The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-31
IN COMMON COUNCIL.

Wnen the communication came from
he board from A. Swan Brown propos-
ng to present land on Mill street to the
.ty, Councilman o'Leary asked for in
-ormation relative to the conditions of
the gift.
Councilman Inman of the committee
a streets said that if the city would
fiden the street 100 feet and move
Jack some buildings belonging to Mr..
'rown he had agreed to give land
nough to widen the street.
The resolutions of the board regarding
ne gift were adopted
Councilman Gallagher, in introducing
N order asking that the committee on
ire department consider the advisable
lty of erecting a fire engine house on
Providence street said ne was prompted
to do it by the very great increase OF
valuation in that locality and the large
number of wooden buildings, that ex-
,Sted there. His order was adopted
Councilman johnson asked that the
mayor be directed to petition the legis-
allure for authority to assess street
'ailway companies for street sprinkl-
.ng along their lines. The councilman
stated that many suggestions and re-
Mucous " that tIlti HdG DCCn I1ldue ana
ne would like to see some definite ac-
ton taken upon it. At present the stain
tory law says that the tax for street
sprinkling shall be paid by the abut-
ters. The order was unanimously sdont :
ed
On motion of Councilman Mcmahon,
1t was voted to take up the city salary
bill and vote on it seriatim. When the
section relative to the salary of fha gu
perintendent of sewers had heen
reached, Councilman McMahon moved
to non concur and offered an araondN
ment that the salary he increae sod fro1,
$4,000 to s2500 a wear The na1,oT bir,,.
self had differed from, tba cornY,jt+aa
on salaries to that effect. he favnred
the latter figure. The councilman stated
that tha exnendit,1ree of tIat 7aIna,t
ment had increased e.raatlv in tbe POI rla
six wears. The number Of men en- en-
Dloyed and the a,nount of u-ori- bad ~
creased In nrnnortion and tba ii iaha III
and resnonsibiiities If tha s,,r1a,i,,tar,d
emf If was but insfica pt - - NJ
Eddy TO give him This added conn osila5 !
for. u
Connc;1map Ja,,a. 1J,,,+ fo..o.s A..
increase man 'eiiies NUM- favored the
Councilman O,r,earv n,o1,ed ,,ostro,o
menf az considara tion t;Ii tb ~
r3eating ~ e,i,,a a. - III me mex
nonnci isI an - o1nortnn G 81 OF tne
vestieation ~ '''s'Ne an III
Councilroan roNTabo, bo,o5 49,.
would he no deIo1g ~, ~ 49, 'ii0l re :
wae tr1Ie ne Co1,noiI,,,o,, Tals.e
said thot tba nau
had henn in,raosal5 s9no 80 ? oe'iS d y
'5o1 was racon1n,en5eI a., ~ ~
,oyor,;tteo "a IN eIisn py thf
nhonned when If raocbad a., +,,,,oii
He halia,.ed +bat go, ie .t 500
he would he rndarnoid m -. %.Jvo
tendenf had had NO vaoa+ior, fou I'll ~
years and he was 1oveI a,15 da1,a+ "a IS IS
| the hest intareste Of The citI, '0eA ~
M obiactioy, 80 oesonn1S a..
manning items. b1t a 1-ofe ~ Co,,vdiI
man OF earv;s notior ras,,1+a7 ~ IL,
| ing the hill over 10 tha newt roea+ir lr'
In the Discussion of the eaner,I D.,
\ ,ronriafion hill CoJirciir,9o,, ~ ap
| ,ffered objection 10 tbe incraase ne $sng
| IN tbe amount citad fo. AZ ,,, ~, Sto'
nanca of tLa Gro nstrol and oe,+ad ny
the increase was called for NY
! President White etatad +b.+ ,,,ao,
tho new s|,stor, of ~, vnnas une q 81
oatrol If vas nacesss,t- 70 r,, 49, ~
,thar man " einpioS an
t ~ .hliiah peHeVed the hrt
and deserved every reesonebia oo sGg
| grafton.
| councilman . Leary opposed it; the
INV oIiiy projecting
cr,i,i . e,rst,,i+,, 10 - even then Il
TOO much M an, nj, ny! ate askins
49,, a,,,.t,,. ny IN nave lne extra
.l;, .er an" o 10y W IL t9ls money !:
! r4NS+A VI nut IL HlONeu 10 amend NJ