Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-04
THE SEWER PROBLEM.
Both Branches Meet in
Special Session.
Mr.. CONANT'S AGREEMENT.
City Fathers Advance Another Step
in This Important Matter.

Special meetings OF both branches OF the
City Council were held last evening, hav-
ing been called together by His Honor
Mayor Carroll In order to further the
sewerage matter now pending.
In the Board of Aldermen Mayor Carroll
presided and all the members were pres
emit.
A communication was received from
Mayor Carroll stating the object Of the
meeting to be the furtherence Of the nec-
essary sewer work In Central avenue and
South Woodlawn and In other streets.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Board of Sewer Commits
sioners:
eve, the Sewer Commissioners, again
recommend purchase Of six and one
half acres OF land from Hezekiah Conant
to temporarily care for the dry weather
flow Of the sewage OF the Moshassuck
Valley. This plan contemplates the tenn
turers' waste. When the time larrives
that Il becomes necessary to care for any
considerable amount OF manufacturers
waste permanent disposal will have to
be made. This land will still be needed
for collecting tanks and for locating
pumps. In this connection We recon-
mend the immediate purchase OF 200 acres
Of land on Seekonk Plains to permanently
care for the entire sewage Of the CITY,"
The communication was received and
ordered communicated to the Common
Council.
An agreement signed by Hezckiah
Conant Offering the land In question to
the city at cents foot and also Offering
to give land for the extension OF West and
Esten avenues was read and accepted on
the part OF the Board.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000 for
the extension of the sewerage system OF
the city on and along the water shed OF
the Moshassuck river, and the laying out
of highways In connection Herewith, In
accordance with the recommendation and
agreement as above, was read and passed.
An ordinance appropriating pos 900 for
the construction Of trunk sewer In Cen
trail avenue from the Blackstone river to
the Mendon road was received from the
Common Council and passed In concur.
renee.
Edward q. Metcalf made statement as
w COhbkuSb AOx VIC
houses on the different streets, and was
directed to 60 ahead and complete the
work.
Common Council ordinances providing
for tho construction of sewers In Marin,
White, Hilton and Exchange streets were
passed In concurrence.
An ordinance providing for the ap-
pointment OF an Inspector OF Plumbing
and prescribing his duties was passed in
concurrence.
An ordinance providing for the reap
propriation of the unexpended balance,
fill. 03, for the construction and erection
Of q fountain In Carter Park was con-
CURED In.
Common Council ordinance making an
appropriation to construct a bank wall on
Harvey and Clifford streets to protect the
Cleveland street school house property,
was read, and on Alderman O'Reilly's OBJ
lection to It's passage, II was laid on the
table until the next meeting.
A Joint resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on street lights to contract for
electric lighting for the public streets was
read and laid on the table for one week.
Application OF the Sealer OF Weights
and Measures for new try scale was laid
over for one week.
The resolution providing for flagman
at the Campbell street railroad crossing
was amended 30 as to require such flag
man 10 remain on duty only such time az
trains are passing, and as amended passed
Adiouyued