Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09

in the common council its second reading was OBJ
jected to, and it laid over
An order was adopted instructing the city clerk
to have printed two hundred copies of the Joint
rules and orders, and the rules and orders of each
board.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
communication was received from Hon. Hart
ley Williams stating that the room in the city hall
building appropriated to the of the central dis
trict court is entirely INADEQUATE to accommodate
the increased business of the court and asking that
the board take some action in the matter.
The report OF the committee on printing having
been presented, Alderman Chamherlin addressed
the board in opposition to its acceptance. He
called attention to what he styled the gross rregu
larities which had characterized the management
of the printing contract during the present munich
pal year. He said the spirit of the law had been
broken if not the letter, and used strong language
in cOndemning the action Of all who had been con-
eerned in any way in the contract.
The committee on education to whom
ferred the communication from the school COM
mittee in regard to better facilities for the evening
drawing schools, reported an order providing that
the two upper stories of the old high school house
be fitted up for its accommodation at an expense
not to exceed $780, and apprOpriating $1,000 for the
purchase of suitable models Tor the use OF the
school.
Orders were adopted as follows: Providing for
the purchase of two horses for the of hook and
ladder company No. l. at cost not to exceed $500;
locating the two hose houses previously ordered, one
the the north side of Lafayette street.
and the other on the west side of Sever street.
hundred feet from Pleasant street; authorizing the
highway commissioner to prescribe in what man
no persons shall be allowed to water the streets
cept under his directions; instructiug the COM
mitee on military affairs to select location and
procure plans and estimates for new armory
building for the accommodation of the light bat
terry and other military companies; giving notice
that the board propose proceed at once to assess
betterments on Prescott street, ana that meeting
will he held on July 18th 10 give hearings on the
subject.
Ordinances establishing new fire limits. and In
relation to the manufacture, storage and sale of
petroleum aud its products, introduced, read
for the first time, and referred to the committee on
bills in second reading.
The committee sewers reported an order favor
| ing the construction of new sewer from Main
street along the north side of the new court house
to the estates in the rear of that building in place
| of the one already contracted for ON Highland
street. After some discussion the order was laid
| upon the table.
During the evening the board resolved itself into
board ofhealth and heard several nuisance cases,
after which the order in regard to the keeping of
swine, which will be found in our advertising
| columns, was adopted.
The city marshal's quarterly report was accepted
| and placed on file. II contains the following items
| Whole number of arrests 6l6-559 males and 81 fe-
males 305 were natives of ireland, 234 of America,
| the remainder being from England, France, Ger
many, Scotland, st. johns, Norway and Italy. The
| whole number committed was 1856. Of the Ottenses
| for which arrests were made drunkenness comes
first with $685. assault and battery being next with
| AZ. OF the numerous duties performed by the Of
tcers the serving of 24O0 notices, the suppress
sion of AZ disturbances and the securing of As build
| ings that were found opened. The whole number
of dodgers was 4S4; 462 being nOn-residents, 49,
adults and 102 minors; 374 were foreigners and 2lO
| Americans.
In executive session the resignation of Henry j.
! Leland as member of the police force was accept.
| ed; several druggists licenses were granted, and
| John p. Mcdonnell and Patrick Donahue were ap.
pointed special policemen in Mibury street. Hear.
| ings were ordered for Thursday afternoon, July
49, in regard to making public the following streets
| Spruce, extension North, Elizabeth, extension
| Kings Byron, Suffolk Lowell, Bliss and Shelby.
JOINT CONVENTION
| Immediately after rpaSsemDling both branches
went into joint convention and qualified 5. X. Hey
wood and Thomas E. Tateum as councimen from
| ward two, and L. j. Knowles as councilman from
ward seven.
| IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The following appointments on committees wert
| made by President Reed, the councimen who wer'
| appointed on them to fill the vacancies caused BY
| the designations of Councimon Lowell, Allen ant
Biaisdell, having been relieved from further ser
| vice for the purpose of having them filled by thu
new councinen: On water, S. Il. Haywood; fire de
| partment l.. j. Knowles; education, L. j. Knowles
sidewalks, I. f. Tateum; elections and returns, I
| L. 1ateum; enrolment, s. Il. Haywood.
Adjourned for one week