The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-30
Relocating Grade of
Court Hill Dis
cuSSed.
SOME OBJECTION TO IT.
Orders for Day Labor on
Buildings Recommittcd
to the Committee.


ticeable incident.
When the decree relocating the grade
of Court hill came up for adoption in
the upper board, a general discussion
resulted. Aldermen Wall and Vaughan
argued against adoption, the former
stating that he had seen by the papers
that the work was to cost $4,000. He
thought this was too much, and as the
city has to pay about half the charge,
indirectly thought the matter should
be Investigated further
He wanted to know what he was vot-
ing for, and referred to the franchise
granted for street railway tracks in
Pleasant and June streets as a scandal
1ous example of what might be done.
Alderman Vaughan wanted to know
more about the plans. He did not
think the men in charge of the court
house work were competent When
the work was done, he wanted it so
carried out as to make an improve
1nent.
Alderman O'Connel spoke in favor of
the plans. and stated what the sub
committee had found out. He thought
the court house would be a cookbook
ing building when finished.
Alderman Barrett moved as an
amendment to the motion for adoption
that the decree be laid on the table
pending further investigation. The
amendment was lost, and the motion
for adoption carried.
The reports of the committee on pub
lie buildings on the orders for day la
Dor on municipal buildings were re-
committed
in It'd H.
enclosing a letter from the general
manager of the Worcester and Marlboro
Street Railway Company, relative to
the order passed April rs relative to
arranging some means of protection on
the northerly side of the causeway at
the lake.
The communication states that while
there is nothing in the franchise Of the
company compelling them to put I'D
any sort of a guard, they are willing to
run cable rope from one end of the
causeway to the other, to be attached
TO the line of poles. The top cable to
be one-half inch in diameter and four
and one-half feet from the wall. the
second cable to be three-eighths of an
inch in diameter and three and One-balf
feet from the ground.
The communication was referred TO
the committee on streets.
Alderman OConnell moved that the
buildings recommending ineXpedfent to
act on the orders relative to erecting
all buildings constructed this year and
the Grafton street school house, by day
labor, which We're laid on the table last
week, be taken up and recommitted.
The motion was carried.
Alderman Kendall introduced an or
der that the sum Of $4,000 be appropriat-
ed for the use Of the street lighting de-
partment, which was referred to the
committee on finance.
The petition Of Hatch &, Barnes and
others for making a public highway Of
Dryden street between Edgeworth and
Hemans streets was referred to the al
dermanic committee on streets. The
petition Of Emma NJ. Robinson for the
abatement of street betterment as
sessment was referred to the commit
tee on street betterments.
The report Of the committee on streets
on the part of the board Of aldermen
upon the petition Of A A. Wheeler and
others making a public highway of
ShaWmut street, was accepted and the
order granting the petitioners a hearing
Monday, June u, at p. m, adopted.
These names were drawn as jurors
for the civil term of the superior court
which sits at Fitchburg, June T.:
Ezra N. Bennett IS May street; Chas.
z. Burnham, 1 Howe street; James F.
Brown, $50 Millbury street; Perley Z.
Ordway, Il Montague street, Charles
A Veet 81 Belmont street; b. F. Nor
man, IL Coburn avenue; John O'Cal-
1aghan, 6S Prescott street, Jacob Damn,
40 Wellington street; John Kenworth,
As Beacon street. Edgar W. Benis 30
West street; James II. Doran, 25 John
street; William Carr, % Crompton
street.
The board adjourned at COS o'clock
for two weeks.
An order introduced by Councilman
Meagher providing for the recOnstruc-
ton of the cross walk on Mechanic
street near Spring street was adopted.
Councilman Timon succeeded in hay
8ng an order passed which provides that
the board of health shall investigate the
number and condition of the cheap bar
Der shops in the city Of Worcester and
report.
An order introduced by Councilman
Wheeler was adopted, instruCting the
committee on lighting streets to con-
slider the advisability of placing adj
ditional lights in the area bounded by
Park avenue, Elm, Sever and Chandler
streets.
An order was adopted in concurrence
providing for the transfer of $4,000
from the money received from liquor IL
cense fees TO the appropriation for the
street lighting department.
In the matter of the reconstruction Of
CrCSSWalkS on spring street. WHICH was
referred by the board of aldermen to
the committee on streets in nOn-COn-
currence at the last meeting, the cOun-
ell receded from it's former action and
concurred with the board of aldermen
in its reference TO the committee.
At o'clock the council adjourned for
two weeks.
Petitions We're received and referred
severally to committees as follows.
Patrick McKeon, for compensation for
injury to person received while in this
employ Of the city, claims; Charles c.
Rollig and others, for street lights on
Blaine avenue, lighting Streets Z. S.
Streeter and others for a sidewalk on
Glenwood street, from Benefit to Ham
monG street, streets; J. Z. Farweu and
others for a sidewalk on June street,
from Pleasant 10 Chandler street.
streets; Harrington and Richardson
Arms Company, for a sidewalk on Park
avenue streets; James B. SCrimgeOur
and oJners for water pipes in Fair
mount avenue, water; Alfred Ahlstrom
ana others for water pipes in Greendale
avenue. water; d. J. Baker and others
for water pipes in Stafford street
waite: request Of the overseers of the
poor by Freeman Brown, clerk, for an