Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16


OF an ordinance which shall provide fol tic es'
Establishment of 4 board of public works adopted.
Alderman Bannistcr offered an order pr0yd-
ing fer the employment of suitable men to can
vaSs the portions OF the city drained hy the
sewers, and such tOther assistance as may Ue
necessary in making the sever assessments;
sdeptad.
The committee on findnCei to whom was re-
ferred the subject matter OF fixing the salaries Of
city officers, reported in part, fixing the salary
Of city treasurer and collector of taxes at $500
for the year, and al order for the same was
adopted.
Mr.. Banster offered an Order authorizing
the JOINT standing comlnittee on finance to cnt-
plOy such clerical labor as may he necessary in
the various departments, to be paid from the
city treasury, the sum of payments not to eX-
coed $1,000, adopted
Mr. Rugg, from tile committee on lighting
streets, reported that a bill for SJ049, incurred
bv sewer and road work. in Church street, had
been presented from the Worcester gas light
company. He stated that the committee know
nothing about the BILL and cannot certify to it.
The matter was referred to the committee on
claims.
Mr., Banister offered an order authorizing the
city clerk TO procure the printing Of all ueces
sary blanks, for the use of the several commit
tees of the city council and in the clerk office;
adopted
Mr. Bauister also offered an order providing
furnish suitable accommodation in city hall for
the city auditor, with power to act The order
was adopted, and Aldermen Marble, BInstcr
and Spur appointed on the committee.
The board Concurred with the lower branch in
he reference TO the order authorizing the mayor
draw his order for $4,000, to be borrowed by
the treasurer for EXPENSES Incurred in compet-
ing unfinished contracts and laying out streets,
to the committee on hnanCe.
Alderman ChambeIlin, from the joint stand.
ing committee on education, to which was re
ferred the matter of completing the work around
the new high school house, reported recon-
mending the putting IN of gas fixtures AT an eX-
pense not TO exceed $500, and other work not to
exceed IN expense $780, aud an order appropr-
ating Sl4OO for the purpose was adopted.
Alderman Marble, from the joint special COM
| mittee on Joint rules and orders reported Il
| draft of rules and orders, which was accepted
| after discussion and Sundry amendments not
| of public interest.
A petition from R. c. Taylor and f. A. Good
| now, for the payment of the clty's award of
| damages to their estate on the corner of Front
| and Spring streets, BY the widening of Front
street, was referred to the committee on claims.
Alderman Wymln offered an order authoriz-
| inc the city treasurer TO continue the state aid
| to families under the direction Of the commit
tee on military affairs; adopted.
The city treasurer elect, VIM. S. Barton, filed
| the necessary bonds to the CRY, $50 GOO which
were accented. His bondsmcn were Ransom G..
| Taylor, Peter c. Bacon, Henry Chaplin, Elisha
| N. Childs L. A Goodnow, William Dickinson,
| David S. Messenger, George Chandler, Edward
X. Fiske aud Jerome Marble.
| The following licenses were granted Paul
| Henry, rs common victualler; ii. L. Holden,
r. d. Munson, and VIM. Gardner, to keep bill
lard tables; John Power, to run passenger
wagon, f. S. feathers, as swill collector. Other
petitions for license were referred TO the city
marshal as follows: or NJ. b. Loomis and w
fI.,r. / /.
| common victuallcr; of o. G. Tinker and Har-
rington Hill, to keep billiard tables
Adjourned for one week.
| IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The petition of Mrs. A. r Dunawin, asking
for damages, was referred to the committee on
| claims in concurrence.
The order authorizing the city treasurer to
borrow the sum of $500, 600, to meet current OK
penses was adopted in concurrence.
| The order authorizing the city treasurer TO
borrow $4,000 to meet any demands on unlin-
ished contracts, an laying out ana conducting
| streets, was referred to committee on finance
| in non concurrence.
The order authorizing the city to take meas.
| uTes for controlling the water of Lake Quinsig-
| amonG, was next takenu
| Councilman Walker moved that the order be
referred to the commlttee!on water, to sec if any
| action was necessary at present TO take control
of the water Of said lake.
Councilman Pratt did not consider it necessary
to take any steps for controlling the water at
| present, but only to see what would have to be
done TO keep other parties from taking it.
Councilman Ross wanted to know ii the order
| had any connection with the vote of the people
at the last election.
Councilman Howe stated that he understood
| that the vote was to keep parties from Boston
from taking the water tor their use.
The motion of Councilman Walker was voted
down,and the order from the board Of alderman
| was adopted in consequence.
| The election Of Emory BaniSter as an add
| tional member of the board of trustees of the
| city hospital was concurred in by unanimous
ballot.
The report of the chief engineer of the fire
| department was next received
Councilman Ross wished to call the attention
Of the council to the fact of the erection OF
wooden buildings within the fire limits, and
wished TO know il the law, iIIthcre was any, was
| enforced, and if there was none that the matter
would be at once attended to. The report was
| accepted in concurrence.
| The report Of the city marshal was next taken
| up. Councilman Walker stated that he did not
| wish to object to placing the report on file in
concurrence with the board of aldermen, but
| wanted to say a word or TWO in regard to the
| economical manner in which this department
| had previously been conducted, stating that the
| comparisons Of a number of patrolm2n and the
| expenses of the police departments with other
| cities is iallacious The cities with which Wor-
cester is compared are either seaport or adjacent
| to larger cities, from which large numbers of
| diSOrderly are constantly visiting them, and that
| the amount of crime in this city was less than
in any of the Others in comparison to the popu-
latiOn. This, he said, is easily explained. There
| is no city in the world of which it can be said
so truly that nearly every man owns the house
he lives in as Of Worcester. All profits derived
from the industries Of our city are kept at
| home, not sent out of the city in the shape OF
dividends, as in Lowell and other manufacturing
| towns, The fact that our manufacturers and
employers live among their employees also tend,
| to good order.
He wished, in addition, to call attention tc
| the fact that the police department of this city
| is paid ont of the city funds, without the mem
hers OF the city council being allowed a voice in
| the matter, and that it be followed up until they
were allowed, as he thought they should be- q
voice in the paying Of said officers.
The report OF city clerk was received and ac-
| cepte1 in concurrence.
The petitions of VIM. Rice of Fruit street and
John Cragiu Of Lafayette street, were referred
TO the committe on claims in concurrence.
The petition Of s. X. Buell. was referred to
the committee on highways in concurrence.
The petition If Mrs. j. Blake was referred tc
| the committee on claims in concurrence,
The reports of the city engineer and the
water commissioner were accepted in concur
renee.
Inc order in regard to the land of Hugh Nc
| Keen, on Union street, was referred to the com
mttee on highways in concurrence.
The order from the joint standing committee
on finance IN regard to the various departments
of the city employing clerks, was next taker
| up.
Councilman Ross wanted TO know why sucI
a large sum had been given to this department
Councilman Walker wished to state that the
sum of $4,000 had been fixed upon at his sug
gestion, and as it was nearly $4,000 less than tht
| amount expended last year, he hoped that the
amount would not be reduced, and the order wa,
referred to the finance committee in non-con
| currence.
The order to the city solicitor in regard to thu
board OF public works was adopted in concur
| renee.
The bill Of the Worcester gas light COMPANY
was referred to the committee on claims il
| concurrence.
| The report Of the finance committee fixing the
salary OF the city treasurer and collector Of
| taxes was adopted in concurrence.
The communication of the city engineer in
regard to the Boston aud Albany railroad was
referred TO the committee on highways in con.
| currence.
An order was offered by Councilman Ames in
regard to having the water rates, hack fares
and the method Of operating the fire alarm