Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-23
CITY AND COUNTY
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,
At the State Lunae Hospital in Worcester for the week
ending Oct p, 1850
TherrnonefeT Wind. Rain.
Municipal Affairs.

A regular meeting of the city council was
held last evening. In the board of mayor and
aldermen the petition of Benjamin Evans Of
Providence, for the use of the City Hall for
gymnastic exhibition on Thursday evening
next, was laid on the table; of c. g. Wheelock>
10 have his license to run a passenger wagon
transferred to James Ray, granted of f. p.
Stowell and others, for alteration Of the grade
of Pleasant street from Oxford to Crown
street, referred to the committee on sewers
OF John Gates and others, for a sewer from
Foster street, across Union street, to Mill
Brook, referred to the joint special committee,
to which a former petition in reference to the
matter had been referred; of Allen Wheelock
and 100 others, for the extension of the aque-
duct pipes on Southbridge street to jackson
street, non.corcurred with the other board,
which referred the petition to the water COM
mittee, with power to act; of l. Washburn
and others, for a gas lamp on Arch street,
adopted in concurrence.
The aqueduct commissioner made his quar-
terly report, stating the condition of the pipes
to be good that the depth of water in Bell
Pond at the gate was so inches, large in
crease since July l, guaranteeing sufficient
supply for the winter for the use of the inhab.
itants, the extnguishment of fires, &c. He
recommends that So be paid 10 a person on
Franklin street, for damage to his well by lay
ing pipe on that street,
The mayor read the petition of Albert Cur.
It's and 40 others, for an act of incorporation
by the legislature for horse railroad to New
Worcester.
The highway commissioner reported adverse.
to the petition Of j. NJ. C. Armsby and others
for cross walk on Lincoln street, and in the
board of aldermen the report was referred to
the committee on sidewalks. The common
council nonconcurred, and accepted the re-
port
The same committee reported adversely to
the petition to have curb stones set and cutters
paved on Shelby St; accepted.
The same committee, on the petition of
Isaac Davis and others, for claim for damages
to their estates ON Mechanic street, reported
an order, that the highway commissioner set
curb stones and pave the cutters in front of
the estates OF Isaac Davis and James Green,
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The same committee reported adversely to
the petition to have curb stones set and gut.
tiers paved ON Carol street. Adopted.
An order was adopted, that $40 be paid by
the city for the use of Mechanics Hall by the
Union Sabbath School of Brookline, in June
last.
The petition of Allen & Wheelock and 9TH
ers, for extension of the aqueduct pipes on
SOuthbridge street to jackson street, which
was agreed to in the common council, and the
work ordered to be done, was non.concurred
with in the board OF aldermen.
A gas lamp was ordered to be placed on
Temple street. near the bridge.
Courtland Newton, Isaac Goddard, and
John Simmons, were drawn as traverse Jurors
at the next civil term of the superior court, at
Fitchburg, commencing on the second Monday
of November.
The city liquor agent made a report, addi-
tional to the one he made two weeks since,
stating the amount of his sales from March 10,
the time of his appointment, to Oct. l, to be
1882 10, the amount now on hand of nearly
that value, and the net profits to the city of
the sales made, after deducting the agents sal
airy, some over 5000
The board of mayor and aldermen, in execu-
tive session, appointed George W. Gomez,
Ezra Kent, and George H. Mcclellan city
watchmen.
In the common council, the president being
absent, Moses Taft was chosen president pro
tenn, after many unsuccessful baotings re.
ceiving on the last ten votes, to six for Gerry
Valentine.
Both boards adjourned to Monday evening
next, at o'clock