The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-26
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuCkET.
Meeting Of the City Government.

PAWTUCkET.
Meeting Of the City Government.
Both branches of the City Council met
last evening by -adjonrnmenr. and the
session was very quiet one.
The Board of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen ordered five an.
plications for building permits advertised
and referred.
The highway commissioner was in
structed to complete the curbing OF Waldo
street.
Mayor Carroll reported that City Audi
tor Burnham had recovered from his i'll
ness.
From the school committee came the
recommendation OF the inspector OF build.
ings TO have fire escapes placed on school
houses. The matter WAS referred.
The communication FROM City 80.
licitor Barnfirld, presented at the last
meeting, relating to the resolution in
structing him to apply TO the Supreme
Court for its opinion in regard To the le-
gaiity or the appointment OF the ten po-
llcemen, who were appointed while the
mayor was in Chicago, was read and
placed on file. The substance or the com
munication was that the Supreme Court
would not render decisions To allay the
curiosity OF parties. The mayor said he
knew this TO be the decision of the court.
but that his idea was to have one OF the
men who had been suspended bring a
friendly suit against the city, for the pur-
pose OF testing the law.
The Common Council.
In the Common Council the messing,
from Mayor Carroll vetoing the resolu-
tion relating to the widening OF Main
street from Commerce To Garden, was
read. The message was laid over under
the rules.
Mr.. Delaney, Of the committee on
.re. 81 sl.... .a..li an
propriating $4,000 additional for the en-
largement of the City Hall. Mr.. O'Brien
said he did not believe that the work
could he done according to the plans for
$4,000. The ordinance was finally adopted
by vote Of o To 5.
The Council concurred with tho Board
OF Aldermen III The adoption OF the fol
loving ordinances: Appropriating 81, 200
for u sewer In New Spring street; $1,000
Tor sewer on keplar sti eet; 800 for a
sewer IN Capital street; 81, 500 for n sewer IN
Vernon street; $4,000 for curbin2 $4,000
additional for the construction account of
the water works; $50 500 for highway
work; $4,000 for macadamizing and
block paving Pine str,et: S525 for city
scales; $50 to rent and furnish room for
the inspector Of plumbing The Council
also concurred in passing joint resolu-
tion accepting 500 from William Maxim
for care of his burial lot in Mineral
resolution providing for the location Of
twenty-seven new electric lights.
The ordinance appropriating $1,000 to
pay the salary OF the inspector OF plumb
Ing was non-concurred in.
Points of Interest.
"Jimmie" Fox, once well-known
character about town, died at the city
farm yesterday.
Workmen are engaged i'm stringing the
wires for the extention of the Inter State
Railway line across Exchange street
bridge.
lONSDALE.
The funefal-ef- the late Mfs-Robert
Perry was soiemnized at the home of her
husband on Lonsdale avenue yesterday
afternoon. Leslie +. Learned officiated
Edward Hill, VIM. Greer, Thomas Dick
son and Alex. McAllister. bearers. The
body was Inferred in the Moshassuck
cemetery. -
Alexander Allen of Prospect Hill and
Miss Florence Keech Wight of Paw
tucket have filed their intention Of mar
riage.
A large fat bottomed screw propeller
boat run by hand is novel signt on
SCOTS pond.