The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTUCkET.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Com
mon Council.

mon Council.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council was held last evening,
all the members being present.
The records of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The committee on ordinances reported
back the ordinance providing for the ap-
propriation OF $3.50 for the salary OF the
driver of the police patrol wagon, with
the recommendation thnt il be Indefinite
ly postponed. as the ordinances provided
for no such Office. The committee pre-
sented an accompanying ordinances Great
ing such an Office, and making the above
appropriation. Mr.. Bnford moved the
passage OF the ordinance.
Mr.. O'Brien stated that he was n mem
ber of the committee and objected to the
manner of appointing the officer. He
presented a substitute ordinance provid-
ing for the election of such an officer i'm
the month of February In each year. He
then moved the passage Of this ordinance.
Mr. McCabe thought the Office should
not be liable to a change every year. He
thought the chief of police should have
the appointment of the officer. He knew
what was needed better than the city
council.
Mr. O'Brien thought the same argu-
ment could be used in the appointment
OF all the policemen.
Mr.. O'Brien's ordinance was lost, and
the ordinance recommended by the com
mittee was then passed.
Ordinance approprlating the sums of
money due from different railroad com
panies for the use of the highway depart
ment was passed in concurrence.
Ordinance approprating ST. coo for the
celebration of Columbus day was laid on
the table. Mr. O'Brien claiming that the
original ordinance was legally passed.
JOINT resolution authorizing the pay
ment of $l3i 61 To persons for damages 10
hens by dogs was passed in concurrence.
In connection with this matter MIR
O'Brien claimed that IL the dog officer
were as active in prosecuting the owners
of unlicensed dogs as he was in looking
up these claims the result might be differ
ent.
Ordinance appropriating $500 addi-
tional for city officers was passed in con-
currence.
Ordinance appropriating $500 for the
erection OF fountain in the pond In Oak
Grove cemetery was passed in concur
renee.
Ordinance appropriating $3.50 for n
horse and carriage for the inspector of
plumbing was then presented and the
council refused TO concur with the Board
OF Aldermen.
Invitation to attend the exercises of
the High School in Music Hall on Colum-
bus day was accepted.
Petition for tue layout Of highway
from Park place TO East avenue. now
known as Church Hill, was referred to
the committee on highways.
Petitions for sewers in Walnut and
Maynard streets and new street near
Esten avenue were referred to tue COM
mittee on sewers
Mr.. OBrien presented an ordinance
providing for the concr, thug of sidewalks,
one-half the cost 10 be paid by the city
and the other half by the owners of the
abutting estates. The ordinances was
passed.
Mr.. Clark presented joint resolution
authorizing the payment of the same
wages to the employees of the sewer ana
highway departments during the shorter
days as during the longer days of the
year. The resolution was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
joint resolution granting the employees
OF the different departments of the city "A
holiday on Columbus Day, was passed.
Mr.. O'l3rien presented u joint resJlu-
tion directing au investigation into the
causes for the removal of Robert J.
Hewes. the city hostler. The resolution
was lost by vote of III ayes aud nays
Mr.. Tingley moved TO consider the vote
whereby the council refused TO concur
with the board in the passage of the or
d!nance appropriating $50 for "A horse
and carriage for the inspector of build
isgs. &c was so voted and the matter was
then laid on the table.
The matter OF aDpropriating 81, 900 for
the repair of Excnauge street bridge was
then taken up. City Engineer Carpenter
was present and upon invitation laid the
facts Of the matter of the condition OF the
bridge before the council He said the
plaus presented by Engineer Parker
would narrow the roadway four or five
feet. MIR. Parker told him the plans
could be perfected so that the bridge
would have to be narrowed but two feet;
but the city engineer had seen no perfect |
cd plans.
A recess was taken TO examine Mr. Par |
kers plans. Upon rtconveuing the ordi- |
nance was laid on the taOle. Adjourned. |
Cutting Array.
Late last evening three or four men en- |
tered the liquor saloon OF Patrick Mc- |
Mann, on Pawtucket avenue, aud being |
In n condition for a roX, or anything else |
In the way OF diversion, they proceeded TO |
Indulge ia general brawi. The men |
were all strangers to McMaun with tue |
exception OF one. Owen O'Brien.
McMann endeavored TO avoid having n |
row in his place. and accordingly turned /
out the lights, and, locking the door,
started To loave the place. when he was |
struck upon the he'd iron behind with "A
dull instrument and frlled to the ground.
lie thinks O'Brien WAS his assailaut, as
lie has had some unpleasantness with |
him. The blow produced an ugly cut ON
che mans head. Somehow or other in
ths melee John Brennan received a half !