Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-16
Meeting Of the Common Council.


The regular meeting Of the city government
was held last evening, and the following bust
ness was transacted;
IN CONCURRENCE.
Petitions were received and referred as follows
From n. . Rice and others, asking that Bliss
street be made public. TO the committee on high
ways; from EdWardlW hltneV and Others for side
walk on the north side of Congress street, to the
committee on sidewalks; from John OAlalley and
others, for water in Barclay street. to the commit
tee on water; from Nathaniel Paine and Others fer
water IN Lincoln street, to the committee on WATER
from r. N. Start ana others, for r sidewalk on Wal
do street, to the committee on sidewalks; from I.
NJ. Lamb and others. asking that the highway com.
missioner be authorized to furnish street srrabngs
to grade the park in Clinton street, to the commit
zee on highways, with power to act; from Warren
Mcfarland and Others asking tnat Suffolk street
ana part of Wall street be made public and known
as Suffolk street to the committee on highways
rom ;, Warren and Others, that Byron ST. be made
public, to the committee IN highways; from Thad-
deus Robinson end others for sewer in Shelby
street, TO the committee on sewers; from J. +,
Power and others for a sewer on Shrewsbury street
70 the committee on sewers; from Geo. w. Gill and
others for an armory for the battery, to the COM
mlttee on military affairs; from E. NJ, Church and
otheFS for cross walk on Austin street, to the COM
mittee on Sidewalks from James Green and others
for curbstOnes ON George street, to the committee
on highways; from the same for paving on same
street. to the committee on sidewalks, from Chas
L. Washburn and Others for the relocation and
Strengthening of Prescott street, from Lincoln
square north, to the committee on highways; from
Otis Hammond and Others for sewer through Rus
sell ana Agricultural streets TO Highland street TO
the committee on sewers; from Barbara Carpentpr,
asking that the grade of Water street be changed.
and that she be allowed damages caused by the es-
Enlistment Of the present grade, to the,committee
on claims; from Charles A. Kmmee for sewer in
North Ashland street, to the committee on sewers.
communications from the school board represent
ing the bad condition of sidewalks in the vicinity
of some Of the school houses, and recommending
the erection of schoolhOuse upon the Wheeler eS-
tate, were referred to the committee on sidewalks
and education, respectively
The committee on finance, 10 whom was re-
ierred that portion of the mayors address relative
TO the establishment of the office of water registrar
reported an ORDER that the subject be referred to the
committee on water. with Instructions to report an
ordnance for that purpose The report was accept
ed and order adopted.
Alderman Harding, from the committee on edu-
cation reported, estimating the cost Of the compile
ton Of the high school house and grounds at 81
sl4 % An order was adopted appropriating S206o
for this purpose, 10 be expended bv he committee
ON education i'm such manner as they may deem
best, i'''' "e7'''
notice was received from the county commits
sloners, upon petition OF Alfred Atherton and
others, asking for new road in the northern mari
ofthe city, to the new Holden road, ard the citv
sohcltor was authorized to appear before the COM
miSsloners and oppose the proposed location.
Orders were adopted authorizing the committee
on lighting the streets TO place lamp posts in front
OF IaYlors block, also TO set street lamps, not TO
exceed fifty gas and fifty oil lamps wherever public
necessity requires.
The committee on water reported in favor nj
granting the petitions of d. Waldo Lincoln and
others, for water in Russell street and of j. Cham.
beriain and others, for water in Austin street Tho
accompanying orders, providing for the laying of
wafer pipes were adopted,
Ihe committee ON highways to whom was re-
ferrod several petitions in regard to proposed pub.
nc streets reported that the petitions in regard to
hhgsbdr} outage and Fruit streets, be referred to
the board of aldermen for hearings
the petitions in regard to Waldo and Woodlan d
streets We're referred TO the board of aldermen an d
orders will be issued for new hearings
TWAS voted to hold bearing upon tho Foster street
extension, whenever parties Interested shall guar
anee to pay all che land damages, or before July
], 1872
The petitioners in regard to Chandler and La fav-
cite streets were given leave to withdraw.
The committee on the fire department were
authorized to consider the subject of buying pair
of horses for the use of the hook and ladder COM