Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-20
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

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The Board of Aldermen was called to
order by the Mayor, all the members pres
ent. A message was received from the
Mayor to the effect that he had convened
that body for the purpose of taking such
action as may be deemed proper In the
matter OF the removal OF dead wires,
statement containing the number and
location OF " hich accompanied the mes.
sage; also to take action upon a PROPOSE
tion submitted by the Pawtucket City
Band for summer concerts; also to take
action upon resolution providing for the
payment Of certain obligations incurred
at the recent confiagrstion.
Dead wires.
Accompanying the message was state
ment from the Superintendent OF Elec-
trio Wires, enumerstipg the following 10.
calities where "dead" wires are now
strung:
Providence Telephone Company-Three
on Pleasant, two on Pidge avenue, three
on Main street and West venue, two oD
Prospect street.
Western Union Telegraph Company
Two on Pawtucket avenue and Main
street, 10 on Exchange street, ~ on North
Main street, 22 on Fountain and East
streets, one on West avenue and Main
street.
B. and o. Telegraph CompaDy-One on
Prospect street, 22 on Division and Tyler
streets.
Fire alsrm-One on Main street, one on
North Main street.
Water works-One on North Main
street, one on Middle street.
w. f. q #. q. Ssyles-One on Waldo
street.
Privste-Ex change street at the High
School.
Interstate Street Railway Company-In
Lumber street, East avenue, High, Ex-
change, Fountain, Park, East streets,
Broadway and Central avenue, feed and
trolley wir,s.
The Superintendent OF fire alarm and
police signal wires was directed to re-
move all the dead wires at the expense OF
the corporation owning them.
Concurrent Business
The following matters passed by the
Common Council last week were con-
CURED in.
Amendment to the resolution providing
or's message In regard to the public
schools; resolution accepting the proposed
plan OF cut outs on the electric railroads;
ordinance making an appropriation to
pay for the stone crushing plant; ordi-
nance TO repair the fence at Oak Grove
cemetery; confirmation OF appointments
to the fire department.
New Business.
The following new matters were pre-
sented Petition to esta blish a grade on
Amey street, referred to the Committee
on Highways; claim OF John McCaffrey
for pay for a door taken by the fire de-
partment on the occasion of the recent
fire, referred to the Committee on the
Fire Department; petition OF James Nc
Govern and wife for compensation for
damages done by the Improvement on
Jefferson avenue, referred to the Com.
mittee on Claims; resolution to pay sc-
count OF John Daniels for damage done to
fowls by dogs, $500, referred to the APP
prsiser OF damages done to fowls by dogs;
several petitions to pay sewer tax In three
installments, granted; two petitions for
victusling house licenses, referred to the
Committee on Police; several petitions
for license to sci fireworks, granted; pc
tition Of John ID. Sawyer IL Co. for leave
to sell gunpowder, referred to the Com
mittee on Police; petition OF st. Joseph
L. A. and b. Society for license TO hold q
lawn party, granted.
Miscellaneous BusInes=
The Conant Thread Company were giy.
en- leave to withdraw their names. TO the
petition for the Improvement OF Winter
street at their own request.
Common Council ordinance requiring
the electric railroad companies TO equip
their cars with safety tenders was re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
William n. Torney was appointed spec.
ial constable by the Mayor and the APP
pointment was confirmed.
A communication from X. l.. Fsirmsn
of the Pawtucket City Band, proposing TO
give a series Of our-door concerts, was re-
ferred to the Mayor.
The report of the commits issioners on the
layout OF Clyde street was received, and
the street was declared a public highway.
The Mayors veto OF the resolution sc-
cepting the sum OF 900 for the care OF
several burial lots In Oak Grove cemetery
was sustained.
Several applications for building per.
mits were granted.
Tne Dispatch Printing Company was
granted permission to locate a steam
boiler.
Petition OF Eastern Advertising Com
panv for permission to locate a steam
boiler was ordered advertised for the reg
ulsr meeting OF July.
The Inspector of Buildings reported
back the application OF Patrick maggie for
permission to erect a building, recon-
mendinR the petition be not granted. ss
the building ~ partislly erected and Ia not
a safe structure. The matter was referred