order, Messrs. Lincoln
and Goddard were appointed on the part of the
Board of Aldermen.
The papers relating to High street were
taken from the table. The Committee on
Highways were instructed to prepare decree
laying out and locating High street as public
street in accordance with the prayer of the
petitioners.
William Barker, Benjamin N. Childs and
Lyman Brown were drawn as jurors for the
April Term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
The order from the Common Council pro-
viding for grading, relaying curbstones, and
paving the cutters on the north side of Temple
street, from Green street to the bridge was re-
ferred in concurrence.
The order relating to the salaries of City
Marshal and other officers came up, with the
Marshaps salary fixed at $1,000, instead of
Sl100, as voted by the Board of Aldermen at
the last meeting. The change was opposed by
Alderman Goddard, and upon call of the
yeas and nays, was noncOncurred in.
The order from the Common Council in
structing the Mayor to petition the Legislature
for an alteration of the City Charter, to enable
the choice of Aldermen by wards, was nom
concurred in, Aldermen Bartlett and Lincoln
voting in the affirmative and Aldermen Thay.
err Armsby, Goddard, Goes and Messenger in
the negative.
In convention of both branches Alvan T.
Burgess was elected to fill the vacancy in the
Board of Engineers, and James H. Wall, and
VIM. A. Ayres, were elected assessors.
Both boards adjourned for three weeks.