Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-07
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
What the Town S0Ions
Did Yesterday.
A NEW ELECTRIC ROAD.
No Satisfaction For the Local Labor
ers-Court News Today,

There was a large attendance Of the
honest yeomsny of Lincoln In the Town
| House yesterday afternoon when the six
solons were called to order by President
Jethro Baker. Councilman Savage was
absent.
The rrst business consided was the re-
ports OF several Commissioners who were
appointed some time ago to lay out streets
In the western district, among which
were Lonsdale avenue ightening and
relayiDg), Earle street, Hendrickj Wat
son and several others In that locality.
| The reports, which were lengthy affairs,
were all read and action was continued
| until the next meeting TO give the abut-
ters a show.
The report OF the Commissioners on
Ledge street was accepted and confirmed.
High street Settled 81 Last.
Councilman Schiller, on behalf of the
special committee to confer with Jona-
| than Chace OF the Albion Co., presented
a resolution prepared by the Town solici-
tor instructing that official to prepare
agreements between.the Albion Co., and
the town and that the Town Clerk give
| the said Albion Co. an order on the Town
Treasurer for t4,O60.
This action was unanimously agreed to,
| which goes to show that the willy
| Jonat han has been able to bambooxle
| the Town Council and he not only has
his way over the layout of the street and
| the disposal Of the Broad street sewage
but he has compelled II to pay him or the
company he represents n ,050 for coming
to his terms. When will Lincoln get
men OF stamina to do her legislative
work.
The petition OF the Woonsocket Electric
Power and Machine Co. for the right to
erect and maintain poles and wires for the
transmission OF heat, light and power by
electricity came up by continuance. The
petition was unrepresented as the COM
psny secured last Wednesday through the
Council Of Cumberland all that 1t desired
for the present.
Neverthe heless, w. Duane Aldrich, who,
by the way, was petitioner for an act of
incorporation before the last General As
sembly for a rival company for the village
of Msnville and could not secure IL by
reason OF the opposition OF the Woon-
socket concerns people, appeared
to knock the petition out and as
the petitioners were not present and did
not want what they asked for, he was sue
cessful by vote of three to two, Mr..
Schiller having left.
On recommendation of the Committee
on Claims William T.. Manchester was
given leave to withdraw on his petition
for damages for loss OF business by delay
I'm moving a house at the time of widen
Ing High street.
The Towns Health.
The report OF DIR. Mslo, Health Officer.
for the month OF July which stated that
there were three cases OF scarlet fever in
the town last month, was received and
placed on file.
| No Satisfaction For Local Lsborcrs.
| President Baker, from the special COM
mittee appointed to confer with the Sewer
Comm issioners In regard to the employ.
ment of laborers of the town on the sew
ers, recommended that no action be taken,
but that the matter be left as II is at pre-
sent.
Chairman Andrew of the Sewer Board
made a nice Howery speech about the mat
ter In which he represented that the la
borers OF the town were given the prefer
ence and he put on such an air of injured
innocence that an ordinary observer
L
surbity to question the motives of the
Republicans of Lincoln regarding their
attitude towards the working man. He
insisted hat II was because no one else
would do the work that the Italians were
secured.
Ex-Sewer Commissioner Giliuly was pre-
sent In the chamber and he took the wind
out Of Andrews sails In few words when
he pointed out the fact that the reason ths
town Iaborers refused to work wss be-
use the contractor would pay only from
10 to IL cents per hour.
| A heated argument at once sprung up
between the Commissioner and the ex-
Commissioner In which the former, when
speaking about the intentions of the city
OF Pawtucket regarding its sewer build.
ing, handled the truth very carelossly.
There was so much heat In the discus
sion that action on the report was over
looked and without any action the next
matter was taken up.
New Electric Road.
Mr.. Lockwoo presented the petition of
the Moshsssuck Railroad Co. for the right
to lay rails, standard guage, and operate
cars Dy the single trolley or storage bat
terry system from the depot st Saylesyille
along wnat is known as Branch avenue
and on Smithheld avenue to the Paw
tucket city line. Messrs. Jordan, Com
stock, Smith and Lock wood all favored IL
| and II would have been granted yesterday
had the petition been In proper form or
had an ordinance prescribing the condi-
| tIons accom-. panied IL.
II was laid over two weeks and q public
hearing will be given, but as the four
members above named are In favor OF 1t,
the hearing will be purely formal.
A slight change was ordered In the
grade Of the Great road which was ap.
proved by all the sbutters In writing.
The report OF the Town Treasurer was
placed on file
Members Vince.
Mr.. Jordan wanted to know the cause
OF the snail like pace In the work OF Broad
street. lie was assured by President
Baker that II was done as fast as clrcum-
stances would permit.
| James n. Andrew volu nteered the