Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-10
The Proceedings Of Last
Nights Secret Session.
THE SUNDAY LIQUOR DIVES.
Mayor Brown Gets Mad and Swears
at the Chief.

lue TeEuldr HOHtnly meetiHB oi tnc
Board OF Aldermen was held last evening,
Mayor Brown presiding and all the men,
bers present.
Water Comm issioner Mason addressed
the Board and said that the attention of
the commissioner had been called to an
ordinance that had been passed to the ef-
feet that the Highway Department were
to be allowed to use the water from the
hydrants.
He did not think 1t was for the best In
terest of the city, the taxpayers or Fire
Department.
An ordinance was read repeating the
above mentioned ordinance.
Superintendent Darling said that Paw
tucket had an excellent water service and
the hydrants have always been in good
condition and they must be kept SO.
Men who do not understand the hy-
drants are liable to break them. He had
sent an inspector out Tuesday and he
found five out of order. He did not know
of city with the water pressure Paw
tucixet has that uses the hydrants for any
thing but fire purposes. Pawtucket has
40 pound pressure while other cities have
only 80 or 60 pound pressure.
Since the hydrants were being used by
the Highway Department there had been
more leaks.
The ordinance was then passed.
Petition from the property owners on
the easterly side of Pawtucket avenue
called attention of the Board to the fact
that the Union Railroad Company is lay
ing rails within four feet of the easterly
curbing. The petitioners claimed that
the avenue is wide enough to allow two
tracks, and there is no need OF laying the
rails so near the sidewalk.
According to the ordinance the matter
is in the hands of the Highway Com
missioner.
1t was voted that the Committee on
Streets and Bridges order the tracks
placed in the center OF the street.
Petition to establish and curb sidewalks
on Belmont street from Main street to
West avenue was read and the abutters
ordered notified.
Petition to establish grade on the same
street took the same course.
Voted that the City Engineer bring In
plat OF the street.
and Taft streets was read and abutters
ordered notified and the City Engineer
to bring I'm plat.
Petition to establish and curb sidewalks
on Warren avenue from Pawtucket ave-
nue. to Main street was granted.
Petition to establish and curb sidewalks
on Front street was granted.
Petition for grade to be established on
Belmont street from Pawtucket to West
avenue was granted.
Petition that sidewalks be esta ablished
and curbing set on the same portion OF
the street was granted.
Richard M. Browning, p. c. Sheldon
and G. r. Winslow were appointed COM
missioners on the layout of Hamilton
street.
II was voted that when the Board ad-
journ II be to Friday evening at o'clock.
Voted to view the sidewalk at the new
Conant building this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Ordinance to widen Main street in front
of the estate OF r. c. Taylor appropria-
ting s2,s16 for the purchase OF the land
was passed.
The shutters on Meeting and Fremont
streets were ordered to appear at the
meeting Sept. Q.
The reports for the month OF July Of the
different departments were received and
placed on file.
Several building permits were granted
and others received.
Bond OF John w. Little az city printer
was approved.
Petition from the Little Sisters OF the
Poor for abatement OF sewer tax was
read and motion to give the petitioners
leave TO withdraw was lost on a roll-call
vote, Aldermen O'Reilly, Miller and
winters voting In the negative.
The petition was then referred to the
Board Of Abatement on a roll-call vote.
Report of the com missioners on WIDEN
ing Of Smithfieid avenue was received and
the total damage estimated at u 1890. II
was placed on file.
A resolution TO relay the street making
Il 90 feet wide and appointing q. A.
Saunders, q. w. Gorton and n. o. Smith
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