Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01
Municipal Affairs.


Both branches of the city government met
last evening, and the following business was
transacted:
IN CONCURRENCE.
Petitions Receired and Reterred-0f Benjamin
Walker for damages to his estate by improvements
on Waldo street; of Josiah Rice, for compensation
for injuries caused by defect in the highway and
for damages to his estate by sewer construction; of
j. L. Blood and others, for gas street lamp at the
southerly end Of Benefit street; of c. b. Metcalf
and others for gas street lamps oni Salisbury street
west of Grove street; Of C. A Parker for gas street
lampsI On.Oak avenue; OF B. w. Chids and others,
for a gas street lamp on Cedar street.
W0teT.-On recommendation of the committee on
water, il was voted to lay 4 water pipe in Grant
street, ext nding 10C0 feet from Grafton street at
an estimated cost of Sl5 and to set hydrant at
the corner of Merrck and Larch street. at cost of
S6915. 1t was voted mex. -dent to lay pipes at
present on North, Milton, Mechanic between bridge
and summer, Claiming, Windsor and Norfolk
streets, or at QuinsigamOnd village.
Fire L5mitS-The ordnance establishing new fire
limits having passed through the several stages in
both boards was finally passed to be engrOssed.
N BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Deficiency appropriation. The committee on
finance, to whom was referred the communication
of the city auditor relative to deficiency in the az
preparation for street construction, made report
recommending an appropriation of S20,0C1 The re-
port was accepted and the necessary order adopted
PetrOteuno-Several amendments to the proposed
ordinance for the sale and storage of petroleum. re-
ported by the committee on the fire department t.,
were adopted.
On IOUNQ.-AlQefman ChamDerlln, the
special committee appointed to fix price for tine
old pound on Shrewsbury street, reported that it
was ineNpedient for the city to sell at present, as
the ground may be needed for hose house. The
committee were accordingly discharged.
Street AdtterS.-Decrees laying out Cedar street,
also Kendall and Claiming streets, were taken from
the files, adopted, approved and allowed.
A hearing was granted on petitions for laying out
King street, and the matter referred to the commit
tee on highways.
CitU nan Eaiarqement.- On motion of Alderman
laf nhDrlin 40 inf wi Inv 10 pra
larging the city hall voted down at the last
meeting was rec0nsidered, and Aldermen Chamber
lin, Rugg and Banister were appointed to consider
the matter and make report at the next meeting,
when action will be taken.
MiScelldaeouS.-The customary order was passed
authorizing the mayor to revise and correct the
check lists preparatory to the presidential election
Several appointments of sewer assessments were
made.
E.recqtiUe SessiOn.-E. K. Spaulding was appoint
ed special policeman at Horticultural hall.
Charles Conway and Miles McGovern were Ii
censed to drive hacks.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Trustee for the city LibrdTy.-At eight O'Clock
both branches of the city council went into Joint
convention for the purpose of eecting director of
the city library to fill the unexpired term of the late
George Jaques. The first ballot was follows:
Whole number of votes. ......................2l
Necessary for choice. ......,....,s.......n
VIM. L. Harlow had. ..........,..........I7
Sumner Pratt had. ..........,............2
NJ. McCaferty had. .......................1
JOhn Ii. Green mad. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VIM L. Harlow was accordingly declared elected
and the convention dissolved.
Orders Adopted-Ihe orders, to which a second
reading was objected to at the last meeting, pro-
vdng for the grading of Union street at the north
eud, the payment of S4l0S7 to Samuel Porter for
damages sustained by him by the destruction of a
building in the construction of sewer, and S13S to
Martin kildea remuneration for land taken in
constructing Mill Brook sewer, were read and
adopted.
4 Water Ordtndace-The ordinance regulating
the water works of the city, reported by the COM
int faa,
section by section, and with their various amend
ments, adopted far the twentieth section, the
remaining sections being referred back to the joint
standing committee on water for consideration.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The Fire Departmental communication from
Samuel ii. Day, inviting the members of the city
government to join in the inspection of the fire de-
partment and their apparatus, Wednesday, was re-
ceiyed and accepted.
The order authorizing the mayor to draw his war
rant for 500 to defray the expenses of the annual
parade was read and adopted.
4 tSelGer QueStton.-The action upon the petition
of Lydia G. Nichols, in which she asks that the de-
cision of the jury upon the application of William
Dickinson be taken as final and that action for the
collection of the amount assessed against her estate
be deferred was reconsidered and the petition re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
More Money WdRted-The report of the commit
tee on finance upon the communication of the au-
ditor asking for an appropriation to deray the ex-
penses of constructing streets and the order max
ing an appropriation of $40 900, were received.
Councilman TOwne offered an amendment that
S4OOO OF the amount be applied to the paving OF
Pleasant street between Chestnut and Irving streets
with wood paving, and that the highway committee
be authorized to procure proposals and make con
tract for the work. The amendment prevailed.
Councilman Hewitt here moved that the total
amount be made twenty-four thousand dollars
instead of $4,000, as that amount would not be
sufficient if the paving of Pleasant street was in.
Guided This amendment also prevailed, but the
order was voted down, only receiving eleven of the
sixteen votes necessary for its passage.
The old South Churct.-A communication was
gIsNtaaNs
asking the city government to take measures for
having the question of the removal of the Old South
church from the common settled by the popular
vote of the people at the election in November and
asking them to see that affirmative ballots are dis
tributed, was received and referred to the commit
tee on education
SideWaBs.-The report of the committee on side
walks on the petition of E. Merrill II. L. Cheever,
I. NJ. Lamb residents of Kendall street, G., New
ton, 7. NJ Lamb, 2. Butler, S. E. Hildreth, c. N,
Stark and C. McManus and Others allowing r. NJ.
Lamb and Others the free use of the gravel upon
Davis park, and upon the others nexpedient to act
was received and accepted.
Adjourned for one week.