Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-04
Municipal AGairs,


evening, the following petitions were received and
referred From Daniel Tainter and others, for a
street lamp on Woodland street, to the committee
on lighting streets; from NJ. H. Fay, for the I'M
prOvemant of Claremont street about the school
house, and from Rev. H. T. Cheever, for damages
to his estate Laurel street, to the committee on
highways; from Daniel Parin and others, for side
walk on Pleasant st. from West to Newbury; from D.
q. Temple and others for sidewalk on the east side
of Main street between Jackson and Ripley, from E.
A. Goodnow and others for sidewalk on Oak street.
from S. V. Stone aud others for sidewalk on
Orange street, from E. Spalding and others tor
sidewalk on Salem street, and from George Cromp-
ton for sidewalk Vernon street, to the commit
tee on sidewalks; from Samuel McFadden and SAM
uel Porter for damage to their estates by the build
ing of Mill Brook sewer, to the committee on sew
ers.
In the common council the motion to reconsider
the vote non-cOncurring with the board of alder
men in the matter of fixing the salary of city clerk
was withdrawn, and the order fixing salaries was
adopted, as it came down last week. 1t fixes tho
salaries Of the several city officers follows: May
Or $780, city clerk $780, the fees to be paid into
the treasury; city treasurer $780, with $1,000 for
clerk hire; city engineer, $2500; water commits
sioner, 1920; commissioner of highways, $780,
including clerk hire and personal conveyance;
city messenger, Sl1OO; city auditor, $780, clerk of
the common council, $3.50; clerk of board of over
seers of poor, $1,000; chief engineer of fire depart
ment $500; assistant engineers, SIS EACH with an
additional S25 to the clerk of the board clerk of the
board of assessors, $1,000; other members of the
board of assessors, Sll00 for nine months, from
April 1st with 500 for clerical assistance assistant
assessors, SO per day.
The committee on sewers reported in favor of
continuing Mil Brook sewer from Green to Cam
aNaAa fa nT
arching 1t north of Lincoln square, located
year Orders adopted authorizing plans and
proposals to be drawn and issued for the same at
an expense not to exceed thirty-five thousand dol
lars on the north end and seyenty-fve thousand
dollars on the south end.
The committee on sidewalks reported In favor of
setting curbstones on the west side Of Providence
street; report accepted.
A resolution was adopted assuring the commits
sioners of shade trees and public grounds of the
operation of the city council In any effort to i'm
prove the common, and also assuring them that
necessary means would be appropriated consistent
with judicious economy.
Orders were adopted as follows: authorizing the
construction OF portion of Salisbury street TO con-
form with the new location; requesting the joint
standing committee on education to enquire and re-
port what parties are employed to superintend the
work of constructing the new high school house,
and what pay such superintendent receives; direct
ing the city treasurer TO report TO the city council
the names of AUDITORS against whom the city
has unpaid bills for building sidewalks;
instructing the joint standing committee
of so changing the construction OF the
tower the new school house as to place the clock
faces at point above the brick work; authorizing
the chief engineer, under the direction OF the COM
mitee on the fire department. to purchase 1900 feet
OF leading nose at cost not to exceed 5000; also
authorizing him to have printed Sl2 worth of addi-
tlonal copies OF his annual report.
The committee on water instructed at the last
meeting to inquire into and report upon the eXpedi-
ency of raising thedam at the reservoir this season.
reported in favor Of raising it fifteen feet The re-.
port was accepted, and an order authorizing the
preparing of proposals was adopted in the board of
aldermen, but in the common council 1t was laid on
the table, without a second reading after some de-
bate
In the board of mayor and aldermen several
licenses for common victuallers and also several
building privileges, were granted.
The pay of the city police was fixed at S275 per
day, with the salary of the two captains at $780, il
being an addition OF twenty-five cents per day over
last year.
The city marshal reported the case of Henry W.
Eddy, which came up in the municipal oourt, where
he Eddy was fined 800 and costs for putting up q
wooden building within the fire limits. The report
was referred to the city solicitor for Information
and the marshal was instructed TO inform Mr.. Eddy
of the action taken.
An order was adopted requiring the city marshal
to report to the board whether the regulations in
corporated in chapter 49, sections 49, TO- and Il, of
the Revised Statutes, relating to billiard rooms are
adhered to by those licensed to keep the same.
As an inquiry into the exact position of the city
council in regard to the matter of the petition to
move the railroad tracks from the common, as
shown by the action before the railroad committee
of the Legislature, Alderman Kelley offered the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, at the hearing In behalf of the petition
of the board of aldermen Of the city Of Worcester
for the removal of the railroad tracks from the
common and the streets adjacent before the legis-
latiye committee Friday, March 81 the assent of
the city was expressed or implied to a scheme for
crossing Front and Mechanic streets by a vladuct at
point but little distance to the eastward of the
present location, in consideration of transfer of
the tracks of the Norwich and Worcester and WOr-
cester and Nashua railroad companies to that point
and in further consideration of the continuance of
the stations at Foster street and the Junction;
And whereas, in the opinion of tine city council,
such scheme If cOnsummated would wholly fail
to meet the ex1gencies of the case, and prove nol
cradle In operation, be 1t
Resolved, that the city council hereby reaffirms
Its position advanced and sustained by the vote of
the people, and incorporated in the proposed act
submit ted to the legislative committee by the city
SOLICITOR and cannot, 1t ought not accept of any
compromise which shall not provide, in the speed
lest and most ehecual way. for the removal Of all
railroad tracks from the common, Mechanic, Madi-
and intermediate streets, well for the con-
struction and use by all the companies of a union
station.
The resolution was warmly discussed, Aldermen
Kelley and Wyman supporting 1t, and Aldermen
Sprague, Marble and Barnard, opposing its adOp-
ton. On taking vote, three aldermen announced
themselves In the affirmative, and three in the mega
tive. Alderman Barnard did not vote, neither did
the mayor, SO 1t remained tie.
Adjourned for two weeks.