Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-12
SHE GOT EXCITED.
Mrs. Austin RapS Smith
BaIIOu Hard.
THE LINCOLN COUNCIL.
Reward offered For the Capture of
Daniel Sugrue.

that a nuisance was in existence on the
place of Owen Gilligan, on Cowden street.
lie said he ordered II abated last year
and his order was not obeyed.
President Andrew told him to order
il abated again.
While awaiting the High street COM
mission TO appear, petition was read
from Israel Arnold OF Lonsdale who said
his property was damaged by Contractor
Sweeney i'm cutting down trees near the
Arnold homestead.
President Andrew told Mr.. Hawkins to
investigate the matter.
A number of bills were allowed.
On recommendation of X. Il. Keene,
George Tucker was allowed 80 damage to
fowls by dogs.
John H. Barber, for the committee on
High street, reported that it had agreed
with all abutters but three, Gkes Water
house estate, Mary Pinkorton and William
NJ. Harris.
President Andrew asked il there was
anyone present who objected to the im-
provement.
Mary Pinkerton said that the damage to
to her property was greater than she ex-
pected.
Mr.. Frost said the committee did not
offer him enough for the land, besides
damaging his property.
The Council examined the original plat
and Mr.. Jordan moved that the report,
with the accompanying plat, be received.
1t was unanimously passed.
communication from Mrs. Parker to the
effect that her property on Lonsdale ave-
nue. and Parker street had been so dam
| aged that her tenants had refused to pay
rent, was referred TO the committee on
| Lonsdale avenue.
The report Of the commission on the
relaying and strengthening OF the Lindsey
Pike was read.
Smith Ballou did not want TO have any
land taken from him.
Several abutters were heard and Mr..
Whittle and Councilman Hawkins got
discussing line fences and finally the talk
ran on to how old they were.
MIR. Ballou said there was a line fence
there before Mr.. Whittle came to this
country.
Susan Austin said it took six feet from
her front yard.
Smith M. Ballou said Mrs. Austin
claimed land on one side and another
party on the other and the town owned a
| i9-foot street.
Mrs. Austin got excited and said:
"Who did we buy the land Of? IL was
Smith M. Ballou, by gracious, and If it is
a part OF the highway Mr.. Ballou knew
it for he had the street laid out IS years
ago, by gracious"
| Mr.. Ballou said: 81 have nothing to
say" with quiet wink.
| Mr.. Andrew said there was a mistake in
the commissions report, inasmuch as IT
did not state how many feet of land were
| taken from each .abutter, and that the
| matter had better be continued to the
next meeting, July 25th.
MIR. Hawkins moved the vote receiving
the report be rcscinded and the report re-
committed. So voted.
Thomas McIIalc, Patrick L. Diskins
and Patrick Fox applied for victualing
house licences and the petitions were re-
ferred TO the Committee on Police.
| Petition for sewer in High street was
granted.
Court Flower Of Dexter asked that John
| Il. Devanney be appointed special con-
stable and the petition was granted.
Joel Austin asked to be appointed a
police constable and his petition was
granted.
Petition Of William Fitzsimmons to be
appointed field driver was continued.
Mr.. Brldgehouse asked to be excused
from acting on the Lonsdale avenue COM
mission owing to constitutional weakness
| A resolution was adopted Offering a re.
ward OF 900, for the arrest and conviction
OF Daniel Sugrue, who assaulted John
McCarty, Charles McCarty and John Muir
ray on Broad street week ago.
Adjourned to July 18th.
| Sergeant HoulIhan's Tent
Sergeant Houlihan OF the Kearney Light
Infantry has the incest tent by far Of any
in camp. Everything is neatly arranged
and many articles of his own handiwork
give IL homclike appearance.
One article in particular that attracts
attention, and which the Sergeant made,
is a gun rack. II hos places for five guns,
five hats, belts, etc.
Young Lawbfeakcrs.
This morning John Whalen, Patrick
Gallagher, James Burns, Michael McGrath
and Kceno Whalcn, all about a dozen
years OF age, were charged i'm the District
Court with breaking and entering tho
drug store OF A. =. Carpenter on Cross
street on the morning OF the Fourth o.
| July.
They drank the soda fountain dry, tool
cigars, candy and cigarettes, and returned
again the same night for more.
| They were not given trial as the Towi
solicitor did not appear.