Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-15
CITY AND COUNTY.


The City Council had regular session last
evening. In the Board of Mayor and Alder
men the following petitions were presented:
PETITIONS.
OF ]. I. Allen and II others, for a lamp on
| the corner of Prospect and Hanover streets
referred to the committee on lighting streets
of Samuel Parker and others, that curb stones
| be set and cutters paved on Hanover street,
from Prospect to Laurel street, the AUDITORS
relinquishing all damage referred to side
walk committee; of lilly Raymond, tor build.
| ing privileges on Green street-granted of
| n. Hardness, for leave to put up additional
| bulletin boards for posting bills not exceeding
sixteen in number, in the central portions of
the city-reterred to the committee on public
buildings, with power to act; of E. Merrill
and others, for lamp on West street, at the
head of Cottage street-referred to committee
on lighting Streets of A. M. Robinson, for Ii
cense to run passenger wagon-granted of
Lucen Prince, for use Of sidewalk in building
a fence ON Summer street; of II. w. Baxter
and others, that suitable number of gas
lamps be placed on Portland street, between
Myrtle street and Park street-referred to the
committee on lighting streets; of +. A. Clapp,
for compensation for support of pauper-re'
ferred to the committee on claims; of Rufus
Carter and others, for sewer on Central
street, to connect with the Summer street sew
er-referred to the committee on sewers; of
j. w. Allen, for compensation for damages to
his estate on Salem street. from blasting rocks
referred to the highway committee, with
power to act
A communication was read from the city
solicitor, Hon. George f. Hoar, stating his
intention of being absent in Europe till Sep,
TENDER, but that his partner would attend to
all cases which might come up, till his return.
His resignation was not accepted, and the
communication was sent down for information.
An order offered by Alderman Thayer was
adopted, that the committee on the fire depart
ment with the board OF engineers, have the
charge of putting into operation 1.-The new fire
engine. Alderman Thayer also offered an or
der which was adopted, that the members of
the fire department have paid to them for
their services their poll taxes for 1859.
Alderman Burbank, from the committee on
lighting streets, reported orders, which were
adopted, in favor Of one lamp on Southbrdge
street, near the railroad crossing one lamp on
Arch street, between Summer and Orchard
streets and one at the junction of Salisbury
Grove, and Concord streets
An order was adopted, in concurrence, ap-
propriating four hundred dollars for music on
the old Common, by the National Band, to
play one evening each week for fifteen consec-
utive weeks.
An order from the other board was concur.
red in, authorizing the Mayor to petition the
county commissioners for the relocation OF the
road from the railroad crossing in Quinsaga-
mond to near the northwest corner OF Mill
bury.
Alderman Messenger offered an order, which
was adopted, for the appointment Of a joint
special committee to take measures for the eel
ebration of the approaching fourth OF July, and
that said committee engage the National
Band for the occasion. Aldermen Thayer,
Messenger, and Burbank, were appointed on
this committee, joined by Councllmen Ball,
Washburn, and Childs.
Alderman Tolman, from the finance com.
mittee, reported the appropriations to detray
ftia for tho