The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20

seers of the poor, superintendent Of
sewers, street lighting department, su-
perVisOr of wires, water commissioner,
commissioners of the Jaques funds and
other funds Of the city hospital, com
missiOners Of the sinking FUNDS, treas
urer Of the city trust funds, supern-
tendent of public buildings and the
water registrar were received and or
dered placed on file.
A communication was received from
the mayor giving notice of the gift to
the city, by the children of the late
Benjamin Walker, the sum of $1,000 to
be known as the walker city hospital
trust fund" which was referred to the
committee on charities.
Orders We're adopted providing for the
payment of $1,000 to William C. Curtis
for compensation for damages to his
estate on Leicester street; of $1,000 10
o. "A. Kelley, for compensation for
damages to estate on Lincoln street; to
Eleanor C. Conlin, SIC, a portion of the
amount paid as taxes.
The report of the committee on or
dinances upon the ordinance relative to
an assistant city solicitor, recommend
ing the passage of the ordinance in a
new draft, was postponed for action
until the next meeting.
An order authorizing the street com
missioner to construct a portion of
Freeland street at an estimated expense
of $2143. II, was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
The order introduced by Alderman
Potter, at a recent meeting, relative to
the payment for the use Of water pipes
by joint users of service pipes was re-
ferred to the committee on ordinances.
DEGREES were taken from the file and
adopted making public Blithewood ave-
nue., relocating and widening Green
wood and Mill streets and widening
Shrewsbury street.
A communication was received from
the chief of police. recommending that
the following streets be designated for
coasting purposes: May, from Wood
land to Park avenue; Castle: Aetna;
Hancock; Catherine, from Charming
east; Kendall; East Shelby; West, be-
tween Salisbury and Highlands Wind
sor, between Perkins to Catherine;
Prospect Westminster; Dix Suffield;
Benefit, north Of Mt Pleasant; Mount
Pleasant, and Washington avenue.
These streets are to be open for sliding
on Wednesday evenings from to
o'clock, and Saturday afternoons. from
1 to O'Clock, and Saturday evenings
from to o'clock.
A decree was adopted locating the
tracks of the Worcester and Clinton
Street Railway Company in Britton
square, to connect the terminus of that
line with the tracks of the Consolidated
street railroad.
The ordinance introduced by Alder
man Mellen at the last meeting, relative
to an examination of the accounts of
the city treasurer, was taken from the
table and referred to the committee on
finance.
The order directing the mayor to
petition the legislature of 1899 for an
act to provide for the appointment of
a person to examine the books of the
street railway companies using the
streets Of the city. was referred to the
committee on legislative matters.
The order relative to licensing col
lectors of junks and the ordinance re-
lative to digging up the surface of high
ways and streets were passed to be en-
rolled. Aldermen Potter and Mellen
speaking in favor Of minority report
on the latter ordinance, which, on mo-
ton of Alderman Potter, was substi-
tuted for the original order.
The order adopted Is as follows:
An ordinance relative to openings in
streets:
BE it ordained by the city council of
the city of Worcester as follows:
Section l, chapter Al Of the revised
ordinances of the year 1895, is hereby
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing as section 40:
Section 49-No department of the city
Of Worcester and no partnership, cor
poration, or person whatsoever shall
break or dig up the surface without
first giving notice in writing of it's in
tention, and the authority, license or
permit under which such action is pro-
posed to be taken, to the street COM
missioner; and it shall also give notice
to the street commissioner when the
work is completed. Said notice shall be
in such form as may be required by the
street commissioner, and shall be left
at his office in the city hall.