The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
In Concurrence

The following business was transact
ed in concurrence:
Petitions received: Agnes Z. Hall for
compensation for damages caused by
the construction of Mill street; Chris
tian Schlenker, for compensation Tor
damage to estate on Harding street.
Orders adopted: Authorizing the city
treasurer to borrow $4,000 additional
to the original loan of $4,000 for the
erection OF a new high school building;
for the payment of $251.25 to Catherine
NJ. Martin for additional compensation
for land taken in widening Hamilton
street; for the payment of $50 to Nora
V. Scannell, compensation for damage
to her estate on Temple street; for the
payment of $16.0S to Emma. NJ Robin
son, for damage to her estate on Al
varado avenue; for the payment of
S12.44 to Jane Ayers Page for compen-
sation for damage to her estate on
Alvarado avenue; for the abatement Of
assessments against the Worcester Art
museum, street watering of 1898 $50. j;
sewer, $1,000; sewer. 5000; sidewalk,
s18S11; driveway, S12713; authorizing
the city solicitor to settle with Thomas
H. Dodge his suit against the city re-
sarding the street betterment assess
ment against his estate on Summit
avenue; for the payment Of S17.26 to
John Bruso for
COMPENSATION FOR TINE LOST
through an injury received while do
ing fire duty; for the payment of $7S9
to E. L. James and for the payment Of
S23.67 to William B. Spooner for time
lost through illness and injury from
fire duty; for a fire alarm box at the
corner of Austin and Winslow streets,
cost s125; for a fire alarm box at Mill
bury and Taylor streets, Quinsigamond,
cost $125; for a fire alarm box at Rice
square, cost $3.50; for a fire alarm box
at Odd Fellows home, cost SITS; for
sidewalk on Bartlett street, cost $780,
for a curb, and gutter on Britain street,
$500; for a curb and gutter on both
sides of Hamilton street from Grafton
square to Plantation, $1739.04; for a
curb and gutter and crosswalks on
Cambridge street, cost $2430; instruct
ing the city engineer to re-number
Jaques avenue; for a crosswalk on
Britain street, $50; for crosswalk on
Cambridge street, $3.50; for cross
walk on Hamilton street, S63; for the
apporticnment Of sundry street better
ments.
An ordinance to amend the ordinances
so as to vest in the license board the
power to revoke licenses, was passed
to be ordained.
Notice Of a suit against the city by
Francis H. Dewey, was referred to the
city solicitor.
The following petitions were recon-
mitted: Emma ]. Lawrence for com
pensation for damage to her estate by
the overflow of water at University
park, Cyrus ]. Peacock, ]. F. Seeley,
William H. Field, Henry A. Farwell,
Philias Bourget Frank p Bowie, Maud
M. Durant, Charles R. Johnson, trus-
tee; Gordon c. Whitcomb, Martha ].
Glynn, Elizabeth A. Field, estate Of
Arabella A. Fuller, William H Carter
and Burton c. Fiske, Belle J. Whitcomb
and r. Lincoln Chandler that the city
assume
STREET BETTERMENT ASSESS
MENTS
against their estates on S1mmit ave-
nue.. The committee on claims report
ed giving the petitioners leave to with
draw, but the city council referred the
petitions back for further consideration
Leave to withdraw was given the
following petitioners: Frank Sloan, for
compensation for injuries sustained
while in the employ of the sewer de-
partment; Fred A. Mann, for a sewer
in Reese street; Patrick J. Murphy
FIOTd ,. GODDARD, InOIndS Merr1San
John Al. Wynn, Charles NJ. Booth, F. T.
Butler, Theodore G. Barnard, Jr., Will
liam Carr and A. E. Buchanan, for
catch basins in various streets; A. w
Macomber, for water pipe in Institute
road; Pierce Power, for abatement Of
sum paid for laying water pipe in
Crystal street
An order reported by the committee
on education, for the purchase of a lot
OF land at the corner of Ledge and
Water streets. at a cost of $3.50, was
referred to the committee on finance
The order relative to members of the
fire department receiving pay for time
lost caused by death in their families,
was referred to the committee on or
dinances.
On the order to paint the Cambridge
street fire department house and build
fence around it, the committee on fire
department reported inexpedient to act,
as the matter has been attended to.
On the order relating to the home for
INDECENT persons, the committee on
charities reported inexpedient to act.
The committee on legislative matters
reported inexpedient to act or the or
der relative to petitioning the legisla-
ture for an amendment to the street
railway act of 1898. to permit the
mayor to appoint a person to inspect