Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-11
A SPIRITED MEETING.
The Alleged Commit
tees Try to Organize.
APPOINTMENTS RATIFIED.
Committees ON Einnnrn Claims Cama-
Committees on Finance, Claims, Gene
teries and Sewers Organize.


Council were present at the City Hall last
night for the alleged purpose of organiz-
ing the committees.
The Board committees were organized
as follows:
Aldermen Davis and Miller met and
Alderman Davis was chosen chairman OF
the Committee on Armories.
This being the same committee that
was named by Mayor Carroll, IT will be
recognized
The new Board Committees on Auction
GERS, and on Police and Licenses did not
organize.
The new Committee on Poor elected
Alderman Adams chairman.
Alderman. Miller was elected chairman
OF the Committee on Street Lights and
Alderman Adams chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Bridges.
Alderman O'Reilly claims these posi-
tions on the appointment OF the Mayor.
On the joint standing committees an
organization was effected on the Commit
tee on Finance by the choice OF Council.
man Delany as chairman.
This committee Is the same as appointed
by Mayor Carroll, and, of course, there
will be no question as to its legality.
The Committee on Highways organized
against the protest OF Mr.. McKeough and
he refused to participate in it.
Mr.. Bryant was elected chairman.
There was no notice issued for a meet
ing Of the Committee on Education but
Councilmen Whipple and Binford, with
Alderman Adams, proceeded to organize il
and went through the process OF electing
Mr.. Whipple, chairman.
Mr.. O'Brien, who Is n member OF that
committee, entered n few minutes after
o'clock and he was informed by Alder
man Adams that the committee was
organized.
Mr.. O'Brien said he had not been noti.
fed of any meeting of that committee.
Mr.. Adams sought Councilman Whip
acknowledged that no notices were sen
to the members as Mr.. Tingley did no
tell him that the committee was to b.
organized until late in the afternoon.
Mr.. O'Brien then said he would moi
recognize the organization, first becaus,
he had no notice, secondly, because Mr.
Adams took part in it instead OF Alder
man Davis, who was appointed by tn,
Mayor.
The Committee on Fire Department
elected Councilman Davis chairman.
Mr.. Collins was elected chairman OF h,
Committee on City Property.
Councilman Davis was chosen chairman
OF the Committee on Police.
The Commmittoo on Ordinances did moi
organize, neither did the committee OF
Public Library, committee on Harbor ol
the Committee on Water.
When the Committee on Parks wal
called for organization by Mr.. TingleN
there were five members who responded
They were Messrs. Tingley, Lennon anC
McKeough from the Council and Alder.
men O'Reilly and Miller.
O'Reilly was appointed by the Mayor
and Miller was elected by the Board.
Mr.. Tingley refused to recognize Alder
man O'Reilly SO he and Councilman Nc
Keough Withdrew.
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The Committee on Sewers was organized
by the election OF Mr.. Bryant as chair
man, and the Committee on Cemeteries by
the election OF Mr.. Clark as chairman.
Those two committees are the same as
named by Mayor Carroll, and the organ
izations are perfectly legal.
The same Is true of the Committee on
Claims, of which Mr.. Gorton was chosen
chairman.
Mr.. Binford was chosen chairman of the
Joint Committee on Street Lights, and
Mr.. Gorton was unanimously chosen
chairman OF the Committee on Railroads
The Committee on Printing effected two
organizations.
Councilman Collins called the meeting
and he and Councilman Clark with Alder.
man O'Reilly proceeded to organize.
Clark was unanimously elected chair
man.
The result was another meeting wa
called.
Mr.. Clark claimed to have been legal,
elected and took no further part in it.
Alderman Davis took part in this meet
ing, instead OF Alderman O'Reilly.
The former claims to be q member o
this committee, by election, and the latte
by appointment OF Mayor Carroll.
The result OF the last meeting was tn,
election OF Mr.. j. Il. Davis as chairman.