Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-19
and r. NJ, Gould was declared elected,
The vote for the four assistant engineers was
Laken on one ballot. with the following result:
The directors of the free public library were
voted for on one ballot, with the following re-

Mr., Nelson's was the only election made, and
after six ballots, by which no choice was made,
Rev, I. L. st. John was elected by IA votes
of the q cast. No new names were brought
forward in the unsuccessful balotings, with the
exception of Geo W. Phillips.
The ballot for overseer of the poor-lor one
year-to fill the vacancy caused by the rcsigna-
ton of c. G. Reed, resulted in the choice of J.
W. Jordan by II of the 81 votes cast. o. l..
Hatch and Geo f. Gale were elected for three
years,
Previous to the dissolving of the convention,
Councilman j, H. Walker offered the following
resolution, and spoke in it's snbpcrt, tltihg as
pne instance Of tile dGtfment caused to Worces-
'ef nddstiy by the high tariff on coal, the fact
that the large buildings formerly occupied by
the New York steam engine company il io,3
idle chiefly Ecf that feasO0, and seems likely to
ferdaih so. He further explained the working
of the high freight tariff, and was followed by
Alderman Barnard, who read an act passed by
the last legislature In regard to the SAME evil;
Whereas the freight charges upon coal and iron
brought into Worcester by the various railroad com
panies are SO arranged as to discriminate against
this city, the freight to Worcester being from tty
cents to dollar per ton than is charged on
coal carried through Worcester to points beyond;
and,
Whereas, every dollar paid for freight on raw
material used by our mechanics operates a direct
tax upon the industry of the city and TO the detri
inent of every one of its inhabitants; therefore,
Resolved, that three members of the common
connci together with the president and two alder
men, together with the mayor, be committee to
bring the subject to the notice of the citizens of
Worcesteri and that they be instructed to act with
any committee of citizens that may be appointed
Tor that purpose, in bringing the matter to the atten-
ton of the various railroad corporations and failing
to obtain satisfactory freight charges the articles
mentioned, to carry the subject to the legislature
The resolution was adopted and Alderman
Kelley and Councilmen Walker, Hewett and
Pratt, were appointed as committee from the
council.
To refer the papers TO the next city govern
ment as they came up, one after another seemed
to be the order Of the evening, and many mat
tiers of small importance to the public are left
in that condition.
A petition from the Worcester and Nashua
railroad corporation for leave to remove their
bridge at the Summit in order to make way for
the double track, was referred 10 the committee
on highways, with power to act. The other
three petitions which were presented were
among the papers which lie over for disposal at
the hands OF the next city council. They were:
S. I. Howard Tor damage to horse, carriage and
harness, TO the amount of 800, sustained while
driving on Cambridge street, where there was
not proper railing; A. Il. Austin, for damage
by falling on Il defective sidewalk; all the own
ers of real estate on Lowell street, offering TO
give the necessary amount of land if the work
Of widening that street 10 May street be begun
in good season.
A report Of the committee on sewers in rela-
ton to the changing of the location of Mill
brook sewer, near Court mill, was referred to
the next council
The list of jurors, as it came from the hands
of the special committee of the board of alder
men, having passed the upper branch, was
sent down to the common council, but returned
for clerical revision. Councilman Melaven
moved (beiore the president of the council de-
Cided to send it back) to add the names of about
one hundred men in the city of foreign birth or
parentage, mostly lrShmeu, claiming very
reasonably that the list was not fair in respect
to the exclusion of foreigners.
An order authorizing the committee on city
printing to receive proposals for the city print
ing another year was laid on the table, together
with the rules and regulations of the new city
hospital.
An order for the payment of $500 extra TO r.
L. Nelson, Esq, city solicitor. for the large
ing the union depot case and other extra mat
tiers OF extra duty, passed the board Of alder
men, but a second reading was objected to in
the common council.
The matter of high service water mains was
again brought up and again laid over
The first report Of the city hospital was re-
ceived and accepted We have neither time nor
space TO publish it this morning, but it will be
published III full in day or two.
The board Of mayor and alderman granted
permission TO the Boston and Albany railroad
corporation to close up Bridge street while re-
building the railroad bridge over it,
Adjourned until Friday evening.