Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-03
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
Meeting of the Town
Council.
SCHIlLER'S HEAVY HAND.
Meetings Of the Foresters-Live News
From Biggest Town.

Town Council Was held yesterday after
noon and was called to order shortly after
2 o'clock although only four members
were present. President Baker occupied
the chair, and Messrs. Jordan, Lockwood
and Smith were present.
Money For Pollard.
Henry &. Pollard was allowed tiOO, the
amount OF the reward offered for the ar
rest ana conviction of the assailant and
robber of william Robinson at Sayies Vile.
Petition to finish the grade on Moore
street was referred to the Surveyor.
Councilman Comstock entered at this
point and Councilman Schiller few
minutes later and bot took their scous-
toned places.
Mr. Savage was then the only absentee
and he was absent all day.
The Commissioners on the establish.
ment OF new grade on Lonsdsle avenue
and grades on several adjacent and In
tersooting streets, reported, with accom-
panying plats, and their report was re-
ceived, as was the report OF the Commits.
sioners on Ledge street.
fhe abutters on the latter street we're
ordered To appear July 10 and on the for
mer Aug. q.
couple of petitions To move buildings
were ordered advertised and one which
went through tnat process was granted.
Chace Was Alert.
Hon. Jonathan Chace was present In
tently watching any move that might be
made on the High street extension. He
was very disipterested while the other
matters were under consideration.
But as soon as the reIort OF the High
street Commissioners was mentioned, he
dropped the paper he was reading and
listened very attentively.
The Commissioners reported their ina
tyto agree with the heirs OF Harvey
Chase and the Albion Co. The report was
received and the Comm. .issioners relieved
from further service.
Conference Committee.
committee consisting of Messrs.
lockwood, Schiller and Smith was ap-
pointed To confer with Mr.. Chace and see
IL an anlcable arrangement could not be
made before confirming the report of the
commissioners. Timothy Blanchard's y
petition for Il tavern license was refused
much Ia the disgust OF the Committee on
Police who reported favorably.
long list OF bills were allowed and
orders granted on the Town Treasurer for
the same.
The report of the Sewer Commission ioners
with sundry bills amounting to e, ,296 O6
was ordered placed on file and the bills
ordered paid.
Charles y. Moies, Town Treasurer, was
allowed s52 20 for carriage hire, postage,
etc.
The Commissioner on the layout of
Lonsdale avenue and other streets were
allowed sS4 each, their claim being for rs
days services each at % per day.
Keene's Bill.
n little breeze was raised by the bill OF
ox-Town Sergt Keene, because IL was not
approved by DIR. Malo, but 10 finally went
through rs soon as Mr.. Schiller snapped
the whip. The latter allows no reflect ions
on DIR. Malo and generally succeeds In
downing anybody who attempts to do so.
Ross Schiller.
The sum OF S3 was deducted from the
pay OF Joseph Brown by Mr.. Schiller be.
fore he approved the last highway pay
roll.
Mr.. Fairbanks demanded that II be al
lowed.
Mr.. Schiller said It would not be, as the
pay was raised without leave of the com.
mittee.
1t was then sought to be explained that
II was for lighting lamps on Sunday, but
that IL would look bad to have the name
on the payroll for Sunday work.
new bill was put I'm by the ex- High.
way Surveyor thinking that 1t would be
voted, but Mr.. Schiller was equal to the
emergency. He demanded that IL be re-
ferred to the committee.
His demand was complied with al.
though Mr.. Jordan thought It ought to
go to the Committee on Claims.
Pool and Cream.
Two petitioners, one for a pool table
ana another to,sell Ice cream, brought on q
long debate, during which the powers OF
the Council and the knowledge OF their
duties by the police were freely commen.
ted upon.
Finally the pool table license was 70.
ferred TO the police committee and the
victualling license to Theodore Coleman
was granted forthwith, as was also a pc
titlon To sell fireworks OF Levi Bateman
OF Manvillo.
iOuhuiJ stIcot hDu tne nOrtneTlN side
OF GARFIELD street were ordered curbed
Five building permits were granted and
the Treasurer was ordered to hire $50, 900
Highway Money.
Mr.. Jordan offered the following pro-
grammo for the division OF the highway
funds based upon the last valuation, by
voting districts;
District l-f2 2,9l0.0l.
District 2-s5 1915.
District So, ,72s.12.
District 4-S3 3,572.0l.
Districts 8, o and 7-y25, ,333.7.
Mr.. Lockwood criticised the met hods O
highway expenditures very severely ant
thought that roads should be built here
after and not patched,
Tho meeting was finally continued I,
next Monday evening at 7 O'Clock, wher
hnsl action will be taken.
An Interesting Contest.
The programme prepared for this even
Ing at the Cercle Jacques Cartier Hall
where the Philharmonic Bands fair II In
| progress, promises a most interesting en-
' tp iumaut Tho rontaat bet .vaon a..