The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

SONlWiON COUNCiI,
Last nights meeting of the council
: was unproductive of the least debate
and the time for two hours hung baav,
Ivy WIN the members. There was alb
solutely no business of interest excent
lle election of several minor officers
4liu ms served to furnish amusement
W the score of city fathers who took
advantage of the. elections to NAV
p[acticaI Jokes upon one another
OFoers We're adopted, authorizing the
street commissioner to macadamize
Fruit street, between William and
I1ishland streets, and also authorizing
MN to construct sidewalks on Fruit
ana west streets. Orders were also
ADOPTED, authorizing the city engineer
~ prepare DEGREES establishing side
walks on both sides of Hamnden
street, and on the southerly side Of
Highland street
councilman Gallagher introduced an
order providing for the construction of
a sidewalk on Jefferson street from
Arlington to Providence streets. which
was referred to the committee on
streets.
The policeman has a staunch friend
III councilman Meagher and he loses
no opportunity to advance measures
tending to their welfare and comfort
AT last nights meeting he proposed an
order which, if adopted, win provide
Tor the acceptance of section 37Ssof the
acts OF 1892, which is an act relative to
! pens1oning members of the police de-
partment of cities containing not less
than seventyfive thousand inhabit-
ants. The relief offered by this act
comes to members of the department
after twenty years of continuous SER
vice in the department, and provides
for their retirement on one-third pay,
and if disabled, on one half paw. Conn
Gilman Meagher said that the order
was not introduced at the suggestion
OF the chief of police, but with his en-
dorsement. The order was referred to
the committee on ordinances.
An order introduced by Councilman
McMahon, providing for the construc-
ton of a crosswalk on Salem square.
from the common to Park street, at an
estimated expense of $4S5, was adooted
The proposed change in the name of
Orne street to Eldridge street was en-
bodied in an order introduced by Coun-
Gilman George c. Hunt, which was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
The following order, introduced by
! Councilman Lancaster, was adopted;
Resolved, that the honorable sec
rotary of war be respectfully re-
quested to loan to the city of Wor
cester, for an indefinite period. four
of the cannon or mortars CAPTURED
at MORO Castle, at the entrance to
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba to
be placed in a suitable position in
front of the Massachusetts state
armory at Worcester, as a fitting
memorial to the soldiers of the city
of Worcester, who served in the
Spanish American war of 1S9S-99
Resolved that the Honorable
George Frisbie Hoar be and is here
by respectfully requested to pre-
sent the aforesaid resolutions and
to use his influence with the hon
orable secretary of war in favor of
the same"
Councilman Meagher also introduced
an order providing for the acceptance
of the provisions of chapter 267 of the
acts of 1898, providing pensions for
firemen similar to those for policemen
Councilman Merritt asked for infor-
nation of the committee on streets as
to the condition of Seym0re street, and
wished to know what was being done
relative to it's reconstruction. President
White said that the matter had not
as yet been taken up by the committee,
but that a hearing would be given the
parties in due time.
The various elections of city DILL
GERS consumed much time, and the
members took occasion to vote for one
another at intervals. In the election of
a pound keeper, James Newman Far
well, received ten of the fifteen votes
cast r. J. Kelley received three votes
and Alderman Philip j. O'Conneil and
]. Henry Meagher each received one.
Most of the votes casr for Mr. Far
well were cast for James r. tarwell
and on motion of Councilman Heath
votes so cast We're declared cast for
James N. Farwell. In the contest for
field driver, Wright S. Prior received 8
votes, ex-President of The Courcil
Frank B. Hall, l.. S. Bemis and Burt
H. Prior each received one vote and
Councilman George c. Hunt five votes
The election of fence viewers elected
the chief amusement of the evening.
nine candidates being voted for on the
first ballot. Instead of voting for the
three members on one ballot. many of
the members voted for each of the
members on separate slips. The result
was that there were As ballots cast by
the twenty odd members present. e. A. |
d. Moss received II, A. G. Buttrick 3, !
Charles Ballard s, Wright S. Prior a. |
Rurt II. Prior T. George G. Prior d. |
| George C. Hunt 3 and j. Henry No a
cher and j. r. O'Leary two each |
! There being no choice, two other bal |
! lots had to be undertaken DetoNe |
| choice was secured on the first formal |
ballot e. A. Moss received 8. j. p. |
Norrissey and A. c. Buttrick 4. On
The second ballot, Moss received IL an !
I p Morrissey and Moss was de-
Clared elected James p. Morrissey ana |
Arthur c. Buttrick were the other |
members elected. -,., A..
Councilman OLeary introduced the
followiug order, which was adopted;
"Resolved, that, in the opinion Of
the CITY council, the various walks
IN me common should be construct
ed with a view Of preserving
smooth, unbroken surface
"Be it further resolved, that the
onen cutters now used to convey
,rater across the walks are a NUS
ance TO life and limb, and should pc
abolished
Commenting upon the resolution,
connriiman O'Leary said that IN me
Characterization Of the walks across tne
common, the commissioners had 69n, |
etructed cutters about foot tns% Sdetll
and from seven to eight igsStf,rs,s ~ u wern
and that in the nig1ts $500 WIZ