Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-18
The NEW COUNCIL.
First Regular Meeting
Last Evening.
CLERK WAS NOT A CLERK.
Mayor Exercises His Veto Power For
the First Time.

The first regular meeting OF the Com
mon Council WAS held last evening, Pres.
ident Pierce II the chair and all the mem
bers present. Councilman O'Brlen called
attention OF the members to the fact that
Common Council Clerk Gatchel had not
been sworn In, the matter having been
omitted ut the organization OF the new
city government.
Mayor Tiepke, who was present, ad-
ministered the oath OF office, and then
President Pierce ordered the Council to
proceed to bushes, thanking Mr.. O'Brien
for his wstchfulneSs.
rhe recor IL were read and were signed
"F. l.. Gatchel, clerk"
Mr.. O'Brien said II was irregular, ss
Mr.. Gatchel was not clerk. He presented
q resolution a" opting the records and II
was unanimously passed. President
Pierce called for Councilman Cole to
present his credentials and he did SO, the
clerk reading the certificate.
Communication from His Honor the
Mayor vetoing the ordinance allowing
the Pawtucket Street Railway Company
to lay a track on Weeden street from
Lonsdale avenue to the Power road. He
stated three reasons for so doing, one to
the effect that the time was not stated
when the work should be completed,
nothing In regard To cut outs and guard
wires and that the abutters had not been
notified.
Reports OF the City Treasurer and Audi
tor were requested by the Committee on
Finance to be sent to the Board OF Alder
men and the recommendation was
adopted.
Ordinance In amendment Of chapter SO
of the ordinance OF the city Of the public
health providing for a health officer and
police surgeon, fixing the salary at 5000,
was read and ordered sent to the upper
branch as IL originated there.
Joint resolution relieving Emerson q
Liddle, contractors OF the West avenue
sewer. from the forfeiture clause of sl0 a
day for each day In excess of the time
stated In the contract was passed.
Ordinance in relation to the sale OF the
bonds OF the city under chapters 235, 294 OF
the city ordinances was passed.
Ordinance providing for sewer on
Sterry street from West avenue To Paw
tucket avenue. 800 feet, appropriating
$500 for the same was passed.
On account OF Councilman McCabe's re-
tirement after his long and fali hful ser
vice 1t left a vacancy on the Committee on
Accounts and Mr.. Cole was elected.
Councilman Bryant presenteia petition
of tho Pawtucket Street Railroad Com
pany and others requesting that the com.
peDy be released from It's bond OF $1,000
in regard to laying rails and operating
cars on Central avenue.
Joint resolution releasing lhem from
the bond was referred To the Committee
on Finance.
Petition of Emeline Wright Tor $1,000
damage to her property on Fenner street
by the working Of the same, was referred
to the Committee on Claims
JOINT resolution IN regard TO the trans-
fer OF deeds OF land on Lum ber street he.
tween the city and representatives OF the
Davis Tannery estate was referred to the
Committee on City Property.
Joint resolution providing for the pub
fishing OF the city manual, IL to include
the Municipal Ballot Reform Law, was
passed.
Petition of Frank McHatten TOR dana
ges to his estate on Dunnell avenue was
referred To- the Committee on Claims.
Joint resolution in relation 10 the con-
structioD of sewers, directing that worE
be begun on sewers already ordered; tC
provide work for the poor, was passed.
Resolution returning thanks To the
Business Mems Association for the PRIV
lrge of meeting Senator Aldrich and fol
The lunch last Monday evening wsi
passed.
Adjourned for one week.