Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-22

art Boiler Works ct ais, for the widen
ing of Shrewsbury street with request
for a hearing, was referred to the COM
mittee on streets on the part Of the
board
Adjourned for one week.
IN COMMON COUNCIL
The first item on the calendar was
the motion to reconsider the motion
whereby the body had adopted in nom
concurrence the amended report of the
police committee, raising the salaries Of
the chief of police, the deputy chief, the
captains and the lieutenants. The order
as it came from the committee provided
for a raise of $500 in the salary of the
chief, raise of 800 in the salary Of the
captains and a raise of $50 in the SAL
ary of the lieutenants. The aldermen
amended this report by adding a raise
of $100 to the salary of the deputy chief,
and then adopted the report as amend
ed Last Monday night tine common
council further amended the report by
striking out the raises vote1 to the chief
and deputy chief, and then adopted the
amended report in that shape. A motion
was made to reconsider the motion
whereby the report was adopted as
amended, and then a motion was made
to postpone action on this motion to
reconsider for one week. The motion to
reconsider was taken up the first thing
and it was defeated without debate by
yea and nay vote of 8 in favor to IA
against, as follows:
Yes-Councilmen Connolly. McMahon,
Meagher, O'Connell, Powell, Rivard'
Ryan and Timon, g.
No-Councilmen Back, George c. Hunt,
James Hunt Inman, Johnson, L, ].
Kendall Lundberg, Merritt, O'Leary,
Shea, Wall, Williamson and White-14.
When the order for refunding the sum
of $1725 81 to Stephen Salisbury, for ex-
pense incurred in constructing curb
stones and sidewalks on the north side
of the Jo Bill road and Highland street,
was reached, Councilman O'Connell
asked for an explanation of the order;
and Councilman Inman said that the
order was the result of an agreement
made between the city and Mr.. Sails
bury a few years ago, before the land
was opened up on the streets mentioned.
Mr. Salisbury wanted the sidewalks
built, but the city did not feel at the
time that the work was necessary, and
Mr. Salisbury had the work done at his
own expense with the understanding
that when the time came that the work
was needed, he would be reimbursed
for the expense which he incurred. The
streets are now built upon, and much
taXaDle property mas been added to the
city, 50 that the city would feel called
upon to make the improvements now,
If they had not been made by Mr.. Sails
bury. Therefore, the committee on
streets felt that it was the proper time
to reimburse Mr.. Salisbury
Councilman OConnen said that while
he was not opposed to paying Mr.. Sails
bury the money, he felt that it was a
rather poor way for the city to do bust
ness-to allow private citizen to go
ahead with the work of improving his
private property with the understanding
that he would be paid back by the city
the money he expended If the property
ever became valuable.
Councilman Williamson defended the
report of the committee, bat Council
man OLeary said that while ne would
not vote against the order, he thought
that the citizens should be given to un-
derstand that they had no right to do
business In this way.
The order was adopted.
Councilman S. G. Kendall introduced
an order requesting the city treasurer
to report to the city council the names
of all who have not yet paid their street
sprinkling assessments of 1895 and 1896,
with the amounts due the city
Councilman Timon opposed the order,
on the ground that it was not proper