Worcester daily spy., 1860-01-02
Gitp ann County yntelIigente.
Last Meeting of tbs S.ty Governalent for


Harrington, j. B. Dexter, Lyman Brown and
Curtis Rice were drawn as jurors for Justice S
Court before Adm Thayer, Esq. Messrs.
Amos NJ. Whcelock, John C. Jaques, and
Harrison Bliss were drawn as grand Jurors for
the next term of the Superior Court. The
decree laying out and locating Concord, Lex
ington, Prescott, and Garden streets, was
adopted. On motion of Alderman Armsby an
ordinance was adopted fixing the Mayors
salary at $500, an increase of $500 over the
present salary, aud taking effect from and
after January 2, 1850. The sum of $50 was
voted to Dea. Griffin for services to the pre-
sent time as milk inspector The Treasurer
submitted communication announcing the
receipt of $1,000 from Hon. A. H. Bulloch for
the establishment of prizes in the High School,
and it was voted that the fund should be des-
ignated the "High School Medal Fund. y
The Mayor read the last quarterly report of
the City Marshal, which was placed on file.
CITY MARsHAL's REPORT.
The report shows that the commitments for the
quarter ending December 81 were l9l. of which
number 96 were prosecuted in the Police Court, and
the remaining 20 were discharged from custody by
order of the Marshal. During the year the whole
number of persons arrested and committed to the
lookup was 9l3 of whom 5ll have been prosecuted.
The remaining 402 arrested for the lighter and more
vena class of offences, have not been subjected to
prosecution under the belief that the temporary
finement to which they were subjected would prove
as eectual for future restraint the imposition of
fines, which in many instances are discharged only
by confinement in the House of Correction. OF this
number, 42s were residents of this city. The whole
number of complaints made in the Police Court for
the year is 75S, for the following Offences
Drunkenness, 255; disturbing the peace 81; dis
obedient children, 6; assault and battery, 99 assault
upon officers, 4; assault with deadly weapon, S.
assault with intent 10 commit rape, q assault with
intent to kill Il murder, l; aiding felon TO escape
8; larceny, 65 larceny from the person, Ill larceny
from dwelling house in night time, l. being armed
at time of arrest with metallic knuckles /; breaking
and entering shop in night time with intent to steal
q breaking and entering shop and stealing 4; break
ing and entering dwelling house and stealing l. bur-
glary, L; setting lire TO dwelling house with intent
to burn the same, /; adultery, 81 fornication, 1;
night walking, l. indecent exposure OF person, 3;
keeping disoTderly house, 4 keeping house of il
fame, q keeping open place of business on the LcS
day, 2; keeping liquor with intent to sell, sIinS
LIQUOR %; being common seller of intoXiE 60 n
quors, L; maintaining nuisance, 9; Sn;shings in
toxicating iqnor to prisoner in,e and dissolute
perdoas' :, NIShssaag Lords day act by engaging in
ssau,Si,,, samSIi, Common drunkards, 81; unlicensed
and peddling, z; gambling, z; oin?strqcting
A. collecting and carrying away house offa IL; not
removing snow from sidewalks, II; removing night
SOIL at 1OrDlQQen nOuIs, Z; CdIINluR night SOll
through public streets in open vessels Il fast driy
ing 4; keeping billiard room without license 2;
keeping dog without license, %; running hackney
carriage without license /; allowing sink water to
run into public Streets l; selling wood without same
being measured, / vagrancy, 25; violation of the
milk law, /; selling fireworks without license, l-of
which number 265 claimed residence out of the city
Food and lodging have been furnished during the
year to 1852 poor PERSONS mostly travelling in search
of employment. These, with the prisoners confined
in the watch house, numbering in all 2465, have
been provided with food at a cost of S133 So and
though large part of this sum should be charged to
tine pauper account, it has been included, as i'll for
mer years, among the expenses of this department.
The appropriation for the police department the
current year was for salaries of marshal and assist
ants, and pay OF watchmen, S5Oo0. The amount
for service of processes, &C., was S2324 o. The
penses of the department, tor salaries of marshal
and assistants, watchmen poor dodgers, extra police
on different occasions, expenses on warrants, &C.,
amount to S7424 81, or an excess of expenditures
over the receipts of the department. of 500 80 The
report closes as follows Of the entire constabulary
force of the city twelve only have been in the public
employ and pay, of whom nine employed as
night watch-being one more than was employed in
1858, leaving three men only active day force
upon whose vigilance has depended in great measure
the preservation of the peace and the protection of
the lives and property of our citizens Yet cannot
but congratulate myself that quiet and general good
order has prevailed throughout the city during the
current year Bringing to the service of the city
neither previous experience nor that intimate
knowledge of persons and places which is of such
value in the administration of police force, and
which service alone gives refer with confidence to
the records of the office vouchers for the activity
and fidelity of the MISUNDERSTANDING for myself
only that, without fear or favor, with honesty and
fidelity, have endeavored to discharge the duties
of the office have had the honor 10 hold.
With proper regard to the rights of parties
cused, determining guilt before directing All arrest
] have the consciousness of having prosecuted in
Court ecery compl0int of public interest which has
been made to me, only in instance, when the
character of the complainant was to justify me in
swearing to the truth of his complaint.
] should do injustice no less to my own feelings
than to the officers who have been associated with
me in this department, if omitted to express my
satisfaction with the manner in which they have
performed their dutes-at all times delicate often
unpleasant and difficult, and not always without
danger More especially do ! feel indebted to my
first assistant James Mcfarland, for the unwearied
the city; and desire to make this public acknowl-
edgement of my great indebtedness to him, as well
as to testify to the government my high appreciation
of his services to the city.
WILLIAM S. LINCOLN City Marshall
The two branches went into convention at
9 o'clock, for the election of twelve Directors
for the Free Public Library, when the follow
ing gentlemen were chosen:
For one year-Mr. d. S. Messenger and
Rev. j. j. Power.
For two years-Messrs. Albert Toman and
w. A. Smith.
For three years-Messrs A. H. Bullock and
Samuel d. Harding.
For four years-Messrs. Dwight Foster and
VIM. w. Rice.
For five years-Messrs. Henry Chaplin and
George M. Rice.
For six years-Messrs. Stephen Salisbury
and Isaac Davis.
The convention dissolved, and in the Board
of Aldermen an order was adopted, by vote
of five to ten, appropriating $1,000 for the en-
largement and improvement of the lending or
circulating department of the library. This
order elected protracted debate in the Com
mon Council, which continued till II o'clock
when it was adopted in concurrence. But on
account of informality, its legality is ques-
toned. The following resolution introduced
by Alderman Goddard, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Alder
men be rendered to the Hon. A. Ii. Bullock for the
distinguished ability and courtesy with which he has
presided over their deliberations the present munich
pal year.
In response to the resolution, Mayor Bull.
lock made the following closing address:
Gentlemen Of the Board Of Aldermen Permitted
with the closing hours of the year to terminate the
period OF our official relations, cannot be mistaken
in supposing that we find source of grateful refec-
ton in the harmony which has uniformly peryaded
our deliberations The record shows that we have
held forty-two sessions and you can bear witness
that the responsibilities of this Council have been
neither few nor light The labor of conducting the
affairs of city like only be fully apprecia
ted by those who have borne positive share in the
work. The punctuality which has characterized this
Board is worthy of special mention. We have not
been without quorum at any one of our regular
meetings. and very rarely without the presence of
every Alderman; and need not remind you of the
great benefits we have derived from such am attend
ance. have myself been present at every meeting
with single exception, and in that instance con-
sideraons of deicacy suggested the nronretv of nv