Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Board OF Aldermen met In special
session last evening.
The Mayor nominated the following
special constables, and they were con-
firmed by the Board: James +. Golden,
Joseph Gravlin, John A. Friberg, Arthur
Corey, Jason T. Lawrence, Henry q. Duby,
Richard Mcdonald, John ii. Wall, James
y. Nolan, Thomas McCabe, Charles w.
Humos, James Watson.
The Mayor nominated Edgar X. Gridley
Milk Inspector, and the appointment was
confirmed.
Common Council resolutions to print
the City Manual, and ordering the Sewer
Commissioners To proceed with the work
ordered, for which appropriations have
been made, were passed In concurrence.
The annual reports OF the City Treas
urer and City Auditor commun icated
from the Common Council were received
and ordered placed on file.
Petition OF John, Bridget and Ann Con q.
ley for abatement of tax was referred to
the Board of Abatement.
The Alpine Club and Clan Fraser were
given permission to hold socials.
Petition for an electric light on the cor.
ner of Central avenue and Front street
was referred to the Committee on Street
Lights.
Three applications for building permits
were presented, ordered advertise 4 and
referred to the Inspector OF Buildings.
Petition for the widening OF Vernon
street, from River to Water streets, wAs
referred to the Committee on Highways.
Petition for the layout Of a new high
way from Prairie TO York avenues, to be
called Lake street, was referred to the
Committee on Highways; also for the lay.
out OF new highway from Lake to Coyle
streets, to be called Dale street.
The report OF the Commissioners on the
layout of Magill street, from Whitman
street to West avenue, was presented and
read and the abutters, with whom the
commissioners were unable to agree,
were notified to appear before the Board
on the evening of Feb. IL.
The bill OF the Commissioners on the
layout OF Magill street, $S5, was allowed
| and ordered paid.
On motion of Alderman O'Reilly, be
ballots cast at the last two elections in the
Second Ward were ordered destroyed and
the voting lists given to the City Clerk.
Alderman Perrin, from the Finance
Committee, reported an ordinance, max :
ing appropriations for the expenses OF the
city, for the current municipal year, pro.
viding appropriations amounting to $533,
$50. The ordinance was passed unani-
mously.
Alderman Perrin also reported from the
Committee on Finance an ordinance re-
approprating certain unexpended bal
| ances which were not used under the ap-
propriations OF last year, which was
passed.
Also, an ordinance making special
Appropriation OF $4,000 for the con-
struction account OF the water works,
which was passed
Also an ordinance fixing the rate OF tax
alton at q 90 per 800, with 7 per cent. in
terest on delinquents which was also
passed.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
favora bly, the ordinance creating the Of
flee OF health officer and police surgeon.
After some disc Ission the ordinance was
recommitted, with instructions to report
Il substitute ordinance defining the duties
OF the office more in detail, fixing the
salary AT Il 900 and making the name Of
the Office "CIty Physician"
On accommodation OF the Committee
on Sewers, presented by Alderman Smith,
the remonstraDce against the construction
OF sewers in Sumner and Carpenter streets
were given leaye to withdraw.
Alderman Adams presented a resolution
directing the Committee on Streets to
cause unnumbered buildings on public
streets 10 be numbered and ii was passed.
Resolution directing the Committee on
City Property to consider the propriety OF
lay ing out streets on the land belonging
to the city near Smithfield avenue, to OBJ
tain gravel for use in the Improvement of
Smithtiold avenue, Was introduced by
Alderman Miller, read and passed.
The ordinance establishing the office OF
warrant officer was indefinitely post poned
on recommendation OF the Committee on
Police.
Alderman O'Reilly stated that COM
plants have been made to him concern
ing the actions OF tin and pack peddlers
In the outskirts Of the city. The matter
was considered at some length and the
Mayor stated that he would notify the
Chief of Police to look after the matter.
The Board here took a recess to wait
any business that might arrive from the
Common Council.
On being again called to order, Common
Council resolution concerning the transfer
OF land to straighten lines of the "town
landing" was passed in concurrence.
Adjourned.