The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
Joseph Marc AureIe Claims the
City Appropriated Use of His
Property and Added Insult to
Injury
SEWAGE ALLOWED TO
DRAIN OVER HIS LAND
City Council Committee on Claims
Hears Petitions of Many Per-
sons Who Seek to be Recon-
pensed for damages From
Many Causes

Joseph Marc Aurele claims the city
has damaged his property and insulted
him to the extent of $1,000 consequent
tial damages.
The facts in the case were brought
out yesterday at a hearing before the
committee on claims when Aurele
stated his case, and invited the COM
mittee to view his property and become
convinced by what they see and smell
that he is justified in making his claim.
The petitioner claims damages as a re-
suit of the overflow of sewerage from
the publication plant on Columbus Az
enue.
Mr.. Aurele stated to the committee
that he owns II lots of land on Puritan
Avenue, including about $4,000 square
feet of land. Since the Columbus Az
enue sewer beds were built the city
has drained them through his land
without his consent At times the
sewage overflows his property and
leaves the land in terrible condition.
The first he knew of the city using
his land was when he found that pipe
had been laid through a part of the
tract and an open ditch dug the re-
mainder of the distance, conducting
the drainage from the filter beds to
brook runninginto Lake Quinsigamond.
Mr.. Aurele said he bought the land
eight years ago when the Highlands
were first opened for $1,000. He thought
he had a double claim in that, in addi-
ton to making the land valueless, the
city government had insulted him and
others in the neighborhood by allowing
such a condition to obtain.
The matter was taken under consid-
Grafton. as were the other cases heard.
]. Edwin Fuller, Jr., appeared in be-
fpT Of S4SS
for additional work occasioned by
changes in heating apparatus at the
South High School.
John Sears spoke in favor Of the pc
tition of Mary Sears, who wants COM
pensation for about 500 feet of land
taken in widening West Boylston
Street. The work was done lin 1896,
and since that time a street better
ment of S173 has been assessed. No
damages were awarded. Mr.. Sears
| considered the land worth Is cents a
foot.
John Mcclure appeared in behalf of
his petition for compensation for dam
ages for expense Of regarding, occa-
stoned by changing the grade of Cedar
Street. Mr.. Mcguire said the street
and sidewalk in front of his house were
raised about five inches making it nee
essary to regrade the lawn and gran
olithie walks at a cost of about SS5
! Mr.. Mcclure asked the city to assume
the expense of regarding his grounds
Charles J. lO'Hara appeared for John
| Brosky who asked damages fSr per-
sonal injuries sustained while he was
at work in the sewer department tun-
mel at Washington Square. Mr. O'Hara
| explained how his client was injured
| by alleged negligence of fellow work
men. Brosl1y was called and repeated
! the story. His right leg was broken
and he has been unable to work since
April 16, the date of the accident.
| Brosky claimed that two fellow work.
men pushed a car onto him in spite of
| his warning.
| Mr.. O'Hara asked the committee to
consider the matter. He believed his
client entitled to about $1,000.
L. o. Chandler Of Auburn appeared
| for his petition for damages to a milk
wagon. Mr.. Chandler told the com
mittee Of the accident to his wagon,
which happened May f3. There was a
| bad hole in Southbridge Street which
he drove through. 1t cost $50 to re-
pair the wagon.
Michael MarOney wanted compensa-
ton for damage to estate caused by
widening South Harding Street. He
has not been awarded damages He
could have built a three tenement house
on land. but for the amount taken.
Mr.. Maroney estimated his damage at
about $500. He wants the committee
to view the location.
John G. Hagberg appeared for Au-
gust L. BjOrklund who petitions for re-