The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11
ROUTINE
The Aldermen
w ere Quiet.
LOCAL TAXES
Create Discussion Regard
ing Time Extension.


last evening was upon a proposition
made by Alderman O'Conneu that the
time for the payment of taxes be ex>
tended twenty days, or until October
S1st. and that the rate Of interest be
7 per cent.
Routine business occupied a large
portion of the time. Petitions were re-
eeived and referredi Louisa Deming,
for compensation for injuries to person
caused by an alleged defect in the side,
walk on Ledge street; Anna q. IN
derwood, for compensation for damage
to estate on Grafton street, caused by
the widening Of Grafton street; J. o.
Marble and others for an electric light
on Murray ayenueI John ?. Mobers
and others, for a catch basin in Mill
bury street, B. W. Childs and others,
for curbstone on the west side of
Westland street; Mrs. Caroline r.
Pierce, for abatement Of betterment
assessments to estate on Aivarado ave-
nue.; James L. Warren and others for
water in Richmond avenue
A communication was received from
the mayor enclosing a communication
ing, asking for an additional appropria>
ton of $7577, was referred to the COM
mittee on street lighting.
A communication from the mayor
enclosing financial statement as to
the condition Of the police department
and showing deficit for the year of
1921, was referred to the committee on
finance.
Two communication from the school
committee relative to the purchase Of
land for school houses, $4,000 feet on
Oxford street and 5000 feet on Ledge
street, were referred to the committee
on education.
A communication from Francis H
Dewey commissioner Of the Jacques
fund and other funds OF the city hos,
pital, giving notice Of two vacancies in
the board, caused by the death Of Hon.
Charles B. Pratt ana Albert Curtis.
were received.
Notice was given Of three suits
against the city by Margaret Lamb,
John ]. O'Hara and ARENAS T. Pick,
ering and they were severally referred
to the city solicitor.
A report from the committee on light
ing streets was received, recommending
the establishment of arc lights in Co
lumbus. Suffolk and Endlcott streets,
and Is Welsbaeh lights in Shirley,
Lewis, Princeton, Dover, Main, Fulton,
Grafton and Mason streets.
Alderman Brannon offered an order
requesting that Chief Engineer Edward
l.. Vaughn be granted a leave of alb
sence of ten days to attend the national
convention of fire engineers at St.
Louis, which was adopted, the expense
to be charged to the fire department
The committee on ordinances report
ed an ordinance relative to the licens-
ing and collection of junk, which was
adopted
DEGREES were adopted locating and
making public German, Lenox, Eaton,
Litchfield, Irving, Beeching, Bluff and
Freeland streets.
Alderman Hildreth offered an order
which was adopted, instructing the
street commissioner to construct a
sidewalk on the seutheFly side of Wa
chusett street and the westerly side of
Lancaster street.
The committee on the part of the
board, which was appointed at a pre-
vleus meeting to confer with O. w.
Norcross in regard to bridge at the
lake, reported the following order:
That the street commissioner be and
he is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to enter into q contract
for the construction Of q steel arch
bridge to replace a portion of Belmont
street at the causeway at Lake Quin-
sigamond, substantially in accordance
with the plans and specifications pre-
sented by 0. W. Norcross, marked Ia.
First-Advertising for and receiving
bids for such construction reserying to
the city the right to reject any and all
such bids, and with ALL to be done un-
der the direction and with the approval
Of the mayor
The construction of said bridge to be
under the immediate supervision and
to the approval of the city engineer.
Estimated expense, $109, 400, to be
charged to the account Of street main
tenance.
The report of the committee was
made by Alderman Barrett, who ex-
planned that Mr.. Norcross had planned
two bridges, one at an estimated ex-
pense Of S105, 400, which was to be level
except for 63A per cent grade at each
end. He thought that it provided for
the most graceful structure that had
been presented to the board. The en-
tire length of the bridge is $50 feet, with
two stone piers. He also explained
that the order provided for the main
tenance Of a carriage, foot and electric
road during the process of construction.
While Mr.. Norcross was willing to con-
struct either bridge, he suggested that
about $4,000 more than the one which
provides for slope from the centre of
each end and span toward either APP
proach. The present opening in the
causeway is to be filed in, and ap-
breaches are to be constructed to the
Island House and to Lincoln Park. At
Mr.. Barrett's suggestion, the board
voted to postpone action until the next
meeting.
on motion Of Alderman Brannon, the
board proceeded to ballot for a COM
missioner TO fill the vacancy In the
board of commissioners Of Hope ceme-
terry caused by the death Of Albert Cur
tbs and Aldermen Brannon and Barrett
were selected committee to collect
and count ballots. They reported;
Whole number of votes cast ..s
Necessary for a choice. .,.............5
Joseph C. Ellis had. ...,..........,...9
Mr.. Ellis was therefore declared elect
ed
The following jurors were drawn for
the October term Of the superior court,
which reports the nth; Marshall 7.
f. Doane, 239 Pleasant street; Edward
S. Maloney, ~ Spruce street; Charles
c. Andrews, 8 Jacques avenue; Charles
A. Hanson, 81 Kendall street, Henry
A. Southwick, 10 Russell street; Sam
uel r. Gates, $50 Plantation street; A.
Eugene Curtis, 1853 Austin street; Her
bert w. Haynes, 26 Shattuok street;
Frederick W. King, 16 Dayton street.
Lars NJ I. Peterson, q Edward
street; George B. Lalxin, 81 Florence
street.
A hearing was given A. Swan Brown
and others on their petition to make
public that portion of Mill street be-
tween June and Fowler streets. Mr.
Brown appeared in favor Of the order
Alderman O'Connell offered an order
relative to the collection of interest on
taxes and containing a clause to the
effect that taxes should not become
due until Oct. 81. He explained that
the assessors had been little tardy