Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-14
THE ECOMMONC COUNCIL.
Monthly Meeting Held
Last Evening.
PLUMBING BILL PASSES.
Mayor Carroll Vetoes the Resolution
Contracting For Coal.

When the Common Council was called
to order last evening In regular monthly
session by President Pierce all the men,
bers were present.
The Sealer of Weights and Measures was
authorized to buy tri-scales.
Mr.. Whipple, from the Committee on
Education, reported verbally on the pro-
posed addition to the Garden street school
building.
Mr.. O'Brien of the same COMMITTEES
presented written report on the same
subject which recited the fact that the
three members of that committee who
went over the ground recommended, in
stead of the proposed addition to the Gar
den street structure, an entirely new
building in the vicinity OF South Wood
lawn.
Mr.. O'Brien moved its adoption, but the
Council refused to do SO.
Mr.. Delany, from the Committee on FL
nance, presented an ordinance appropriate
inglS30, 600 for building and furnishing the
proposed addition to the Garden street
school. In the report the committee rec
commended the passage OF the accompany
ing "joint resolution" The passage OF
ordinance not having been recommended,
and there being no accompanying Joint
resolution, the whole matter was recon-
mitted.
Ordinance appropriating the unex-
pended balance Of si1l.O3 for the compile
tion of the fountain in Carter Park was
adopted.
Mr.. Delany, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported an ordinance appropriating
$500 for the building of a bank wall on
Harvey street, at the Cleveland street
school.
Mr.. O'Brien moved to amend the ordi-
nance making the sum $500, and ordering
a wall built on Clifford street also. After
a short discussion 1t was so amended.
Joint resolution providing for extra
payment of election officers in April, and
also providing for the payment of ss9 to
Il. &. Davis and sos to +. w. Dexter, were
reported from the Finance Committee,
with the recommendation of indefinite
postponement. SO ordered.
The Potter d Atherton Machine Com
pany was granted leave to withdraw it's
petition relative to exempting certain
lands from taxation.
Mr.. Bryant, from the Committee OF
Sewers, reported ordinances providing for
sewers i'm Marin, White and Exchange
streets and they were adopted.
Also an ordinance appropriating 900
for trunk sewer in Central avenue was
adopted.
Joint resolutions accepting tl50 In trust
for care of burial lot in Oak Grove ceme-
terry owned by Julia LeFavour was
adopted.
Joint resolution directing the members
from this city in the General Assembly to
oppose the passage OF legislation concern
ing the source OF supply OF the water
works, was adopted In concurrence,
Joint resolution ordering the payment
of a few minor accounts left over from
Fourth of July, 1891, amounting to $50 80,
was adopted In concurrence.
Petition for an electric light on Cottage
street near the Mendon road was referred
to the joint committee on street lights.
A message from Mayor Carroll trans
mitted joint resolution relative to the
purchase of coal by the Committee on
City Property without his approval.
The Mayors objection was on the
ground that he did not recognize the
committees "elected" by the Board.
"These committees" he said In his veto
message, "are appointed by ordinance, not
by rules. The Organization of the City
Government was completed when the
members were given the oath Of Office and
the President of each body was elected.
Under this ordinance each body had a
right to take the appointment Of commit
tees into its own hands, but, following
precedent, the President OF the Common
Council and the Mayor were permitted to
name the committees. In the Board Of
Aldermen there was some question raised,
but too late to be effective, and the Board
should then and there have rescinded It's
action, whereby, as appears on record, .
recess was taken ito allow the Mayor and
President Of the Board to retire and ap-
point the committees Of the Board
"You will, therefore, see that the only
Joint committees which can act are those
appointed on January 4, 1892; and as they
nave never Organlzeu, 80 far as the Joint
standing committee on city property Is
concerned, / am obliged by law to veto
the accompanying resolution"
On the bottom Of the resolution was the
following:
81 hereby refuse TO sign the above resolu
tion, and veto the same until the City Coun.
ell recognizes the Joint standing committees
appointed by me.
HUGH J. CARROLL, Mayor.
The message was tabled under the rules.
Mr.. Binford presented an ordinance
providing for an Inspector OF Plumbing
and making his salary n 800 year.
Mr.. O'Brien moved It's reference 10 the
Committee on Ordinances. This was lost
on roll call vote as follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Clark, McCabe, McDuiI,
McKeough and OBrien-5
Nayes-Mr. President Pierce and
Messrs. Binford, Bryant, Collins, Davis.
Delany, Gorton, Lennon, Tingley and
whipple-l0
Several amendments proposed by Mr..
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