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

Total 50 1855, 2SS %
The following named surveyors of lumber
were elected: Nahum K. Hapgood, Henry W.
Reed, Leland llapgood, Henry G. Peabody and
| Edwin Pike.
Alderman Marble, from the committee on
| water, reported the following order, which was
| adopted after considerable discussion. Alder
| man Cham6erlin considered it neXpedent to
| act upon it Immediately, and endeavOred to have
| it laid on the table for one week. The other
| aldermen thought the call for immediate action
| imperatve
Ordered, that the joint standing committee on
water be and they are hereby authorized to receive
proposals and to make contracts Tor cast-iron pipe,
and for the trenching and the laying the for
high service MAN, called said main to be twenty
inches in diameter from The Leicester reservoir 70
New Worcester, and sixteen inches in diameter
through Cambridge, Millbury, Ward Eudicott,
Vernon or Union avenue, Providence, Grafton,
Mubury and Wimot streets to Elliot street. and
twelve inches diameter from Elliot street in Wilmot
street to Belmont street ana thence to Catherine
street. and IN Catherine to Claiming, distance for
the three sizes of pipe of about 81 500 feet and fur
ther, to procure all the necessary gates, branches
and MIGRANTS necessary TO be set connected there
with, and to enter into all agreements and TO do all
said high service fully and finally, contemplated
by report of the committee made to the city
council bearing even date herewith; and further,
to procure and set such gates as NAV be necessary
to connect with said high service such portions Of
the present street mains on Union hill Chandler
hill and Grant square hill, rs may be found pract-
| cable.
And it is further ordered, that sum not exceed
ing two hundred and forty thousand dollars
tS240,t0Jl be and the same is hereby appropriated
TO detray the expenses of the work herein directed
and that the city treasurer IS hereby authorized,
under the direction of the joint standing commit
tee on finance, TO borrow from time to time such
sums of money not exceeding the amount above
appropriated as may be necessary to meet the ex-
penses incurred in pursuance of this order
L. D. Mcfarland was appointed constable,
and Robert NJ. Reynolds special policeman at
Music hall.
Renewal of license as auctoneers was granted
Henry Glazier, II. II. Lamson, Geo. w. Mlrick,
lora h. Holt, Willard Walker and Benz. w.
| Abbott.
NJ. II. Whittemore was licensed to run hack !;
Thomas Monagan and VIM. S. Fenner to run
passenger wagons, and R. M. Reynolds to keep
| billiard tables
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
On the first ballot for an assessor of taxes for
| three years, there were % votes cast, of which
Lew Barker received II, j.. p. Houghton 10, and
| Samuel Houghton 2. Levi Barker was accord
| ingly declared elected.
On the first ballot for an assessor of taxes, TO
MI the vacancy caused by the resignation OF K.
NJ. Gould. there were 90 votes cast, of which J.
| L. tOughton received Is, Samuel HoughtOn 4,
ana the remainder scattering. J. P. Houghton
was accordingly declared elected, and the con-
Vention dissolved
| c IN COMMON COUNCIL.
considerable time was spent IN debate. and
1
upun eAplanatlon, the report of the joint stand
lns committee on rules aud orders, and the sew
eral segtlons as reported by the committee. were
taken up separately with their amendments and
adopted, with but slight alterations.
The resignation of X. NJ. Gould was reco;vod
| and accepted in concurrence. ~
The petitions of Milo Is. Smith and Mary A
| Hayes were referred in concurrence
The report of the city treasurer was received
and on motion of Councilman Walker, referred
| to the committee on finance
The petition from the directors of the free
public library was referred to the committee on
| education in concurrence.
The order authorizing the city treasurer TO
cast the vote OF the citys stock on the B., B. and
G. r. r. was adopted in concurrence.
The resignation Of Rev. David Weston was
received and accepted in concurrence
Councilman Chase offered an order, instruct
ing the city marshal 10 enforce the ordinance In
regard to removing snow, which was accepted
and sent up for concurrence.
! Councilman Wentworth offered an order re-
curing that the salaries of city officials whether
! elected or appointed, be published in the city
| document.
Councilman Hewitt moved that the order be