Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-18

laid over from last meeting. was taken up and,
after an effort TO amend by striking the word fifteen
from the order and inserting the word five in its
place. it was finally tabled, on motion of j. IL.
Walker.
An order was adopted, paying $3.50 in full for
loss, cost and damage to James A. Smith for water
pumped from his pond; and orders for the laying
water-plpes and block-paying were tabled in the
common council, as were several other papers
which came down from the other board.
QUARTERLY REPORTS.
The quarterly reports from the heads Of depart
ments of the business done since January LIST were
submitted and accepted. In them the facts given
below appear:
James NJ. brennan, city marshall, reports 523'ar-
rests of which about one-ninth fema es; about
one-third were Americans and the balance foreign
ers, mostly Irish; 50 were minors and AIS adults.
Of dodgers, tine number accommodated was 7S3;
eigners; $50 were adults and IA minors
The amount of fines imposed in the municipal
court was S2794; whole number Of complaints
made 539; witness fees of police officers amounted
to $4,000.
Two boys were sent to the truant school and two
to the state reform school,
OF the ofenses about One-half the whole number
were for drunkenness IS assault and battery, 30 lar
cenies, 8 assault with dangerous weapon, 8
threatening personal injury, cruelty to an
finals, keeping unlicensed dog, 3 embezzle-
ment, adultery, selling veal under four weeks of
age, eXtortiOn; for receiving stolen goods, bas-
tardy, keeping house of i'll fame selling adulterated
milk neglect of family, carrying concealed weapon,
forgery, breaking and entering, and mayhem, there
were one each; the other offences were of petty
nature.
Twenty-three disturbances have been suppressed
by the police officers 43 intoxicated persons have
been taken home, 81 buildings found open have
been secured, IA stray teams cared for, lost chill
dren restored to their parents 19 detective places in
streets reported Sl530 worth Of stolen property re-
ported and Sob of recovered.
Eight cases ofaccidental injury have been treated
at the hospital room.
The report of the commissioner of highways,
David Is. Parker, contains an account Of the eX-
penses of his department, which amounted to
S97O4.34. The most important item in this sum
was the pay roll of the men employed "a, l5554
For hay grain etc. to keep the teams of the city it
Der, $43i.l9 curb stone S19059; corners, S346.50;
c0bble stone, S30094; paving blocks, S272.56;
paving, S2O92l The items were of minor impor-
lance.
Geo. w. Gale, clerk of the board of overseers of
the poor, reports
ment in this city, S73l.3l; to persons having
legal settlement in other cities and towns S22690;
to persons having legal settlement in any place,
S496.S5; total, S1,45506
Pending a discussion on the question of accept
ing the charter of the Shrewsbury and Worcester
street railway, the common council adjourned
In board OF aldermen the city marshal reported
case of keeping billiard room open after eleven
O'Clock Saturday night, but the license was not re-
yOked on this single ofenSe. The marshal was,
however, Instructed to notify the keeper that
other instance would forfeit his license.
A petition, signed by Geo. W, Wheeler and ninety
others, calling Tor meeting to vote on the ques-
tion of making beer-sellmg Illegal, was received,
and an election wss ordered to be held on the first
Tuesday in May.
G. v Putnam was licensed as an auctioneer and
and VIM. E. Huse was appointed constable. Sew
era petitions to keep eating houses were referred
to the city mUrShal.
Adjourned for one week.