Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-22

East Worcester street; G.. S. Hadley, to
discontinue the watering of Russell
street from Pleasant street to Austin
street; Massachusetts, Fuel Com
pany for water pipes in Byron and
Nashua streets; P. F.. McGuinness,
water pipes in Orne street from Lincoln
to Westminster street; Orlando c. Ward,
water pipes in Stafford street from
Young street to Heard street; members
of the school committee, permission to
arrange an exhibit Of the handwork of
the school children in the corridors Of
the new city hall
The quarterly report of the street
commissioner was received and ordered
on file.
A recommendation from the commit
tee on ordinances, that the joint rules
and orders be amended by allowing the
introduction of petitions, orders and
other papers that have to be referred to
a committee, head of depa- rment or
other city official, at the meeting at
which they are to be referred, was
adopted.
A report from the same committee,
that it is inexpedient to act on the num-
bering of all orders, petitions ana com
munications, was accepted.
Orders were adopted as follows: Re
ouesting the mayor to cause such
changes to be made in the tower OF the
new fire department headquarters as
NAV be necessary to accommodate the
clock in the present old city hail tower,
and to cause the clock to be transferred
when the tower is ready to receive IT, at
cost of $3.50; for the payment of
S1725. 81 to Stephen Salisbury, as reim-
bursement for expense incurred by him
in setting curbstones and constructing
sidewalks on the north side of the 10
BIN road and Highland street; for the
nayment of $35. 80 to VIII G.. Seaver, as
compensation for the damage done to
his estate by widening Ober1n street
for the payment of $40 to Susan M.
Bean. as additional compensation Tor
land taken in widening Oberlin street
IN NONCOMPLIANCE.
The following petitions and orders
were considered by the common council
and disposed OF under a suspension Of
the rules, but the board Of aldermen
laid them all over until the next meet
ing:
Petitions referred: Graves Brothers
sidewalk on Dix and Goulding streets;
Tosenh S. Perry. fire alarm box on Yer
non street near Quinsigamond; M. =.
Stratton, sidewalk on Earle street; w
N. Brown, sidewalk on Austin street;
Cornelius Flynn, electric light on Harri-
son street.
Orders referred: For the location of
electric lights on Washington ana
Southbridge streets, introduced by
Councilman Ryan; for the construction
of a public bath house for women and
children at Lake Quinslgamond, at an
estimated cost Of $500, the house to be
under the supervision of the board OF
health. introduced by Councilman Pow
ell. ~.
orders adopted: Requesting the city
treasurer to report to the committee on
streets the names and amounts OF al
| thnse who have not paid their street
| sprfnkling assessments for 1880 ana 1880
4 introduced by Councilman ). Z. Ken
| dali; directing the committee on tlre de,
nartrnent to consider the advisability OF
provjding a fixed compensation for the
substitute members Of the fire depart
ment. introduced by Councilman
| or eary: requesting the mayor to take
| Immediate measures for the disposal anu
and removal of the old city nan pulld-
ing. by selling the same at public auc-
lion or otherwise, as a Whole OF III
parts, as may in his Judgment appear
for the best interests of the city OF
Worcester; reserving the clock Wnlcn
has already been ordered removed, and
such parts or portions which are con-
+enn1ated being removed and used IN
the new city hall building, such sale or
sales to be made with proviso clause
that said building OF portions thereof
must he entirely removed from the pres
emit site within go days from the time
the new city hail is occupied by the
city government and the several oe-
partments, introduced by Councilman
Powell; requesting the mayor, 10 sen a.
n1blic auction or private sale, as may
annear in his Judgment to be for the
hest interests Of the city of Worcester,
ali the furniture and fixtures now IN use
in the old city hall, reserving such 1ur-
niture and fixtures as may be ana are
already designed to be removed and used
nv the several departments in the new
citv hall introduced by Councilman
Powell.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The petition of Benz, A. Barber ct ais.
that Mount Hope street be made public
from the westerly lire of Farnum to the
westerly line Of Hayiland street and
that the name be changed to Institute
road. was referred to the committee on
Streets on the part of the board.
The report of the committee on assess
,,,ants far street betterments recon-
mending the abatement of assessment
Of 1877 on Whipple street fer the sum OF
$780, was adopted.
Petitions were referred as follows: II.
II. Bigelow ct ais. against watering
Shrewsbury street at expense OF abut-
ters: J. e. Bigelow ct ais. Tor fire alarm
box on West Boylston street, near Stow
ell: Andrew Lindquist for street better
ments: G.. w. Reeves heirs for street
betterments.
wheeler and ]. w. Mullins by the
mayor as special policemen, were
A. G. Buttriek, Charles Ballard and
VIM. I. Mclaughlin were elected fence
viewers. Two ballots We're necessary. On
the first. Mr. Tatman and Mr.. Nc
Laughlin had five votes.
Street Commissioner Wright 5. Prior
was elected fence viewer and Edward
Bulger pound keeper. Dwight r. Scott,
Charles Bruso, Frank c. Gleason and
walter E. Dodge were elected measur-
ers of wood and bark and surveyors OF
lumber.
The city clerk asked the wish of the
board concerning the preparation OF the
CITY manual, which he said was delayed
awaiting the appointments to several
vacancies. He was ordered to have it
printed at once, leaving blank spaces
where there were vacancies.
Alderman Mellen said few words
about the amendment adopted by coun-
ell to the order authorizing the city
clerk to furnish members of the city
government with stationery ard stamps.
He thought the striking out of the
words 'and stamps was small piece
Of business, for, he said, that much cor
respondence was often necessary, and he
saw no reason why the expense should
be stood by the aldermen and council
men who served without Pay The
board concurred with the council, how
ever, without a dissenting vote.
The order from the common council
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