Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-13
CENTRAL FALLS.
Monthly Meeting OF the Board of FIrewards
Interesting Notes.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of frewards was held last evening.
All the members were present and Presi-
dent Baker was in the chair.
The board was called to order shortly
after s o'clock, and Secretary Crawford
read the records of the previous meeting
which were approved.
The folloWIng bills were ordered paid
Pswtueket Gas Company, $500 50; Paw.
tucket Cas- Company, 1861; Pautucket
Steam and Gas Pipe Company, sl94 90;
IL. B. Wood & Co, s23 G2; II B Wood &
Co., sl2 Ga; Pawtucket Gas Company,
S39s4; +. fl. Lamarine, Sl2 co; Standard
Oil Co., SLIGO; +. L. Freeman, SllG.25;
w. Won Gottschalk, So; premium on the
insurance on Kendall street engine house
for five years, SlO8 The building is
insured fer $4,000.
George NJ. Stephens, S75, Lau Bros,
s23.45; Providence Telephone company,
sl4; pay roll OF fremen, SGGS 10; p. B.
Wilbur, 1882; bill of John w. Perry,
S267 &C, for a new exercise wagon, was
referred to Chief Engineer Patt; A. p.
Martin & Co S9.99.
The Royal Weaving company presented
bill of $50, for hydrant, that they had
placed in position in front Of the mill,
without having asked the permission Of the
board. Mr.. Bloomfield was not in favor Of
paying the bill.
Mr.. Booth said, "Whst do you want 10
d. with it2'
"You take il sud let them know we dont
do business that way" said Mr.. Bloomfield.
Mr.. Booth moved to pay the bill, the
motion was lost and Secretary CrawfoId
moved it TO be laid on the table. So voted.
The pay roll OF the police, sGlO, wss
allowed.
Mr.. Booth said that several parties had
come to him and asked that water pipe be
laid on Ledge street, from Broad street to
the ledge. They said they were going to
build three houses immediately. Mr.. Booth
recommended that a two-inch pipe be laid
distsncs of about 200 feet
The committee on street pipes and
hydrants were given power to lay the pipe.
The Summit street JOB was talked over
and President Baker said that the water
pipe was exposed in some places, the street
having been cut down between two and
three feet. Part of the pipe was laid last
summer. The matter was referred TO the
committee with power to act.
Secretary Crawford said complaint had
been made about lights on Clay street
between Broad and High streets.
President Baker said he heard complaint,
about lights. Mr.. Schiller said il would
take some time to get matters working
right, since the change from gas to electric
lights had made quite difference, lie
said the lights asked for on North and
Charles streets had been lighted
Secretary Crawford called attention TO
the fact thot a telephone Was needed at the
police station. Ii WAS referred to the con-.
miltee en- poice with power 10 act.
President Baker said Captain Goldsmith
had sad that at times one OF mo-c olYlc.Is
were off tick and the resilents on the beats
had complained. The matter of ymgloyirg
special officers was discussed The board
are only allowed ter policeman There is
only one way to pay specials and that Is
from the fines collected. The matter wss
referred to the committee on Police With
power to act.
Chief Patt recommended the folowing
men be employed es calImen: Raymond
Lees, Ralph Young, Peter Gendran snd
Alton L. Pesrce They were added tl the
list.
President Baker could not see why a
policeman should be paid while off duty
sick, HE pay was always stopped vhsn ne
was sick. He said. Mr.. Crawford saii hat
1t is done in all cities as an office, Is *.
posed more thar an ordinary person ard is
always liable to Injury. No action was
taken. Adjourned.
| Interesting Items.
During the month of September the
police made II arrests.
There are twenty callmen now employed
by the board of hrewsris.
The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Dix took
place yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Updike of Brown University haI
been engaged a, principal of the evening
school, Mr.. Shea, the formal principal,
declining the position.
The bazaar OF the Holy Thnhy chursh
will open in the assembly rooms, Z W
tucket, tomorrow evening. The comp u.
tors for the silver serves are N, is
Loughrsn, Mary Clifford, Bridget Mercy
aud ary Kelly.
On Thursday evening Town Clerk G
Fred Crawford will be at the rooms of
the Crescent Literary sssoci atom, for the
purpose of re registeriug voters. This is an
opportunity the voters Of that section
should take advantage of as Mr.. Crawford
is accommodating enough to 20 there, the
voters should consider 1t their duty "a