Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-08
THE HOLD UP.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
~ Votes Against Piurali Y Elections O,h,,
Routine business.

IL Votes Against Piuraii ' Elections oih,r
Routine business.
The regular meeting OF the Board Of Al
dermen was held last evening.
Petition to establish grade on Aborn
street was continued.
Thomas p. Gill, Patrick McMshon and
James Lavelle were granted victualing
licenses.
Petition for abatement of taxes on
estates Of Lewis Fairbrot her and several
others were referred To the Board OF
Abatement.
Samuel Brady was granted a junk
dealers license.
rhe usual bills were allowed.
Patrick Mcmahon was nominated "A
special constable without pay by Mayor
Carroll and he was confirmed by the
Board. Sidewalks were ordered estsb
lished on Jonant street.
The matter OF change Of grade on
Smithteld avenue Was advocated by the
trustees of St Francis Cemetery and OPP
posed by Hon. l.. B. Darling, and was
finally adopted with some notifications.
The Lever plat was accepted and Fran
els street ordered worked within one year.
The grade OF Mineral Spring avonue was
ordered charged.
The monthly reports Of the Highway
| Commissioner, Overseer OF Poor and Chief
OF Police were ordered placed ON tile.
Joint resolution relative To asking for
legislation to allow the city concrete its
sidewalks was adopted.
The sum OF $500 was appropriated for
tue purchase of piece OF land corner of
Benefit and Perry streets.
A resolution asking for legislation To
nave plurality vote eject for Aldermen,
CouDcllmep, Wsrdens and Clerks var
lost by vote OF TO l.
An amendment OF he ordinance gov
erning the engineers department was
passed.
The ordinance relation To washing OF
windows on the Main streets was 81
amended as to provide that such should
not be done in freezing weather.
| An ordinance relative TO the purchase
OF piece Of land for water works pur-
poses was passed.
The X. ]. Poultry Society was give n
| permission to bold an exhibition.
Several licenses for masquerade halls
were granted, one OF them being III pro.
| gress at the time.
Petitions for sewers on Cottage and
Mystic streets was referred.
Annual reports of the Cny Eng,ntsr
and Oyerseer ofth Poor were ordered
printed.
Sewers were ordered on Miller, Clay,
Lyon, Manchester, clyde, Arlington, iiil-
ton, Randall streets and Jefferson avenue,
and the petitions were referred to the
, committee on sewers, with instructions
To report proper ordinances at the next
meeting.
Petition OF Abby n. Fuller for compen.
, sntioD for land taken for the improve.
ment II Newell avenue was referred to the
committee on claims.
The sbutteis on Benefit street were no.
titled to appear before the Board on the
Sth OF February next, to show cause why
IA Commission should not be appointed 10
lay out said street under the betJerment
law.
The report OF the Commissioners on the
damage by the change OF grade on High
street on the damage TO the estate OF the
Troy laundry, awarding $3.50, was con
/ hrmed.
Petitions for electric lights on Waicpti
Brook and Jersuld streets, we're referred
| To the committee on street lights.
The City Solicitor was directed TO draw
up an ordinance appropristiug money Ia
psy the damages by the change OF grace
on High street.
! The Board then adjourned until this af.
4 teruoou at 8 o'clock to count the votes
cast al yesterdays election.
The Board ~ Health.
The Board OF Aldermen then met ss a
Board OF Health, when Health officer
/ Stanley called attention To the matter oI
4 q hospital for contagious diseases. Tn,
sum OF 900 has been appropriated for thi'
purpose, which sum he thinks 10 Insult.
cient, aud he suggests that s2,5O0 ne APP
1 propristed. He urged that the matter b,
attended TO NJ once. The whole matter
Mas referred o. the Board Of Health.