Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-06

The city council met last evening, and trar
acted business as given below:


The city council met last evening, and trans.
acted business as given below:
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN
A petition from John Fallon, for building
| privileges on the corner of Main and Chandler
| streets, was granted.
! A petition from Mary A. Noycs, for compen.
| Salion for land taken by the widening of Front
| street, as awarded by trustees, was referred to
| tue committee on claims.
A petition from Milo B. Smith and others,
for the grading, laying out CURLING and build
ng of gutter for Highland street, between Har-
ward and Dennis, was referred TO the committee
on sidewalks.
Alderman Spur offered an order for joint
convention at hall-paSt eight for the purpose of
electing an assessor of faxes.
The mayor read a communication from Ma
thaniel Paine informing the council of the va
canCy caused in the board of directors of the
free public library by the resignation of Rev.
David Weston.
Alderman Blnister presented the resignation
OF L. NJ. Gould as an assessor of taxes, which
was accepted. The order of Alderman Spur
was accordingly amended so as 10 provide for
the election of an assessor to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of K. NJ. Could.
On motion of MIR. Bauster an order was
adopted authorizing the city treasurer, under
the direction of the MAYOR, to caSs the stock
vote OF the city at the annual meeting of the
Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad.
report of the committee on sewers, in rela-
tiCn to the petition OF Margaret X. Mooney for
damages TO her estate on Madison street, was
rccommitted to the committee for revision
A petition from the directors of the free pub
lie library for the money accruing to the city
from the tax on dor licenses, was referred to
the committee on education.
An order authorizing the city marshal to en-
force the order in regard torcmovng snow from
sidewalks, came up from the other branch and
was Il opted IN concurrence.
An order requiring the publication of the
salaries Of city officials in the city document
came u9 and was adopted in concurrence.
petition of w +. Fisher was refereed to the
committee on damages.
a report Of the committee on printing, au-
thoriziUg the city clerk to procure a suitable
book and have the index of mortgages of per-
sonal property copied therein, was adopted
Alderman ChambeIlin offered resolution
expressing II as the opinion of the board that it
is for the interest of the city that the control of
the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad shall
not pass out of the hands of the corporation,
and that the city treasurer should be instructed
to cast the vote Of the city for such directors as
Favor the retention of control by the corporation
adopted.
An order, presented by Alderman Banister,
insructing the city treasurer to prepare for pub
ication part cular account of the receipts and
expenditures Of the city for 1871 and a state
ment of the city debt was adopted.
The twentysecond annual report of Geo. W.
Wheeler, city treasurer, for 1871, was accepted
and referred to the finance committee. The fol-
lowing tables give his exhibit of the cash trans
actions for 1871: