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

COMMON COUNCIL.

President Pierce was in the chair and
all the members present except Messrs.
Bryant and Cheever.
A message from His Honor the Mayor
stated his reasons tor calling the body to-
gether and also bis reasons for returning
ordinance making certain sewer appro-
pristions were read.
The items which the Mayor disapproved
OF were zoo for a sewer In Miller street,
&, 800 for a sewer in Sanford street, $500
Tor a sewer in Coleman street.
The message was laid oyer under the
rules.
Amended ordinance allowing the Com
missioner OF Public Works To hire arti-
sans and laborers whose wages aggregate
oSer t1 900 year subject TO the approval
OF proper committees and discharge such
workmen at will was read.
Mr.. O'Brien wanted the employees whose
wages were less than IL ,0Oe included.
The amended ordinance was passed.
Concurrent Business.
Ordinance Cor a sewer on Japonica street
from Broadway to summit of Japonica
street.
Resolution regarding the visit of the
City Council to the Dsggott farm.
Resolution for the repairing of Smith
Eeld avenue.
Resolution to pay the Commissioners on
Jsne street and Thomas avenue, amount
ing to $50.
Resoaution to pay the Commissioners on
Lake ,strost f9O.
Resolution for sewer in Main street
from West Avenue TO Warren avenue.
Joint resolution relative To a new fire
alarm station IN Fairlawn.
Joint resolution a. king the General As
se1ably for the .rights 70 issue bonds OF
$500 900 for school houses.
Joint resolution allowing Daniel W.
Whipple ESQ for moving building on
Whipple street.
Joint resolution relating to the payment
of the commission on Clark avenue to the
amount Of gi0O.
Joint resolution regarding the payment
OF commission on Dale street amounting
to go.
Other Business.
Ordinances making transfers OF 5000
from the fund appropi piiated for the high
way department to the public works; OF
F,l0O from water works TO public works;
and OF e 900 from sewer fund ~ fund of
City Engineer, was referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances.
Ordinance making additional appropri.
ations for contingencies, were referred to
Committee on Finance.
Petition presented by the X. L. Central
Labor Union that residents residing I'm
the city one year be employed by he city,
was referred To the Committee on Ordi-
nances.
Petition OF the Carpenters and Joiners'
l Association, asking the Council to take
due consideration OF the petition, was
also referred to the Committee on Ordi-
nances.
Ordinance recurring all plumbers work
| ing for the public works to give bonds in
the sum Of $1,000, was referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances.
Resolution inviting the Board OF Alder
men To meet the Common Council in
JOINT convention for the election OF cer-
tain officers was read and passed,
The following resolution presented by
Councilman O'Brlen, was read and was
referred to the Committee on Finance:
"Resolved, That the several depart
ments OF the City Government be, and
they are hereby, directed to discontinue
all telephones now In use I'm the residences
of city officials, which are paid for by the
city"
Communication from F. VI. Quinn of
Phenix, District Master Workman of the
Is. OF L., re nng to the pay for laborers
on sewers, was received and ordered COM
municated to the Board OF Aldermen.
All matters on the Clerks desk needing
the action Of the Board OF Aldermen were
ordered communicated to the Board at
once.