The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-16
D0NGS IN PANTUCKET.
Important Meeting Of Both Branches
Of the City Council.
TIE LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
ihe ohfcial Report Shows Their Ac-
counts to Have Been Kept I'm Care
less aud Loose-jointed Manncr--Be-
tween 500 and $500 Due City Treasury

Both branches of the Pawtucket city
council met last evening. In the alder
men the claim Of DIR. Shattuck for dam
ages by change or grade on High street
Was taken up. Dr. Shattuck wanted
$1,000 damages. He was finally awarded
| $50.
A joint resolution asking the general
assembly for legislation authorizing the
presentation OF the new city hall ques-
ton to the vote Of the citizeus was passed.
The mayor. president of the council,
James L. jerks. Frederick Daniels ana
Henry +. Smith were appointed com
mission to report on rules. regulations,
requirements, ETC., in the erection OF
nreproof buildings. The vote esta blish
ing lire district limits was rescinded.
In the co .nmon council a epDrt of the
commit go on street lights was presen ted
by Councilman Binford. He reported
that majority Of the committee could
not agree with the terms OF the Paw
tucket Gas company in making n con-
tract for electric lights. Some discus
sion was had and the report was re-
ceived and laid on the table.
Inc Joint resolution to investigate the
charges against William u. Moroney,
tax assessor, was received from the board
OF aldermen. minus the charges Presi-
dent Pierce ruled the resolution out of
order without the charges. A resolution
r, questlng the board To transmit the
cnarges to the council was laid on the
table.
Joint Convention.
The two branches then met in Joint
convention and elected Robert ID. Mason
water commissioner for three years. T.
Il. Keiser, Carlos l.. Rogers. William l.
small, David Small, Il. l.. Newell Dau-
lei w. Bullock ana Abraham Dubuque
were elected surveyors of lumber. Joseph
y. Manning was elected auctioneer.
The reports OF City Auditor Burnham
ana Commissioners Rex regarding the
condition OF the books of the BOARD of
license commissioners was then brought
before the convention by message from |
! ne mayor. Mr. Hex mad; an examina- |
tion oil the boJks at the request of the |
mayor at the time of the resi .nation of |
the secretary OF the commission, Elisha |
w. Bucklin, and soon after the city |
council instructed the city auditor to ex-
anime TIE books In his mess tge the
mayor considers the report OF Mr.. Rex
The more accurate, from the methods
used In arriving at the result. An alb
stract OF the two reports is given be-
low:
The books were examined by Commits
,ioner hex at the request of Mayor
Brown Tor the purpose of scertaiuing Al
1
finances, aud also for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining If the money due for
irugglsts licenses and for advertising
lad all been paid into the city treasury.
Mr.. lex reports that the books are in
uch condltion that IL is impossib ble to
determine definitely If all money due for
'egular wholesale or retail liquor licenses
has beeh paid into the city treasury, the
ecord book showing u certain number of
lcerses TO have been granted, differing
rom the application book which |
hows different number TO have Leen
cied upon. The account or receipts Tor
hese Licenses as returned to Mr.. Rex
" the city treasurer, and the amounC
which should have been received, accord
ng to the books OF tie license commits
ioners do not agree.
Many instances are found where the
ecord SHOWS license was granted to a
ertain person, but does not show the
,cation or describe the premises, and i'm
ertaiu cases does not state the bondsmen |
the dealer Instances are also citei |
here bonds have been filed with the
ty treasurer, but of which there is no
ecord on the comm issioneI s. books
Mr.. Rex finds that the am cunt received |
y the city treasurer from the beginning
the license year of 1890 to Feb. 1, lS93 | .
as $3.50. while the amount which should
ave been received was SSll %. leaving a T
alance unpaid OF Sl3l.25 ?
The report presented by CITY Auditor Z
urnham shows that the full amount b
llled for by applications granted e
|, ,O1O 56-has been promptly paid, but c
} regards the system of keeping the
cords an imperfect one. which should i
J remedied. Some licenses are paid Tor. c
1t not recorded as granted, while there II
Q some recorded as granted OF which
record OF payment appears. Others
ar no record of any action whatever. ,
In relation to he amounts collected by ~
Q license commissioners for advertis- II
x applications the records are not clear. L
ID the city auditor has not thought it a
se to tase the report upon iGforma-
,n derived elsewhere s,
The CITY treusurer raporfs tba, a.. L.. | =,