Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
His Honor Mayor riepke called to order
and a message from the Chief Executive
was read inviting the attention OF the
Board To the proposed change OF the
local railway system from narrow to
standard guage asking that the matter
receive their careful consideration TO
determine whether 1t would be for the
best interests of the city.
A petition signed by number OF
prominent business men protesting
against the change OF guage accompanied
the message.
A resolution authorizing the Mayor
to execute supplementary contract
with the Pawtucket Street Railway, which
shall provide that the present guaRe shall
not be changed until provided for by the
City Council, was read and passed.
Ex-Mayor Carroll presented petition
requesting that Officers Charles Il. Hill
and Bailey be brought before the Board,
as he claimed they refused to perform
their duty and prevent a disturbance at
the Democratic primary meeting in the
First Ward some time ago. Ii was tabled
temporarily.
A message was received frorc the Mayor
transmitting the following charges
against Police Officer William Dunnelly,
made by Chief OF Police Perry.
Charge, drunkenness. Specification,
that said w lillian Donnelly, meuiber of
the police department, did on the Sth da 8
of May, A. ID. 1894, report for duty In an
intoxicated condition.
The charges were read, and IL was voted
to give the suspended officer nearing on
Wednesday evening next.
Patrol Driver Caryelle and Police Ma
iron Mary A. jerks were granted fur
loughs of ten days each.
John L. Frieburg was appointed a
special consta ble.
The re signation OF w. Howard Walker
as a member of Inc Board of Assessors was
received from the Common Council, and
ccepted in concurrence.
Ordinances making additional appro.
priations OF 81 900 for the Improvement
OF Lake and Dale streets, $500 for the
improvement OF Appppleton avente; Of
a, 139 for the improvement OF Thomas
avenue, were and passed.
The Fairlawn Improvement and Social
Society was granted permission to hold
picnics on May 80 and July 4.
An ordinance making an approprait ion
Of 81 500 for S ervices of clerks In City
Clerks Office was read Id passed.
Resolutions to pay the accounts OF
James l.. jerks, s5, and OF James NJ. Craw-
ford, s29, were read and pa sed.
The City Engineer vas instructed to
prepare grade OF Myrtlei nd Olive streets
Alderman O'Rellly pres entsd an ordi-
nance providing that the minimum rate
OF wages OF city employees shall be at the
-ate OF II 15 cents per hour per man. The
t,.a. nj
Also, an ordinance providing that no
money shall be paid from the city treas.
ury except upon the approval of the
Mayor, In accordance with the city
charter. The ordinance was passed.
Petition for a sewer on Pond street
from Prospect to School streets was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Sewers.
John Buckley and John A. Menard
ere granted leave TO Withdraw their pc
titions for tavern licenses.
David A. Tyrrell, Jerry q. Fournier,
Jonathan Hunt, Picket Il Mullen, +.
GagnoD, John A. Menard and Owen Rice
were given leave to withdraw petitions
for victualing house licens
Fifteen victusling house licenses were
granted.
Grade was ordered established on MagIll
street from West avenue to Whitman
street.
Communication from +. w. Shippee
setting fort h that the condition by which
certain land was given for the extension
of Spring street had not been complied
with, therefore the land must be paid for,
etc. Referred to the committee on claims.
The monthly reports OF the Chief OF
Police, the City Physician and the Over.
seer OF the Poor were received.
A score of applications for building
permits were referred To the Inspector OF
Building.
Michael WinD, Albert B. White and
Harris WounskoDsky were granted junk
dealers licenses.
An invitation from the Common Coun-
ell To- meet that body In joint convention
was received and accepted.
Upon returning from the joint conyen-
tion the Board transacted The following
business:
Mrs. p. r. McQuillan was granted
license to keep an intelligence Office.
Mrs. y. q. Brown, Peter Dorobior and
Sarah Callihan were granted leave to pay
their sewer assessments In three Install
ments.
Petition OF Thomas Kenny Tor permis-
sion TO sell fireworks was continued.
Several petitions for pool table licenses
were referred.
Petition for the city TO purchase the
land In front of Lees block, on Main
street, now used for a sidewalk, was re-
ferred To the Committee on Streets.
claim of James Casey for damages BY
the Newell avenue sewer was referred to
the Committee ou Claims.
Petitions Of James A. Noncrlef, Charles
A Jones and Gardner IS. Fuller Tor lunch
car, Licenses were referred TO the Com
mi' tie on Police.
pgtition OF William O'Neil for a victual-
ing house license was referred 20 the Com.
mIltee on Police.