The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04


ferred to the committee on street light
ing.
To the committee on sewers We're re-
ferred the petitions of Charles S. Hold
Ell and Others for a sewer in Beeching
street; of Charles D. Lloyd and others
for a sewer in Berwick street, and of
George d. Webb and others for sew
er in Sterling and View streets
The following sidewalk petitions
were referred to the committee on
streets: Mary E. Kelley and others,
on the easterly side of Barclay street.;
Chauncey G. Harrington and others,
on Beaver street; Worcester Electric
Light Company, on Faraday street, IT.
wing E. COmins, on Hawthorne street;
c. L. Hartshorne and others, on both
sides of June street, from Pleasant
street to Chandler street; and for a
crosswalk on the easterly side Of Park
avenue, at May street, on petition of
Edmund E. Morse and others.
The petition of Albert H. Banister
and others for water in Berwick street;
of Hugo Book and others for water
pipes in College street; of the Worces-
ter Electric Light Company, for water
in Faraday street and Humboldt ave-
nue. and of Arson r. Reed for the
abatement of a water bill incurred in
making experiments, were seVerally re-
ferred to the committee on water.
Notice of suits against the city were
received from William Schofield and
Charles F. Stevens and referred to the
city solicitor.
The communication received from the
mayor transmitting a communication
from Hon. George Il. Hoar relative to
the matter Of loan of cannon captur-
ed in the war with Spain was received
and ordered placed on file. Senator
Hoar inclOsed a letter received in reply
to d request for the cannon from act
ing Chief Of Ordnance Charles Oliver,
in which he states that cannon cap
tured in the war can be disposed of on
ly by special act of congress.
An order was adopted upon the re-
commentator of the committee on
claims providing for the payment to
Mary e. Stockwell Of $50 for an injury
to person caused by an alleged defect
in the sidewalk on Pleasant street.
Leave to withdraw was given the fol-
lowing petitioners upon the recon-
mendation of the committee on claims:
Margaret Lamb, for compensation for
personal injury; Lizzie Schlick, for COM
pensation for personal injury; Marga-
ret j. Maggett, for damage to estate on
Page street and also for an abatement
OI Il street nGlLeIllElll dGStSSlllttll,
William J. Cronin for compensation for
injury to person; John H. McCourt, for
compensation for injury to person.
An order was adopted fixing the sal
airy of the assistant city solicitor at
$1,000 year. beginning with the first
of February.
An order was adopted changing the
name of Bartlett place TO Bartlett
street.
T,,a1lra 5ia,,t g., act ,,,as ,.orort,d ~,
the following: The order instructing
the city engineer to report relative to
streets needing REMEMBERING; the or
der relative to changing the name Of
a portion Of Orne street: the order re-
lative to the construction Of Boylston
court; the order relative to the pur-
chase by the city of plant for water
ing the city streets; the petition of the
Worcester Labor Union for paying city
employees during working hours and
also for half holiday on election day
without loss of pay.
Leave to withdraw was given Eleanor
J. Bigelow and others upon their petit
ton for a sidewalk on Vine street and
of George W. Brooks and others for
sidewalk on Oberlin street. In each
case the matter has been attended to.
The committee on water recommend
ed and the boards cOncurred in their
recommendation that in the case Of the
petitions of Charles F. Stevens, for
high service water pipes in Main street.
Albert Wood and others, for high SER
vice pipes in Pleasant street, and D. J.
Baker and others for high service
water pipes in Stafford street, that they
be given leave to withdraw
The report Of the commission ap-
pointed to consider the matter of grade
crossings was received and ordered
printed.
An order was adopted authorizing
the committee on streets TO consider
the advisability of making a contract
for watering the streets for term of
five years.
DEGREES were adopted locating side
walks on Hampden and Highland
streets.
The report Of the city solicitor upon
the matter of refunding to H. E. Town
send the sum of SIS paid by him as
water tax on the property Of Karl
Johnson was laid on the table till the
next meeting.
orders were introduced and referred
as follows; For the watering Of LAT
ayette street. from QuinsigamOnd ave-
nue. to Southbridge street, to the COM
mittee on streets; for street lights on
Arlington street, between Paterson and
Winthrop streets: authorizing the SUI
perintendent Of public buildings to
make future contracts for bythe-day
labor. to the committee on public
buildings; for an arc light on College
hill, to the committee on street light
ing; for a catch basin on Park avenue,
to the committee ON sewers.
JOINT CONVENTION.
At 3 o'clock there was a hearing up