Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-27

lellV"lup business transacted:
IN CONCURRENCE,
Petitions were received and referred to commit
tees, as toll0wSi From ELLA j. Pratt and other
teachers OF the ASH street school house TOR side
walks In the Vicinity of the school house to the
committee on sidewalks; from George d. Wells for
damages caused by falling on a sidewalk TO the
committee on GLAZING,
The committee on claims reported on various pe-
flohS as follows: On the petition of John Cragin,
nor compensation for damages sustained by taking
OF land for the widening of Lafayette street. that he
pc awarded S94; on the petition of WIN. H. Dexter,
Tor an abatement of the betterment assessment on
his estate on Main street. that an abatement of AZ
be aliowed ON the petition of w. f. Fisher for in
creased compensation for damages TO his estate
caused by tine extension of Hanover street. that he
be allowed $3.50 in addition to the former award
me recommendations and accompanying Or
ders We're adopted. The following petitioners
were granted leave to withdraw on the rec
ommendation of the same committee: w. Fl
Jankins that bis sidewalk tax on Prospect street
be remitted1 olive l.. Allen and Francis Honghton
for damages by taking land near Millbury Street:
Abb1e ONlell for damages by falling on a sidewalk
ON Main street; Daniel Goddard for damages BY the
grading of Chatham street; Alpheus B. Austin for
damages by falling on a sidewalk on Main street;
and John Coakley for damages by the moving of a
building on Bridge street.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Edison ID. Cheney and Henry c. Wilson were
drawn as traverse jurors to serve at the supreme u-
dlcial court May 9TH.
protest was received and placed on file from
the commission on public grounds against the
moving of buildings through Pleasant and other
otItets 10 lHe ueulultnt Snaue trees.
The ordinance relating to the discharge of wafer
from water spouts having been reported as correct
ly drawn, was passed TO be ordained
A hearing was gwen to George Sessions and
other petitioners who ask for the abatement of the
nuisance of the slaughter house, owned by N r.
and f. IL. Clark, on Plantation street.
The petition of A. L. Burbank for the establish
ment of new centre from which to measure dis.
tances to all parts of the city, referred to the
city solicitor
The amendment of the common council TO the
order providing for the purchase of the Wheeler
estate for school house lot, came up and was
unanimously rejected
In executive session over one hundred licenses to
drive hacks and passenger wagons were renewed
Henry Il. Gilman was licensed as common vctual-
Ter.
Joseph NJ, Dyson, Patrick T. Ratigan Charles A.
Garland and IL. Il. Fayerweather were appointed
constables to serve sewer assessment notices
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The petition of E. G. Partridge and others, for a
sidewalk on Maple street, was referred to the
mittee on sidewalks.
The order relating to the purchase of the Wheeler
estate on Summer street,as site tor schoohouse,
came up for second readIng 1t having been left
over from the last meeting as unfinished business
Councilman Walker stated that he did not know
of anything that could be said that would have any
weight in changing any ones views, yet we all
sworn to the faithful discharge of our duties, and
may take different views of matters brought to our
notice; yet we should vote for a measure because
views warrant doing so, not because the
committee have reported and the bt ard of alder.
men acted favordby upon 1t. Every man should
have views of his own. The report had been as
estate. 1t may be policy to erect a schoolhouse on
the Wheeler estate, but we should first INQUIRE into
the accommodations furnished by other buildings
If bv building new schOohOuse we are to draw
from another to fill it, and from still O third
to NIL the second, it is not right. The reports of
committees are often made by one or two of the
committee, and in the case of the sewer
essment 1t was not made by the mayor and board
of aldermen, but by Theo. Bartlett and L. G. Muzzy
and adopted by the aldermen because they had been
employed to do the work The common couneiI had
then concurred with the aldermen simply because
they mad adopted 1t, and asked the concurrence of
the council This Is only one of the illustrations of
the loose manner in which legislation is being car
ried on in this city, Now in the Dix street school.
house there are three rooms that be arranged
for schools, and the Summer street school hofsp
which is now unused, ana the schools in the Thomas
street building are not so full as they have been
but they are objected to on account of the noise
There less noise at the Summer street house. and
the accommodations there ON that account are bet
ter than at the Thomas street house. On Exchange
street there are already large number OF manufac-
turing establishments, and adjoining the LOT unon
which it Is proposed to build is one now for sale as
suitable Tor manufacturing site. 1t is not very
wise to build IN such a locality after having been
obliged to abandon the Summer street house from
noise. If the question of noise Is considered at ALL
the original proposition to build ON Mechanic street
is far preferable to the one to build on the Wheeler
estate lie favored plan for erecting building on
Mechanic street that will accommodate 400 scholars
constructed in such way that it can easily be CON
verified into use for mechanical purnosps and the
erection OF large schoolhouse some suitable and
pleasant location. Mr., Walker presented letter
the different locations proposed and the advantages
to be gained by their adoption. After the letter lad
been read, he wished the members of the council 10
notice the TACT that they were expected to say Moth
ing, furnish the money, and allow the school board
to locate the building There,are the county house
and hospital lands that will soon be in the market
then why not build upon the hiY What is the
use Of having all the schoolhouses IN buuchY The
secretary of the school board takes great credit
upon himself for locating the Ledge street house
away from the noise of Winter street, and now
wants the new building erected in the midst of the
noise Ii there any benefit TO be derived from hay-
ing the schoolhouses all together, the common
council should examine into the matter and see
what ought to be done themselves, and not accent
the statements OF Others without inquiry II Is 10
accommodate the children living in the rear of the
Jail and hospital grounds that this new building Is
to be erected and IL should be built as nearly on
line with the Belmont street house Is practicable
Councilman Ross was opposed to the erection of
any more schOOlhouses IN the centre of the city,
any who has investigated the subject l. agreed
that the valley between summer and Main streets |
is not fit situation for schoolnouse. The chill.
dren will be drawn together from healthy locglitpe
and 1t Is an outrage to oblige them TO attend a |
school in any such place The people who have had
the subject in consideration SO long are apt to be
preIudiced. He had all Difference for the members
OF the school board aud was very much astonshed |
that they should take any such action. He should |
never vote to locate a house the proposed site
when there were other suitable localities that could
be obtained He hoped that the order would not |
pass as In FIVE years the building would be sur |
rounded by machine shops and railroads, aud some |
other locality should be selected.
Councilman Chase wanted the committee on edu. |
cation TO make statement,
Councilman Goddard was sorry that 1t again be- |
came his duty TO defend the action OF the commit
tee He thought that the council were all agreed |
that the present school Accommodations were in |
sufficient The Thomas street aud Belmont street |
schools are full, and the project has been In consid
Belmont street, aud the only votes against the new