Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

In the Board of Aldermen all the mem
bers were present and His Honor Mayor
Brown presided.
George A Saunders, of the Commission
on Smithfield avenue, made a statement
In relation To the claim of John Rabbit,
who objected to the report of the Com
mission. He said that Mr.. Rabbit had
refused to accept the amount offered, that
the Commission was laboring under a
mistake I'm relation to the damage to his
property, an that he ought to be allowed
S10S instead OF s54.
Petition OF James Callahau, for the city
to accept plat OF his land as showing
the correct number OF feet which mis-
property contains, was received, and con-
tinued TO Wednesday evening.
Ten building permits we're granted.
Joint resolution ordering the extension
OF Clark avenue To Broadway, under the
beI terment act, the assessment to be %
per cent. OF the betterment. was adopted.
Claims OF t51 SO OF Kenneth Mckay for
stone on Lumber street and OF Charles
Dean of 800 for labor on Lum Der street
were allowed.
Ordinance In relation to contracts to be
made by the city departments was adopted.
1t prevents contracts for material by the
departments without the approval OF the
proper committee.
JOINT resolution empowering the COM
mittee on streets and bridges OF the Board
of Aldermen TO lease storage room for the
stone cru-her was adopted.
Ordinance appropriate ng $3.50 additional
for city departments was adopted, $3.50 OF
II to he used in paving for fitting up the
City Treasurer's Office, ana the ot her 600
for the committee on city property.
Ordinance directing the street railway
companies to place guard wires and cut
outs wherever the joint standing Com
mittee on Railways shall from time to
time designate, was adopted.
John Walworth, who petitioned for
damages while at work on the Cole street
Sc ewer, was given leave To withdraw.
Upon Recommendation OF the Com
mittee on Police the petitioners who
wanted Alphonse Webb appointed spec.
iai constable, to patrol Fairlswn, were
given leave to withdraw.
Upon recommendation OF the Com
mittee on Claims Jesse Fairbrother and
George Burroughs, who petitloned for
abatement of tax, were given leave to
withdraw.
Petitions to accept and grade Dart
mouth Whipple, Perry and Evergreen
streets and Glenwood avenue were re.
ceived, recommended by the joint Com
mittee on Highways.
Commissions were appointed to lay out
streets as follows: George A. Schuyler,
George W. Gorton and George A. Ssun-
ders, for Perry street; Evergreen 81 rect,
Jonn Fitzpatrick, Charles +. Henry and
Phillip q. Sheldon; Whipple street, Rich
M. Browning, George w. Cole and John
r. Durgin; Dartmouth street, Michael H..
Regan, Joseph ID. Ellington and Henry
IL. Ssger; Greenwood avenue, w. ID. =.
Hsvens, George II. Gates and Charles +.
Winsiow.
Ordinance providing for the payment OF
the bonds OF the city In gold instead Of
"lawful currency" was passed I'm concur
renee.
Ordinance appropriating 1900 for street
| signs Was passed In concurrence.
Amended Joint resolution In relation to
the City Hall site was adopted in con sur
renee.
The fsirlswn Society was given permis:
sion to hold a basket party without pay
ing the usual fee.
Ordinance appropriating $4,000 for a
stone crusher plant was adopted In con.
currence.
Petition to lay out Magill street was
granted in concurrence, and A. Nelson
Perrin, Carlos l.. Rogers and James
Tierney were appointed Commissioners.
The abutters on Wayland avenue were
ordered notified TO appear at meeting z
to be held Dec. 20 In relation to the ac-
ceptance Of that street.
Adjourned to tomorrow evening at