Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-06
IN CENTRAL FALLS. RAP At HARTLEY.
Personal Communication
to Cumberland Council
AT YESTERDAYS MEETING.
An Officer Asked For at Diamond Hill
Vicinity.

The Cumberland Town Council met
yesterday afternoon in regular monthly
session at o'clock.
President Currier presided and all the
members were present.
There were few probate matters at
tended to which we're OF little Importance.
The Town Treasurer's monthly report
was read and ordered placed on file, and
that official was then given authority to
pay the July coupons, amounting to q.
81 800, demand notes to the amount OF
sl6 900 and another loan which falls due
In August.
Cyrus Taft was elected Tax Collector In
accordance with the vote OF the town
meeting, and he furnished a bond I'm the
sum OF 900 In addition TO the bond of
$50 1000 which he gives as Town Treasurer.
Three petitions for electric lights were
read by President Currier for lights on
Carpenter street and Elm street In Valley
Falls and also at Ashton.
During the reading of the latter, which
was somew hat In the nature of personal
communication to Councilman Tobey, the
member from Ashton, Councilman Hart
ley, was very nervous.
The communication went on to say that
as they hsd no one on the Council this
year to properly represent the interests of
that section OF the town the writer, who
is one David Ross, hoped that Mr.. Tobey
would see to II that the matter was prop
erly brought to the attention of the
Council.
Mr.. Hartley felt verv cheap at being
described as a nonenitity.
All the petitions were referred, on the
suggestion OF the President, to the Com
mittee on Street Lights with power to act.
The usual grist OF monthly bills, with
the exception OF laborers' bills, were al
lowed. They we're allowed last Monday.
The contractors on the new town house
were allowed an order for 5000 on rec
ommendation OF the architects.
This is the first payment allowed on
the building. President Currler said he
understood q petition was to have been
presented for the appointment Of a paid
policeman for the next three months In
the vicinity OF Diamond Hill. He thought
Adm Tresk would be a very good man, as
he was a Democrat, which was peculiar
reason for Mr.. Currier to give.
He cited various residents of that sec
tlon OF the town as being anxious to have
an OUcer statloneu tnere. he knew
there was not enough money TO pay him,
neither was there enough TO pay the reg
ular force, but he thought that end of the
town was entitled to protection" as
we'll as the Valley Falls end.
Mr.. Dillon thought II would be some-
what irregular to appoint an extra officer
on verbal petition and as the Council
was to meet again on Wednesday next
they would have ample time TO ge: their
petition In II they desired. Consequently
no action was taken.
The following Grand Jurors were then
drawn by the President: John o. Bellows,
stephen |. Dexter, Anthony |. Earle and
David Coleman, and Petit Jurors as fol-
lows Clarence L. Whipple, William l..
Whipple, Timothy Shea, John p. Healy,
John +. Shsfer, Henry A. Bishop, Warren
3. Camick, Marcus Whipple, Thomas f.
Harrison, Lyman A. Follett, George T..
Whipple, Edwin Ames, Joseph Fleming,
James &. Dexter, Henry Metcalf, John +.
Fitzpatrick, Henry Conway, James Me-
Laughlin, John j. Motley, Andrew Weth-
erhead, Thomas Pearson, Silss Holmes,
Owen NJ. Barber, stephen A. Kimnall.
The question Of a grade on Dsvis street
was considered briefly, and IL was re-
fcrred to the President.
All unfinished business and the election
OF officers was continued until next
Wednesday, July IL, and the Council adj
journed.