Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-28
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them.
Section of chapter OF the city ordi-
nances gives the duties, privileges and
obligations Of the several committees.
Clause XII OF the said section, defining the
duty Of the Committee on Sewers, says
that there shall be referred TO them "all
matters relating to the construction OF
sewers, and to the conduct and manage
ment OF the public sewers and sewer sys-
tenn Of the city, no far as the same are not
provided for In the general ordinance re-
lating to sewers"
This and the other Joint rules have been
adopted and have never bsen suspended
and therefore your act was wrong and
contrary TO law. When q body adopts
rules II Is to be presumed that they are
governed by these rules until they are
altered.
The negligence OF certain members Of
the City Government in relation to time
honored precedents of ordinary parlia.
mentsry law during the present year Is
subject to more or less critism. Violent
partisanship should be 90 guarded that
at least the fundamental ideas Of procedure
should be respected, because the people
who elect you expect to have you at least
deliberate upon what is of more concern
to them than to even ourselves, namely
the expenditure OF taxes in the conduct
Of the city's AFFAIRS.
veto the resolution relating to paying
certain assessments against the city for
curbing and sewers for the above reasons.
What reason ask, Is there for us TO de-
part from our adopted rules and customsf
The attempt, which has become farcical,
to have the whole people Of the State In
tsrfere In our little local affairs through
the General Assembly, will only react on
on those who have fostered Il.
We can with slight injection Of COM
mon sense into ourselves, carry on the
Affairs of this city without legislative
assistance upon the puerile point of who
shall or who shall not appoint COM
mittees, or upon what shall or shall not
be rules.
Ifthe joint rules adopted do not suit the
Aldermen and Councilmen do they not
feel capable of rising to such an intellect
usl feat as to repeal them end adopt new
ones?
II the majority of the Board of Alder
men do not like my appointment Of COM
mittees are they 80 incapable as not to
know enough to rescind the action by
which was authorized to appoint thems
We arc in q remarkable condition su-
perinduced solely by absolute and uniu-
teliigible lack of knowledge OF ordinary
parliamentary law. have several times
in private, and before the General Assem-
bly,, pointed out the proper method Of
procedure, but have not yet succeeded In
inducing proper action on the part OF the
proper parties.
Respectfully,
HUGH j. CARROLL, Mayor.
The message was received and laid over
for future consideration.
The bills for the payment of the Ward
ems, Clerks and Supervisors for December
s, 1891, was recommittcd to the table.
Mr.. Tingley presented Joint resolution
for the payment Of the Wardens, Clerks
and Supervisors, who served April 8, an
additional sum of $40 for their services.
On motion OF Mr.. Tingley IL was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Delany presented an ordinance
amending the ordinance OF the Pawtucket
Street Railway Company, allowing them
to lay rails in Bayley and Pine streets.
Laid on the table.
Adjourned until one week from tonight.