Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-24

ult oeoSloho letot tle tOllOW
ing business:
IN CoNoU lRENCE.
Petitions presented and TCferred.-Of e. Merrill
and Others fora lower grade for the sidewalk on Sc
yer street; of e. G. Spring and Others for a side
walk on Laurel str it, of j. Sauer and others for a
cross-walk on Mechanic street; of Andrew Dodge
for permission to remove the railing of a bridge ON
Leicester street. to make room for building; of the
Worcester and Nashua railroad corporation for COM
peIsatiOn for damages to their premises by the ex
tension of Prescott street; of G. p Int1 and Betty
Prentice for damages to their estate by widen
ing Front street; of T. C. Carey and 9TH
ers for sewer in ly street; of A. H. SchOleld for
damages to his carriage by a defective highway; of
Curtis and Shattuck for permission to move their
warehouse across BloOmingdae road.
CedinS.-The committee on claims reported
awards as follows number of petitions referred
TO them: VI Samuel Porter for damages by being
Obliged to move building on Central street on ac-
count Of the sewer S4l0.S7; of A. NJ. WheelOck for
Sl65, when retaining wall shall be built
and the city rele" ed rom further claims;
OF lzanna Parkhurst, 1910 on the same condi-
lions; of Taylor & Goodnow, for damages by
the widening of Front str t, S-4 J; of Mary A
Spur and others, for damag to the estate corner
OF Nam and Central streets ~ chance in sidewalk
grade, $500; of Martin Kildea, for land taken for
sewer on Blackstone street, $l35 The reports were
accepted, and the accompanying orders adopted in
the board of aldermen, but laid the table in the
common council ave to withdraw was voted on
the commit ELS recommendation to pay VIM
Boyle, Nj. Daniel Herr Dan Of T han, Mary Dom
ahue and Daniel Oily, who claimed damages to
their estates Hiberna street by the ext nson of
Mechanic ST ct; also to james McDermott and
Moses Dollen, who ccimed damages by defects in
highways.
An order, introduced by Alderman Banister, to
pay VIM Rice s: 70 for damages to his estate
on Fruit street, in accordance with u report
ofthe committee ON claims was referred to the city
solicitor.
Hedring.-An order Of notice from the county
commissioners of a hearing on petition for widen
ing and strengthening a portion of Harrington
street, to be held at New England Village October
a. was received and referred to the city solicitor
Il afnutf ton
ceiyed f.Om the city auditor calling attention to
the fact that the amount of money appropriated TO
street construction is insufficient TO meet outsand-
Sidewaib Mdtters.--A dec @ for a sidewalk on
Cedar street was taken rom the files and adopted
An order was adopted instructing the committee
on sidewalks to make a report at the next meeting
on tine various petitions before them regarding
sidewalk on Winter street.
IN BOARD OF ALDERA EN-.
Street HedriRg-The hearing in regard to the new
street pettioned for, from Lincoln square TO the
grounds Of the Boston, Barre and Gardner road
which we postponed from last week, was resumed.
Hon. z. Emory Aldrich appeared in opposition TO
the petition, and produced witnesses to prove that
the proposed street would be serious injury to the
estates along the route and that II would cost near
y $4,000 to build 1t. He said there was no public
necessity for such street Hon W. W. Rice ap-
peared for the petitioners He argued that the con-
struction of the street was crlled for by public
cessyi that In fact the establishment OF the freight
depot of the b. d. and G. Il. X. upon the proposed
location would be sufficient In itself to create pub
nc necessity. The cost was only secondary con-
siderationi but he thought the estimates already
nade Were excessive, ana that the estates mem
Toned would receive more benefit than detriment.
me hearing then closed, and the subject was laid
on the table.
ne Cny HdH EniorgemeRf.- THE order providing
Tor the addition of french roof TO the city hall
came up from the common council, but was lost by
| In the Affirmative
, FTemeWs Pdrdde.--An order was adopted au-
lhoilklhg tne committee ON the fire department TO
expend 500 for the necessary expenses incident to
the annual parade of the fire department Oct. I'd.
DecTesS'-Decrees were reported for the laying
streets, also Cedar street They were accepted and
ordered on file in the city engineers office
Ereoutce SesSioH.-Licenses were granted 10
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