The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-06
Decision Practically
Reached on High
School Site.
TWO COMMITTEES ARE AGREED.
Specifications For Two En-
CINE Houses Approved
Pensioning Policemen.

The committee on education of the
city council took the high school bull by
the horns last night, and after a hard
tussle practically fioored the Gates
street site in favor of the tract of land
between Gates and Richards streets.
The committee in its action aqraad
with the school committee, which bur
led deep the recommendation of its own
committee favoring the Gates street To-
cation, and the discussion which re-
VOWED about the Richards street site
ehoed IN the reference of the matter to
and Barrett, who will investigates ths
minor details before the committee of
education takes definite action.
AS showing the sentiment of the
committee 1t is significant that the ar.
der relating to additions. to the Ahbott
street building was reported a fnexnefli-
ent to act, and the order relating to
the ADDITION of four rooms to the Wood
lahd street building went the same way
VINE the nigh school question which
mas peen repeatedly sidetracked and
CALLED with afar off, was met in omen
combat. AZ 0peA
-FOUR committees Of the city council
neld a roundup Of the business last
evening. The most important business
transacted, aside from the action NJ
the committee on education, was the
approval of plans by the committee on
nre department. With the architect,e
plans IN hand the specifications were
CONSIDERED and approved for the engine
Greendale. iu az
The committee on finance transacted
the following business:
me order transferring to water
works maintenance, $50 900 Of the
SoU,oO0 premium money obtained FROM
the sale of the 100000 of bonds was
approved. 1' 'H
Order transferring $4,000 of license
money to the police department. was
lald over until the next meeting. AL
derman Vaughan, who introduced TIE
order, and Chief of Police James M
brennan, will be invited to be pres
emit.
Order transferring $4,000 of license
money to the fire department will he
favorably reported.
Order recommending the loan of
$4,000, the last of the 81 ,OOO. 900 loan
authorized in 1897 for sewage purifica-
ton, Will be recommended to be ADOPT
ed.
A communication from the school
committee, asking for the appropria-
ton of 100000, was considered and the
committee will recommend the aprro-
priation of $4,000 of money obtained
from the bond premium.
Order transferring $4,000 to the ap-
preparation for street lighting depart
ment, was laid over to the next meet
ing, when Alderman Kendall, who IN
troduced the order, and the superin-
tendent of street lighting will be in
vited to be present.
The committee on police discussed
the question of pensoning policemen
under the act of 1892 In other cities
the money obtained from the extra
duty performed by the force, is oe-
voted to the cause of pensioning, while
in Worcester the money goes into the
appropriation for the department The
power of the city council to adopt a
portion of the act without adopting it
in its entirety, was questioned. and
Alderman Back and Councilman Hunt
were appointed to confer with the
mayor, city solicitor and chief of pc
lice, to report at the next meeting Of
the committee.