Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-17

/ Bell pond was very low, and recommended the
adoption of measures to increase the supply. The
report was referred to the committee on water
The committee on lighting streets reported in ia
vor of erecting seven gas lamps between Piedmont
street and New Worcester. The subject was discuss
ed at length, and the number was reduced to five.
The same committee reported in favor OF placing
lamps on Austin street, as petitioned for by D. W.
| Upham and others, and also in favor of lamps in
the vicinity of Grafton street. according to the pet-
! ton of E. s. Lawrence and Others
The committee on sidewalks reported adverse to
the petition of Henry Murray for damages and in
favor of the petitions of S. Caldwell and Others l.
X Earle and others, Richard Ball and others, Isaac
Davis and others, Horace Ayres and others, and w.
A Smith and Others which were accepted
The committee on highways reported that the pub
lie safety required that and substantial bridge
should be built over the Blackstone river al Cuinsg
amond, and the road widened at that point also in
favor of so much of the petition Of the Gas Light
Company as relates to locating the grade OF Lincoln
| street, near their estate. Tie same committee re
ported adverse to the petition of Levi and Richard
Barker for damages The committee on claims rec
commended the payment of s25 to NJ F. Dryden, IN
| full for his claim for damages.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Mr.. Draper offered an order, fixing the compensa-
ton of the assessors for the current year at Sl2OO for
making the state county, and city valuation and
$500 additional for making the valuation and re-
turns TO the secretary of state required by the stat
ute of March, 1860. The order was amended by sub
stitutng $1,000 for $1,000, and adopted; Messrs DIa-
per and Burbank were appointed members OF JOINT
committee on the removal of the scales from South
bridge street TO some more convenient locality The
city marshal was authorized to offer suitable re-
ward in the name of the city, for the apprehension
of the person or persons who mutilated the horses
of Draper & Clark, on the night OF the Eth INST
Caleb Kendall was elected weigher and measuIer at
the City Coal Yard on Southbridge street, in place
of Elisha Broad resigned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
In the Common Council, the report on the public
library gave rise to an extended discussion Mr.
Pratt moved to concur in its adoption. Mr.. Staples
inquired if all the plans submitted to the committee
were reported upon, and stated that the first plan
of Mr.. rourtellot met his preference Mr.. Boyden
spoke at some length and with considerable feeling,
against accepting the report of the committee.
Messrs. Taft, Pratt and Others defended the report.
The council finally voted to concur-13 to Shy
yea and nay vote, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Estabrook, Fitch, Goddard Hakes,
Peckham, Pratt, Sprague, Staples Taft Temple,
NdyS-Messrs. Ball, Boyden, Brown, Chlds, Goes,
Crompton, Jordan, Muzzy.
The accompanying orders. for the raising of S16,-
900, to defray the expenses of the building, were
passed by vote of Is to 8-the nays being Messrs'
Boyden, Estabrook and Jordan. The jury list was
referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs
Pratt, A G. Walker, Goes, Crompton, aud Fitch.
The salary of the highway commissioner was fixed
at $500 for the year. Both branches adjourned for
one week.