Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

CITY GOvERNMENT.-The regular meeting Of
the aldermen and common council was held last
evening.
The usual building privileges were granted to
Samuel Winsow on Chatham street, Stephen
Salisbury on Highland street, and c. d. and w.
B. Bigelow, corner High and Austin streets.
Petitions of C. d. & w. B. Bigelow to fix grade,
and for sewerage on corner of High and Austin
streets, were referred to appropriate committees.
License was granted to Michael McGrath to
clean vaults
Petition OF A. Moore and others for meas
urer of wood to be appointed for Pleasantville,
was tabled.
Petition Of II. Phelps and GO other men and 81
women, residents on Grove street, for the re-
noval of the ''intoerable nuisance" of coal dust
from Salisbury and Grove street, was received
and on motion of alderman Sturtevant the fol
lowing order was adopted:
"On petition of II. Phelps and Others for
abatement of Nuisance on Salisbury and Grove
streets, ordered, That the street commissioner be
directed to cause the nuisance complained of to
be abated forthwith, either by covering the Of
tensive matter with gravel, or by removal, as the
committee on streets may direct"
Petition Off. L. Hood, for leave to erect Il sign
board around tree in front of his store, referred
to commissioners of shade trees, with power to
act; of Caleb Kendall, TO sell fireworks, referred,
with all similar petitions, to mayor, with power
to act, on the same terms and conditions as last
year; petition of Loring Goes and others, for i'm
provement in the grade of Main street, between
City Hall and Webster square, was referred TO the
committee on highways.
A communication WAS ,acaiyed from, ,ba l;bro
rian of the public library and also from the IL
hraIian of the Antiquarian Society, thanking the
city for bound volumes of city documents
Alderman Hobbs, 10 provide for the proper
reception of returning soldiers, offered the fol
loving order, which was adopted
"Ordered, that the military committee be and
they are hereby authorized to take such meas
uTes as they shall deem suitable and proper for
the reception and entertainment of such of our
regiments and companies of soldiers us are eX-
perted soon 10 return to Shis CITY from the seat of
war, aud 10 make all necessary arrangements for
carrying the same into effect; aud the MAYOR is
hereby authorized to draw his order on the treas
urer, in payment Of the EXPENSES thereof, aud
charge 10 the contingent account"
The committee on lighting streets reported in
eXpedient on petition to place a fluid lamp on
Whllam street.
A decree laying out and locating Carlton street
was accepted, and the same placed on file in the
clerks office.
An order appropliating $500 for Hope Gene
terry was passed, the same to he charged to the
| cemetery account.
Messrs. james Green, NJ. B. Green & Co., Geo.
K. Spur, David Scott, and VIM. Bush, were ap-
pointed liquor agents for the current year, with
salaries Of $50 each.
An ordinance increasing the salary of the city
auditor to 5000 was passed.
The resignation of Phineas Ball of the com
mon council was announced.
The committee on finance were authorized TO
procure a suitable safe for the use of the as
SCISSORS.
The bOard then adiourned for Two weeks