Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-09

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRs.-A regular meeting
of the city council was held last evening. In
the board of mayor and aldermen, the petition
of the German Singers and Turner'S soce-
ties, for the free use of the City Hall, for
Garibaldi meeting, on paying expenses, was
granted of H. n. Tower and others, for curb
stones on Chestnut street, referred to the side
walk committee OF H. n Clark, for license
to run a passenger wagon, granted; of sundry
persons, that John street be made public, re
ferred to the highway committee.
The quarterly report of the highway COM
missioner, Henry Prentice, was read and ac-
cepted. The following items appear in it :
Pay roll of men for last quarter, S2,74S %
Sundry bills, 1855 %
Salary of commissioner, 800 90
Amount expended from Jan. to July l,
1860, 6,884 50
Amount expended from Jan. to Oct. l, s11. S3s O3
George A. Brown, Charles L. Brooks, j
H. Brooks, and James L. Estcy, were drawn
as traverse jurors, at the approaching criminal
term of the superior court in this city COM
mencing next week.
The order of notice from the county com.
missioners, in reference to the new road from
Worcester to Millbury, was read and referred
to the highway committee.
The committee OH water reported in favor
of extending the city aqueduct on Southbridge
street to the railroad bridge, and an order was
adopted directing the work to be done. The
same committee reported in favor of construct,
ing pipe from the city aqueduct on Lincoln
street to the gas works, and an order was
adopted directing the same to be done, the new
pipes to be the property Of the city.
The report of the city liquor agent, John @
Hill, was read and accepted. By this it APP,
pears his sales from the time Of his appoint
ment, March 10 to April l, amounted to
1911 80; during April, s454 "a; May, $3.50 68;
June, s544 OF; July, 5000 Is; August s5O3 So;
September, s417 81 by which it appears
that there is most medicine in demand in the
dry month of July.
The third quarterly report OF the City
Marshal, Col. Kers Phillips was read and &C.
cepted. The report says:
CITY MARSHALS REPORT.
Three hundred and twenty three persons
have been arrested and committed to the watch
house during the last quarter, for the following
crimes; Drunkenness, 1873; disturbing the
peace, SO; larceny, 26 as sault and battery.
l5 assaults an officers, 3 breaking windows.
2; disohedient boys, 2; suspicious persons, 3
threatening, /; breaking shop, throwing
stones at railroad cars, l forgery. keeping
| liquors Tor sale, Vagrancy, IL fast driv-
ing, false fire alarm, l /; insane persons, 4
horse stealing, 3 evading payment of rail.
road fare. | /; fornication, 5 vialation of liquor
law, II; house breaking, l keeping disor.
derby house, z violation Of the nuisance act
insulting ladies, stoneing dwelling house
z F; indecent exposure OF person, violation
Of the swlll ordinance, 2 embezzlement, |.
Two hundred aud seventy complaints have
been made in the police court for the follow.
ing offences Disturbing the peace, 55 as
sauIt and battery, 43; common drunkards,
90 common sellers of intoxicating liquors
3; stealing fluid, IL selling liquors, 5 ;
larceny 10, threatening to 90 personal injury
stubborn children, 5 assault on officers
II fraud, Al fornication, 8 breaking win
dows, 3 refusing to assist an officer, q VIC
lations OF the liquor laws, Is vagrancy, 10 !;
taking and driving away horses, 5 false fire
alarm, taking lead 2; shop breaking, 3 :;
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court as witness, 2 violation of the "swll or
dinance," 3 !; nuisance (liquor), u; cruelty to
horse, liquor nuisance, 7 keeping dis
orderly house, |; violation of the ordinance
against allowing cattle to Craze on public high
ways, keeping dog without license, l !;
malicious mischief, 2 sending a false notice
of death to the publisher of newspaper, ! !;
perjury, indecent exposure Of person, l.
Two hundred and ninety seven poor per-
sons have been furnished with food and
lodgings in the watch-house during the quar-
ter.
The expenses Of the regular and extra po-
lice for the quarter, including food for prison
ers and dodgers, have been 81 1873 U.s.
The third section of an act approved by the
governor OF the commonwealth on the fourth
day OF April last, and which took effect on the
first day Of July last, provides that no officer
who receives a salary from any county, city,
or town, for his official services, shall be paid,
or allowed any fees for official services i'm Grim