The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-14
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuCkET.
Meeting Of the Commou Council

Meeting OF the Common Council
The regular monthly session of the
Common Council was held last evening,
all the members being present.
Petition Of the city sealer of weights
and measures for new set Of tri-scales
The majority report of the committee
on education In relation to the addition
to the Garden street schoolhouse, recon-
mending thss the petition Of the school
ed, was accepted, and an ordinance appro-
priating $4,000 for such work was intro
duced; bur owing to q clerical error in the
report II was recommitted; $500 was ap-
propriated for bank walls at the Cleve-
land street schoolhouse; ordinances appro-
was adopted.
Ordinances making appropriations for
sewers were adopted as follows:
Marian street. $3.50; Central avenue,
e95, 600; White and Hilton streets. 81. 700;
Exchange and Cottage streets, $500.
Ia accepting 500 for the care of the bu-
rial lot In Oak Grove Cemetery; In adopt
ing the resolution directing the members
of the General Assembly from this city to
oppose the legislation concerning the
source Of supply OF the water works; in
ordering the payment of minor accounts
from His Honor. Mayor Carroll, We
toing the joint resolution relating
to purchase of coal for the
current year, for the reason that there
are two sets of committees, since the
ordinances Of the city were not changed
by the Republican majority of the city
government. He cannot recognize the
BOARD appointees, because the action OF
the board was illegal The committees
are appointed by ordinance, not by rules,
and ordinances say that Immediately
after the organization OF the city govern
ment the joint standing committees
nance such body had a right to
take the appointment Of committees into
its own hands, but, following the presi-
dent, the mayor aud the president OF the
common council were permitted to name
the committees. In the board there was
some questions raised, but too late to be
effective, and the board should then and
there have rescinded its action, whereby
q recess was taken to allow the president
of the board and the mayor to appoint
committees.
Six moths afterwards this action Of the
Board was rescinded, but the old commit
tees were not discharged. They were ap-
pointed under an ordinance, and that or
dinance has never been repealed. There
fore. the committees appointed on Jan. 4
must stand, and as they have never or
ganized the Mayor was obliged to veto
the accompanying resolution. The mes
sage was laid on the table.
an inspector of plumbing for three years
at q salary Of 81 800 was adopted.
Several petitions were referred, and
then Mr.. O'Brien called for his notice OF
reconsideration In regard to authorizing
the joint committee on electric lights to
make n contract with the Pawtucket Gas
Company. He claimed the city could do
its own lighting, il it had its own light
The motion to reconsider was lost, and
the council adjourned.
The License Commissioners.
The board of license commissioners met
yesterday afternoon and granted the fol-
lowing licenses Peter Carter, As Pleas
ant street I; 4. Barker, 1856 Mineral Spring
avenue; +. Conlon, 20 Broad street !;
Thomas Worthington, 376 Mineral Spring
avenue Thomas Miller, corner of Tower
and Pleasant streets. The license of
Daniel Healy at POS Broadway, was trans
ferred to James p. Heaiy. A number of
bonds were approved.
Omcers Elected.
At the second days session of the New
England Label Conference, held yester-
day, the following officers were elected:
President. L. A. Bolio, Westfield, Mass;
vice-president, Thomas +. Tracy, Boston,
1hdss, scSTctdIly LouhuCu, AAohtLoHup
Conn; treasurer, A. X. Hoplee, Paw
tucket. Resolutions expressive of SYM
pathy for the employees OF the Carnegie
Company were passed.
Tho Probate Court.
The regular weekly session of the Court
of Probate was held yesterday afternoon.
Charles u. Adams was appointed ad-
ministrator on the estate Of William
Earle bond, g, 400.
The will of Jane Nickle was admitted
to probate and Annie Nickle appointed
executrix.
Bond of Abby N. Fuller, executrix on
the estate of George II. Fuller, was ap-
proved.
Points Of Interest.
The Sunday schools of st. Paul's and
Trinity Churches started this morning
on their annual excursion down the bay,
on the iPawtucket steamer. They will
visit Rocky Point and Wexford.
Yesterday afternoon one Of the wheels
of New England Grocery delivery team
came off on Main street starting the horse
into run. He was captured before doing
any damage.
Fred H. Simons, the hairdresser, has
gone to Clinton, Me-, for two weeks
vacation.
The Invicti Baseball Club will play a
game with tho Stars on the Dexter street
grounds on Saturday afternoon.