Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

His Honor the Mayor called the Board
OF Aldermen TO order last evening, all the
members being present.
A message from the Mayor to the effect
that he had called the Board together for
the purpose of meeting the Common
Council In Joint convention TO elect
Sewer Commissioner and to transact such
other business as may come before 1t, was
read and placed on file.
The annual report OF the Water Com
missioners and he Superintendent OF the
Water Works were presented and ordered
printed. The Commissioners ask an
appropriation OF $50, 600 for such extension
as may be required during the coming
year, which they think will be sufficient
to satisfy reasonable demands. The Com
mlssioners had hoped to have carried
larger amonnt than used this year to the
sinking fund, but some extraordinary
work that was thought advisable and the
recent purchase OF large stock OF coal
left them with only 10000 for that pur-
pose.
The annual reports OF the Superintend-
ent OF Oak Grove cemetery, and OF the
Chief OF Police, were received and ordered
printed.
Three applications for building permits
were received, ordered advertised and re-
ferred to the Inspector offBuildings.
Court Woodlawn was granted license to
hold masquerade bail Jan. l, and Home
Circle was granted like privilege on Dec.
%.
Ordinance providing for the payment
of the claim of Jerry q. Fournier, 900,
was read and passed.
Petition of Mary NJ. sCronin for rebate
on tax was referred to the Board OF Abate-
ment.
Ordinance making an appropriation OF
StpY. nf
Sterry street, from West avenue easterly
$50 feet, was read and referred back to
the Committee on Sewers, with instruc.
tions TO bring In an ordinance providing
for the construction OF sewer IN said
street sufficient to accommodate the ad'
dition to the Garden street school house.
Petition of James Il. Lever and others,
that the wood on he land on Smithheld
avenue which was given to the City for
street purposes by the petitioners, be
given to the petitioners, was referred to
the Commissioner on Highways, with
power to act.
Bill OF Atwood, Crawford & Co., for
damage caused by change OF grade on
Front street, amounting to s7769, was
referred to the committee on streets.
Resolution directing the committee on
street lights to place an electric light on
,tammond's pond, to be maintained dur
Ing The present season was reid and
passed.
An ordinance increasing the salary OF
the police matron TO $500 per year from the
first day OF January next, was read ana
passed.
An invitation to join the Common
Council in Joint Convention was Received
and The lard OF Alderman departed.
Up n the return OF the Board TO the AL
drrminic chamber, Robert IL. Kirk ap-
pearyd q and asked that the Board take
some measures TO abate a nuisance on the
j. Il. Hornby property, in the vicinity OF
his house on West avenue. The Board has
already ordered this nuisance abated, but
no attention has been paid to the ordcF.
After due explanation the matter was re-
ferred to the City Sergeant with power TO
act under the advice OF the City Solicitor.
Resolution directing the Committee on
Streets and Bridges TO make a contract for
setting up and putting into practical
operation the new stone crusher was read
and passed.
Resolution adjudglng 1t necessary TO
lay out Rock avenue under the betterment
act, 25 per cent. of the cost to be assessed
against the abutters, was read .ahd passed.
Burnside Cadets were granted license
to hold a masquerade ball on the evening
of the 9th inst.
Common Council resolution repeating
all resolutions and ordinances limiting
the minimum rate OF wages for laborers
was received. Alderman O'Reilly and
Winters strenuously opposed the passage
of the resolution.
After a long discussion the resolution
was passed in concurrence by vote OF
3 yeas to nays, Alderman Davis, Miller
and Adams voting in the affirmative and
Aldermen O'Reilly and Winters in the
negative.
Common Council confirmation OF the
appointments OF the Board OF Engineers
OF the tire department were concurred IN.
The following were appointed super
visors for the coming election in the I'd
ward; Democrats--James IL. Csrvin, Pat
rick +. Keough, Thomas +. Meehan; Re-
publicans-James II. McCaughey, James
Fitzpatrick, Frank .Conlon.