Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-12
CENTRAL FALLS.
The Police Department should Have
Money.

trict has not yet reached very high de-
gree OF perfection, that is, TO protect the
people and exercise the same privileges
as do the officers Of neighboring towns.
II il not the fault Of the captain or any OF
the officers. II lies with the board OF fire
wards who have control OF the force.
For instance, Wednesday Officer Hebert
did neat piece OF work and captured two
men who are supposed TO be the burglars
who relieved Mr.. Collins Of Artic Of por-
tion OF his stock in trade a short time ago.
They were locked up and then the fire dis
trict police had reached their limit, be-
cause they are not allowed any expenses
for taking = man back where he is wanted
as all other officers are The officers are
simply paid their monthly salary and are
allowed nothing for expenses and their
pay is not so large that they can afford to
spend great deal OF it in running around
the country.
For this reason the prisoners Ofricer
Hebert caught and who were the
prisoners OF the fire district police were
turned over TO Deputy Sheriff Pollard to
be returned TO Artic. What should be
done is to allow the captain Of police the
expenses necessary in such cases. He
can certainly be trusted TO exercise judg
ment in the expenditures.
In Pawtucket a bill OF expenses is sent
in every month and is paid II any Of
fence is committed here and he perpretra-
tor skips, even il the police knew where To
find him, they cannot go after their man
IL II requires the expenditure OF money
because they run Il risk OF never getting it
and they can't AFFORD to do that.
The Board should consider this matter
next Mond6y night.
A sitting Room For the fir.nen.
As the TRIBUNE has stated before the
hremen at the Broad street engine house
away with necessity OF heating the ap-
paratus room which is more expensive To
heat on account of it's size and which
comes to quite little bill TO be sent in TO
the Board every little while for the re-
pair Of trucks.
This winter has been very mild so far,
but last winter it was an utter impossi-
room and thus the firemen suffered, but 1t
was hot enough near the radiators to
start the paint and tires on the truck.
A small sitting room could be built at q
far less expense than the cost for repair
work for the past few years and the fire.
men would not have to stay in the stables
TO keep warm.
James Gets Excited.
James y. Gooding last evening in a let
ter TO the misrepresentation sheet of the
Republican party which is published In
Pawtucket attempted 10 heap all the
abuse that his fertile brain could invent
on the deserving or undeserving head of
the TRIBUNE correspondent, James Ire
wss rather stirred up over an article
which appeared in our columns Tuesday
He says he has been accused OF intimida-
ting voters about TO be registered but II
40 II was not in the TRIBUNE, neither has
any statement been made that he refused
to register voters unless they produced
their papers. He must have been slightly
mixed and II he will come TO this office
and look over the TRIBUNE file ii can be
proven to him. As far as abuse goes, il
amounts for less than il common sense
had been written.
1t Is rather late in the season for james 10
whine about "scurrious newspaper
work" What did not the party he be-
longs to and the man who represented them
in the column OF a sheet, stoop to during
the past year when it came to mud sling
ing and vituperation. Don't cry baby
now, James. We are at least above seer
tain level" and that level is the one below
which your party and their representative
sunk in the eyes OF all fair minded people.
We are not mud singers.
They Mean Business
At the meeting of the Business Mems
bers showed that they are not asleep and
are organized for something else besides
playing whist. They have exercised an
influence during the short time they have
been associated with each other that has
acted in no small way for the betterment
OF the town. II was voted as the sense OF
the meeting Thursday evening, that High
line TO the arch. Everyone knows that
this must be done sooner or later and
there il no time that it can be done any
cheaper than the present.
n the association meets with the sue
cess that it hopes for in getting an electric
road on High street, 1t is going to en-
hance the value OF property in that section.
The road cannot be built before Spring and
il is their idea to have the street widened at
the same time and only make one job OF
il. II the town waits until the read is in
operation it will cost nearly double. The
street beyond the arch is to be made fifty
six feet wide and that will leave small
portion looking like an alleyway.
Some people seem inclined to think
that the association has too many irons
i'm the flre, but with good committee In
charge OF such project they cannot fail to
do some good and in doing so they not
only build up the town but help them
selves, every member OF the association.
Interesting Items.
Mrs. T. L. Phillips OF Providence is Wis
iting in town.
Mrs. Mary McCaughey of Lonsdalc c
died yesterday.
The night schools are being well at
tended and are doing good work.