The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-07
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
Superintendent Car
roll and Assistants
Are Rushed.
BUSY TIMES AT THE CITY HALL.
Taxpayers Are Rushing to
Settle Their
Bills.
BUSY TIMES AT THE CITY HALL.

Inc ONCE OF superintendent Carroll
was the scene of great animation all
day yesterday. Parents came with their
children to get certificates for school
and the superintendent, clerk and young
lady assistants in the office had hardly
moment to themselves. Teachers. too.
came to receive instructions and make
reports, and altogether it was the bust
est day of the year for the superinten-
dent
Mr. Carroll told The Spy reporter that
the schools were getting into the years
work in satisfactory shope and that or
ganization has been nearly completed.
Order is coming out of the confusion
that necessarily follows the beginning
of a new term, and within week everv-
thing will be running along harmoni-
ously The greatest congestion is felt in
the high schools Both buildings are
crowded. every inch of space in the aux
iliary rooms are occupied, and the erec-
ton of a new building on the Richards
street lot is imperative.
At special meeting of the board of
aldermen at 11.45 O'Clock yesterday
morning, the following jurors were
drawn for duty at the session of the
United States district court in Boston,
which begins Sept. 10: John Mann, %
Benefit street; Charles II. Banister. AZ
Fruit street; Oliver Z. Hutchins. 81
Benefit street; Josiah b Shattuck. 3Og
Lincoln street. The jurors were drawn
| from the box by Mayor Dodge and an
| nounced by President Brannon of the
board of aldermen. The other aldermen
present We're Back, O'Connell, Huot and
Kendall.
Taxes are being paid up with q
promptness and evident cheerfulnesS
that is very gratifying to City Treas.
urer White and his corps of assistants
All day yesterday the office of the treas.
urer was throngad and people came an6
went in a ceaseless stream until the
closing hour in the afternoon. Ever
then the door was held ajar for late
corners and they We're welcomed 81
pleasantly that they forgot to make
| any complaints at the size of their bills
Mr.. White says that the rush this yeal
is extraordinary and points as truly t.
prosperity as the needle to the pole.
| The parks commissioners are to ash
| the city council for an appropriation o
! $1,000 in addition to the sum already Sc
| apart for work on the parks. Thi:
money is needed because of the expense
| to which the commission was put by
reason of the havoc raised by the elm
beetle.
| For the &C 2omrhodation of citizen
wishing to register, the office of the reg
| istrsr- of voters Will be open Saturday
| from noon to 1 o'clock, ana also OF
Monday and Thursday Of next week.
Marriage intentions filed at the offic
of the city clerk yesterday follow
Thomas p McGillicuddy, 40 Chat
ham street, and Johanna I. Barrett, 2
| Shamrock street
Linnaeus w. Bowling, Madison, Wis
and Jessie S. Clapp, 80 haywood street
| Dr. H L. McCluskey and Miss Alic'
| M. Knight, 1853 Chandler street.
The only building permit issued yes
| terday at the office of the superintend
| ent of public buildings was to G. G
Thompson, builder, for NJ " b. Jeffer
| son, a wooden building, on Belmon
street. near Oak avenue, to be used al
a store. The estimated cost is $3.50.
There will be meeting of the com
| mittee on claims of the city council
Monday night at 7.30, and of the com
mittee on streets Wednesday evening
at the same hour.
city pay rolls for the week ending
Sept. follow: City hall janitors
$102O2 fire, s197S13; parks commission
| $27390 police, $4,000; school janitors
$5SS75 labor on repairs, S32S.15; sewer
| $62S2.25; street, $310291; treasury
$26O.50; water, $1426. SO; total, SIG 643. 80.