Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Mayor Tiepke was In the chair and an
the members present.
The veto OF the Mayor of the resolution
concerning the advert ising street notice
was sustained.
A message was received from His Homo
the Mayor again calling attention to the
need OF cutouts and guard wires to pre-
vent accident from trolley wires, stating
hat a telegraph wire became broken OLA
Mineral Spring avenue March II an,1
crossed trolley wire, burning ous
% telephones.
The message was referred to the COM
mittee on Railroads.
The monthly reports OF the Oversaer OF
the Poor and Chief OF Police were re-
ceived and placed on fle.
The report of the commissioners on the
layout and grade OF Evergreen street from
York avenue to the Boston aud Newport
! road was presented, and the abutters, with
whom the commissioners were unable to
agree, were ordered notified to appear at
the next regular meeting OF the Board.
Several petitions for tavern, yictualiing
house, lunch cart and pool table licenses
were presented and referred TO the Com
mittee on Police.
Samuel Cohen, Davis Cohen, Isaac Abra-.
were granted Junk dealers licenses.
Petition for sewers In Greene, Clyde
| and Johnson streets were referred to the
| committee on sewers.
Petition for the layout of Clyde street
was referred to the committee on high
ways.
Resolutions to pay the Commissioners
on Clark avenue and Dale street were
read and passed, and a similar resolution
concerning Evergreen street was con-
tinueu to the next meeting.
The pay of the Supervisors at the last
election was fxed at fl0 each.
| Aid. Perrin and O'Reilly we're chosen
committee to fix up the jury list.
Communication from the X. |. Central
Labor Union, endorsed by other unions.
asked that an ordinance be passed pro-
viding that residents of the city be given
preference in employment for the city,
and that the employees Of the city pc paid
at the trades union rates and work the
| trades union hours. Referred to tho Com
mittee on Ordinances.
Jane street, from Weeden to Edward
| streets, and Thomas avenue, from Smith
field avenue to land of William Wilde,
were accepted and established as public
highways.
Resolution allowing he account OF w.
A. Whipple, $3.50, I'm the matter of the
improvement OF Whipple street, was read
and passed.
Lake and Dale streets were declared
public highways.
The invitation from the Common Coun-
ell to meet that body In joint convention
was received and accepted.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
hanH nj
Alarm Company and Clovis Ii. Bowen for
permission to run wires to connect the
Iatter's machine shop with private fire
alarm system, with recommendation that
all private corporations using the streets
for this and like purposes be required to
pay a certain sum for such privilege.
After some discussion the matter was re-
ferred to special committee, consisting
OF Aldermen Perrin, Gorton and O'Reilly.
The Board then went into Joint con-
vention, and on it's return the following
business was transacted:
Alderman Perrin, from the Committee
on Finance, reported favorably a resolu-
tion requesting the City Solicitor to apply
to the General Assembly for the passage
OF an act authorizing the City Council to
cause the bonds of the city to be issued
! and sold for school purposes, authorizing
the City Council to cause the bonds
of the city to be Issued and
sold In a sum not exceeding $500, 900
for the purpose OF funding the outstand-
ing obligations incurred for school pur-
poses, and to provide for the purchase OF
lands and the erection thereon OF build
ings for school purposes, the bonds to be
for such rate or rates OF interest, and run
for such term or terms not exceeding 30
fro . haA dat ~ k< L.
sued and sold in uch manner and at such
tine or times as the City Councii shall by
ordinance determine. The resolution
was read and passed.
Resolution directing the committee on
the fire department to examine into aud
report upon the necessity for a Ire sta
tion at FsirlawD was read and passed.
Silas Il. Havens was granted a vicual-
ling house license.
William ii. GurDey, Edward Stearns,
Lewis q Curry ano Robert Kendall were
granted pool table licenses.
Petition for two electric lights on the
Old Boston road and that the name be
changed to Kenyon street, was presented
and petitioners were granted leave to
withdraw on account OF informslity.
Protest OF Patrick Murphy against the
manner In which the improvement on
Brook street 10 being made was referred
to the committee on streets and bridges.
Petition OF Samuel Slater Lodge that the
city flags be raised on 81. Georges Day,
23d inst, was granted.
Capt. A. X. Tilton Camp, .. OF W, was
granted permission to hold a masquerade.
Communication from the Comm lssion
OF Public Works, enclosing the sewer as
sessments upon the sewers in 80 streets,