Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-07

Which leaves suia balance to The credit OF tho depar-
seoi condition. narng :hc past YEAR the county COM
nssoners u'h 'he petitions uf certain persons there
Shrewsbury, ard solid cEnseway TO be Constructed
across Lake ouiasfamond be work upon tue latter
was commenced sometime during the fall under the I'M
mediate supetntcndcnce OF Mr. IrcHtiss The hi hWay
commissioner, who inJuis me that in IS Judgment
~ one thliG part OF the work had been done before
nne close OF cceHbtr at an expense OF about SsUOO.
advisable prosecute it with igor so l0l a. the season
VIII permit. This cau>way, according he order Of
walk on tle soaiheTly SIDE ,Sh * as, 10 be- t5v5ed
from tine cAFrage way BY suitable railing No part of
has vet been ,a,d except by hoTroviT ard lie ysboe
must Ire provided iar during the current year rho
der requires tiat the work shall be completed u the
SsP5ahce q the commissioners By the rs % July next
whether This work could Rave been eOnrae at
aless sum than it wi cost the eity TO The
nsI q y c u IS nov being done II W9uld be useless 10
inquire tr to change the node OF ieting the wuk
S1lyt Pc &Avls2ete and besides It seems 10 me
tnst the measure adopted iudicous one, snuch
as enil thereby given larZe lumber OF Ia
oores IN the city, who would therwe De ous o. work
depression in business. compelled - call upon the
ers have also ordered specific repairs on hundred
anu elghty-three rods OF the road leading from
extending in this direction These repairs be cqu-
pieted On or getose the 2sth day CfJune and
ems requires the bgiIif OF over Al r5s f INV rd ma
SUE OF IN: village u Quinsiga and
ished beoT, the I55b sv Of ctoSer isj1 Oar ~ nTeis
eessois advertised for proposals for uvng the work
named in the last cFGer. but it will be for you make
the contract and see that the work is done in copIi
aee with the orter. Al, these Important and pen
slve improve neuts ordered during the OF OF
nee OF r predecessors ami 70 be made and pad
os us but Of MS we III not TO complain, will
oiten necessarily happen that work eriaken by one
administration viii be ei incompeie and Remain IL he
finished oy their successors. And IS results the
very nature Of thugS the city lives on CONT ualiy,
emo ihslh tis Kind OF inmoltsy while adm!nistta'
tions come and 20 with the years. And wurAs lit To be
undertaSen By an enterprsing and growing city like
outs are frequently OF such ctaraater as 10 render
quite impossible to complete them within the
limits OF snSe year. nd " each successive admins
tration viii do, what may necsssaly think most
eKpedient iCr Itself, whicn in the whole amd in be
will be more likely to be well done when we ard
all oar shall have passed away and
been forgotten these Will nov ee be LEFT upon
permanent monun ents and growth ut the cny eviden
ces OF narrow, partisan and iberal policy bat
tifdl convenient and syn trca WHOLE as fashioned
and formed " single Intelligent hand.
dernen. fnd the following order introduced the
tice your immediate predecessors
nat the mayor be instructed 10 apply to the legsa-
ture for the necessary powers or the appointment
board Of commissioners who shall have charge of the
shae trees az pubic grounds 81 the city ana whose
mode Of election and teTm OF Office shall be similar to
those of Hope Cemetery
commend this subject your favorable considcra-
ton. There certainly isnothing in external appear
months. that adds more its tivcness than the
great variety aud beauty of the trees which line the
grounds of the city These should be preserved, and
their lines extended and this should be done upon
well conducted plan, dictated BY sound judgment and
good taste aud could undoubtedly be much better
complished by permanent board than by committees
appointed every year, and at no greater expense.
may as well mention in this connection, that there is
an indictment pending against the city nuisance on
West street in front Of the occupied by Dr HAYES
and Mr. Blake This nuisance readily be abated by
some additional sewerage or drains in that part OF the
city It will in my jddsment, be more advisable abate
the naisance rather nai defend against the Indictment
iOr alivr trial. me city would i'll all probability be
qured to remove the nuisance besides having all the
pense of the trial to pay. additional.
WATER.
The aqueduct commissioner informs me that the ex-
pendures in his department during past year have
been about s7OO' and the receipts nearly quite
equal 10 the expenditures.
~ nj MOI tv-N,t nv
nave been put IN daring the present season Seven
hrdrants OF psiterf have also>cen put IN during
the same time These, the commissioners say, less
old pattern heretofore used The necessary Ixpenoi.
tares torrefarS the current year wi be small; but the
department ver mach needs building for the storage
of the tools and materials belonging It. These tools
anu materials deposited in differ parts OF the
city aud at c0nsisTab expense for rent, and
Client for the purpo,e one story high and Z 6y &c. can
be erected the city estate at rXpe more
done. Nv "
The commissioner SAYS an additional pipe isneeded
Austin stI"et, through Oxford streri He thinks the
pas for This addition and necessary REPAIRS and that the
water IN Re locality named would begreatly needed in
1000 feet Of pine ifhe wrought iron and cement pine
fcau oi eq ad me % d laying EG 1t would it
periecty informed upon this sutgect to do more than
HOPE CEMETERY
continues 10 he well cared for The commissioners and
under their excellent management is made annually
more beautiful anu fitting resting place for the dead,
he hummer uf lots sold in 1861 ty-three, for
the SUN, in all. Of S554 BILLS only very small
amount have syct been sent by the commissioners
the treasurer The time has vet arrive for com
msSloners 10 make their annual report and am there
fore unable 10 make more detailed statement upon this
subject at present. -Four hundred dollars is the amount
appropriated Tor the cemetery last year, but am not
aware that any part OF this appropriation Will be neeLed
after expeAdihg the amount raised for lots sold,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
well organized and elective fire department is in
d1spensable in every community like in
which every propefty holder at ea4i is directly
eSted and should willingly with The almost
needed uDrraItV. Men who hold themselves
ness at all huur Of the day and night to hasten the
scene danger every alarm OF ire shuuL be iur.
nished with ali the necessary means. far they can
reasonably be supplied make their efforts effcctua
Men cannot b" pected to he able TO eXlingui,h
ing fire without water, then without thencces
slry machines and apparatus for conveying aul apply
ny ~ Al experience teaches US thar IN city like ours
whose buildings are composed generally Of comb1st
bic materials, II is much less expensive provide the
ntcessy means Tor tNilnsuishing mes than to safer
the loss OF property which Ill result tine
those meals pom Inquiries of the proper parte',
have received the gratifying Information that the dc
parmeit Is now in mot excellent condition of hdr-
exertiol,s to keep up The organization, III consequ ence
o. the large number OF trenen who have enlisted
me war. The whole nunbar of connected
Win the several fire companies Is reputed as POI.
The apparatus Of the department consists steam
nook aud ladder carriages and auout hve thousand
chief engineer is poor and that thousand Of
new hose is greatly needed and should be supplied an
much needed one near the Orphans Home and one on
near ArG streets are needed and can be constructed
nv very te eAltllse ana supplied with water rom
the brooks in those localities. Another ad should
street school house is to be hontd that this subject
will be carly Investigated and ii tie suggested aces
work will be done $50
The number Of alarms Of fire the first of January
To the hrsi Moniuy in May, 1851 was y
ne amount OF property destroyed, as estimated,
From the first Monday of May to the first of Jan1ary
INST me number Of alarms was IA three fires
The amount OF property thus destroyed is cstl
mated ut * OOO
The hole number of alarms during the year was there
The amount of property destroyed s5o65o
The value OF property destroyed by fire ia this
city during the year 1850, was only $500
In ls59 i was 33Il5
In lSjSit was Is 600
The appropriations for this department the last "
year was 10000
The eNpenditu es about IL $40
POOR.
The whole number persons who received aid from
the 9yeseer OF The poor during the year 1861 1885,
VI TINS 10y were resident; OF the city b6 belong
ed to other towns in the state G7 from other states
In the Union, 10 IRON scotland, from France Is from
Germany, 5O fom Canada, so from England, 407 from
$4,000.
Net snount OF cash expenses at the aims house
and farm, So $50 az
Amount paid for support OF paupers out OF aims
house 3,4S7 27
Making the expenses less than tho appropria
ton, according 10 those statistics furnished by
the clerk ol the everseers Of the poor, by BOB Is
1t has become the setled policy and recognized duty
of every Christian and civilized community to provide
stopping to inquire how why they have been reduced
to such state Of poverty and helpessness 1t will be
midst. Aud may not add in this connection that it
will be equally our duty to the causes so far as
us, OF large share Of the poverty AMI crime with which
society is burdencd
THE POLICE
The police Of a city should be organized and sun
ported for the purpose maintaining good order nre
serving the pubic peace and protecting the lives safety
and property Of the citizens against the violence and
depredatons OF the vicious and CRIMINAL To ends
II should be active and yigilant the prevention of
crime, and in The detection offenders 70 the eicen
cy OF such force harmony SYSTEM and due subordin