Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-26

ported upon numerous petitions and presented
an order for the laying of pipes in Bluff, Belle
vue, Southbridge, Adriatic, Sigel, Worth and
Webster streets, the latter to be extended into
Hope cemetery 500 feet, as may be directed by
the commissioners. Also in Gates, Abbott,
Union avenue, Shrewsbury, Lyon Larch and
Dover streets; and to attach all necessary gates
and hydrantS.
The joint standing committee on claims re-
ported, recommending the payment Of the fol-
lowing sums of money to petitioners: SO to
W. f. Pond, as an allowance for injuries to his
horse in consequence ola defect in the highway
on Vernon street, on the 18th Of July, $780, and
500 to Margaret Keeean. The report recon.
mended that A. NJ. Eaton, j. H. Wall, Jr, and
ID. NJ. Wheeler, be granted leave TO withdraw,
and contained an order instructing the Joint
standing committee on claims to examine and
report what changes, if any, is advisable in the
tenure of office of the city solicitor, and to make
any other recommendations in relation to the
same that they may deem advisable. The order
also expressed the opinion that the best interests
of the city required that the city solicitor should
be elected for a longer period than one year, for
obvious reasons. Report accepted and recon-
mendations and orders adopted.
A decree laying out Foster street was accepted
and placed on file.
An order passed the common council directing
the city engineer to ascertain and report the
number of persons walking between the hours of
six A. NJ. and half past six p. Nj. on each street
in the city without a sidewalk, and make out
list OF the streets which in his opinion most
needed walks; it was tabled in the board of al
dermen.
A report of the committee on highway, recon-
mendng that the highway commissioner be in
structed to rcpave Front street with block paw
ing, in view of the fact that extensive improve
mens which call for some new paving are now
going on in that street, passed the board of al
dermen, but was tabled in the common council
in order to allow time to consider the eXpedi-
ency of moving the horse railroad to the center
of the street, now that it is to be widened.
An order passed authorizing the mayor TO
cause a list of voters TO he ressued, prepared
and printed for use at the polls at the annual
elections.
A recommendation from the committee on
Macarthur, who lost an arm while firing cam
non, July 4th, in compliance with 'Ote of the
city council was tabled in the common council
not because it was objected to, but for the in
vestigation of the matter.
Councilman j. II. Walker gave notice that at
the next meeting he should move the election
of city auditor, in accordance with the re-
quirements of the new ordinance on finance.
In the special session of the board of mayor
and aldermen, j. NJ. Butuick was licensed to
run hack, and the license of William S.
Clapp, as a hack driver, was revoked A peti-
ton, signed by T. W. Wellington and others,
for reissue of hack drivers license, revoked
on account of the fight among hackmen a few
weeks ago, was laid on the table. r. NJ. Gould
and Miles Joyce were appointed special police
men for the remainder of the year, and the
mayor was authorized to appoint force Of
special police to maint ain order during the state
convention, the number not TO exceed one hun
dred.
Adjourned for one week.