The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.
Several Matters to be At
tended To-Notice From
Worcester, Eng.

The board of aldermen, meet this eve
ming to grant hearing on petitions of
the Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany, for a franchise to lay tracks in
Southbridge street, from Stearns
square to the Auburn line; and in May.
wood street.
While the meeting is called primarily
for the hearing, there are a few other
matters that may be taken up at the
same time. Councilman Merritts or
der that Officer Dustin be compensated
for salary lost during time when the
officer was laid off, was referred to the
committee on police in the lower board
and comes up for concurrence. In ad-
dition there are few petitions for side
walks and water in different streets.
The petition Of the Worcester. & Web
lster road for franchise in College
street may be acted upon.
Mayor Dodge received a cony Of the
prospectus Of the musical festival oe
WORCESTER, England, yesterday. When
the book, Worcester of '9S,'' came out,
Mayor Dodge sent a copy to the mayor
of WorcesteV, Eng. A letter was re-
eeived shortly after acknowledging re-
ceipt Of the book, followed yesterday
by a program of the festival
The program announces the 176th
meeting of the choirs of Worcester,
Hereford and Gloucester counties for
the benefit of widows and children Of
clergymen of the three dioceses. The
festival is held in the cathedral ana
public hah continuing from Sunday,
Sept. 10, to the following Friday inolus-
i've.
The festival of old Worcester differs
from that Of the new in that It COM
mences on the first day of the week,
which day is given up largely to relig-
ious exercises including a sermon by
the Ri. Rev. Bishop Of Truro. Collec-
lions are taken daily for the aid of
charity and all persons are called on to
contribute asliberally as they are able.
Among the soloists are: Mma AL
bani. Miss Marie Drama, William
Green, Edward Lloyd and other singers
web known in England. Several eho-
ruses are organized and will give Eli
iah." by BEendelssohn: Hayden's Gre
ation." Parker's "Hora Novissirna,"
THE last judgment" and the "Messi-
all"
Several nages of the prospectus are
given UP to an enumeration Of the
list of patrons and patronesses, which
include the queen and Prince of Wales,
together with others of the nobility
With the document comes an invitation
for any citizen of Worcester who hap
pens to be in England to attend the fes-
tival.
City pay rolls for the week ending
Aug. 5, amount to $15,876.S1, divided
among various departments as follows:
City hall janitors, s102.60; fire depart
ment, $19S506 parks commission, $685.
20; police department, $22S749: police
department, signal service, $3.50; school
department, janitors, $5S0.25; school
department, labor on repairs, $780,. %;
sewer department, $6060.34; street de-
partment, $2S11.31; water department,
S13S675.
The land damage claim of John !.
O'Connor against the city of Worcester
was settled yesterday for $780,
The case has been pending about two
years, since Blake street was cut
through. The street crossed piece of
land owned by Mr.. O'Conner, and ne
cessitated the removal Of a 6-tenement
house which stood ON his property. The
city council awarded damages amount
ing to $500 December q, 1897, but the
was not satisfactory and the
question was referred to appraisers re-
sulting in an adjustment of damages |
at $500.
The final settlement was made in the |
presence of Mayor Dodge and City So |
licitor A. T.. Rugg, in the mayors Of |
flee yesterday afternoon.
A case of what is thought to be |
diphtheria in house on Millbury |
street was reported to the board OF |
health yesterday Cases have been re-
ported in the same house before and a I
close watch win be kept on the pre-
misses to prevent spread of the disease.
All iron work about the city hall will /
receive a coat Of paint, calculated to
rust, which is so noticeable at /
Work was begun yesterday
on the iron railing in the rear Of the
building and will be continued until the
gates, lamps and other ornaments in
front Of the building are gone over.
Permits to build were granted yestef-
lay to Edward Butcher, e. B. Rogers,
builder, for three-story wooden tene-
ment house, at the corner of Chelsea
and Cheever streets, estimated cost.
$500; w. G. Lunan, e. b. Rogers, build
or, for a three-story wooden tenement
house, 35 by so feet, at "A Kingsbury
street, estimated cost, S4500
A marriage license issued yesterday
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