Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-12
THE SIGNAL SYSTEM.
Aldermen Finally Tire of
Present One.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
Big Batch Of Street and Routine
Matters Considered.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen was held last evening,
Mayor Brown In the chair and all the
members present.
| Petition OF j. q. Fournier claiming s3,-
500 damages to his estate on Main street
by a change OF grade was presented.
| w. w. Blodgett appeared for him and
said the petition was presented over a
year ago and asked that three disinter-
ested men be appointed a committee to
confer with the owner and try and agree
| on the amount OF damages.
| On recommendations OF Aldermen
Davis, O'Reilly and Adams George w.
| Cole, John Brsnnigan and A. Nelson Per-
rim were appointed the committee under
chapter IS of the Public Statutes.
| The report of the commission or the
layout OF Benefit street, under chapter "a
Of the Public Statutes, was read. The
damage was estimated at 81, ,7s9 81; benefits,
| sl.l97. AS; net damage, 50 ,592. 10. The re.
port was received and 1t was voted to give
the abutters the usual statutory notice.
| Petition for the establishment of side
walks and the same curbed on Heaton
street was read and granted.
| Petition for the establishment OF
grade on West Forest avenue was read
and granted.
Petition for a grade on Orchard avenue
was granted.
| Petition for grade on West Lawn
avenue was granted.
| Petition for a grade on West Bloom
| ingdale avenue was granted.
Petition for a grade on Japonica street
from Broadway to North Bend street was
read and granted.
Petition for the establishment OF grades
on James street, Samuel avenue and
Thomas street, on the Fairlawn plat, was
read and the City Engineer was instructed
| to bring in a grade for the streets at the
next meeting.
Petition for the establishment OF side
| walks and the same curbed on Appleton
avenue from Cole street to Broadway was
read and abutters ordered notified.
| The City Engineer was ordered to bring
In grade of the street.
| Petition for a number of lamps to be
placed on the Boston and Newport road
|
referred to the Committee on Street
Lights.
Petition OF Walter s. Gardner that a
committee of three be appointed TO settle
the matter OF whether a stone wall ad-
joining the City Hall property Is on his
estate or not was granted. City Engineer
Carpenter and Charles f. Payne were APP
pointed two OF the committee.
Resolution to the effect that the CITY
Sergeant remove all distractions on Lumi
ber street, according to the lines defined,
was passed.
Petition for sewer.on Exchange street,
from Broad High street, was tabled.
Order OF the Board OF Aldermen in re-
gard to connecting estates with the
sewers was passed.
| Petition for sewer on Sterry street
from the school house to West avenue
appropriating $3.50 for the same was read
and M. J. Donovan spoke against 1t show
ing where the Board could save money
and the matter was la id on the table.
Joint resolution in regard to the lay out
OF Japonica street was adopted.
Report OF Engineer Bowman in regard
to Exchange street bridge was received
and placed on file.
All ordinances restricting travel over
Exchange street bridge were rescinded.
Joint resolution in regard to sale OF the
old iron at the Exchange street bridge
was adopted.
Three petitious to pay curbing tax on
three installments were refused.
Report of the commissioners on the
layout OF Greene street was read, re-
ceived and recommendations adopted.
| Bill OF the commission on Benefit street,
f1J0, was ordered paid
Similar bill OF the commission on
Greene street, sS5, took the same course
Report OF the Joint standing iCommittee
on Police on the purchase of new signal
system was read and an ordinance appro-
priating %, 900 for the same was concurred
In.
Several changes In the Fire Department,
before published in these columns, were
concurred in.
Joint resolution appropriating sl6,296.-
81 for the State tax was concurred in.
Joint resolution appropristing 10000
| Tor East avenue was cOucurred In.
Joint resolution appropriating q, 900 for
the Free Public Library was concorred in
Joint resolution Appropriation g, 200 for
sewer on Orchard street was concurred
In.
Reports OF the Chief OF Police, OVERSEE
OF the Poor and Commissioner OF High
ways were rece ived and placed on file.
Several building permits were granted
and Others received.
Several applications for abatement OF
taxes were referred to the Board OF Abate-
| ment.
| Application OF Thomas r. Bradsford tor
| lunch cart license was granted.
Application ot Edward Peterson for "A
pool table license was referred to the com.
mittee on police.
Similar petition OF George Lemoine
took the same course.
The billiard and pool tablc lie, n-es oi
Baxter a. Packard were transferred to
Kelley a Taylor.
| Petition OF NJ. Chagnon to move a
] bullding.was granted.