Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-16

An order passed authorizing the mayor to
draw his warrant upon the city treasurer for
sum sufficient to pay the damages incurred by
the city in grading and widening Wllmot street.
A communication was received from Edward
w. Lincoln, chairman OF the board of shade
tree commissioners, in relation to the drainage
of Elm park, and referred to the committee ON
sewers.
The order passed last week in the common
council prohibiting the payment of supern-
tendent of work on the new high school build
ing, other than the regular aTchitecTs, came
back from the board of aldermen non-concurred
in. The common council voted to insist upon
its action, and also to call a conference of the
boards; accordingly Aldermen Barnard, Mar
BILE and Wyman were appointed on the part of
the board Of aldermen, and Councilmen j. H.
Walker, Chase and Ames in the lower branch
as a committee of conference.
The order for paving part of various streets,
discussed and amended at the last meeting,
came up and was further discussed, but was
finally tabled in the aldermen's room.
The report of the joint standing committee on
water, which was referred back to the commit
tee by the board of aldermen in inconvenience
with an amendment of the common council re-
quiring the grade of all streets TO be fixed be-
fore water pipes were laid, and also requiring
AUDITORS to relinquish claims for damages
caused by fixing grades, was accepted, and an
order adopted for the laying of pipes in Union
Brown, Grosvenor, ClaTkson, Lake, Ward, and
Endicott streets, and to attach them to all nee
eSsary hydrants. An fJrder accompanied, APP
propriating $4,000 to defray the expenses of the
same.
The committee on water also reported on later
petitions, which report was accepted, and an
order was adopted for the laying of pipes in
Millbury, Langdon, John, Lily, Wayerly and
Coral streets, with all necessary hydrants; said
pipes to be laid to such depths and to such
grades as may be determined necessary therefor
by the mayor and such member of the water
committee as they may select for this purpose,
and the city engineer
The committee on highways reported upon
several petitions that had been referred to them,
but the report lies over without action on the
objection to second reading of the accompany
ing order in the common council.
In the board of mayor and aldermen, Alder
man Kelley presided in the absence of his honor
Mayor Earle
Several petitions coming before this board
were referred to the city marshal.
An order of notice was issued for a hearing
on the widening of Chandler street from Main
to Piedmont, the hearing to be held in two
weeks from last evening.
The committee on public buildings was in
structed to inspect tine building in course of
construction by VIM. Dickinson, and if on con-
sulting the city solicitor, it be found to violate
the city ordinance regulating the erection of
buildings, the solicitor be directed to proceed at
once to serve an injunction.
Peter Rice of the police force rendered his re-
signation, and Reuben NJ. Colby was appointed
TO fill his place.
Other appointments were made as folows:-
Alexander Putnam as auCtioneer; A. S. Williams
& Co. as inn-holders; j. b. West and A. E.
lockwood as common victuallers: Dennis Doyle
and Andrew Butler to drive hack; Charles NJ.
Rowland and Samuel D. D. Richards as special
police at the agricultural grounds.
Adjourned for two weeks