Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-11-05
RECESS At MIDNIGHT
CanvasserS Adjourn al
1890 O'Clock A. N.
MARSHALS COST SlO0ADAY
A Good Deal of Psrtisanship on the
Part Of fthe Assessors.

There was great deal OF interest mani
tested in the canvass OF the voting lists by
the Board oi Aldermen last evening.
There was large number In attendance
all through the canvass and up TO the hour
OF taking recess at u 80 O'Clock this
morning. At that hour quite wrangle
occurred as To whethe the Board would
20 on and canvass the Fifth Ward list or
not. II was finally decided to take re-
cess until clock today.
The presence Of ten United States Super
yisors and ten Deputy Marshals ct an ex'
pense OF 200 day 10 the Government,
served TO make quite little crowd In the
Council chamber. W hat they were there for
was sonnet hing no one could very definite
ly find out as the Supervisors and Mar
shals did not seem TO know any moro
about the rights and qualifications OF the
voters than the men who usually attend
the meetings in behalf Of their parties and
without 50 day or any other compensa-
ton.
Had IL not been for Alderman Adams
the CANVASS II the Fifth Ward would
bave been gone through with last night
or this morning and that would have
greatly relieved those who had been In
waiting all night as representing both
parties.
The V. > officials were glad OF an sd-
iourment ss IL meant another 900 divided
bet ween them for few hours work this
afternoon.
There is likely TO be considerable con-
troversy this afternoon over the addition
to the reg lstry list OF some 92 names In
the First Ward who we're illegally
dropped frorn the personal property
list.
The Solicitor as usual has given two
different opinions on the matter and
leaves 1t 40 that "you pay your money
and take your choice"
In the executive session yesterday af-
ternoon II was pract lcally decided TO re
store these names on the voting list and
repair as far as lay N the Boards power
the wrong perpetrated by the "non-par-
tisan" Board ot Assessors. United States
Supervisor and Republican Ward Com
mitteemsn Oren =. Horton, In his official
capacity, (Which In not publicly known
protests against their restoration, and
"Acting Mayor" Davis OF June special
policemen fame, comedies with him.
HIS Honor Mayor Carroll said the
peculiar action OF the Assessors deprived
the city Of Pswtucket Of enough OF money
to pay the salaries OF the Assessors. The
h.,
assessed because 80 many OF their party
weredropped.
Very likely at the proper time the men
who put part tisanship before the interests
OF the city may find themselves out OF Q
Job, as far as the city work IS concerned.
Now as TO the legal status OF those
who were dropped.
The law contemplates only the prspsra-
tion or printing OF one voting list in the
year and that one IN the month Of Feb
ruary after the close OF the new registra-
tion.
The lists are then canvassed and posted
accordingly TO law.
The law also provides for the carrying
on the lists from year TO year Of ALL
PROPERTY VOTERS.
In this connection IL might bo we'll 10
state that there IL no such thing known
TO the law as u list OF personal property
voters. That is device for convenience
In canvsssing the list.
There are only two classes 81 voters,
property aud registry voters.
Those personal property voters who
paid their taxes assessed against them In
1891 were therefore properly on the voting
list Of 1892, and ss such, had the right To
remain there until stricken OF by the
Board Of Csnvsssers--not ordered Oh by
the CITY Solicitor or any body else.
There IL no sut hority for ne removal Of
name from the property voSss ~,