The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-04
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
City Sewers and Purifica-
ton Works Visited
Yesterday.

Members of the city council commit
tee on sewers held their annual in
spection of work of the sewer depart
ment for the year yesterday.
The inspecting party that left city
hall at O'Clock yesterday morning in
cluded Aldermen Brannon, Huot and
Carberry, Councilman Davis and
White Superintendent of Sewers H. P.
Eddy and Assistant City Clerk w
Henry Towne. Mayor Dodge joined
the party in the afternoon and accom-
panied the committee on it's inspection
Of the publication works.
The tour of inspection began at Rich
mond heights, where the sewers in
LennoX, Beeching and Pleasant streets,
now in process of construction, were
looked over. From here. the party
drove to Noyes and Berwick streets
and Waconah road and viewed loca-
tons where sewers have been petit
toned for. The next stop was at Will
liam and Dayton streets and from
there to West Boylston street, where
sewers are being constructed.
Then came a trip to South Worcester,
where the board of health has recon-
mended that the Blackstone river be
conducted in a walled channel for a
lions were looked over thoroughly, but
no action taken.
The sewers in process of construc-
ton in Gold and Bradley streets were
looked over. and the party started in
for an inspection of the Green street
tunnel north from the corner of Green
and Temple streets. Old coats and
hats We're donned, and the party con-
Quoted into the underground tunnel,
through the various chambers.
Some trepidation was expressed on
the faces of members of the party as
they entered the air chamber, and the
peculiar sensation produced by the air
pressure was felt. The feeling soon
Wore off, however, and the 80 minutes
or more spent in the tunnel passed
without discomfort.
The party took dinner at the State
Mutual restaurant, where the members
were joined by Mayor Dodge. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was passed
in Inspection of the publication works.
A short meeting was held at the end
of the trip, when the committee voted
to report to the city council recon-
mending the adoption of orders provid-
ing for sewers in Pitt, Berwick, Chel-
sea and Cheever street.
PERMITS TO OPEN STREETS.
Permits to open and obstruct streets
granted yesterday: Worcester Gas
Light company Wellington street
south side Of Main street, Belmont
street north side, at Lincoln square
Summer street east side, at Lincoln
square, Salisbury street west side at
Lincoln square, Lincoln square at
Highland street, Exchange, corner of
Summer street, Shrewsbury Corner of
Mulberry street, Southbridge' Corner
of Princeton) street. Woodland street at
Clark university and "a Millbury street,
to make repairs.
Sewer department 4S1a, so. 81, IS, 60,
81, 66 William street, sc, 70 West street,
I, 20, %, 81 Dayton street, 40 Fruit
street, to make connections; Fruit
street, Cedar to Highland street, for
sewer; Hampden street, Fruit to West,
fer sewer.
ELECTION NOTICES.
Notices were posted yesterday Civ
ing notice of state election Tuesday
and designating the several polling
places in different wards and precincts.
The polls will open al Z o'clock and
close at 4 in the afternOOO