Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-05
OUT Of WORK.
City LabO[GTS Dis
charged Today.
NO MONEY ON HAND.
Payroll Amounted tO|
$4,000 a Week. |
MAY CAUSE SOME HARDSHIP
Highway Commissioner Ladd Will Not
Have q Man at Work Monday.

The city's finances are in anything but
a fiourishing condition, brought about by
the stringency of the money market. City
Treasurer Bates some time ago foreshad-
owed what was to come, and on Thursday
sent word to His Honor Mayor Brown,
who was at his Summer house at Chatham,
Mass, that matters were assuming a seri-
Gus condition, and asking advice I'm the
matter. Mayor Brown, In response to the
communication, returned to this city yes
terday afternoon, and In the evening
there was a meeting of the members Of
the Board of Aldermen and joint standing
committee on finance In his office to con-
slider the matter.
City Treasurer Bates and City Auditor
Burnham were also present, while the
heads Of various city departments gave
information concerning the work on
hand. Treasurer BateS stated that the
city notes and contracts could be taken
care Of, but that the pinch would come on
meeting payments OF the department
bills. lie had a sufficient amount to pay
for city work performed this week, but,
as cash could not be obtained, he didn't
see how future demands OF this character
could Dc met. After thorouRh discus
sion of the matter the following notice
was decided upon, and Mayor Brown was
directed to send 1t to all the city depart
ments:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PAwTUcKEr, II. l., Aug, 4. 1893 !
mcnts;
owing to the present stringency of the
money market IL has been found by the
Joint standing Committee on Finance and
necessary 10 advise n retrencbment in the
matter OF expenditures. You are hereby
possible. that the City will be relieved from
paying out large sums OF money for Its run,
make engagements Tor such work or ma.
terials ms may be desired upon such terms
mands for pa, ment prior to such time as
the the CITY Treasurer may be able to meet
The reason for this action is that money is
exceedingly high and a. Att the present present time time
gency will last il not known, but when 1t il
desired ,hat I'm, y3u go on Win the work, EN-, m
notified to that effect.
IL Is desirable & that al, men In the sewer,
charged on the 5ih inst. and the heads OF
dhost depssrlments s tine be apthorized to TO re zen. en-,
TO iime absolutely required for the compile.
t,on OF work 10 protect the CITY, and upon
that they will wait for their pay untll the
present. strlngency OF the money market mas s's
the men in these departments Will be will.
ing 10 90 TINS s. Tor the reason uhst II tney
ployment and be sure OF receiving their pay
~, IN @ ,ui, us soon as the ci'y sees i's way oiear
Respectfully Yours,
JAMES bho"N' mayor
Inc NUMBER Oh men 'na' .he ac''on Vi
'ne oo"ru Vi hiuernen anu 'ne So""'i''ee
on i"""oe WI anoo' 10 aoou'
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IN 'ne highway Depai'no"' NNo inen
aio e"p,oyeu anu 'ne "oeAv paS
sN''oo' =" '"e oo"e' Dopai'nen' ioo, inen
sro on'p'oseu ""o '"o pay roii 10 "oou'
si,'"
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o"P,oyeu' no. inoiuuins 'ne oior,.'i io,oe'
anu 'ne payroh S ABOUT s'". mr. Dsr.
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