The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
CITY HALL MATTERS.
Meeting of the License
Board Telephone Hear
ing Tonight.

BOard-Telephone Hear
ing Tonight.
The license board met yesterday af-
ternoon at the city hall and went
through the customary routine of
business. The principal license grant
ed was to Joseph F1aherty to run an
athletic exhibition in Father Mathew
! hall on Green street Friday evening,
Oct. ~, for the purpose of opening a
school of athletics. The remainder of
licenses granted are as follows; Joseph
Y. Schooner of "a Front street, to make
| small loans; M. Machinist, 109 Green
street, a transfer of his license to deal
In second hand clothing from Bridge
street to Green street; Hadyii Slack
man of 1856 Austin street, to run a job
| wagon; Ulysses B. Gould, of Is Clinton
street, to run job wagon; Vigeco De-
folco, of 16 Lyon street, to deal in junk
and old rags; Morris Lidenberg, of 40
| Winter street. to deal in junk and sec
ond hand goods; ]. H. Gaffney, of
Lilly street, to run a pool room; Nap
ton Wickman, of As Pleasant street, to
hang sign; M. H. WEIGH, to conduct
a pool room at 161 Main street, which
was formerly conducted by Trask &
| Co.; E. p. Henderson, Of "a haywood
| street, to be an auctioneer; Chin Lock,
| of 644 Millbury street, to hang sign;
J Sam Wah, Of 700 Main street, to hang a
( sign; Dora Pemstein, of 165 Mechanic
street, to hang two signs; Theodore
Anthony, of 316 Chandler street, to
hang sign; Patrick Mullins, to'build an
addition and a piazza to the building
at so Chandler street.
| The only petition that was given
leave to withdraw was that presented
by Philip Trechett of 311s Hammond
street., who wished to have the license
granted to F. D. Clark to sell petro
leum, be transferred to his name, the
business to be conducted at the same
stand as before.
The committee who has the matter
| of granting the petition of the WorceS-
| ter Telephone Company under consid-
| GRAFTON will meet tonight to settle the
matter one way or another The meet
| ing is called for 7.30 o'clock, and the
advocates of the granting of the
| franchise will all be present to urge
that the petition be favorably re-
| ceived. Many believe that there should
| be a competition in this city, as there
is in Haverhill, but there are others,
and their numbers are not small who
| believe that the petitioners should be
| given leave to withdraw. The meeting
tonight will settle the matter, it is be-
| lieved.
The joint standing committee on
streets, consisting of the board Of al
| dermen, the. street commissioner, the
city engineer and the committee on
streets from the common council will
view the new streets that have been
| completed, and those proposed this
morning. The committee will meet at
IA, f%e,
Registration for the state election be-
gan yesterday in room 10 at the city
hall, beginning at 9 o'clock and closing
at 4 o'clock, with SO new voters being
placed upon the lists. The registrars of
voters will convene every day and even
ing until Oct. is.
Mary Hammond Parker, supervisor of
the kindergarten work in the public
schools, presided at a meeting of the
! teachers which was also largely at
| tended by members of this various
mother clubs of this city, yesterday.
| The meeting was held in room II at the
city hall, in the afternoon. The work
| that is being carried on in the schools
was discussed in an informal manner.
The teachers of the fourth grades of
| the. public schools of this city met yes
| terday afternoon in room IL at the city
| hall, and We're addressed by ]. M.
Stone, supervisor of the drawing in the
schools.
/ Photographs were taken of the labor
atories of the board of health yesterday
| afternoon, and also the bath houses at
the lake These pictures were taken
by Frank H. Cutting, and will be put
on exhibition with others from Massa-
| chusetts at the Paris exposition.
The plants that have added much to
| the beauty of the front Of the city hall
| have been taken inside for the winter
by the engineer, Frank l. Barrett, and
| will be placed in bed, 16 by feet,
filled with loom. The plants will be
cared for during the winter months by
the engineer, and will be put in their
accustomed places in the spring. The
plants are very beautiful, and include
| many varieties, in which geraniums,
fox, CANNES, heliotrope and robelias
/ predominant.
Miss Helen S. Hunt, the new clerk at
| the office of sealer of weights and
| measures, began work yesterday. She
was formerly attached to the staff of
clerks at the auditing department. Seal
1 er of Weights and Measures G. Herbert
/ DeFoSSe was buSlly engaged in sealing
| 5000 bottles which arrived yesterday
The following permits We're issued
from the office of Superintendent of
| Public Buildings Charles D. Peck yes
terday George Thompson, to repair
buildings for Lewis Hopkins at 1856 and
1893 Pleasant street; Martin Reidy, per-
mission to build a carriage shed for
| Patrick Doherty on Millhury street.
The following permits were issued
| yesterday to open streets: To the wat
err department, to Oct. 10, to open Green
and Winter streets for the purpose of
flowing of MIGRANTS; until Oct 8, to
open Central street for repairs, until
Oct. 9, to open Windsor street for re-
| pairs; to the sewer department, until
| Nov 80, to open Green street in the
center from a point 60 degrees south
of north line to Bradley street, for the
purpose Of putting in two catch basins.
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday: Carl Ahlstrom, %,
| and Miss Bertha Paulson, 81; Daniel
Flemming, "a, and Miss Mary A. Dur
kin. 20: Gustaf A. Bjork, 81, and Miss
Greta S. Ribacka, "a.
The receipts from taxes at the city
treasures office yesterday was s37 ,1OS.-
so.