Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-20
From the State House.

SATURDAY, Feb. IL, 1871.
As the limit for the reception of petitions in
both branches expired to-day, a large number OF
persons took advantage of their last opportuni-
ty, and presented their petitions this forenoon.
Among the most important were the following
OF the mayor and aldermen of the city Of Wor-
cester for the removal Of railroad tracks from
the public common, from Madison and Mechanic
streets, and the streets intermediate; of Richard
Ball and Z. p Halstead, for leave to construct a
railroad from their factory Prescott street
to connect with the Worcester and Nashua rail-
road; of the county commissioners of the several
counties for increase of salaries; of A. l..
! Tyler and Others, for an act of incorporation
| for the Deerfeld Valley agricultural society;
of D. B. Wlngate and 141 Others Of Wash
ington street, Natlck, for the removal
of the passenger station of the Boston and Al.
bany railroad company from said street; of Geo.
S. Burage, and S24 Others of Leomins ,er against
the granting of charter for the introduction
Of water into the town of Leominster; of Geo.
G. Winchester and Others for a charter to sup
ply the town of Ashburnham with pure water; of
the Boston board of trade and other trade
associations that the law pertaining to obtain.
ing goods under false pretences be amended; of
George o. Winchester and 1855 others, against
the extension of the Barre and Gardner railroad;
of Hartley Williams, justice of the police court
of Worcester, for increase of salary. A larger
number of petitions than usual for state aid
were presented, and many in aid of petitions
already in.
The fifth annual report of the harbor commits
sioners was presented and referred to the COM
mittee on barbors.
In the senate an order wa; passed instruct.
ing the committee on roads and bridges to con-
slider the eXpediency of repeating all laws which
provide for the repairs of highways by tax to
be paid in labor or materials. In the house :he
following orders were passed: That the commit
tee on railways consider the eXpedieney of so
amending chapter 264 of the acts of the year
1869, entitled, ian act in relation to union pas
senger and freight depots in Worcester" as TO
render the same operative for the purposes i'll
tended; that there be printed for the use of the
legislature five hundred copies Of the bill TO au-
thorizc the formation of railroad corporations.
Bills were introduced on lcave To authorize
the organization of mutual fire insurance COM
panles; to incorporate a public library and read
ing room in the town of Dedham; and to change
the name of the Hollis evangelical society in
birmingham to the Plymouth society in Fra
The committee on intoxicating liquors report
ed in the senate that it is ineXpedient to legslate
on the order relative TO procuring the votes of
the several cities and towns upon the liquor
laws; and the committee on the judiciary re-
ported bill for the better protection of infants.
In the house the committee on printing reported
that the order for the printing Of 5000 copies of
the proceedings and speeches at the presentation
Of the statue of John A. Andrew ought to pass.
The bill to amend the act establishing board
of street commissioners in Boston came up in
the orders of the day, and motion was made to
amend the bill still further by striking out the
section authorizing the street commissioners TO
abate taxes, but the notice was lost and the bill
| was ordered to third reading.
| The bill to authorize the Vermont and Massa-
chusetts railroad company to lease part of its
road was then taken from the table and ordered
to be engrossed. The bill to amend chapter $50
of the general statutes in relation to liens on
buildings and land was also ordered TO be en-
| crossed. The report leave TO Withdraw on the
petition to repeal the act establishing board Of
| street commissioners in Boston was accepted.
| The other matters in the orders of the day were
| not of much public importance.