Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-15
City ano County Sntelli9ente.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,
At the State Lunatic Hospital Worcester for the week
ending Nov. 49, 1889.
Thermometer Wind. Rain.
NIunicinaI Affairs.

In the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, last
evening. the petition of L. & A. G. Goes, ask
ing that the public hall recently fitted up ut
New Worcester be accepted, and the contract
made between them and the city in 1857 be
cancelled, was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings. Lewis Babbtt was licensed
as an auctioneer. The petition to authorize
the Committee on Shade Trees to remove
some of the ancient and decaying buttonwoods
at the north end of Main street, was not
granted.
Alderman Lincoln, from the Committee on
Highways, submitted report upon the order
relative to grading the hill near the First Bap-
list Church, accompanied with an order in
structing the Commissioner of Highways, I'M
der the advice of the Committee on Public
! Grounds, to grade that portion of Salem street
east of the Common according to plans pro
| posed, and to remove the fences on that side of
| the Common SO as to embrace that portion OF
the hill not required for highway provided
the AUDITORS relinquish all claim tor damages,
and the city is liable for no other expense than
| for grading the street and the removal of the
| fences as required. The report was accepted
| and the order adopted.
The petitions of Luther Ross and others
asking for the erection of school house on
John street for the accommodation of resi-
dents in the west part of the city was taken
from the table and referred to the next city
government The petitions of Daniel God
dard and Seth Caldwell for improvement in
curb-stones &C., were similarly referred
The city treasurer was authorized to pay to
the members of Co. A, of the Sd battalion of
I,.A 1,Flt e Al, M
of infantry, their respective portions of the sum
of $50; and to the members OF Joslyn's and
Fishes Cornet Bands, their share OF Sl44 for
military services during the present year.
| The salary of the milk agent was fixed at
| $50.
| Alderman Messenger from the committee
having in charge the erection of the new
| school house in Worthwhile verbally reported
| that the house was completed and ready for
occupancy, and offered an order authorizing
the Committee to dispose of the old house and
| lot by auction or otherwise, which was adopt
ed.
Alderman Lincoln, from the committee on
| Highways reported DEGREES relocating Con-
| cord, Lexington, portion of Prescott, Garden,
| and a portion of Belmont streets, which were
| placed on file. The petition OF Henry Chaplin
and Others asking that Linden street be made
| public was received, and an order of notice
was ordered to be issued returnable three
weeks hence. The committee of Highways
was instructed to prepare decree making
Agricultural street, extended TO the 10 Bill
road, public street.
The polls, on the day of the municipal cleo
ton ( 18th of December next,) will be open
from A. NJ. to P. NJ.
In the Common Council, in the absence of
the President, S. V. Stone, Esq was elected
President pro TEN. The business transacted
was not Of general interest. Both branches
adjourned for three weeks.