Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-22
OFFICER FINED SEQ
DOnnelIy ReinStated on
the Police Force.
SUPERVISORS APPOINTED.
Much Routine Business Transacted by
the Board Of Aldermen.

An adjourned meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen was held last evening
President Gorton In the chair,
Mayor Ttepke being absent. The
most important matter was the consider
alton of the charges against officer Will
lam Donnelly, which resulted In he being
fined $50. Street matters occupied the
Boards attention for some time and with
other matters made long session.
The first matter that was brought up
was the charge preferred against Officer
William Donnelly by Chief of Police
Perry. The charge was to the effect that
Donnelly was intoxicated on March 7th
to such an extent that he brought dis
grace upon himself and the police force OF
the city. he was suspended on that day.
Joseph Osheld, ESQ.,, appeared for Dom
nelly and said his client admitted being
drunk on that day and therefore IL was
not necessary to prove the charge.
He wished to ask the Chief some que e
tions and that officer was sworn and said
Donnelly had been a member OF the police
force three or four years and before that
acted as a special. He had always found
him q faithful officer, ready to perform
his duties and never saw him drunk, but
on March z.
Donnelly was sworn and said be had
been temperate eight or nine years until
about six weeks before he was suspended,
when he was sttscked with the grip and
Doctors Lane and Grandfield advised him
to use quinine and liquor. He admitted
being intoxicated March 7th and said
since he was suspended he had taken the
pledge for five years.
Mr.. Osheld then addressed the Board
and said II was human To err and quoted
scripture to prove IL. To be sinless, he
said, was to be lifeless. Mr.. Donnelly
had been connected with the police force
for long time as a special and regular
and during all this time Chief Perry said
he had been a sober, faithful officer.
Could any man have better recordf Could
any man on the force boast of prouder
recordf There was not cowardly drop
of blood In his system, fearless and al
ways ready to go anywhere and every
| where. Donnelly was before the Board
on a charge of being under the influence
of liquor and that was when he was not
on duty. When he took liquor II was on
the ADVICE OF his physician and ne took
quinine with 1t. After being temperate
for eight or nine years he thought he
could resist taking too much. II was a
case where justice should be tempered
with mercy and II the Board should REIN
state Donnelly he would show thom that
he could keep sober for nine years more.
The Board had established precedent by
fining officers or suspending them for a
length OF time and he hoped the Board
would act as favorably and fairly as 1t had
In the past.
Alderman Perrin moved 20 consider the
matter or executive session.
Mr.. Smith seconded the motion.
Mr.. O'Reilly moved to reinstate
Donnelly and Mr.. Smith said II Mr.. Perrin
would withdraw his motion he would
second Mr.. O'Reilly's motion, but Mr.
Perrin's motion prevailed.
The reading Of the records was dis
pensed with and Charles A. Warland
addressed the Board aud said he appes red
To request the abatement of the curbing
taxes against the property OF Joseph w.
ana franklin A. Steere.
The matter was re ferred to the Board of
Abatement.
Bonds of Daniel IL. Horton, auctioneer,
1900; Daniel ii. Horton, constable, II 900,
and John W. Daniels, surveyor OF umber,
$500, we're approved.
Several applications for victualling
house licenses were referred to the COM
mittee on police OF the Board of Alder
men.
May temple, Pythian Sisters, was
granted permit to hold a ball tonight.
George w Kent was granted a permit
to locate a steam boiler at Waverly place.
Petition OF George II. Davis to locate u
boiler corner of Cedar and Pine streets
was read as was also a long list OF remon
strants.
Joseph Davenport addressed the Board
aud said the steam boiler would be nui-
sance to the residents OF that vicinity.
The matter was referred to the Com
missioner Of Public Works who will re-
port back to the Board.
A. Max was granted junk dealers IL
cense, also Simon Mertese.
Henry II. Carpenter Of Hope street was
appointed a special constable.
Petition OF st. Johns Church, Wood
lawn, to hold a bazaar from March 20 to
81 was granted without a license fee.
Joint resolution amending the resolu-
tion now before the General Assembly In
regard TO the city issuing bonds for the
proposed High School building was rs-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Reports OF the commissions on the lay.
were received and ithe sbutters ordered
notified to appear at the regular meeting
In April.
Joint resolution allowing the commits
mission on the ABOVE streets $50 for SER
vices was passed.
Report OF the commission on the lsyous
OF Clark avenue from Cole street to Broad
way under the betterment act, which fixes
tine ex Dense 10 the cttv at f6S1 81 "a aa
received and the abutters ordered To ap-
pear April l1tb.
Report OF the commission on the Ia out
OF Lake street was received and the .abut-
ters ordered Jtified to appear April 11th.
Alderman Perrin moved that the Com
missioner OF Public Works be ordered to
present grade OF Hamilton street, and
tne sbutters ordered notified to appear
April litb.
The motion was passed.
Elmer Shippee asEec for an abat ement