Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-09

sidewalks on Oak Clinton and Shrewsbury streets,
and authorizing the immediate building of Wilmot
street in accordance with the vote passed nearly
year ago
The reconsideration of the vote to raise the dam
at Lynde Brook reservoir fifteen feet tabled at the
last previous meeting, was also taken up in the COM
mon council and debated. Some of the councilmen
were in favor of the proposed fifteen feet; j. Fl
Walker favored seven feet seven inches, Hatch
twelve feet and A. G. Walker ten feet. The latter
amendment finally prevailed, but the board of al
dermen non-concurred
The joint standing committee on finance reported
an order authorizing the city treasurer to issue
sewer bonds to the amount OF S150O0O and to nego-
tiate water loan to the amount of $4,000 each for
term of five years, with interest at six per cent,
payable semi-annually.
communication was received from the Grand
Army post inviting the city government to Join
them in appropriate decoration exercises on the
both inst; and in accordance Herewith an order
was adopted asking the mayor to issue proclama-
ton calling for a general suspension of business
on that day. Aldermen Sprague and Barnard, and
Councimen Hatch, Wells and Allen were appoint-
ed special committee to act with the committee
OF the Grand Army in making arrangements The
president of the common council was also added to
the committee; and the mayor was authorized to
draw his warrant for the sum of $500 to defray the
expenses of the day.
A resolution from the school board asking for the
concurrence of the city council in making arrange
ments for the dedication of the new high school
building at proper time, was read and adj pied;
and a joint special committee was appointed to act
with the committee of the school board in the
matter.
communication was received from II. M
Wheeler in reference to the conditions upon which
he desired to give strip of land for the widening
of Bangs court, and referred to the committee on
highways.
The report of the joint standing committee
on highways recommended that Ponder
that street be located from May
to Chandler streets; that Spruce street be
made public and laid out thirty. five feet WIDE and
graded under the betterment act; and that Orchard
street be laid out and made public On the petition
for the extension of Freeand street, they recon-
mend that the petition be referred back to the petit
tioners, requesting them to present the same in a
new draft. The petition to have the grade of
Chandler street established between Mason and
that the matter has been covered by the action of
the county commissioners since the petition was
presented. The report was accepted and the recon-
mendations adopted.
The committed on sidewalks reported the grades
of new walks on portions of High, Pleasant, La
grange and Newbury streets; report accepted and
ordered on file in the engineers Office.
An order was passed locating the sidewalk on
Charlton, Austin and Sycamore streets, and order
ing the curbstone set
communication was received from VIM s. Lin.
con asking for action by the city in the matter of
better draining and improving the new common, in
compliance with the conditions of the legacy of the
late Levi Lincoln; referred to the committee on
sewers.
The report of the committee on education which
was instructed to inquire what parties employed
as superintendent on the work on the new high
school house, was taken from the table and dis
cussed. 1t stated that the architects had been en-
poyed to superintend the construction of the whole
to completion, for which they were to have five per
cent commission on the cost of the buildings; that
j. c. Newton was employed by the joint standing
committee of 1870 general superintendent for the
oversight of the erection of the building and has
been paid-up to January 1ST1-at the rate of S1565
per annum and has remained up to this time at the
same rate or five dollars per day. The report was
recommitted to the committee, with instructions to
produce the contracts for the erection OF the build
ing and the superintendent thereof.
The joint special committee appointed to consider
city hospital, presented an elaborate report 1.-THE
length of which excludes it this morning) setting
forth the pressing needs of such institution. It
recommends the appropriation of $4,000 for the
establishing of q temporary hospital until such
one as contemplated by the legacy OF the late |.
Washburn may be established, as soon as authority
for such movement may be had from the legislature
The following order was adopted:
Ordered that his honor the mayor be requested
to petition the legislature for act to authorize
the city to establish public hospital, and to ap-
propriate money therefor.
In the board of aldermen the following jurors
were drawn: George NJ Pierce, Elbridge X. Par
fridge, Samuel D. Harding, Patrick O'Keefe and
VIM. Head.
Adjourned for one week.