The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
The Calendar Clogged
With Routine.
THE CITY COUNCIL
Has. Little of Importance
for Tomorrow's Meeting.

The city council has another short
calendar for the meeting tomorrow
evening. There is nothing startling on
the docket thus far filed with the city
clerk as required by the rules, and I'M
less something develops tomorrow the
several matters hanging fire, which if
placed on the calendar would bring out
full attendance in the galleries, but
all are held in allegiance for tomorrow
evenings meeting at least.
There are only two petitions fled thus
far for action at the meeting. Elizabeth
B. Andrews asks for compensation for
damages to her estate on Lincoln street
and Caroline A. Pierce for an abate-
ment of an assessment for the re-loca,-
ton of West Boylston street.
The committee on claims Will report
on several matters which 1t heard near
ly two weeks ago. On nearly all the
claims which It considered 1t will report
adversely. On the petition of H. E.
Townsend for refusing SIS for water tax
which the petitioner claimed was paid
on the property of Karl Jason under a
iAAlodpPI VI IbCl2y TIE
tee recommends leave to withdraw. The
same disposition is made Of the petition
of Eliza A. Vlkmar for the refunding of
taxes on 3S6 feet of land on Beacon
street which she claimed does not be-
long to her estate. L. j. BasSett'S petit
ton for compensation for land taken in
the making public of Davis street is
also given leave to withdraw. Minnie j.
Fogerty was also given leave to with
draw on her petition for damages to
her trap caused by her horse being
frightened by a steam roller at the cor
ner of Pleasant and Abbott streets. w.
e. Hall was given leave to withdraw on
his petition to have refunded overpaid
taxes of 1896, 1896 and 1897. Thomas H.
Dodge, who petitioned to have Widely
avenue constructed from Odd Fellows
avenue westerly 375 feet was given
leave to withdraw by the committee.
An order is reported from the COM
mittee on petition of Bridget Henry re-
scinding an order to pay the heirs of
John Henry 5000 for land taken in the
widening Of Whlpple street and direct
ing the payment be made to the admin
istratrix of the estate OF John Henry
The committee on street assessments
reported an abatement OF an assessment
against Thomas H. Dodge on Barber
avenue and a re-assessment of $120. "a
to Mr.. Dodge and $S9.06 to Anna L. Gay.
The finance committee will report
several orders. One is that $622S.23 be
appropriated for the water loan sink
ing funds.
Another order is to authorize the loan
of 100000 for the street construction
land damage account which the city
council at its last meeting authorized
the city auditor to open. The context
Of the order was printed in The Spy
when introduced into the meeting by
Alderman John r. Back before its ref
erenee to the committee on finance.
The committee also reports an order
appropriating $4,000 for the abatement
| of taxes.
The committee ON streets to which
was referred the petition of c. L. Gates
for the discontinuance of street water
ing on portion of Woodland street,
reports giving the petitioner leave to
withdraw.
The same committee has prepared an
order for the construction of Irving
street from Austin to Chandler, the
estimated expense being $637 80. This
order was introduced by Alderman
Thomas ]. Barrett.
The committee will present a report
on the petition of Samuel B. Parsons
for the working of Main street from
Hunts corner to the city line. The
CoiilHlillee TeCOfIlIlieius lllaL the petl-
toner be given leave to withdraw on
the ground that the matter Is being at
tended to.
An order which was introduced into
the city council May 10, 1897, win be
reported on by the committee. The re-
port is that it is inexpedient to act,
as the matter is being attended to.
The committee on public buildings
will recommend the adoption Of an or
der for the erection of an iron railing
az the Greendale school, at a cost not
to exceed $S25.