Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-26
POLLARD ON TOP ONCE MORE.
Lincoln Council Eats Crow With a
Relish Malo Wins His
Fight-Big Batch of Interesting
News From the Town.

The adjourned meeting OF the Town
Council was held yesterday afternoon,
President Baker in the chair and all the
members present. President Gilluly OF
the Western District Business Mems As.
sociation appeared before the Council and
asked what was to be done in regard to
the running of the cars from Lonsd ale
through Dexter street. He was instructed
to confer with Town Clerk Crawford, put
what he desired In writing and then the
Council would have sonnet hing definite to
go TO the company with.
A batch OF bills were allowed which
went to show hat II they keep coming In
at that rate the appropriations will soon
be marked as deficient.
Petition for a sewer In Fales street was
referred to the Sewer Commissioners with
power to act. II will be built.
Several OF the town officers elected at
the last meeting presented their bonds
and they were approved.
Charles j. Boucher was granted q vict-
ualing license at Msnville and the peti-
ton of Timothy Planchette for a tavern
license at GOT Broad street was furth her
continued, with the understanding that
the Police Committee would investigate
and report on II at the next meeting.
The commissioners on the establish
ment Of a new grade on Earl street re-
ported on the same, and their report was
accepted and the abutters were ordered
notified to appear July % and show cause
why 1t should not be adopted.
Petition tor sidewalks on Foundry
street was continued to July2.
Councilman Smith was added to the
Committee on Claims.
Petition for the acceptance of Ledge
street and the establishment OF grade
thereon, after great deal OF talK OF what
and how IL ought to be done, was finally
disposed of by adiudging IL necessary to
do the same, and Graham Cowperthwaite,
William Il. Newell and Leonard Watson
were appointed comm issioners to lay out
that street and report to the Council.
Everybody In the chamber laughed
when Col. Watson was "remem bered" by
Mr.. Schiller and so generously rewarded
for past services To the K. O. p.
The elect ion of the rest OF the officers
was the next business, and MIR. Schiller
moved TO go into executive session and IL
was 40 ordered
The secret session did not settle any.
thing as To the Health officer, but the
Council meekly swallowed their enmity
I" Ohicer Pollard and as result, when
they came out after twenty minutes de-
Liberation II was voted unanimously to
elect him TO all the offices he held last
year.
For Health Officer Mr.. Schiller nomi.
mated DIR. Napoleon Malo. Mr.. Jordan
nominated Dr. l.. A. Merrill and Mr..
Comstock named DR.. Walker.
A squabblo arose at this point as ID
whether the officer would be elected or his
salary fixed first.
Mr.. Jordan, who was quite pale wit b
excitement, demanded the fixing OF the
salary first.
Mr.. Schiller opposed 1t and moved to
proceed with the election.
A vote was taken and the President said
he was in doubt.
A hand vote showed Messrs. Schiller,
Savage and Lockwood in favor OF the mo-
tion and Messrs. Jordan, Comstock and
Smith against 1t,
The President united the snarl by vot-
ing to proceed with the election.
The result was DIR. Mslo 4, Dr. Walker
and DR. Merrill /.
Mr.. Schiller then moved TO make the
salary s4OO year and demanded ballot
vote and II was carried ito 3.
Several police constables were elected as
peace offerings to the feelings OF some of
the defeated, and then the following
board OF Tax Assessors were chosen /:
William IL. Gooding, Frank X. Lsmarine,
Theodore f. Dexter, William Duane, p.
Manchester ana George NJ. Clark.
William Taylor OF Cumberland was
granted a license to clean privy vaults, etc,
and 1t was voted to adjourn for one week
and all unfinished business was continued
until that time.