Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-09
CENTRAL FALLS.

rewards-UDsatisfaotory Opinion.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board OF Firewards was held last evening
In the'Broad street engine house. There
were present Firewardens Booth, Bloom
field, Schiller and Crawford, President
Baker in the chair. There had been more
than usual interest manifested in this
meeting as it was expected that Captain
Goldsmith would recommend some
changes in the rules governing the police
department; whereby the efficiency OF that
body would be increased.
After the bills were allowed, Mr..
Booth said, in regard to tho Kendall
street lockup,i that some arrangements
should be made for Janitor to clean out
the cells every morning. He thought
Janitor Sweet of the Town House could
be arranged with TO do that In con-
nection with his present duties.
No one seemed to want TO fix the re-
Enumeration.
Mr. Bloomfield asked each member OF
the board to put the amount he thought
sufficient on a slip OF paper.
Mr.. Booth said he would be willing to
SiNS ~ NiAhpht any
Mr.. Booth thought IS sufficient, Mr..
Bloomfield $40, Mr.. Crawford $40, and Mr.
Baker $40.
1t was then voted TO offer .Janitor Sweet
go month for the work and Mr.. Crav-
ford said he thought Mr.. Sweet would ac-
cept.
Mr.. Bloomfield said there were several
places In the district where there should
be electric lights instead OF gas lamps
One place was on Clay street
Mr.. Booth thought the district was not
getting what it was paying for.
Chief Engineer Patt said that some new
hose was badly needed by the fire depart-
ment.
Secretary Crawford said he would cor
respond With several firms and get the
prices.
Secretary Crawford moved that Treas.
urer Ii irles p. les be instructed to hire
the sum OF 10000 to pay the current ex-
penses OF the district. II was so voted.
Chief Engineer Patt then addressed the
board and said that during the past year
the duties OF himself and his assistant
have materially increased.
The salary Of the Chief Engineer now is
$500 and the assistant 800 year. MIR.
Patt said that in Pawtucket the Chief gets
salary of sl,2OO and the assistants 500
ayear and he understood they were about
to petition for an increase.
Assistant Lull said he had nothing To
add except that the duties compelled them
to stay at home many evenings when they
would very much like to be somewhere
| else. He thought the salaries should
be increased as il was not pleasant mat
ter to attend to fire duty for the sum of
fl0O. Mr. Baker said it was his opinion
that none OF the officers OF the district
were over paid, but he was in favor OF
continuing the matter. Mr.. Bloomfield
moved that the matter of increasing the
salaries of chief and assistant engineer be
laid over to the next meeting. 1t was so
voted. Adjourned
Judge God's Opinion Don't suit.
Tho TRIBUNE reporter has been criti-
cised for quoting the words OF Judge
Gof in regard to the handling of the frac-
tious fire department horse and the ability
of the men to handle any horse. The
horse in question is a.young animal, very
nervous and perhaps stubborn, but any
horseman in the country will say that
such horse cannot be overcome by club
bing IT, The reporter, in writing the
article, was not expressingEhs opinion,
but that OF Judge Goff and Town Clerk
Crawford, and both said whipping was
useless. The Judges remarks were to the
effect that the horse knew more than the
men and they were better horsemen IN
the country than any OF the fremen
semi-Annual Election.
The Christian Doctrine society of the
Holy Trinity church held their semi-an-
nual election of officers Sunday, which
resulted as follows; President, John J.
Hlckie; vice-president, William Carlin;
recording secretary, John Bannon; treas
urer, Dominick Mccormick. The election
OF superintendent and assistant was
postponed until next Sunday.
Interesting Items.
William O'Brien Branch, I. y. f., meets
this evening.
The Business Mems Association meets
Thursday evening
III.