Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-28
MmnicinnI AHairs.

The regular meeting of the city council was
held last evening. Petitions were received and
referred as follows: From Ashworth & Jones Of
Cherry Valley for $500 in payment for pumping
city water, to the committee on water; from c.
c. Greene and others for sidewalk on Newbury
street, from ChaS A. Holbrook and Others for
sidewalk on Sever street, from c. w. Hamilton
and Others for curbstones, gutter and crossings
on Millbury street, and from John Sessions for
a sidewalk on Washington street, to the com
mittee on sidewalks; from George Crompton
and Others for the Strengthening, widening forty
feet and acceptance of Lafayette street, from
Owen McKeon for damages TO his estate on the
corner of Market and Union sire is, from A. H.
Sears and others for widening and straiahten-
ing Pratt street, from Chas. Hadwcn for road
from Chandler street to Tatnuck street, and
from l.. A. Bancroft for a road from Southbridgc
street TO Webster street, south of Hope Gene
terry, to the committee on highways; from Rev.
Henry Cheeyer for damages to his estate by
overflow of water, from George S. Clark and
Charles Mason for payment OF rent for land
taken for lighthouses and asking that the
agreement be Cancelled, and from Rosanna Nc
Arthur asking the city to fix the boundary of
her estate on Winter street, obliterated in build
ing the sewer, to the committee on claims
The report of the joint standing committee on
finance, to whom was referred the matter of fix
ing the salaries of city officers was taken up. 1t
fixed the salary of the city clerk, without fees
from the office, at $500; that of the city treas
urer, $4,000; city solicitor, $1,000; city physician,
al, I'll,
$500; water commissioner, $1,000; highway
commissioner, $1,000; chief engineer of fire de-
partment, $500; four assistant engineers of fire
department, S75 each with $25 additional for
the cl rk. This report was accepted in the
board of aldermen at the last meeting previous,
al,o amended by changing the salary of city
clerk from $1,000 to $4,000, and laid on the table.
Last night it was taken from the table
and the amendment reconsdered By the
ad 1ption of the following order, offered by
Alderman Sprague, the report is recommitted TO
the committee, in view of the fact that in it the
salaries of the mayor, clerk of the common
council, clerk of the hoard of overseers of the
poor and other Officers, were not mentioned:
Ordered, that the report submitted be recon-
mitted to the same committee for completion, in
accordance with the original order; and that they
submit with the report bill or order establishing
the salaries of the several city officers for the cur
rent municipal year; also, that they incorporate in
oaid bill what sum SIMS, if any, be allowed for
serical assistance in the several city Offices.
A notice was received from Sheriff Knowlton
TO the effect that jury would be called on the
first of March, to decide in relation to damages
grading of Corbett street; referred to the city
solicitor and committee on highways.
An order authorizing the mayor to draw his
warrant on the city treasurer for the payment
to Hon. Henry Chaplin, at the rate of $500 per
year, the amount due him for services during
his term of office as mayor, was adopted
A resolution was sent from the common coun-
Gil to the board of aldermen in regard to the
violation of the city charter by that body, by
transacting business in executive session that
should be done in open session, in considering
the report of the finance committee on the eve
ming OF the Goth. The resolution was tabled
without action.
The following appointments were made:
Measurers of Wood and Bark-S. Penniman at
Lincoln square; Jonn w. Hoppin, New Worces-
ter; Slbley Putnam Green street; John X. James
GAINESVILLE. There was disagreement on the Sa.
lem square measurer. James Fl. Benchley received
the common council james H. Kneelands name
was substituted, therefore the place is not filed
Surveyors Of Lumber-Nahum h, Hapgood, Le-
ander Hapgood, and George Hartwell,
Fence Viewers-E. T. Chamberlain, Calvin L.
Hartshorn, and George Newton.
Public Weighers-John w. Hoppin at New Wor-
cester, and Silas Penniman, Lincoln square.
observation-disclosures Sessions, Waldo T. Ses-
sions, George q. hildreth Thomas A. McConyille,
and Henry q. Wilson.
The order appropriating the necessary amount
of money for purchasing burial lot and erect
ing monument to the memory Of the late Hon.
James B. Blake was taken from the table in the
common council and adopted.
In the board of mayor and aldermen the fol-
lowing busiuess-not concurrent-was done:
The bond of the city treasurer was received
and approved, but afterwards it was found that
the wording was defective, and it was referred
to the city solicitor.
special committee, consisting of the mayor