Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-22
COUNCIL REFUSES.
1t Will Not Consent to the Raise
in Police Salaries.
OLD CITY HALL TO BE SOLD.
Order for New Fire Alarm Sys-
tenn Held Up in Aldermen.
Alderman Meen's Order for Free Post
age Stamps for Members of the City
Council Defsated-The Old Clock
To Be Moved.
OLD CITY HALL TO BE SOLD.

To Be Moved.
The meeting of the city government
Monday was short and harmonious,
but considerable business was tran
sacted. The recommendation of the po-
lice committee to raise the salaries of
the chief, deputy chief, captains and
heutenants of the force was not de-
cided. The common council voted last
week to amend the report by striking
out the raises suggested for the chief
and deputy, and later went over on a
motion to postpone reconsideration.
Last night the council refused to re-
consider, IA to 5. When the matter
came up to the aldermen, it was laid
on the table on the motion of Alderman
Mellen without discussion.
Councilman Powell introduced orders
requesting the mayor to take imme-
diate measures for the disposal of the
old city hall building by selling the
same at public auction or otherwise as
whole or in parts, as may be for the
best interests of the city, reserving the
| clock and such parts as are to be re-
moved and used in the new city hall
building; such sales to be made with
the proviso that the building must be
entirely removed within 60 days from
the time the new city hall is occupied
| by the city government and the several
departments.
A report from the finance committee
| on the communication from the mayor,
Jan. "a, calling attention to the matter
of selling the Lakeside mill and ma
chinery. also settling claims for the tax
ing of the waters of Kettle brook, was
presented in the following order:
Ordered that the mayor, with the ad-
vice of the city solicitor, be and is
hereby authorized to adopt such means
as in their judgment seem best for set
tlement of claims for damage occa-
stoned by taking the waters of Kettle
brook and of land in connection there
with for an additional water supply to
any or all of the following named per-
sons. that is to say: Henry H. Pike
Austin E. Sa1iff, ]. Il. Penniman ct ais
! Ann c. Penniman. Robert G. Cooper
4 Hannah G.. Penniman, heirs of JOSEPH
/ Penniman, Lewis G. Clapp, Lewis S
I Clapp, Felanise Jordan, Oliver Good.
now, Tyler S. Pennirnan, Mary E. Mer-
rill, Ledyard Bill, George G. Henry
Alice e. Keep, Ann Leonard, Peter
| Bishop, Elisha A. Merrill, Benjamin
! Wilson; ana 10 purchase any aualtloila. 4
land from any -oI sald persons Ml!lca t4
may be necessary TO preserve .ne ~ ~,
rity OF SAID waters, anu " tdhe sucn 5
instruments OF convey dnee, letease s.s VI
| otherwise, as they may deem best.
| And the mayor is hereby authorizd to
draw his order on the city auditor Tor
such sums as may be required in set
tlement Oh the dLoL oLesalu iLc eiAiit,s' 10 ~ ~
amount eNpehueu mel tie,, ea7 80,
charged 10 Ine app opp ~ 1.,,I,,I, 10 'tloAA
works, hettIe pto1h ~ l,ta;. ,,,+io, =,
Inc ihaCteI Wa wa i''-q w. tto,,arbt ~
AIueiildh Neiitti' +i,,,a ~ i,vesti,
members ought " li''' ''''-0
gate. ...,.;444,, ,,e,,,,.+
Tue ilLe uepe.L .lii'.irt dI,9t1 I,n o. ,aIative
ed on pne oruer aeopteu Seli ~
to changing the Preseall Iie slesl III sS
tenn TOT lhe a. ~
ing IN an oraer Iecol,ii ~
| mayor De empowers " htanS ~
tract for the ualilSwelI ~, syste. o.
sponse 10 questio' S5>'!i ~ az.
non OF the coilLlii!t.eG o:.iO .IiV
were unanimous IN tnelr report ne eas. e.,
plalneo lhe Heeu, an san ns siious ...s,.l
the committee hdu psell apls ~ man ~
a good bargain N the price, Wnlch ~
j o11
company were 10 ailoW $looV lor tne oiC
| system. Alderman Barrett spoke
word for the new system; AloeriIlaI
Brannon moved tnat ule oIuer oe auop
ted under suspension Oh ihe ruIes' ~ oI,
DER that WORK on tLIe pulluiils 5lis ~ =.
pIoceeu; !, 4iuei to ,1ies
The ordinance committee reported
recommending the adoption of an order
amending tne ordinanee esta9hsnlne az ,sll y
i4b ge iitet,se tsn e5nai uT@i inrisdicion of tbe
board of aldermen in revoIzing licenses
and permits. from Which, within 10 days
appeal may be taken to the board of al.
dermen. nroviding that no person main.
tain over the sidewalk any awning OF
sign or advertising device. without au.
thoritv of the license board, and that nc
sIlcb device shall be less than 10 feet
from the sidewalk and not project out,
ward more than four feet. save in the
case of clocks The matter was laid
on te,e tahla with the understandina
that II he n1aced in the hands of the
1 bers ~ nrintad form at the next
meatinp
4 ra3i+ion from residents of Adams
soma ra utas nrasanted The paner states
~ ~ ~ 1o+i+ionars baya rea son ~ he.
re- re- tliu tba+ pi,ei +he iocaIitv named Adams
so,,e,e .iisi sit,atad At the infersection ot
Ioi'rast ~ a5iIlb,ooi, ana NTairosf
| Dul hSOit oile SSAf "+AN' ~tASi4 ~