The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-03

William C. Marble, Clement street; Ell
mer II. Blake, Fern street; William II.
Grove, 26 Larkin street; William NJ.
Riedl Lincoln place; Warren c. jew
EFT, Holden street; Joseph H Green
wood, q Merrick street: John II. Jew.
EFT. Elm street; George f. Clark, Is
Charlton street; Samuel w. Plaisted,
80 Uxbridge street
The following petitions were referredt
Annie Howe, for abatement of street
betterment on Harvard street; Martha
p. Moore, for abatement of two street
lbetterments on West Boylston street:
Walter d. Ross for abatement of street
betterment on same street; New Eng
land Telegraph and Telephone Compa-
ny for a location of poles in Westmin-
ster, Woodland, Dean, Bancroft, Holden
and Chester streets.
Mayor Dodge sent in the following
nominations of special policemen at
Washburn & Moens wire works. which
were confirmed. Err S. Brooks, Charles
A. Upham, Isaac c. Foster, Simon
Leonard, Carl G. Nelson, Robert Ed
wards, Mathew McCauley, John Eric
son, Thomas Healey, Thomas McCon-
nell and August Friberg.
For city treasurer, Wilbur H. Hobbs
received six votes and John A. Fitz-
gerald three.
For collector of taxes. Fred W. White
received six votes and John A Fitz-
gerald three.
For city solicitor, Arthur p Rugg re-
ceiVed nine votes
For city auditor, John b. Bowker re-
ceived nine votes
For ely messenger, Charles Marvin
received nine votes
For city engineer, f. A. Mcclure re-
ceived nine votes.
For street commissioner, w s. Prior
received six votes and l.. B. Stone
three.
For assistant street commissioner, b.
II. Prior received six votes and John F..
! Gallagher three
/ For superintendent of sewers Harri-
sen p. Eddy received nine votes
| For superintendent of lighting streets,
/ Henry A. Knight received nine votes.
/ FOR water commissioner, John G..
/ Brady received nine votes.
! For water registrar. George +. Batch
elder received nine votes.
! For superintendent of public build
lngs, Charles il. Peck received nine
votes,
For assistant superintendent of pub
lie buildings Charles Adams received
eight votes, one blank
For assessor Of taxes, W. r. Lewis
received six votes and d. c. Leonard
! three.
/ VI NoliiiIISSlOHeI Oh nope cemetery,
! y. Il. Stoddard received nine votes
FOR commissioner of JaQues and other
FUNDS of the city hospital, Francis H.
Dewey received nine votes.
For commissioners Of the sinking
funds Stephen Salisbury received nine
votes.
The election of trustee of the Aaron
and Lucretia Bancroft scholarship fund
was postponed a week on motion Of
Alderman $. G. Kendall. The demo-
cratic members made an effort to
postpone the election until later in the
evening. but it was put over until next
meeting on party vote
The only stir In The board during the
meeting was when 1t learned the COM
mon council had elected J.. Il. Stone
street commissioner III non-concur-
renee. Alderman Back moved to ad-
! 1ourn Alderman O'CcnneIl Immediate
! ~ raised a point of order that a motion
to adjourn could not be entertained.
as the charter provides in Che event
of failure to elect in concurrence. a
joint convention shall be held forth
with
President Brannon declared the
point wei taken. and ruled the mo-
ton to adjourn out Of order As he
took up other business, Alderman
OConneil made another point. that the
board should Immediately go to the
council chamber.
The president lid not accept the
point. saying he would take up the
| business as it came to his desk. AL
derman OConnell appealed but the
chGiSA was sustained On u strict party
vote