Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-18
COMMON COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting Held
Last Night.
STREET RAILROAD MATTERS
Ordinance to Raise the Pay Of the La
borers is Referred.

An adjourned meeting Of the Common
Council was held last evening, President
Pierce In the chair and all the members
present.
School Committeeman Tobie was pres
ent with the plans of the High School and
as the members wished to look them over,
President p ierce did not call the Council
to order until s:15 o'clock.
Mr.. Tingley presented the report of the
Joint standing Committee on Parks In re-
lation to removing the Cogswell fountain.
The report stated that the committee had
no jurisdiction in the matter.
The report OF the committee was received
and placed on file. The resolution was
then amended to read, "the Collyer park
or some other suitable place."
1t was then referred to the Joint stand
ing Committee on City Property.
The following business from the Board
of Aldermen was passed In concurrence:
Petition OF J. Austin French, the jani-
tor, for weeks vacation.
Ordinance giving the Highway De-
partment permission to use water from
the hydrants for highway purposes.
Ordinance providing for the extension
of Randall street to Dunnell avenue and
Hilton street, appropriating $1,000 for the
same.
Ordinance providing that the office of
the Inspector Of Plumbing shall be kept
open during working hours and appro-
priating s45O per year for clerical services
Joint resolution presented by Council
man Davis allowing Chief Briefly to at
tend the convention of fire engineers at
Milwaukee.
Ordinance presented by the same
Councilman appropriating 5000 addi-
tional for the Fire Department was
referred back to the Committee on Fire
Department.
Communication from the Committee on
Property of the School Committee in
regard to using the Fourth Ward room
for school purposes was referred to the
Committee on City Property.
Communication from the School Com
mittee in regard to the new High School
building and an ordinance appropriating
&160, 900 to erect the same we're read.
A recess was then taKen to allow +. p,
1obie of the Committee on Property OF
the School Committee to explain the
plans for the building.
The ordinance was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance with power to report
to either branch.
Communication from Chief Briefly
and the engineers and drivers of the Fire
Department petitioning for an increase
of salary was referred to the joint stand
Ing Committee on Fire Department.
On motion of Mr.. Tingley the ordinances
lay rails on certain streets we're taken
from the table separately.
Ordinance allowing the Union Street
Railway Company to lay an addition
track In Pawtucket avenue from Main
street to Garden street was passed.
Ordinance allowing the Pawtucket
Street Railway Company to lay rails in
Pawtucket avenue from Garden street to
East avenue, and in East avenue to Pleas.
ant street was passed. Ordinance allow
ing rails to be laid on the following
streets, In Prospect to the city line, Broad
way from Japonica to East, Lonsdale
avenue from Mineral Spring avenue to
Main street was recommitted.
Mr.. O'Brisn presented remonstrance
from the merchants protesting against q
track being laid from Mineral Spring ave-
nue. to Main street In Lonsdale avenue.
Ordinance presented by MIR. O'Brien
providing that the Mayor shall sign all
pay rolls was refe rred to the Joint Stand
ing Committee on Ordinances.
Mr.. O'Brien presented an ordinance In
regard to increasing the pay Of laborers.
Mr.. Tingley moved to adjourn and the
motion was lost on q roll call vote, 8 to @.
The ordinance was read and was to the
effect that the hours be 81 per week and
the pay per man be f10.5O per week, $3.50
per day for a two horse team and % for a
single team. This ordinance was also
referred.
Ordinance providing for q drinking
fountain at the junction OF East and Paw
tucket avenues was referred to the Com
mittee on Water.
Adjourned.