Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-14
MUST USE TENDERS.
Council Orders Them Be-
fore Aug. |.
CUT0UTS AND GUARDWIRES
Steps Taken Last Night For Their
Immediate Erection.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Common Council was acid last evening
with President Pierce In the chair and all
OF the members present. Some very Inn
portant business was transacted and
among other matters acted upon was q
message from Mayor Tiepke In regard to
cut-outs anj guard wires.
Mayors M, sssge.
The following message was received
from Dis Honor the Mayor ana ordered
placed on file:
PAwTUCKEr x. L., June IL, 1884.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-The Pawtucket Street Rail.
way Company Is extending It's electrical
street car service on the several routes pre-.
viously operated by horses, and the fact that
neither guard wires nor cutouts form part
OF the installation should be brought to the
attention OF your honorable body. plan
of cut outs is ready for inspection by any
committee or individual having specific
authority 10 act I'm the premises, and either
this or some other plan, II adopted, will be
put into use ut once. In Justice to the corpo-
ration IL should be stated that they are ready
To put in guard wires and cut-outs whenever
some official approval Is given To any plan
that may be submitted, or whenever some
committee or public oflicer Is directed To
instruct them a, To the wishes of the City
Council In reference TO the plan OF cutouts
and guard wires. IL should be the duty OF
some one 10 attend to this matter without
delay. | would suggest that your honorable
body take some action In the premises in
order that safer condition may be imme.
diately obtained. The work could be prop
erly ordered done subject To the approval OF
the superintendent OF fire alarm aud police
siUnal Va and Tins tha HaairaH m Va
be speedily obtained.
HENRY e. TrErKE. Mayor.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Easterbrooks OF the Joint standing
Committee on Railroads reported pro-
gress on the matter OF guard wires and
cut outs for use by the street railway
companies, submitting plan showing
how and where the cut outs would be put
In II 1t met with the approval OF the City
Council. The committee requested that
some competent person be appointed to
decide where guard wires shall be needed.
wires W nereever necessary anu vuiy "isn
to be informed OF the desires of the Coun-
Gil. A guard wire Is as dangerous as any
other II IL breaks and crosses trolley
wire.
Mr.. O'Brien presented a Joint resolu-
tion approving OF the plan presented and
authorizing the committee to superintend
the erection OF guard wires wherever
they deemed them necessary. The resolu-
tion was passed.
The Committe on Sewers reported un-
favorably on the ordinance appropristing
S5, 900 for the purchase OF sewer pipe rec
ommsnding the indefinite postponement
OF the same.
The report was received and recommen-
dations adopted.
Concurred Business.
The following business from the Board
OF Aldermen was passed In concurrence:
Joint resolution authorizing the pay
ment OF the bill OF the Providence County
Jail.
Joint resolution authorizing the pay
ment OF S4.25 TO James Is. Berry for dam
eye done to fowl by dogs.
Joint resolution authorizing the pay
ment OF the commission on Daniel street.
Ordinance appropriating 1850 for the
erection of a hospital for the treatment OF
contagious diseases.
Joint resolution aut uthoriEing the Joint
standing Committee on City Property to
purchase coal for the current year.
Resolution Amended.
The Joint resolution in regard to refer
ring the Mayors message on the school
question TO a special committee and or
dering the message printed was read.
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the resolution
be amended by adding President Pierce to
the committee and II WAS so amended.
The member Of the Common Council
a. 4 ha
bers OF the Joint standing committee on
education, Messrs. Watson, Delany and
O'Brien.
street Car Tenders.
Mr.. O'Brien presented an ordinance In
relation TO providing safety tenders for
electric cars which vas to the effect that
all cars in operation shall be equipped
with tenders before August 1st and pro-
viding penalty Of a fine OF not less than
s5 or more than S20 for each cur operated
without fender after that time.
On motion o. Mr.. O'Brien the report OF
the Committee on Railroads In regard TO a
similar matter was taken from the table
The ordinance was then passed with
only one dissenting voice.
Interesting TO Firemsn.
Communicst from Chief Brisriy OF
the Fire Department stating that Arthur
Rogers had been elected a callmsn OF COM
bination company No. 1, to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF Otto
A. Bontems, also the election OF William
T.. Chace as substitute was read, the re-
port received ana nominations confirmed.
Petition signed by the callmen OF the
fire department requesting an increase OF
pay, which was approved by the Board OF
Engineers, was read and referred to the
Committee on Fire Department.
The Guys Bonds.
Councilman Delany presented an ordi.
nance providing for the bonding OF the
| city's indebtedness under the authority
recently granted BY the General Assembly
Il was referred to the Joint stand
Ing Committee on Finance with power 10
| fll In the blanks In regard to oates.
Veto sustained
The ordinance sppropriating money for