The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-10
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
The Fight in the Board Of Alder
men Continued.
MAYOR CARROLL OBSTINATE.
He Attempts to Boss the Board Crisp
Fsshiop and Makes Rulings to suit
Himself - The Question OF Rules
"Cxar Reed" Quoted.

ing in regular session, mayor Carroli
presiding.
The matter Of accepting Japonica street
was continued
A resolution introduced by Aid. Adams
to order notice to be served on the abut-
ters on Lamber street, to show cause why
commissioners should not be appointed
TO lay out the street. was passed.
A number OF applications for pool table
licenses were received, and Aid. O'Reilly
moved they be ordered advertised and re-
ferred to the committee on police. Aid.
The Mayor-I refer them to the COM
mittee on police.
Aid. Adams-I object TO that
Aid. O'Reilly and Aid. Adams then had
n brief war of words, and Aid. Adams
called for vote upon the question.
The Mayor TO the City Clerk-Make a
note OF the fact that i refer the applica-
tions to the committee on police and that
Aid. Adams objects. IL Is customary TO
refer these applications to the committee
on police.
Aid. Adams moved they be referred to
the chief of police.
The Mayor-You can't do it. The COM
mittees for this work have been appointed
and are recognized by me.
Aid. Adams-We do not recognize them.
The mayor 10 the city clerk-Pass TO the
other business on hand
Alderman Winters-The chief of police
has no authority to recommend the grant
ing Of applications of this kind. IL is GUS
tomary 10 talk with him concerning them,
as he is necessarily acquainted with the
parties; but he has nothing to do with
their passage.
Alderman Adams-I call for q vote on
the question of their reference to the chief
of police.
The mayor-Shat motion Is out of or
der.
Alderman Adams-I appeal from that
decision, and wish IL put on record.
Matthew Berney presented claim for
81 900 for damages TO his property caused
by the Improvements on Sisson street
Alderman Adams moved to lay it on
the table, and Alderman O'Reilly moved
to refer il TO the committee on claims.
The mayor said it was in order to lay il
on the table, and it was so voted.
The board accepted an invitation to
take part in the st. Patrick's Day pa
rade.
Ann Coleman of Providence presented
a claim for 5000 damages for injuries
sustained by falling into a hole on Paw
tucket avenue.
Alderman Adams moved to refer it to
the Highway commissioner.
missioner has nothing whatever to do
with it.
The matter was finally laid on the table
till the next regular meeting.
Bonds OF Jason T.. Lawrence. Carlos l..
Rogers and James Wilson as constables
shield, Alfred j. Smith, Charles Il.
Adams and Charles A. Warland as auc-
tioneers; of Matthew Curran, Allen X.
Wilson. Carlos l.. Rogers and Ernest G..
Scott as constables; of William NJ. Peck
ham, Overseer of the Poor; James Wilson,
City Sergeant and Messenger; Thomas Il.
Berry, Superintendent of Oak Grove Gem
etery; Loring G. Ladd, Commissioner OF
Highways; and of William X. Adams,
were approved, and the sureties accepted.
The following matters came up, and TO
prevent their being referred to the appro-
pirate committee, were continued to the
next regular meeting:
Petition for street light in Leather ave-
nue.: for the acceptance of Boutwell, street:
for an electric light at the head of Sodth
Upion street; several applications for pool
table licenses, which were approved by
the chief OF police; report of the commits
sioners on the widening of East avenue
The abutters on Stewart street were or
dered to show cause why commissioners
should not be appointed to lay out the
street.
rAlderman Davis moved that when the
Board adjourned it adjourn to next Wed
nesday evening. So voted.
The city clerk was ordered to issue no.
tice that the Board would meet at a. m.
on Saturday, April 2, to canvass the vot-
ng lists for the election the following
Wednesday.
The following special constables were
appointed and confirmed; Thomas John
son, James Reilly, William ;. Riley, John
J. O'Reilly. Michael Riley.
The following were drawn jurors for the
April term Of the Supreme Court: First
class petit, Arnold ;. Salisbury, Herbert
A. Smith, George +. Bullock, Harry A.
II. O. Spencer, William A. Carpenter,
Charles w. Merry, Frederick Bates,
Michael Goodwin.
The following schedule of bills were ex-
amined and allowed: Police, S37l.19;
highways, sl,420i0; curbing,S S173.T
street lights, 81 l,92d.33; juror, ss42. 93.
The regular business of the board being
disposed of, Alderman OReilly moved to
adjourn. Alderman Adams said he had
one more matter TO introduce, and handed
the City Clerk resolution requesting
him TO read it. The resolution proved to
be to adopt the following rules OF order
for the government Of the Board of Alder
men for the year 1892" The clerk read
two or three of the rules, when Alderman
Of them, as they appeared Co he the same
rules which governed the board of last
year.
Alderman Adams,-There are at present
no rules of order TO govern this board.
Alderman Reilly,-There are rules gov
ering this board.
The Mayor-The resolution Just pre-
sented does not properly come before the
meeting. | do not interfere with the
reading of them, hut as one of the alder
men has, rule them out of order.
Alderman Adams-l appeal from that
ruling.
The Mayor recognize no appeal. You
gentlemen are trying TO do something and
don't know how to do IL, and ! am not
going TO enlighten you. Hou have taken
this matter into your own hands, and now
you can founder around as much as you
likes There is proper way To attain your
end.
Alderman Adams-We have no desire
TO continue this fight for the mere sake Of
n hIhting. We are mere TO look out for the
interests Of the city. and TO perform our
iuty. The interests OF the city are suffer
lg by this Geiay, and the finances are i'm
: deplorable condition. for one would
liSe To have this matter pleasantly gone
through with. and have these rules recog-
niZed. The committees we do not recog-
niZe. We are elected on n majority Of