Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-09
AT THE CITY HALL.
Foreman for Canterbury Street
Schoolhouse Was Chosen.
City Hall Commission AngV--The Salary
eRli-New City Hall Not Open
to Visitors.

1 AAS HiSl14DeES Oh the pubic DullulIlBs
committee say that they did not vote
at the recent meeting, to order the sup
erintendent Of public buildings to pro-
coed with the work on the Canterbury
street school house by the day plan. The
matter was talked over, they say, and
It was the unanimous expression of the
committee that the work be done as
! ordered. The vote, however, was record
ed as printed in the papers, Superin-
tendent Peck will proceed with the work
according to the order, as long as his
recommendation to have the order res
cinded and the work let out by contract,
has been discarded.
Tuesday he announced the appoint
ment of Michael Eddleston foreman of
the stone-cutting on the Canterbury
street school house, and work will be
begun again today or tomorrow. 1t is
understood that all men competent will
be given work, and no preference shown
| for either union or non-union workmen
Eddleston has worked for Norcross II
years, and has recently been employed
| by George D. Webb. He is considered a
/ thoroughly competent man.
| There is difference of opinion as to
what progress will be made. Some say
! that it is only the beginning of the
| trouble, and others that there will be no
| further trouble.
DON'T LIKE 1T.
The members of the city hall commits
sion don't like the order passed by the
city council, Monday night directing the
1 city to replace the present much talked
| of tablet with another. Chairman Saw
| yer is particularly indignant. The tab
lets are in place as fast and firm as it
is possible TO put them there, and they
! cannot be removed without great labor
and expense, with o possible chance of
| irreparable injury to the building. No
corrections can be made on the tablet,
/ and if the changes are insisted on, Moth
| ing can be done but have the present
] tablet taken down and a new one cast.
! The tablet is feet 8 by feet 8, cast
| in bronze, with raised letters. No one
seems to care to estimate the cost of the
change; but it will be large.
THE SALARY BILL.
There is considerable guessing in City
Hall circles as tc what the conference
committee will do with the salary bill.
The general opinion is that a new COM
mittee will have to be appointed. Coun-
| Gilman Wall is most emphatic in his
declaration that he will not listen to
compromise in the matter of Mr. Bar
! toms salary and members of the COM
mittee from the aldermen may be de-
pended upon to stand against paying
the old figure. 1t looks as If COM
promise over the matter was out of the
question, A meeting will be held Mon
day night, and if no decision is reached,
a new committee will without doubt be
appointed at the next meeting of the
city government.
Chairman Brannon is Of opinion that
no decision will be reached, and he
would no doubt have been willing to
have the committee dissolved last Mon
day night but for the wish expressed
by President Potter, that another meet
ing be held.
! NO ADMISSION.
The new city hall is now very ex.
elusive place. Positively no one will bt
admitted to the building for severa
days. There are numerous reasons fol
the rigorous order One is that a grea-
number of people want to see the much
Il talked-of tablet, and the other that Ger
tain work is being done with which out
i siders would interfere if they were ad
mitted.
i Superintendent French is still unable
to name the exact date when the build.
! ing will be completed. Unforeseen OBJ.
stacles keep arising to delay the work
The recent storm threw the work back
a week, and little delays keep showing
up.
THE NEW CITY HALL CLOCK.
! The new city hall clock is keeping ex-
cellent time, and beginning to inspire
confidence. Nothing has been done to-
wards Illuminating the face, and prob
ably will not be, unless there is some
agitation on the part Of the people in
the matter Why don't some one start
it?
THE STREET DEPARTMENT.
The street department is busy put
ting snow on Main street, where week
ago it was industriously carting it from.
A good many people are asking why Sc
much snow was taken off, for this is al
| ways the case after a heavy snow. In
reality, however, there is no other way
| to do. If much snow is left, it would
| interfere with the running Of the cars
| Several heavy teams were stuck near
Harrington corner, Tuesday, and large
crowds watched the drivers thrash the
| horses, or "cuss," in the endeaVor to
move the heavy loads.
PATROLMAN LAMSON.
Webster Thayer counsel for Patrol
man Lamson, who was removed from
the police department. Tuesday, by
Mayor Dodge, will await the disposal OF
his clients case at the March term OF
| the superior court. If Lamson wins his
suit he will ask for a hearing and en-.
deavor to get reinstated; but if he loses
the matter will drop.
| CITY PAY ROLLS.
The pay rolls for the week ending Feb
! 5, as prepared by City Auditor Howell
are as follows: Fire department, $t7O3. 50
parks commission, $4,000; police depart
ment, $2155.3S; school department.
$53675; sewer department, $105S 46
street department, $2396; water depart