Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-24

Long Session OF the Board OF Aldermen
Held Lat Evening.

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Held Lat Evening.
The Board of Aldermen met last night
as a Board of Abatement, the meeting
lasting until midnight. All of the mem
bers were present and His Honor Mayor
Brown presided.
Albert q, James petitioned for abate-
ment of taxes on about s2140, as some
money which he had had been put into
real estate.
Watjen Il Robbins asked for abatement
on several mortgages which they had
held, but which had been transferred be-
fore the tax had been assessed, the total
valuation upon which they wanted an
abatement being 5000.
Winthrop T.. Durfee, for Sarah M. 8.
Miller, asked for an abatement on 5000
which she did not have.
Abby N. Fuller asked for abatement on
$50, 900 personal property.
Michael ii. McGowan asked for the
abatement on all of his personal property
as 1t had been invested in real estate.
Michael Quinn claimed to be assessed
for building which belongs to Bridget
Collins.
Edmund Clark asked that his personal
property tax be abated, as he didn't have
any.
The Little Sisters of the Poor asked for
abatement of the sewer tax assessed against
them.
Sarah e. Mason, guardian, asked for
abatement of 5000, because 1t had been
assessed through an error.
Bridget Callahan asked for an abate-
ment on mortgage note for 5000.
Thomas Seal asked for abatement of the
personal property tax because he had
never resided IN this city.
A list of uncollectable personal proper
ty taxes presented by Tax Collector Bates
was presented and he asked that they be
abated. The total tax amounted to 81 ,314.
A list of real estate, sewer uncollectab BILE
taxes was also presented.
All these matters were referred .to ex-
ecutive session.
Upon reassembling In open session the
announcement of the action on petitions
for abatement were made.
Taxes OF the following were abated:
John e. Winslow, City of Pawtucket,
Mary Doran, Mary A. O'Donnell.
A long list of personal property taxes,
assessed In 1891, were recommended for
abatement by the City Treasurer. The
total amount was s1,314.0O.
All were abated but those of Peter
Bourassa and John ii. Brannagh han.
Petitions of Herbert Chase, Jerauld
Cooper, Peter Cooper, Peter Coyle, Ellen
Haley, Anna J. Howard, Sarah 8. Johnson,
George Kenyon, Michael Lynch, Rosa
Miller, John N. Preston, Mary e. Robin
son, John F. Street, Lewis Tingley and
wife and Henry Warpur.on's GASES were
passed for the present.
Wstjen q Robbins, w. Durfee and A.
N. Fuller were given leave to withdraw.
Taxes of Albert g. James, M. ii. Nc
Gowan, Michael Quinn, Edmund Clark
Sarah e. Mason, Bridget Callaghan
Thomas Seal, Michael and Ann Pagan
and George w. Pray were abated.
The Board then met asa Board Of
Health. Privy nuisances on the Taft es-
tate on Church street; Edward Jollie's
estate on Garden street and on the estate
of man named Flanagan on Garden
street and Pawtucket avenue were ordered
abated and the estates ordered connected
with the sewer within 80 days.
The Board then convened as Board Of
Aldermen. The nominations of George
Everly and Charles w. Humes as special
constables were confirmed. The abutters
on Japonica street between Broadway and
North Bend street were ordered notified
to appear at the next regular meeting in
relation to establishing a grade on that
thoroug hfare between the points men
toned.
The sewer department was ordered by
joint resolution to connect the estates on
East avenue, from Church street to Main
street, with the sewer.
Joint resolution ordering the payment
of s355 to the Forbes Lithograph Company
was adopted.
Petition from III. Conant and Others
asking for postponement concerning final
action on the public park question was
referred to the committee on finance.
The following were drawn jurors for the
Common Pleas Division of the Supreme
Court.
Grand-Henry M. Arnold, William Hall,
Edmund w. Orswell and James p. Nc
Duff. Petit-David A. Gage, Alonzo ].
Nickerson, Allen Anderson, John II.
Coyle, Myles M. Mulligan, George Ii.
Hicks, Frank H.-O'Rork, John Tyrrell,
James Farrell, william l.. Chatterton,
John McGinty, William II. Bloodgood,
Patrick Farrell, Arthur w. Stanley
Charles o. Read, John Houston, John II.
McVay, John F. Corrigan, Benjamin A.
Dennis, Peter Hughes, Frank e. Lewis,
George b. Olney, Charles F. Gardiner,
Francis Connolly, John f. McAlevy,
William q. Dexter, Hugh J. McGinn,
James f. Smith, James Casey, John w.
Wilmarth, Michael Gibbons, Phillip T..
Thayer, Charles 4. Harvey, Edward
Hogan, George l.. Littlefield, George r.
Everett, Theodore w. French, Michael II.
McGowan, Edward f. Gillian and Charles
o. McNally.