Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-10
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 9.
CEN 'IIN

THURSDAY, Jan. 9.
SENATE.
The annual report of the receivers of the
Cochituate b INK was received, by which it
appears that but little progress has been made
during the year in the settlement of The affairs
of that corporation. Pa, ments have been
made OF Sl925, which leaves of cash assets
Sl4, o33. Claims proved, subject to dividend,
1886 500; assets mostly nominal, S299 406
Petitions Presented and Rcterred.-City of
Boston, for betterment law Il S. Beals and
others, that the bingham and Quincy turn
pike be laid out public highway New
Haven and Northampton railroad company,
and the Hampshire and Hampton railroad, Tor
further corporate powers.
The use Of the senate chamber was granted
TO the board OF overseers OF Harvard Universe.
ty for their annual and other meetings
Adjourned TO Friday mornin IL o'clock.
HOUSE.
The following petitions were presented and
referred to appropriate committees -
OF Samuel L Tisdale OF Wareham, for pro-
lection IN growing trout, Sc, in Maple Spring
Pond; of Charles Ii. Shepard and others o.
South Reading, to authorize towns and Giles
to receive and invest savings according to the
bill referred from the last general court; of L.
Carey and others of Brookline, for a street
railroad from Boston to Brookline over The
'oNh lay vi lht v llldSG Ddlk Oh l)anNprS
for reduction of capital to the amount Of fitty
thousand dollars; of Newell A. Thompson
and others for the Incorporation of the Frank.
lin Railroad Company, for the purpose of
facilitating the travel of passengers by tie
different horse railways in and around Boston
oil John j. Power and thirty others of
Worcester, for legislation in relation to the
form and manner OF religious exercises in the
public schools OF the commonwealth; of a. j.
Jones OF Cambridge, 20 be reimbursed for
work Tor the state, i'll inspecting army wagons,
&c; OF Victor a. King ana Others 10 be ncor-
p0rated for manufacturing firearms.
Caleb Rice and others receivers of the West.
ern Bank, and Mr.. Jewell OF Boston, presented
the third report Of The receivers OF the Peo-
pies Five Gents Savings Bank in Boston.
They weFe severally referred 10 the commit.
tee on banks and banking.
On motion of Mr.. STANwooD of Essex. il
was ordered that the committee on militia be
instructed to consider what legislation is ex-
psdlent in relation to extending the provisions
of chapter 222 of the acts oil 1861, to families of
Inhabitants Of The commonwealth who have
entered and are serving in regiments from 9TH
er loyal states.
On melton OF Mr.. HEARD OF Clinton, il was
ordered that the committee on the judiciary
consider the expediency Of amending the 31st
section of the 18Th chapter of the General Stat
utes so that in place of the paragraph, "three,
five, seven, or nine selectmen," the following
paragraph shall be substituted "a board Of
selectmen consisting OF any number dvisible
by three, which said town has decided to elect.
one third thereof to he elected annually and
continue in office three years"
On motion Of Mr.. HARDING of Cambridge.
it was ordered that the committee on the in
dietary consider the expectancy Of authorizing
collectors of taxes to charge interest on taxes
over due.
Mr. DANIELS Of Worcester offered an oder