Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-15

mittee the petitions of Hannah Mines,
for discontinuing the watering of Main
street from Gates lane to the city line,
and P. w. Rafferty,, against the water
ing of Mill street west of Park avenue,
were granted
The committee on streets, to whom
was referred the recent report of the
city engineer relative to the cost of
widening and repairing the bridge on
Foster street over Union street, reported
that 1t was ineXpedient to act in the
matter at the present time owing to the
unsettled condition of the grade crossing
question, in which the bridge will haye
to be considered. The report was ac-
cepted.
IN NON-CONCURRENCE.
The board of aldermen adopted an or
der introduced by Alderman Menen, di-
recting the city clerk to furnish sta
tionery and stamps to the members of
the city council, at a cost of 500: but
the common council amended the order
py striking out the stamps, and then
adopted the amended order in non-con-
currence.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The order authorizing the mayor to
arrange with the street railways for the
use Of their tracks for street watering
purposes, laid over from the last meet
ing, was laid on the table
A hearing was voted the Worcester
Consolidated Street Railway Company
on the petition for permission to extend
It's tracks in Cambridge and Fremont
streets on April 4, at o'clock
The petition from John H. Goes and
others, for making public Wayne street,
was referred to the committee on streets
on the part of the board
The report of the committee on
streets, on the petition of Vernon F.
Prentice and others, for making public
Freeland street James p. ]. Cahill for
making public Gage street, D. F. Nc
Gillicuddy and others for making pub
lie Hamilton street, and A. NJ Thomp-
son and others for making public Vim
ton street, recommending the adoption
of ord%rs for hearings March 2S at s
o'clock, was accepted
The report of the committee on as
sessment of street betterments on the
petition of George w. Reeves heirs, for
an abatement of an assessment on
Whipple street, recommending the
adoption of an order to abate said bill
for the sum of $75.79, was accepted and
the recommendation adopted.
An order granting locations for poles
to the Worcester Electric Light Com
pany, was referred to the committee on
lighting streets on the part of the
board
A communication from the city engin-
eer with a decree giving to the Worces-
ter Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany authority to construct turnouts on
Park avenue, caused some comment
Alderman Brannon thought that on
turnouts the company should be made
to pave to the curbing instead of Is in
ches outside the tracks He thought that
it made a bad street
Alderman Mellen seconded his re-
marks. Alderman Barrett said he might
agree ON any street but Park avenue,
but he thought that such an action there
would be a nuisance to the many horse
men, and he hoped it would not be done.
No vote was taken, and the decree was
adopted as read.
The jury list was received from the
registrars Of voters, and after the names
of Myron E. Barrows and Clarence L.
Burgess, who were drawn for the United
States court last week, were removed,
it was accepted.
A com munication from Clerk Coleman
of the board of fire engineers announced
the resignation of George c. Robinson,
call man of Hose 4, and the appoint
ment of George A. Miles, on three
months probation. The appointment of
Miles was approved and Robinson's res
A communication from the mayor, an
nouncing the removal of Special Officer
William H. Goode for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. was read for information.
Appointments of weighers by the
mayor were confirmed as follows: w. j.
Sanders-Garland, Lincoln & Co.; Wal
ter f. Knowlton George A. Knowles,
Arthur E. Richardson and John Cos
tello-Claflin & Co.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The members were right on edge all
during the session, and there were some
unlooked-for exhibitions of feeling, evil
IDENTIFY stirred up by the debate on the
police salary bill. Toward the end of
the session, after President Hall had
read the order providing for the water
ing of the streets, Councilman O'Leary
insisted on having it read over again,
as he was not paying attention. After
| it had been re-read, Councilman O'Lea-
ry offered an amendment to the effect
| that the city do not pay for the water
ing of streets when they are torn up for
city work He was directed by Pres
ident Hall to put his amendment into
writing and after this was done, the
amendment was put to a vote The
president declared the amendment lost
on a viva voce vote, but this was
doubted, and a rising vote showed that
the amendment was lost by vote of
to IL.
Councilman Connolly moved that the
entire matter of street sprinkling be
referred to the finance committee to
see what it would cost the city to fur
nish plant to do its own street sprink-
ling, but this motion was not secon%ed
and the motion to adopt the original or
der as reported was put and declared
lost The vote was doubted, but a ris-
ing vote showed that the order was
adopted by a vote of 10 to 5.
Then Councilman Connolly offered an
order that the committee on streets
consider the advisability of purchasing
plant and all the necessary adjuncts
for the purpose of watering the streets
rather than to have the work done by
contract, and to report as soon as con-
venient. This order was adopted with