Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-10

| Municlpal AnaIrS.
regular session of the city council was
held last evening. The petition of George
A. Trumbull for building privileges on Green
street, was granted.
a communication was received from the
directors of the free public library, asking for
an appropriation of $1,000, to defray the esti-
mated expenditures for the current year;
81, 400 of which is for the salaries Of the libra
rian and two assistants $500 for books, and
| $1,000 for fitting up the front Of the building,
| to make better entrance, and to remove the
fence out of the street, with other incidental
expenditures. The directors - ask the early
attention of the city government to provide
remedy for the injurious and extremity dan
gerous condition of the roof Of the library
building. The leak of the roof continues,
and if not stopped will make the building dan
gerous to health, and expose it and its valua-
bic contents to DETACHMENT and rapid decay.
But more pressing evil is the slender and
brittle structure which supports the broad
glass roof of the Green library, in which it is
estimated there are 5 $500 pounds of thick glass
The roof has so little slope that it retains the
snow, and the recent storm has added A weight
which can not be regarded without apprehen-
sion. The falling in of that roof would de-
stroy large amount of property, and posi-
bly, valuable lives. The directors have hith-
erto forborne to do more than to take notice
Of these defects of the building The city
government is now respectfully requested to
adopt such measures as the exigencv REQUIRES.
The communication, which was signed by
| Hon. Stephen Salisbury, president, in behalf
of the directors of the public library was re-
ferred to the committee on public buildings.
The communication from the school COM
mittee, in reference to more school room, was
referred to the committee on education
The following letters from Coils. Ward and
Clark, of the 10Th and Dist Massachusetts
regiments were read and ordered to be enter
ed upon the records of the city clerk
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA,
February 22d, 1868.
Hon D. Waldo Lincoln, Mayor Of Worces-
My DEAR SRI have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your kind note of the
| l4th inst, informing me of the action of the
city council and hasten to reply.
''The old fiag"-''the stars and stripes
which were presented to the fifteenth regiment
by the ladies of Worcester, and which have
been through SO many battles and never yet
disgraced have been sent at the request of the
state authorities to Boston, and in return we
have received new ones. 1t would have been
our choice to have returned the Matchmaking to
the fair hands that male it, and to the city
whose generosity gave it, for we felt that
they were prominently entitled to it, and
that there the torn and tattered emblem of
our nationality would feel more al home, where
it would receive the hearty congratulations of
ats nearest friends. They are a curiosity to
behold; still one cannot look upon them with
out feeling Of pride mingled with sadness
proud of the honorable position they have
always taken in every battle; sad to think of
the many brave and noble dead that have fallen
beneath them. The regiment was slow to
part with them, but they had become so mutt.
lated that they had not been untured for
long time, except in battle, and then only as a
sign of defance-a challenge for supremacy
to treacherouS and INSCRIPTIONS foe In
asmuch as the flags are now in possession Of
the state, the regiment is not inclined to die
tate as to to their final disposal; but any ar
raHSelnenI the CITY government can make
with the state authorities will be perfectly sat
istactory to the regiment.
With many thanks for. your kindness, |
have the honor to remain,
Very truly yours, GEORGE II. WARD,
Col 18th Mass. Vols.
HEAporARrERs 21sr Mass Vo1s
Newport News, va. Feb. d. 1864
To his Honor, d Waldo Lduco1n. No,,o1 of
Worcester =
My DEAR S1R-I have 70 oc<nowIedca tho
receipt of your most complimentarv letter
communicating the wishes Of the no1nle and
government of Worcester respccting The han.
ner which was presented to the DIST Massa-
chusetts volunteers by the ladies of vour civ