Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-12
CITY AND COUNTY
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,
Atthe state Iuua uspital.iu Worcestcrtur the week
ending Nov 10, lebi
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AT the regular meeting of the city council,
last evening. the petition OF S, j. Brimhall and
others, tor measures TO restrain the Worcester
and Nashua railroad company from trespass
by freight trains on Lincoln Square, was re.
ferred to the committee on highways; the
| petition Of john L. Hood for compensation
for damages to his estate on Newbury street,
sustained by alteration in the grade of said
street causing an overflow of water was re-
ferred to the same committee.
The committee on lighting streets, on the
| petitions OF Tobias Boand and others for
lamps on Temple street, and of Jos. A. Ten
ney and others for lamp on the corner OF
Vine and Cherry streets, reported a reference
of the same TO the next city government
Accepted
The committee on the fire department, on
the petition of VIM. Dickinson and others for
appropriation for extra city watch, in conse-
| quence of the frequency of ineendiary fires the
early part of the year, reported in favor of ap-
propriatiug 500 toward the 1875 expended for
the same Adopted.
The military committee reported that one
hundred heavy army blankets had beer for
warded to Co. D, fifteenth regiment in re-
sponse TO the appeal Of Col. Devens as to their
wants The following resolution, offered by
Alderman Hobbs, IN reference to the late
Lieut. Grout, was unanimously adopted and
entered upon the records OF the city -
Resolved, That the city council deploIe the
loss of this young, heroic, and accomplished
officer, and deeply sympathize with his atiilct
ed family in their bereavement, and that, as
token OF respect to his memory, the city coun-
Gil will attend his funeral.
The committee to whom was referred the
question relative to .he occupancy of a portion
of the Public Library building by the Worces-
ter County Medical Society and the Natural
History Society, reported, recommending that
the Medical Society have the tree use Of the
room over the Circulating Library, ana the
anteroom north of it, under the following
restrictions -
If the rooms should be wanted for the pur.
poses of the Public Library, the society shall
vacate them on a notice OF SIX months. That
said rooms shall be opened during the hours
fixed by the direc tors for keeping open the
Public Library. That the public shall have
the use of the medical library consultation
| library, as an equivalent t0r the rent OF the
! rooms the medical society electng their own
| librarian, and making their own regulations
| relative to their library not inconsistent with
| the above Use Of the public the medical So.
cety to leave the rooms in as good condition
as they received them. And in case of their
leaving tie rooms they are to give the drec.
tors the privilege of purchasing OF them their
gas fixtures, shelving, and furniture, at fair
| price. The committee further recommends
that The Natural History Society have the
large lower room under the same restrictions
and limitations as the Medical Society. In
case the rooms occupied by these societies, or
either OF them, are warmed from the furnaces
for heating the Public Library, each society
shall pay fair proportion OF the expenses Of
heating.
The report was accepted and the recon-
mendations adopted.
The committee on water made the following
report, which was placed on file, in reference
to supply of water Tor the city. 1t was
signed by the committee, Aldermen Goddard
and Haywood, and Councilmen Walker, Kelly,
and McConye -
In the year 1860 the committee on water
were instructed to take into consideration the
question OF a source of supply for the city Of
| October, of that year, tie committee submitted
| report embodyiug the result of their investi-
| cations during the year. Without reviewing
| that report at length, it may be proper to say
| thai in ii the committee reported that IN their
| judgment the best source OF supply of water
for the city would be found by creating
reservoir in the "Waite Meadow" in the edge
of Leicester, and collecting therein the water
OF Lynde or East Brook.
They renoIted the result of an analysis of
this water 10y DIR. Jackson OF Boston, by which
it was proved to be OF remarkable purity.
They also reported the result of measurements
of the water running through the brook for
los days, beginning with July Ii, 1860 by
which it appeared that during that time the
average amount OF water passing through the
channel of the brook daily was 100000 gal.
Ions. From statistics in that report they
reasoned that this supply would be amply
sufficient for city of $4,000, and that il could
be indefinitely increased, by storing the
waste water of the winter and spring IN the
reservoir. Upon these and other reasons
contained in the report, the committee formed
the opinion before referred to.
The committee on water for the present
year, in view OF this action OF their predeces-
sors, deemed it important to follow up their
investigations, not with view to recommend
ing any action in the matter in the present
state Of affairs, but that the record might be
made as perfect as possible for future refer
ence. They have, therefore, directed lhe con
tnuance of the daily measurement OF water
flowing through this brook till July 14th OF
the current year, that the record might extend
over an entire year During this time there
has been no day when there has not been wa
ter running in the channel of the brook at the
place selected for the same at the south edge
of the meadow. The following table gives the
average daily flow of water, beginning with
Oct l. 1860, ending July IA, 1861: :
1860.
October, 2,250,000 gallons per day.
November, l3,939O00 g
| December, 2,400,0O0 :" 9"