Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-14
Municipal Affairs.

| MES in the fire department, for increase of pay
| of the firemeu, to the committee on the fire de-
partment; from Robert P. Byrnes, for damage
| for a fall on the sidewalk on Main street, to the
committee on claims; from Edward Clark and
others, for street lamps on Newton street, to the
| committee on lighting Streets from E. H. Ham
ilton and others, for the continuation of Mill
brook sewer from Fox's mills to Cambridge
street, and from Stephen Rice for dam
| ages caused his estate on Blackstone
street by the building OF sewer, to
| the committee on sewers; from Wright
Bottomly of Cherry Valley for $3.50 in pay for
water converted to the use of the city, and from
Loring Goes for water in Lake street, to the COM
mittee on water; from Paul Boyle for damages
caused his estate on the corner of Blackstone
and Charles streets by the construction of Mill
brook sewer, from d. R. Gates and Others asking
that Gates's lane be Strengthened and graded,
| from c. X. Babcock and others asking that Aus
tin street from Main to point west of High be
widened and Strengthened, from G. W. Hamil-
ton and others asking that Pond street be
| graded, widened and made public, from
James Carroll and others asking that
| that Spruce street DC made public, and from r.
| n. Start and Others asking that Waldo street be
made public to the committee on highways;
from James Estabrook and others for sidewalks
on Lagrange street, from Tateum & Horgan and
others for sidewalks on Central street, from +.
Beaman and others for sidewalk on Crown
| street, from Abner Kelley and others for side
walk.on Mirck street, from Chester Gorham
and others for sidewalk on Chestnut street, and
from John Rice and others for a sidewalk on the
south side of William street. to the committee on
sidewalks.
| The following orders were adopted:
| Ordered, that a committee on railroads on the
| part of the mayor and aldermen be and they are
| hereby authorized to employ additional counsel to
act with the city solicitor, before the committee OF
the legislature railroads. in the matter of the
union depot and the removal of the railroad tracks
| from the common and Front streets.
Ordered, that each city officer who has employed
clerical assistance during the year 1870 be and Is
| hereby directed to report to the next meeting of
the city council the authority for and the amount of
the expenditure in their respective Offices for such
assistance, the name of each person so employed,
and the sum paid to each.
| Ordered, that a joint special committee be ap-
pointed with full authority under CHAP 4, of
| the ordinance to reminder the buildings Main,
Front Mechanic and such other streets OF the city
| as they may deem expedient; also, that they may
be authorized call to;ther aid the city engineer
| and to employ such other assistance as they may
| find necessary to accomplish this work; that they
be directed 10 cause record of each estate, with
the names of the owners thereof and with the num-
ber5 affixed to such estate to be recorded in book
| kept for that purpose, which book shall be in the
| custody of the city clerk, for the benefit of the
| public.
As a special committee on REMEMBERING
streets, Aldermen Kelley and Wyman, and
Councilman Hutchinson, Hartshom and Combs
| were appointed.
An order inquiring by what authority hook
/ and ladder company No. and part Of the
water WORKS shops were being fitted up, was re-
| ferred to the committee on water, and an order
| for setting curb stones on Washington street,
! from Park to Gold, was passed.
The report of the finance committee fixing
| the salaries of city officers was again referred to
| the committee, it being found in some way in
| complete.
The city treasurer's report came back from the
| auditor approved.
| Councilman ]. II. Walker presented an ordi-
nance, to take the place of chapters and in
| the ordinances of the city, based upon the Bos-
| ton city ordinance on finance, and prescribing
| the duties of the joint standing committee on
| finance, the committee on the reduction of the
| city debt, and the auditor; and also for sink
| ing fund for the payment of the city debit re-
| ferred to the committee on bills in the second
reading, with instructions to print.
| The special committee appointed to inquire
| into the eXpedency of assessing portion of the
| expenses of building the sewers of the city the
present year reported in favor of such action.
| The joint standing committee on education,
| to whom was referred an order pertaining to the
| school-houses on Walnut street, and calling for
| plans and specifications, presented report in
| which estimates of the various expenses were
| given, making a total OF S34,6O5, not including
| the furnishing. The report was accepted.
| The joint standing committee on sewers to
| whom were referred petitions for damages in
| the construction of Mill brook sewer, reported
| favorably to paying the following sums: To
| Cornelius Buckley $40, d. NJ. HOulihan $50,
Jas. Murphy $3.50, Joel W. Upham $1S, Patrick
| Day $50, Alice Mccain $50, Dennis Doyle $780,
| Cornelius 0'Sullvan $50, James Mccormick
S25, Rufus Fuller $500, in addition to 1903 pre-
viously awarded, James Mahan $500; and the
mayor was authorized by the adoption of an or
| der to draw his order on the city treasurer for
| the payment of the same.
| The joint standing committee on sewers re-
| ported in favor of constructing sewers in the
| following named streets, in all, 1920 feet of
| sewerage: In Main street, from Thomas street
to Lincoln square; in Main street, from Madi
| son street to near Sycamore; IN Main street,
| from the estate of Isaac Davis to that of An
| thony Chase; in Market street, from Mill brook
| to Main; in School street, from Summer to
Main; in State street; in Harvard street,
from George to Highland in Highland
| street, from Lincoln square to Harvard
street; in Lincoln square and Lincoln
| street, from Mill Brook to Kendall street; in
| Belmont street. from Summer 10 Orchard; in
| Maple street, from Main to Walnut; in Elm
| street, from Chestnut street to the summit of
| the hill west; i'll Summer street, from Lincoln
| square to Washington square; in Bridge street,
| from Mechanic TO Front; in fremont street; in
Washington square, from Mill Brook to Summer
street; in Harrison street, from Water to Provi-
dence; in Brown street; in Beach street; in
| Pond street, from Mill Brook to Green
| street; in Winter street place; in Wash
| ington street, from Park street to its sum.
NIT near the railroad; in Orange, from Park to
| Myrtle; in Lynn street; in Beacon street, from
Hermon to Hammond; in Hammond street,
| from Beacon to Main; in Benefit street, from
Main to Beacon; in Allen and Mt. Pleasant
Streets in Benefit court; in Dread street, from
| Main to Beacon; in Lagrange street, from Main
to Beacon in jackson and Ripley streets;
| in Austin street, from Piedmont to its
| street and Lyon COURT; in Davis street.
| in King street, from Main to Woodland;
| in May street, from Main to its summit, north
west of Woodland street; in Woodland street,
from King to the school house; in Claremont
| and Silver Streets in Auburn street. from May
| to Kingsbury; in Kingsbury street, from Au-
| burn to Woodland; in Carol street, from Pros
| pect to Glen in Glen and Orchard streets; in
| Arch street, from Fountain TO Edward; in Han
| over street. from Prospect to Laurel; in Liberty
| street, from Arch to Belmont, and in Fountain,
| Newport and Palmer streets.
The report was accepted, and an order author
| izing the construction of the sewers adopted.
Alden Thayer was chosen a measurer of wood
| and bark.
| In joint convention for the purpose of elect ting
| city auditor, Charles Marvin was elected by
| p votes of % cast. Woodbury. G. Smith had
two, Samuel Houghton and Samuel Staples one
| each.
In the board of mayor and aldermen, VIM. 7.
| Allen and Rollin S. White, were drawn as jurors
to attend the superior court now in session.
A communication was received from the
| school board announcing vacancy from ward
| three, and asking for meeting with the board
| of aldermen to fill said vacancy on the 21st
| inst. The date of the convention was fixed on
| April 4th.
Peter Lynch and Frank Nash were licensed to
drive hacks, and several persons were granted
building privileges.
Adjourned for one week.
COUNTY NEWS.
Col. Homer B. Sprague will give lecture in
West Sutton, on Saturday evening next, on
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