Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-01
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other source than the tax levy. if It
should be deemed advisable to establish
the delivery stations as asked for. The
scheme meets with my approval and
tue recommendation for the appropria-
uons FOR this department would have
oeen large enough to include this eX-
pend1ture, if it had not appeared abso-
Iutely necessary to give the other de-
partments what is suggested which
amounts are in most cases much less
t tnan the estimate, but which in the to-
tal are all which by law can at this
liihe De appropriated Respectfully,
, Rufus B. Dodge, Mayor.
Inc communication was referred to
the committee on education
Inc Following order from Alderman
Mellen was read: Ordered. that the
committee on ordinances be and is here
by directed to consider the wisdom of
an amendment to the city charter Sc. as
10 provide for a parks commission. the
majority Of whom shall be members of
the city council"
Alderman Mellen asked that the mat
ter be laid on the table. He said he had
oata to present regarding the actions Of
one member of the commission which
he desired to submit and which he had
been unable to secure in time for the
meeting
When the mayors veto of the order
Tor the appointment of ten additional
patrolmen came up, Alderman Hildreth
moved that it be referred to the commit
tee on police. Alderman Brannon oues-
toned the right of the board to take
such action. Alderman Thomson then
moved that the veto be sustained with
the understanding that another order
was to follow later He did not see how
1t was illegal as it had been drawn in
the regular way. President Potter then
put the question on the vote as to
whether the order should pass, the
mayors objections Notwithstanding
Aldermen Barrett, Hildreth, Huot and
Thompson voted yes, and the other five
no, so the veto was sustained Alderman
Thompson got mixed on the vote and
voted yes" when he meant to vote
mo-
The following appointments from the
mayor for weighers of coal were con-
hrmed: w. S. Jourdan, L. S. Nichols, w.
A. Winn, for the w. H. Jourdan Co.
Frederick A. Mann, Michael j. DAILY,
George J. Merritt, George f. Mann, for
Fred A. Mann & Co.
Consideration of the following ap-
pointments of special police officers by
the mayor were objected to by Alder
Michael j. Daly-Fred A. Mann Co.
Walter ]. Allison-Howard Bros. Mfg.
Co.; Napoleon Guertin, 10 Bartlett place;
Frank ]. Hemphill, H. ]. Rice, Walter
Bigford, Thomas Dolan,-W Worcester and
Suburban Street Railway; George C.
Thompson, Fountain and Heardsleigh
streets.
The following petitions were referred:
George H. Rice, for a fire alarm box at
Rice 9n1Jara. lanes HINT fOt.
trio light on Freeland street: G. E. Hill
ton, for police call box at Rice square;
Denholm & Mckay Co., for q smooth
pavement in Main street between the
postoffice and Mechanics Hall; B. r.
Boyder, for an appropriation for the
construction Of College street to it's full
width; Helen A. Marble, for sidewalk
on Murray avenue; S. W. Phetteplace,
for an abatement of assessment for
street sprinkling; Worcester Bleach and
Dye Works Co., for water pipes in West
Fremont street; of Welcome Mission,
for $4,000; o. A. Kelley, for electric lights
from North Park way to city Home
farm, Lincoln street; George W. Reeves !
heirs, relative to a bill for grading and
paving Whipple street; George w.
Reeves heirs, for the abatement Of
street betterment assessment No 1877
The order relative to the construction
of a catch basin in Southbridge street
for relieving the sidewalks on the east
side near the N. Y, N. H. & H. r. R.
and Lafayette street from the common
council. was referred to the committee
on streets in non-concurrence.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
communication was received from
the mayor containing his recommends
tons for the appropriations for the vari-
49,, - &c, f1,,. Tho xrao,. Iaerinoiner
Dec. I, 1897 This was accompanied by a
statement that the city can assess under
the S12 per thousand limit of taxation for
municipal expenses aside from interest
and contributions to the sinking funds, |
81 10e 756 40. to which add the estimated
amount of the corporation tax to be re-
ceived from the commonwealth, viz,
S125 900, making total of Sl,234, 756. 4O,
which can be appropriated without ex-
ceeding the above limit.
The mayor transmitted with his rec
concentrations a statement showing the
exnenditures and revenues Of 1897 in
each department, the unexpended bal ,
ances of the departments Noy. 30, 1897, |
the end of the last fiscal year. together
with the detailed estimates of eXpendt- |
lures for the year, including interest
and contributions to the sinking funds, |
and his recommendations that $685. |
$50 .21 be appropriated for the expenses
of the current fiscal year.
The table below gives some of these
figures. The first column shows the net |
expenditures for 1897, that is, expendi- |
lures less the revenues Of the various
departments. The second column shows
the department estimates for the cur
rent year, less the balance on hand, and
the third column the mayors recon- |
mendations.
The mayor explains in foot notes that
the ATTACHMENTS will be provided for
from the unappropriated balances; That
II his salary estimate is Increased, an
additional appropriation VIII be needed;
that there is no appropriation needed |
for sewer construction, and that water |
works expenditures win be provided by
a water loan.
Attachments ....................-'.''
Assessors department .............-.'.''''