The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-29
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

The session Of the board of aldermen
was extremely short and undressing,
nothing but strictly routine business
being transacted. Petitions were re-
ceived and referred as follows: OF Jul
Illus Garst, to establish the grade Of
Iowa street and for permission to build
the same. to the committee on streets
on the part of the board of aldermen;
| OF Thomas Il. Dodge, for the abate-
ment Of street betteTment assessment
on Institute road, to the committee on
| streets; of Harrison Bliss heirs. for
the abatement of street betterInent as
essment on Institute road, to the COM
mittee on street betterment assess
ments; OF Mrs. Jane Ayers Page.
for the abatement OF street betterment
assessment in AlVarado avenue, to the
Consolidated Street Railway Company.
for the revision of the decree adopted
! Oct "a, 1898, locating tracks in South
1 bridge street, TO uhe committee on
streets, on the part of the board of al
( dermen; Of the Worcester Gas Light
| Company, for the extension of gas
mains in Faraday, Ward and Garrison
streets, to the committee on streets.
/ Orders were adopted on the reports
Of the committee on streets on the part
Of the board providing for the location
! OF poles and wires by the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph COmpa-
ny in Circuit avenue, I4enox ana Gram
lite streets and the laying OF condults
underground for connecting purposes :
providing for the relocation of gas
| pipes in Washington street: establish
| ing the grade OF Holland road and
! providing for the publication Of the or
dinance to amend chapter 2 of the re-
! VlSed ordinances of 1895. relating to
! tented statements of taxes
The appointment of Daniel Foley as
a special police officer at the works of
the Worcester Corset Company was
confirmed.
An order, introduced by Alderman
| O.Connell, relative to the publication
of the notice of the municipal elections
Dec. 10 in The Spy and Gazette was
adopted
! DEGREES were adopted re-establishirg
| a portion Of the grade of 3eechmont
| street, and DEGREES We're ordered placed
| on file in the Office of The city engi-
! neer, establishing the grade Of Clare
! mont square and relocating and Wild
! ening Greenwood and Mill streets.
! An order WAS adopted requesting the
mayor to secure a list Of the city en-
/ ployees with salary paid and hours
| employed. This was a. motion made on
! an order introduced at the last meeting
/ by Alderman Mellen and he explained
| that its purpose was 20 ascertain if
| there was uniformity III the different
| departments.
A communication was received from
| the mayor, inclosing the following com
| nunlcation from Henry Sherwin. chief
! OF the police department Of the civil
! service commission:
| Office Of the Civil Service Commission
Boston, Mass.
Dear Sir-Jn continuation Of our c1n-
Versation Of yesterday I have to state
that for long number of years the
ponce applicants of Boston have been
examined educationally. then hy the
city physician, to see if thew were
physically sound. and then those " he
nave passed both these examinations
nave been subjected to measurements
ana tests Of strength, 10 show What
we call their general physical condi-
ton. This last examination mas been
made by Augustus II. Brown. a man
VINO is especially well fitted and trained
Iof this kind of work
As you win see by the inclosed form
certain weights are given for measure.
menus, and what is called "develoD.
ment is obtained; certain weights are
gwen TO the strength of certain mus.
cIes, and a marking for strength
- ODldiHeu. Development carries 2
weight Of l and strength" weight Of
2, and thus the general physical condi.
tlon IS obtained The marking obtained
at the educational examination is thor
added to the marking for genera
physical condition. the sum is divftiec
by z, and the result shows the applf.
cant's general average standing.
Several years ago, the mayor and al.
dermen Of Cambridge voted to re.
quest the civil service commissioners
| to apply these tests to the police anf
lire applicants Of that city. and last
year the board Of police Of Lowell made
the same request.
| To carry out the system in your city
all that win be needed is a vote of the
mayor and board Of aldermen, request.
ing the commissioners to apply Tho
same tests for "deveiopment' anc
strength as are now applied to tn,
police applicants of Boston The com.
missioners viii make these tests with
out expense to the city Of Worcester
and I presume thdt they can be mad,
at the gymnasium uf the Xuunc Men.
Christian Association Dr. Brown VII
be here Dec. 2. and il the mayor anc
aldermen should make the request al
once, I should endeaEor to have the
police applicants who were examined
on the I'D subjected to the Strength
tests.
Eespectfully yours
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