Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-09-17
WANT BETTER LIGHT.
Council Passes Resolution
For Municipal Control.
BOARD DOES NOT CONCUR.
Lots OF Routine Business Done
Last Night.

The board of aldermen met in adjourned
session last evening. Mayor Goodwin oc.
cupied the chair and all the members were
present. Several applications for build.
meeting and referred aud permits were
granted to Fred Dairy, Michael Pagan,
Mary A. Bliss and Seth b. Emerson (2).
The sum Of $500 was accepted in trust
for care Of burial lot of John w. Harris.
John Smith was granted leave to move a
building on Merrick street
Victualling license Of p. ID. warburson
& Co. was transferred to s. b Havens & Co.
Claim Of +. f. Follett for damage dore
by the Hammond Pond nuisance was re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
| Charles Aumsnn was given leave to 10.
cate q steam boiler at s3 Broad street.
The report of the city engineer on the
grade for Benefit street and petition for a
grade on Taft street were continued.
The ordinance appropriating %, 400 for
q sewer on South Bend street was taken
from the table. A remonstrance agains,
the building of the sewer was presented and
after a letter was read from the Dunnell
Manufacturing Co. asking for short delay
it was continued until the next meeting.
Claim Of +. Jenckes & Co. was continued
pending final action or Bay ley street. Bill
Of Thomas Mackel was recommitted to the
committee on police.
Report of the commissioners on the lay
out of Newell avenue was continued until
next meeting with order of notice. The
abutters on Meeting street, Forrest avenue
and Marin street were ordered to appear
| October in relation to grades.
Report of the committee on highways re-
lative to Msgill street was continued until
the next meeting.
The committee on highways recommended
the layout of new highway from Prairie
avenue to Maple street and it was continued
for one month.
| Invitations from the common council to
meet in joint convention was accepted.
Joint resolution providing for additions,
janitor service whom needed was passed In
| concurrence.
Resolution appropriating 5000 for five
new electric lights for the balance of the
year was adopted.
Ordinance sppropfia.ing 81, 900 for the
city engineers department was passed.
James Golden, ,Jr., was given leave to with
draw bis claim for damages by reason of
overflow from the Ceder street sewer. A
very unjust decision.
The estate of William Meagher claimed
damages by reason Of change of gradc on
Paw wtucket avenue and the same was re.
ferred.
Lumber street was ordered widened to
forty feet, from Pleasant to Taft streets.
Substitute resolution TO compel owners
of private land to establish grades before
plating the same was passed.
Resolution providing 5000 more for the
care and repair of city property was re-
ferred.
| The police cells in the new fire station
were ordered abandoned and given to the
fire department and 800 voted to make the
changes.
Joint resolution providing for the appoint.
ment of joint special committee to repor,
a plan for the city to do its own Ii, htinp
was non.concurred IN. Adjourned
| The two boards then met
| In Joint Convention.
The roll was called and all the members.
we're present.
| Alderman O'Reilly nominated for mp
praiser Of damages done by dogs, James Il.
Mcmahon.
| Councilman McCabe nominated Jason f..
Lawrence.
A ballot resulted Is the election of Mr..
Lawrence by q vote of l3 to 6 for Mr..
Mcmahon.
Amos d. Arnold was elected an auc.
tioneer, after which the two bodies
separated.
| Common Council.
The common council met last evening in
regular monthly session. President Brown
presided and all the members were present.
Joint resolution providing for additional
jsnitor service when necessary, was
adopted.
An ordinance appropriating 800 sd-
ditional for parks was passed.
The estate Of Catherine Clark was given
leave TO withdraw the claim for e50
damages.
William Benefits claim, s23, damage to
hens by dogs, was tabled.
| An ordinance giving permission to the
Pswtucket Street Railway Company to
erect poles and maintain wires for the
purpose of operating its lines by electricity
came from the board Of aldermen for con-
currence.
The motion Of Mr.. 0'Brien to refer to
committee on railroads was lost, on q roll
call vote as follows;
Ayes-Messrs. ADderton, Clark, O'Brien,
Quinn and White-5.
Nays-Mr. President Brown and Messrs.
Davis, Halliday, Lennon, Moore, McCsbe
Pierce. Taylor, Watson, Winters-lO.