Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-13
Meeting of the City Council.


The city council held its regular meeting last
evening" and transacted the following business ::
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MI. jacques resolution in regard to the Me
chanic street burial ground came up from the
school board in the form of a communication.
Mr. Banster said he, for one, was not pre-
pared to fake measures to disturb the ashes of
the dead. lie thought there was land enough
in the city Of Worcester that might be made
available for school purposes without taking a
burying ground, in which rest the remains of
one who, while the country was struggling for
its liberty, dragged his type through the wilder
ness and established paper in our midst TO aid
in the cause of freedom, and disseminate the
news.
The communication was referred to the COM
mittee on education.
A petition from Henry C. Fish, for abate-
ment of charge by the city for constructing
sidewalk in front OF his estate, on Church
street, was referred to the committee on side
walks.
A petition from B. A. Ball and Others for
water in Baker street; and one from Timothy
Sly, and another fer water on Bloomingdalc
road, were referred to the committee on water.
The city solicitor, to whom was referred
communication from the highway commission
or in relation to trouble arising from the over
flow of water spouts, submitted an ordinance,
providing that every owner of Il building on
street through which there is common sewer,
shall conduct the water from the roof of his
block directly to the sewer by means of a spout.
The ordinance fixed the penalty for violating
the same, at $50, and liability for all damages
incurred to the city by reason of neglect to pro-
vide for carrying off the water; referred to the
committee on bills in second reading
An order was adopted for the payment OF
S963.66 10 John S. Clark, for land taken by the
city IN widening Front street.
a communication twas received from the clerk
OF tne house Judiciary committee of the leaisla-
ture, giving notice of the time of hearing on the
petition from the city of Worcester for power 10
take tue old common, including the interests of
the FIRST Parish, for public park The mayor
explained that the communication onnrised
them of the time of the hearing in order that
the city might be represented
Mr.. Harding said that, nsifar as he was con.
cerned he preferred that the church should re.
main on the Common
Mr.. Chamberlin inquired if the petition i'm
piled the necessity OF immediate action in the
matter Of park, and on being informed BY the
mayor that it did not, spoke in favor of obtain
ing the power TO take the land, and offered an
order for the appointment of committee to rep.
resent the city.
The order was adopted, and the mayor an
pointed aldermen Chamberlin and Spur on the
committee
communication was received from Walter
Henry, stating that he understood that a lot of
$4,000 feet of land owned by the city, on the
south side OF Shrewsbury street, is for sae and
asking that the price for said lot be gisen him,
as he desired to purchase for building purposes.
The explanation was made that the lot Is one
formerly occupied for pound, after which the