Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-12
tuition to apply for a general law prohibit

brooks, A. +. Ward, l.. Il. Darling Fer
tilizer Company, estate of Sylvanus Clapp,
II. Sherman, trustee, William j. McDole,
Henry NJ. Arnold
s. b. Fuller's petition was continued,
The following were drawn jurors for
the December term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas Grand-Charles A. Lee. First
class petit-Richard A. Butler, Lyman +.
Slocum, Lafayette Il. Lewis, Peter Hackett
and Patrick j. Quinn. Second class petit
Clovis ii. Bowen, Nathaniel Fairbrother,
Jr., Albert Ainsworth, Edward s. Bowen
and c. Warren Tuttle.
The Gravel Pit Matter.
Then came the gravel pit matter, Alder
man Saunders saying that the Committee
on Highways had requested him to ask
for an investigation.
Alderman White presented resolution
to the effect that, as Lucius b. Darling and
George f. Newell had charged that he
was to receive Doodle, the Board order an
investigation and that the President OF
the Board be authorized to summon them
and others.
Mayor Goodwin said he was not in
sympathy with this movement. He be-
lieved the stories were merely campaign
filth and he did not think that any one
would accuse the members OF the Com
mittee on Highways OF being boodlers.
81 would advise you gentlemen" said
he, "to treat these stories with silent con-
tempt"
Then Alderman O'Reilly made a very
impressive speech in favor OF an investi-
CATION. He had been in the City Council
five years and had never missed meeting.
He defied anyone to call him a boodler.
He sarcastically referred to William p.
Allen who when in office said the gravel
pit land was worth 40 cents a foot, but
when out of Office said it was worthless.
He concluded with a strong plea for an
investigation for the honor of the Board.
at is the outsiders" he said, "who will
point their fingers of scorn at US, and say
there is member of the Pawtucket City
Council, boodler. Your Honor, / would
like to amend the resolution so that you
will preside over the meeting OF investi-
CATION"
Alderman Saunders reviewed at length
the gravel pit matter.
Mr.. Tiepke-This is entirely out of
order. Have any charges been filed, Your
Honor?
Mayor Goodwin-Not one.
Alderman Tiepke then pointed out that
names like those OF Mr.. Darling and Mr..
Newell, Zone friend of his and the other
not,) should not be dealt lightly with.
Mr.. White-This will give them a
chance to prove the charges.
Mr.. Tiepke-We have nothing to do
with the charges.
Mr.. White-I think we have.
Mayor Goodwin-For this Board to sum-
mon respectable men up here
Mr.. White-Your Honor, claim to be
as respectable a citizen as George e.
Newell or l.. b. Darling.
Mayor Goodwin-No doubt about that.
Mr.. Tiepke-I am friend OF Mr.. White
lie is a candidate for Mayor and want to
| see him elected. think he believes this.
Mr.. White--I do sir.
Mr.. Tiepke-I think this investigation
would injure him, politically.
Mr.. Tiepke then paid high tribute to
the committee on Highways.
Mr.. White said no one was more sorry
than he that this course must be taken
but he had been persistently and system
atically prosecuted since he became can
didate for Mayor and his honor was at
stake. Warming up, he exclaimed:
81 should not have mentioned these
names unless | had positive evidence.
have the evidence and ] demand an in
vestigation"
Mayor Goodwin-W hat can be your
remedy?
Mr.. White-I have written that resolu-
ton advisedly, sir.
Mr.. Smith said he was sorry that so
much notice was taken Of street talk.
Mr.. White-This is not street talk.
Mr.. Smith then said he would not be
present at any such investigation and as
Alderman Tiepke and Mayor Goodwin had
expressed the same intention, he didn't
see how the other three members, who, it
is alleged, have been accused, could sit in
| judgment.
White-This is the only course as the
| Mayor refused to convene the Council
that Joint special committe might be ap-
| pointed. IL His Honor will call special
meeting I am perfectly willing to leave
myself in the hands OF the entire Second
Ward delegation who voted against the
| gravel pit purchase. In justice to the Re
publican party demand an investigat 'on.
| Mr.. O'Reilly-( -(Jokingly)-An /, too, in
| justice to the Democratic party who are in
| the lead now.
Alderman Saunders called attention to
the fact that the Highway Committee has
| not a Democrat on it-another plea for
an investigation.
Mr.. Smith-They were on the Harbor
Committee.
| Mr.. White-Before put the resolution,
Your Honor, will you convene the Com
mon Council.
| Mayor Goodwin-No, sir; by no means
will bring any citizen before this Board
OF Aldermen.
Mr.. whi.o-I move the passage Of this
resolution.
The resolution WAS ,hen put on its pas
sage and adopted on a roll call vote to 2
as follows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Aldermen O'Reilly, White
and Saunders-3.
Nays-Messrs. Alderman Smith and
Tiepke--2.
Mayor Goodwin-The resolution is