Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-14
THEY Do BUSINESS.
The Mayor, Tiepke and
Smith Absent.
WHERE IS THAT "REPORT?"
Testimony Taken Before the Investi-
eating Aldermen.

and Smith absented themselves from the
meeting of the Board of Aldermen last
evening. Still meeting was held with
President Saunders presiding, the other
members present being Aldermen o Reilly
and White.
President Saunders invited any person
who desired to make charges rejecting on
any member Of the City Council in rela-
tion to the gravel pit purchase to come
forward and do so, but those who were so
free with their tongue did not materialize.
An ordinance appropriating f12,5 800 for
highway purposes was presented and, af-
ter reference to the Finance Committee,
was repor ed favorsbly and passed by the
Board.
Councilman J. Ellis White appeared be-
fore the Board and made clear and con-
else statement of his connection with the
Highway Department and the gravel pit
purchase, presenting documentary testi-
mony to bear out his statement.
The first was letter to him from the
Highway Commissioner, calling attention
to the necessity of procuring gravel for
the use of the city. An ordinance intro
duced into the Board of Aldermen on
May 13 was next presented by him. 1t
was under this ordinance that the Com
mittee proceeded to get the refusal or
options on the several pieces of property
in controversy.
Mr.. White also stated how the commit
tee decided to prepare for the future by
purchasing larger tract than at first con-
templated, and how the Messrs. Sheldon
were induced to secure the options for the
committee.
In order to show that the Joint Stand
ing Committee was open and above board
in its transactions, the following was pre-
sented by Mr.. White:
CITY OF PAwTUCKET, DIR.
To ii. ii. 4 r. {. sheldon:
To money advanced, two hundred dollars
l20c.) to bind bargains for land for gravel pit,
standing Committee on Highways.
Received, Pawtucket, September !, 1891, of
the City OF Pawtucke,, one hundred and
fifteen (ll5) dollars, on the above order.
(Signed) ii. H. a l.. &. SHELDON.
Approved by the committee.
j. ELLIS WHITE, Chairman.
Approved. LOREN e.. LADD.
Commissioner of Highways.
Bridges. DAVID J. WHITE, Chairman.
vi tnlS uOCuUleHt are tHc lolloWiuB eu-
dorsements:
600. CHARLES +. HARRISON,
City Auditor.
Approved by Committee on Accounts, July
H. 1871, for 5000 Is. F Davis, Fred Taylor,
Peter Lennon, Thomas OBrien, j. H. Moore.
Approved and ordered paid, Pawtucket,
July Is, 1891. ALAoN X. GOODWIN, Mayor.
Mr.. White then called attention to the
fact that the order for advancing this
money to procure those options was ap-
proved by five members OF the Common
Council and by the Mayor, and when
charges were made he asked for meeting
Of the Council in order to bave Joint
Standing Committee pursue the investiga-
tion, that their character may be set right
before the public, before they retire from
Office at the end of the year.
Philip c. Sheldon then told the mode of
operation pursued by him to secure the
options and presented sample of the op-
tions used in bonding the land.
Mr.. Sheldon then said that t85 of the
e115 was to pay options, while the $50 bal
ance was to pay for advertising, station
cry, postage stamps and executing the
options. The names of the persons who
were to sell, the number OF lots, square
feet and price to be paid to each as set
forth in these options were as follows