Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-05

MES EMANCIPATION will take place in the City
Hall at 10 o'clock A. M. A report of pro-
ceedings at the closing session of the old city
council is given in another place.
The City Government-CIOsing Address
of Mayor AIdrich.
The closing session of the city government
for 1862, was held Friday evening. In the
board of mayor and aldermen, several matters
of unfinished business were referred to the
next city government. The following resolu-
ton, offered by alderman Pratt, was unani-
mously adopted =
Resolved that as the official relations of
this board are soon to terminate, we with
pleasure improve the opportunity to bear will
ling testimony to the uniform courtesy, inn
partially, integrity and ability which have
characterized the executive action of our
mayor and presiding officer-.Hon. ?. Emory
Aldrich.
Remarks in support of the resolution, were
made by aldermen Pratt and Bemis, and the
mayor responded, thanking the members of the
board for the courtesy and kindness extended
to him. A resolution of thanks to the clerk
of the board, Samuel Smith, Esq, was also
unanimously passed.
The two boards then went into convention
for the purpose of hearing the valedictory adj
dress of mayor Aldrich. The mayor gave
general statement of the condition of the sew
eral departments of the city government. In
the school department. the expenses had been
less than the appropriations. Three new
schools had been established and improve
ments made in the Sycamore street school
house, and in the high school house. The
truant school had been etfectual in withdraw
ing juvenile offenders from the courts.-The
fire department was in admirable condition,
Notwithstanding the large draft made upon
it by enlistments in the army. The highways
are in good condition, and there have been but
few claims for injuries from defects. The
causeway across Lake Quinsgamond has been
completed at a cost of about $4,000. The
new bridge at Quinsigamond Village is in pro-
greSs of completion In the department of
the poor, the expenses had been $1,000 less
than the appropriations and in the aqueduct
department, 5000 less than the rents In the
police department, the appropriations and
earnings exceeded the expenses by about
$500. The assistant marshals had earned to
the city in the service of warrants, &C., more
than enough to pay their salaries-thus estab-
fishing the Soundness of the policy of creating
those offices. The extraordinary appropria-
tions, not spent this year, were:-
Library building. "a 900
Paxton road. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
Bridge at Quinsigamond ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Causeway at Lake Quinsigamond. ........... 10000
School house on Salem street. ............... 1850
s85 500
The excess of Attachments and discounts of
taxes this over last year is...........S290 800
Excess of state tax that of 1861. =. 30 S65
Excess of OVERLAPPING over 1S51........ 4,0l4
s85,77g
County tax less Observation-Disclosures. l,T2S
-S34, O51
Total. s89, SOL
Appropriations in 1862. S206,603
Less by above years. 69.551
s187 O52
Appropriations in 1861. S137 ,212
The amount paid for volunteers was $685.
500; aid to families about 10000; other war
expenses, $1,000; total, $94, 800 Number of
families assisted about 525. Worcester has
sent fully 1900 men to the war, and her dead
lay on almost every battle field. The mayor
spoke of our duty to them and 10 their fani-
lies. The iberality of the citizens of Wor-
cester, in their corporate and individual ca
pacities, was appealed to and complimented.
The mayor paid warm tribute to the cour-
age and patriotism OF our soldiers. He closed
by thanking the members of the city council,
one and all, Tor their cordial cooperation and
aid in all measures, and babe them an affec-
Tomato farewell.
The common council, in the absence of the
president, chose DR.. +. H. Kelley president
pro tenn. Sundry measures were disposed of
in concurrence with the upper branch, when
councilman Dadmun offered resolutions of
thanks to the president, Philip L. Moen, Esq,
and the clerk, John A. Dana Esq, for the
able and satisfactory manner in which they
had discharged their duties. The resolutions
were, unanimously adopted.
The city council tor 1862 was then dis
solved.
The PRoCLAMATIoN.-In most of our
churches, yesterday, the emancipation pro-
clamation of the president was alluded to in
prayer and sermon with gratitude and thanks
giving. Several of the ministers preached