Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

| Mayor Dodge were unanimously con-
frmed: William Hart to be member
| of the parks commission to fill the va
! cancy caused by the resignation of
| Calvin l.. Hartshorn Gen. Josiah Pick
| EFT, NJ V. B. Jefferson and James Ear
| ly to be members of the liquor license
commission for 1898
IN NoN-CONCURRENCE.
Councilman Ryan introduced petit
! tons from John P. Rydberg for cross
walks and a catch basin on Millbury
street. Under a suspension of the rules,
| the petitions were referred to their ap-
propriate committees by the common
council, but the aldermen refused to
suspend the rules, and the petitions
We're accordingly laid over in the upper
branch.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
When the communication from the
school committee relative to the pur-
chase of land on Chatham street, corner
Of Oxford, adjoining the English high
school, was presented, Alderman Mel
len said he was surprised at the per-
sistency of the committee in presenting
document which a year ago the board
| felt it was inexpedient to act upon. He,
however, was willing to have it referred
| to the committee on education, and it
was so voted.
Alderman Brannon moved that the re-
| port of j. Warren Ellsworth, inspector
of animals and provisions, be taken
from the table.
! Aldermen O'Connell and Mellen OBJ
! jected on the ground that the board had
| no right to receive the report. Mr..
Mellen said he was satisfied that the city
was paying salaries to three men when
one was all that was necessary. Mr..
Brannon then withdrew his motion.
The order fixing the police depart
ment at III patrolmen was taken from
the table Alderman O'Connel said that
it did not supply the wants of the chief
of police, and did not have the sup
port of the finance committee. His mo-
ton that it be rejected was carried
A petition from the Worcester Gas
Light Company for permission to lay
gas mains, was referred, on motion Of
Alderman O'Connell to the committee
on streets. The alderman thought the
matter should be investigated. The
proposed changes in the water supply,
he said were liable to make 1t necessary
to disturb many of the gas mains, and
as the gas company had bill for $4,000
against the city for such work, he
| thought best to wait while and look
| into the matter.
burban Street Railway Company for
the extension Of its tracks in Fremont,
Cambridge and Webster streets, was re-
ceived, and a hearing was ordered for
Monday evening, March 2S at o'clock.
| The following jurors were drawn for
the United States circuit court: Clar-
ence L. Burgess, Willard terrace; Myron
E. Barrows, 55 Lincoln street.
Alderman Russell asked that the or
-iof limo
$4,000 to purchase water pipe, be ruled
out because it did not state the source
from which the money was to be drawn
and no appropriation had been made
for water. The request was granted,
and he substituted an order that the
city treasurer be authorized to borrow
$150,000 on the Kettle brook loan already
authorized, payable in 30 years from
April l. The order was adopted
Alderman Potter introduced an order
to the effect that the committee on
streets consider the advisability of wild
ening Shrewsbury street from East
Central to Belmont to a width of so feet
or thereabouts. Under the rules, it was
laid over.
Alderman Mellen introduced an order
that the mayor be authorized to ar
range with the street railway compan-
les using the streets Of Worcester, for
the passage over their tracks of such
street sprinkling cars as he might be
able to lease or buy on reasonable terms
from the Miller-Knoblock Company or
the American Street Car Sprinkling
Company. He explained that it would
be great saving to the city, and
would relieve citizens from expenses
that are now heavy. He said he thought
that. in view of the public demand the
street companies would allow the cars
to be run over their tracks without an
exorbitant charge. Under the rules, the
order was laid over.
Alderman O'Connell presented a petit
| ton from Michael f. Mcmahon and
| others for the discontinuance of street
watering at the southern end of Ward
street. Under the rules it was laid
over.
The appointment by Mayor Dodge of
j. j. Moynihan as a police patrolman,
his probationary term having expired,
was confirmed.
| Adjourned for one week.