Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

His Honor Mayor Tiepke called to or
der and all the members were present.
A message from the Mayor was read
and received, announcing that he had
called the Board toget her TO receive a
communication from Oliver ii. Perry,
Chief OF Police, and to transact such
other business as NAV come before them.
The communication from the Chief OF
Police announced the suspension Police
Officer Dounelly, and presented the
charge against him Of drunkenness on
the 7th inst. The communication wfs
received and the Board decided to give
the suspended officer hearing on the
evening OF he 2lst inst.
rhe Cily Engineer was ordered to bring
in a grade OF GlenwOod avenue 20 inches
lower han that on the previous plan.
The Mayor appointed Alfred X. Plant
a special constao ole, and The appointment
was confirmed.
Petition OF George w. Kent for per-
mission TO locate a steam boiler was or
dered advertised for he 21st inst.
Union Divsion,U. X. K. p, was granted
permission to give AN enterfai nment on
tie 18th inst.
An invitation TO visit tn annual ex-
hibit OF he Free Evening Drawing school
was rt ceived and accepted.
Petitions of Henry CrDwell and Frank
n. Doughty for victualIng house licenses
were retel red to the Committee on Police.
Four applications for building permits
were ordered advertised, and referred to
Inspector OF Buildings.
Petition for the establishment OF a
grade on Almy rect from Cole street to
Broadway was referred to the Committee
on Highways.
Communication from the Rhode Island
Central Labor Union indorsed by the
Brot herhood of Painters and Decorators
stating that painters were employed by
the city more hours per day and at less
than regular wages, was received and or
dered placed on file.
The bonds OF several city officer were
approved, and the sureties accepted.
A resolution providing that NJ all cases
OF applications for building permits the
City Clerk shall require deposit OF sum-
cient money to pay for advertising the
same was read and passei.
James II. Winters, Ired sherman and
Christopher Duckweth were appointed a
new commission tS lay out Lake street
from Prairie to YORK avenues, the old
commission hpsing oeen discharged.
p0tlt1On
Company % put gong in the No. fire
| station nd string wires in the streets
was resrreu 10 the COMMITTEE on oroln-
anc9s
- ordinance, recommended by the COM
| pttee on finance, reconsidering the ac-
don fixing the salary of the clerk In the
Office nf the Tax Assessors at Si50, and
fixing said salary at $500, was refused a
nv ~ tun -
nays, Aid. Perrin and Smith voting in
the affirmative.
Common Council invitation to meet
that BODY in joint convention was re-
ceiyed and accepted.
The City Sergeant was directed to have
the distractions on Hamilton street re-
moved.
The Board then met the Common Coun.
ell in joint convention, and on its return
the report of the JOINT standing Commit
tee on Highways on the layout of sew
eral highways was presented and recon-
mitted TO the committee for correction.
Upon the request of the Commissioners
o' Public Works, the appointment OF
Fred G. Perry, Assistant Commissioner,
was confirmed.
An ordinance providing for a sewer on
Japonica street and approprlating s2,1OO
to pay for the same was read and passed.
Also ordinance providing for sewer In
Main street, from West to Warren ave.
nues, and appropriating $4,000 to pay for
the same.
Monthly report OF the Commiss ioner of
Highways was received and ordered on file.
Common Council resolution aut thorizing
the display OF the city flags on st.
Patrick's Day was passed In concurrence.
Ordinance reappropriating certain sums
for the construction OF sewers was re-
ceived from the Common Council and
passed In concurrence.
Common Council resolution authori-
Zing the Committee on Printing to con.
tract with two newspapers to do the city
advertising was received and passed in
concurrence, an amendment to make IL
read two ''or more" newspapers being de-
feated, Aldermen O'Reilly and Perrin
voting in the affirmative.
Common Council resolution fixing the
hours Of labor in the department ofpublic
works at 81 hours per week was read and
passed in concurrence.
Ordinance providing for a sewer In
NCNe / and Quincy avenues and appro-
priatiug $1,000 therefor, from the Com.
mon Council, was read and passed in con-
Curreucc.
Also ordinance providing for sewer
in Conant and Star streets at a cost OF
;2,4OO.
The City Clerk was uthorized to notify
the Board OF Assessors of Taxes of the
election Of the Field Clerk in that de-