The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTUcKET.

Saturday City Treasurer Bates sent
n communication TO Mayor Carroll re-
uuesting him to Inform him under what
sections OF the ordinances and charter he
claimed the right to suspension. Later
the mayor informed him that he acted
under clauses and Of section 3 of the
charter aud sections and 6 Of chapter o
of the ordinances.
This first clause Of the charter provides
that the mayor shall be the chief execu-
tive officer OF the city, shall be vigilant
and active In causing the laws and ordi-
nances to be enforced, and that he shall
have q general supervision Of the sub
ordinate officers Of the city, and cause all
violation or neglect Of duty by them to
provides that every ordinance, order,
resolution or vote to which concurrence
OF the common council and board Of
aldermen shall be necessary, aud also
every order Of either branch involving an
expenditure Of money, shall be presented
to the Mayor. for his approval or DIS
The two sections of the ordinances pro-
vide that any resolution of the city
council authorizing the payment of money
from the city treasury, and also any
schedule of bills allowed by the commit
tee on accounts, shall be approved by the
II the matter at Issue rested upon the
question of the propriety of the treas
urer's action according to the dictates Of
this ordinance. it Is clear that the Mayor
would be sustained by public opinion, at
least. But there Is another element to
be considered, which changes the whole
aspect of the case. 1t will be remembered
that during the absence Of Mayor Carroll
In Chicago the City Council passed an or
dinance In amendment OF this ordinance.
abridging the power OF the Mayor in the
matter OF approving bills, and all acts of
the Council which heretofore required
the same The meeting at which this or
dinance was passed, the Mayor claimed,
was illegally held; so that while the Re-
publicans claim the amendment is a law
the Mayor claims the original ordinance
IL still In force.
1t Is we'll to notice that the city char
ter also provides that every order of
either branch Of the City Council involv-
ing an expenditure of money shall be pre-
sented to the mayor for his approval or
veto. Whether thi s clause Of the charter
affects this particular case or not is an
other question, as the police pay roll was
not passed by the City Council, but by u
committee OF the same, the committee on
accounts, which, however, the mayor
claims to be equivalent. Another point
pay roll is ordinarily paid out of the gen
ersl appropriation made at the beginning
Of the year, and which was duly approved
by Mayor Carroll this year. Yet these ten
additional policemen were to be paid
from were to be paid from speciai ap-
meetings which the mayor claims was
illegally held. So, while the mayor has
practically approved the pay roll OF the
original police force for the whole year.
he has not approved the appropriation for
the ten additional men.
Clan Fraser's Scottish Games.
The annual field day Of Clan Fraser, o.
~ k.lI SaV. lao nAx
street grounds, in the presence OF about
1000 spectators.
The German Lutheran Church.
The new German Lutheran Church, sit
uated on Green street, was formally dedi-
Gated yesterday, by services In the Ger
man tongue in the forenoon and afternoon.
and service in the English tongue in the
given by the Rev. j. p. Boyer of Brook
Iyn, n. Y, and that in the afternoon by
the Rev. L. G. Schuman of Worcester.
Mass. The sermon in English in the
evening was delivered by the Rev. j.
Horst OF Manchester, N. IL.
Points Of Interest
DR.. George T.. Perry of Warwick died
yesterday Of consumption, aged 52 years.
He was nephew Of Chief of Police Perry
of this city.
The Pawtucket Congregational Church
opened yesterday, the service being con-
Quoted by the Rev. George Lambert, for
merly Of England.
saturday evening Louis X. Newcomb,
clerk at the freight depot, finished his du-
ties there and was presented by his fell
low-employes with handsome smo king
set and pearl handled gold pen.
To-day is the day Of the poor children's
excursion, and they departed in large
numbers for Crescent Park in the three
Pawtucket steamers.
Saturday afternoon, q horse belonging
to w alter II. Crowninshield ran away on
Railr oad avenue, and jumped over
pick ct fence, severely lacerating its body.
The wagon was somewhat damaged.
The license commissioners will give
he airing Wednesday evening OH the re-
IN insurance to granting the petition of
j oseph McGunnagle.
Enterprise Lodge, No. %. ]. o. o. f.,
will open the seasan Of the lodge, Thurs
day evening.
The Pawtucket Driving Association is
arranging for two races on the 18th OF
Sc ptenber, one in the 2:40 and one Ia the
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