Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Conside rable Business of Importance Tran
sacted Last Evening.

sacsed Last Evening.
The regular meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen was held last evening, Mayor
Brown In the chair and all the members
present. The case OF DIR. Shattuck, whose
claim for damages by reason ofthe change
OF grade on High street has been hanging
Il re for some time, was taken up.
Cyrus M. Van Slyck, ESQ.,, was present
on behalf OF DIR. Shattuck and addressed
the Board briefly and asked to have DR..
Shsttuck sworn and thereupon proceeded
TO examine him In order to elicit from
him certain information for the Board as
to the amount of damage done him.
Several questions were asked him by the
members of the Board and he stated that
his claim was for IS 900. He said he valued
his estate at $4,000 while the tax book
showed that he was taxed for 1880.
Mr.. Van Siyck then addressed the Board
and sought to impress upon them the
necessity OF allowing this "modest claim"
On motion of Aldermen Adams the
whole case was referred to March 10 and
DIR. Shattuck and the Commissioners on
High street were ordered notified to be
present at that time.
The monthly reports Of the Chief OF Po-
lice, Overseer OF the Poor and Highway
Commissioner were ordered placed on file.
William II. Perry & Co. were granted a
Junk dealers license.
The Pythian Sisters were given leave to
hold a masquerade ball.
Petition for a pool table license OF J.
Eugene Gervais was referred TO the Com
mittee on Police.
Petition of Owen Clark for leave to move
a building was ordered advertised.
Petitions for several building permits
were read whereupon Alderman Winters
called attention to the fact that p. }. Man
ming wanted to build on South street and
that az he had already stated to the Board
q hardship would be work ed on a great
many people by the new "fireproof" law.
Alderman Adams replied somewhst warm.
ly and insisted that he meant what he
said when he presented the "freproop
rule.
Prof p. Dainty petitioned for a license
for an at thletic exhibit ion on April q and
he was given leave to withdraw. The
bonds of several city officers were ap-
proved.
Tne question Of defining the lines and
establishing grade on Woodland street
was considered and after an objection was
made by Henry Smith to the proposed
grade the street was accepted and upon a
suggestion OF Alderman Winters the es-
tablishing OF a grade was deferred until
the next meeting and the Board agreed to
make personal visit to the premises next
Saturday. Augustine Il. Wilde, James
Tyreil, Frank Connolly and John Burn
ham who petitioned for damages were
given leave to withdraw.
Invitation OF Michael McAioon, Chief
Marshal OF st. Patrick's Day parade to
participate In the parade was accepted.
resolution was passed referring to the
City Engineer the matter OF streets on the
Pidge farm plat.
An ordjnance appropriating the sum of
$500 for the purchase OF certain land,
corner OF Main street and Park Place was
passed.
Petition for the relaying, widening and
Strengthening OF Vernon street from River
street to School street was received and
referred.
Charles T.. Chickering Lodge, X. OF r.,
were given leave to hold two socials.
The committee on police recommended
the appointment OF two OF the permanent
police for duty at the Worlds Fair.
An ordinance In amendment OF chapter