Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-07

town. as the boy could account Tor. A sewing
machine, two watches, revolver, and several
other articles which he haG purchased
were sold back TO the dealers and in
that way all but about one hundred of the
amount stolen was recovered. His father did
not miss the money until few days ago, and
had no reason for suspecting his son, for his
visit home was not known to any one in the
neighborhood. Information of his arrest has
been sent to the Lewiston marshal, and he will
be delivered to Maine officers whenever they
come for him. His crime in Lewiston consists
OF stealing about fifteen dollars, and when ar
rested he was not suspected Of having commit
ted a robbery Of such magnitude as his confess
sion and the facts reveal
MEETING OF THE CITY CoUNCIL.-The city
council met last evening and disposed of a linn
tied amount of business. Several reports, in
Guiding those from the committee on remainder
ing streets, on highways, sidewalks, sewers,
&c, lay over as unfinished business with several
other papers-some in Inconvenience and some
on account of not being reached in both boards.
petition from John FalOn for an assessment
of damages to his estate on the corner of Main
and Chandler streets, by the widening of the
latter, and 4 petition from Owen McGourty for
damages to his estate by the grading of Oak
avenue and the schoOlhouse lot, were referred
TO the committee on highways.
Several orders for constructing and repairing
sidewalks on several streets, which passed the
board of aldermen Oct Both, passed the com
mon council in concurrence.
The common council non-concurrcd in the
reference to the finance committee of Ed
ward W. Lmcoln's communication on the
removal of the Old South church from the com
mon and recommended that steps be at once
taken by the board OF mayor and aldermen to
petition the legislature for its removal, in ac-
cordance with the suggestions of the report.
The upper board then authorized the mayor to
publish the petition proper length of time, be-
fore submitting it to the legislature.
DEGREES widening Wellington street and de-
filming the bounds of portion of Lowell street
were accepted and placed on file. DEGREES laying
out and locating Dix and Coral streets, a por-
ton OF Union avenue, laying out and extending
Tatnuck street from May to Chandler, laying
out and locating Penn avenue, and widening
Cedar street from Chestnut to Everett, were
taken from the file, adopted, approved and all
lowed.
The committee on lighting streets reported
upon the petitions referred to them, favoring the
location of lamps on the following named
streets: Pleasant near the new Universa'ist
church, Highland, George, Dread, and Forest
avenue; also recommending the setting of two
I'll Al, s.I,I,
three on Davis, nine on Lafayette, one on LAUREL
and one on Washington; gas lamps on AUSTIN
Woodland, Main between Wellington and jack
son, Temple and Front streets. The report was
accepted.
A report was received from the city solicitor
in relation to bringing an amicable suit against
the gas company for the purpose of deciding
upon pnce for which gas shall be furnished
consumers the solicitor having made PROPOSE
ton to the company for the bringing about of
such suit, in accordance with vote passed by
the council several weeks ago. The report con-
tanned the information that the directors of the
gas company declined to consent to a suit for
the purpose specified, but would prefer to meet
a committee Of the city government with view
Of adjusting the controversy by some mutual
agreement satisfactory to both parties. The re-
port was referred to the finance committee, with
instructions to meet the directors of the gas
company for the conference suggested.
In the board of aldermen John w. Hoppin
and Andrew Patterson were appointed special
police at Webster square; Lyman Bachelor,
special police at Brinley hall, and Thomas Kill
leIea special police for Millbury and Ward
streets. No other business of public importance
was done
Adjourned for one week.