Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-29
NEMnfcinaI AMnirs.


bpth DfdchcS oil the city government met last
evening and transacted the following business:
IN CONCURRENCE.
PetlijORS.-Ihe following petitions were presenS-
ed aud referred to the appropriate committees Sf
j. S. Pnkham and others for street lamp on Nav
wood street; Of Daniel Haggerty for damages by
the construction of through his lot OF Mar
garet r. Mooney for damages and loss of rent by
the construction of a sewer in Madison street, of A.
6 Goes and Others for a street lamp at the corner
or Mll and Leicester streets; of Charles II. Jones
and others that Larch street be made public aso
for a street lamp; of George A. Harrington and
Others Tor sidewalks on the nOTtherly side of Chan
der street, from Newbury to Irving street. and on
the westerly side OF Irving street, from Chandler to
Austin street.
DEGREES Adoptad-The DEGREES making public
Woodland street and locating sidewalks on 1t, and
laying out Adriatic and Wasnburn streets which
were accepted at the last meeting, were taken from
the files and adopted.
Merton HiH.-An order was passed instructing
the commission on public grounds to ascertain upon
what terms Newton hill can be acquired and there
mter devoted by the city, for as park or other
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The city HdN QHeston-The order providing for
the building of an additional story upon the pres
ent city hall which was left over as unfinished bus
mess at the last meeting was taken up. Alderman
Chamberlain presented the following cOmmunica-
ton andremonstrance:
CoNsussIoN OF PUBLIC GROUNDS
WORCESTER, OCT. 2S, 1872.
4lde. n N Henry II Chum6erER: NV dear sir:
Please present the accompany .ng remOnstrauce to
that branch Of the city council of which you are a
tacbing to petition remOnstrance in these latter
days, by asserting that signatures may be procured
for any thing and are meaningless. beg to assure
You that the subscribers to this remOnstrance were
iullY aware of its purpJrt and were even more de-
cidedly hostile to expenditures upon the city hall
than would be gathered from the context. What
40 they suggestf You may ask The provision of
space for the accommodation of court, that was
iolsted upon the community by aspiring lawyers,
hardly comes within the scope of a rcmOnsiranoe.
Some would take the high school house for city
1nl, some would ask the legislature TO abolish the
dlstrct and restore the simple police court. Others
woud sever dlscordant Jurisdictions, appoint civil
judge and let him find quarters as he ought in
one OF the public court houses All are opposed
TO wasting money upon building, to whose ultimate
abandonment they look forward with scarce con-
trolled and wholly undisguised mpatience If
temporary necessity exists or has been nCedlessly
created for more room, they would meet that neces-
slty IN almost any other way than the proposed,
winch Is generally est emed by the community rs
having absolutely nothing to recommend it.
The people expect the common to be cleared,
sooner or later, OF existing encumberances. Its
final use and disposition may be matter for DELHI
Grafton thereafter But nothing will excuse in the
popular Judgment, the adoption of a scheme inyOlV-
ing large expenditure, one inevitable consequence
OF which must be to thwart the very resolute
zens.
Having felt it to benny duty, whether as private
Individual or as chairman of tho commission of
public grounds, to prepare and circulate this remon-
STRANGE, now commit it to your charge
kemaining, very respectfully your obeaient SER
want, HOWARD w. LINCOLN,
Chairman of Commission of Public Grounds
The remOnstrance is as follows:
70 the HoR0Tdb5e CITY COWnCh: The undersigned
cltllenS and tax payers of Worcester would most
earnestly demonstrate against the proposed ex-
pendlture of large upon tine present CITY hall
TO provide space which can be obtained elsewhere
more reasonably, more conveniently, and to the
27s persons 9'''''''' . 'is "e' "
A vote was taken on the order with tbe following
result: Yeas, Aldermen Banister, Harding Mar.
bic, Rugg and Wyman-5: Nays Aldermen Bur-
Toughs and Chamberlin-2. Two-thirds not voting
ftIn al mi 1vnt In pVIn- l. M
afterwards explained that, as he understood the
rights of presiding officer. he was not entitled to
vote ~ case where two-thirds vote was required
urc, he did not feel justified in giving casting vote
one Result Of the Horse DiseGse-1he mayor stated
that the city had two pumping engines on hand
which had been used in the construction of MILL
brook sewer, and suggested that as there was no
further use for them, it would be good idea TO sell
them at this time. The matter was referred to the
committee on sewers with power to act
Dir Street.-The committee on highways reported
decree laying out Dix street, which was referred
back to the committee, as it Is understood all nbut-
tors have not released claims for damages.
Sstcer Mattcis-Thc committee on sewers reported
an order providing for the construction of n sewer
and catch basins in Sge street from Millmry street
to Millbrook sewer, at cost of SGD. The order
was laid on the table
petition OF Joseph Sargent and Others that Ham.
mOnd street be made public At its close the sub.
iect was laid on the table, and the petitioners were
requested to prepare plan and profile of the grade
and present them Nov. 18th.
1ie BoueUdrd.-Alderman Chamberlin from the
special committee on the boulevard, reported nm
order directing the board Of aldermen to locate
street 100 feet wide, from Shrewsbury street south
TO the Grafton road, provided the AUDITORS shall
give site for the street, aud such other lands for
pleasure grounds or other purposes rs may be re.
quired. Tho board is authorized TO locate parts of
he avenue at such time may serve the conven-
fence and best Interests OF the city, and the former
order relative TO the subject is rescinded The OBJ
ieet of the order Is , do away with the clause In
the previous order requiring the AUDITORS 70 agree
not to build between The avenue and the lake
which practically amounts TO a git of the land
and OF course could not be expect d. The order
was Passed
helc BatidiRgs.--V Various petitions for right to
build under the new ordinance Tor the prevention
OF fires, were referred TO the committee fire de-
partment, with power to act.
licenses GrdBted,-ln executive session. licenses
were granted to John II. Cutler and James G.
Lyon, 70 drive hacks; and to Thomas Green, to
drive job wagon.
Police App0iatments.-Henry Pratt was appointed
member Of the pOlla0 force, and James Mel .nety
was appointed special policeman at Worcester bank
block
IL COMMON COUNCIL,
Sidewdlk Repdtrs.-The order directing tho a0m-
missioner on highways to repair such sections Of