Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-08
APPEAL Of Mr.. ADAMS
Didn't Meet With Much
Favor Last Night.
THE TREASURER MATTER.
Republican Aldermen Evidently Afraid
to Have an Investigation.

evening. All the members were present
After the reading OF the records, or
motion of Alderman Davis, the record,
were amended 30 as to grant a victualline
license to Patrick Dempsey instead oI
giving him leave to withdraw.
Alderman Adams wanted the rules
suspended to consider q report Of experts
on Exchange street bridge.
Mayor Carroll stated that he knew Of nc
experts being employed or authorized and
II the Committee on s reefs and Bridges
| employed experts 1t did so without au-
thority.
the fact that the full Board was the ad-
visory Committee on Bridges.
Alderman Adams tried to explain away
any intention of overstepping his author.
| ity but was quite unsuccessful In doing
20, and Alderman O'Reilly charged him
with deliberately ignoring the Mayor and
the rest Of the Board whom he rulos and
ordinances made . part OF he advisory
| committee as well as the subcommittee
| After thorough ventilation of the mat
ter, the subject was dropped and the fol-
lowing communication from Mayor Car
roll relative tothe supsnsion of City Treas
urer Bates was read:
MAYORS OFFICE,
PAwTUCKET, X. L., Sept.7.
Gentlemen of the City Council:
desire TO announce to you the fact that
l have suspended Frank M. Bates from
the office Of City Treasurer.
My reasons for 30 doing are that he has
violated the laws and ordinances, I'm this
That he has, contrary to law, paid certain
policemen" who were illegally appointed,
and also that he has paid them alter hav-
ing been explicitly ordered by me as
Mayor not to do so.
The charter Of the city forbids the pay
ment OF any Of the money OF the city
without the approval of the Mayor.
Whenever the Mayor refuses to approve
OF any expenditure OF tho money OF the
city the City Council has a right to order
such payment notwithstanding the dis.
this po yment. The Cfty Government has
never ordered the payment notwithstand-
ing such disapproval.
But a committee of the City Govern
ment u5urped the functions OF both the
Mayor and the governing body Of the city
and oroersd the bills to be paid, and on
this order, contrary to law, the City
Treasurer took the responsibility to pay
The bills.
The city charter maIss 10 inoum bent on
the Mayor to supervise all OF the sub
ordinsts ofncer. Of the city, and eompels
him to have them punished for any
neglect or violation Of the law.
Ihave suspended the City Treasurer,
but he has sinoo continued to act as de-
facto City Treasurer. have not attempt
Cd TO forcibly eject him from his office,
believing that the City Council would
take the steps necessary 10 the promises.
otA half m, ha Ars In,
vestigation Of the law aud the facts by a
joint special commi tee, and then, IL IL be
found that Mr.. Bates has violated the
law to either remove him from his Office
and elect q successor, or to reprimand
him.
II we are to be governed BY the city
charter and by-laws we must take notice
of these breaches Of the law. II not, then
we might ~ well surrender the charter so
the State and 70 back TO our old town
form OF government, because laxity In the
enforcement Of all parts of the law on our
part will breed general contempt of the
law and of the officers duly elected to en-
force IL.
Therefore ask You 10 act upon this
matter with due sense OF its importance
to our form of govern nent, and without
prejudice. Respectfully,
HUGH J. CARROLL, Mayor.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF
this message Alderman Davis moved that
1t be referred 10 the City Council In Joint
Convention, and tho motion was Sec
onded by Alderman Miller.
Alderman O'Reilly-I think the message
should be received, at least.
The Mayor-It should be received and
referred to the Common Council, and then
| a resolution to appoints Joint committee
TO Investigate the matter may be passed,
II you zee At to do so-if you don't that's
your business.
Alderman Davis-I think this should be
acted on In Joint convention as tho Treas
urer was elected la joint convention. The
resolution should come from tho body
which elected him, and to report to the
Common Council would be TO refer II to
only one half Of that body.
The Mayor-A resolution to investigate
should come from both bodies, and be- q
Joint resolution. There IL no time when
there is to be Joint convention, SO to
vote for thsk motion would be to vote In
the air.
Alderman Davis withdrew his motion,
and the question wss put on Alderman
O'Reilly's motion 10 receive and refer to
the Common Council, which was lost by
a vote Of Q yeas to 8 nays, Alderman Win
ters and o Reilly voting In the Affirmative
and Aldermen Adams, Davis and Miller In
the negative.
Alderman Adams-I move the messas e
be rsosived ssd sent TO the City Council
In joint convention.
Alderman O'Reilly--I move to adjourn.
Alderman o'Reilly's motion was lost,
and the Mayor ruled that Alderman
Adsms's motion was out Of order, because
there is no time when the Board knows
that there 10 10 be joint convention.
Alderman Adams-I appeal from the
decision of the Chair.
Alderman o'Reilly-I move we adjourn
Till next Saturday evening at O'Clock.
Alderman Winters-We might as well
do our business tonight. There are pco-
pie here whom we have ordered 20 come
here on street business.
On a motion OF Alderman Davis IL was
laid temporarily on the table.