Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-17
IN CENTRAL FALLS
Town Fathers in Session
Five Hours.
AN ANDREW -CHAGE TILT.
Old License Board Reelected-Widow
Of Edwin Dewhurst Arrives.

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terdsy afternoon was record breaker,
the solons being In session nearly five
hours. There was considerable business
transacted and at a secret session extend
Ing over an hour the old board OF Ii
cense commissioners were reelected. All
the members were present and President
Wilbur presided.
The Psym' mt OF Taxes
Councilman Comstock presented a reso-
luton ordering all tax collectors for the
i've years past to make reports Of all un-
paid taxes to the Council by May 7th, to-
gether with list of the delinquents, de-
scription Of property and amount OF taxes
due. Mr.. Comstock said that there was
| quite an amount of unpaid taxes and they
should be collected. IL any OF the real
estate changes hands the tax cannot be
| collected two years after the transfer.
The Council should know amount the just
| outstanding, so that some means might
be devised for their collection. The reso-
luton was adopted.
| NictuslIiDg House Licenses.
| The victualing house licenses were
taken up. President Wilbur said he would
like TO take the applications ana look up
the places. Mr.. Schiller said he and Mr..
Smith had visited several places and were
ready TO report upon. Upon their recon-
| mendation Peter GeTmain aud James J.
Hughes wer, granted tavern licenses, and
| Mary Gsimshaw and Kelley Il Moriarty
were granted yictuslling house licenseb.
James Gilligan was granted pool table
license.
The Broad Street Sewer.
| Arnold B. Chace appeared and entered
/ formal protest in behalf of the Valley
| Falls Company against the construction
| of sewer in Broad street, rs recon-
| mendod by The com missioners. he said
| that The sewer will open about 20 feet
| from he mill trench and he feared that
the sand would eventually work into the
| trench, thereby causing damage to the
| company. He asked that he he given
time To secure an engineer to took over
the plans and have him confer with the
town engineer.
Mr.. Andrew said the outlet now was i'm
| the trench and there was but one catch
basin. The new plan provides fJr II
catch basins and will empty the surface
water outside OF the trench. Mr.. Andrew
further said that II any damage Was done
the Commissioners would extend the
| sewer few feet and carry the water below
the dam. Continuing Mr.. Andrew said :
"Mr. Chace might as well be- plain and
fair and say that he wants a different plan
accepted. lie does not want this sewer
| on Broad street no matter where we
empty the water. The contract for this
work has been awarded. II Mr.. Chace
eau suggest better plan before he work
is commenced we are willing to make the
| change
| Mr. Chace asked where the High street
matter stood. He said there was misun-
| derstanoing at present .as to the exact
status OF the case. The records showed
that the mmissioners had failed TO sgree
with the Valley Fails Company and Abra-
ham Burnham; that their report had been
| approved.
Solicitor Bosworth said that the Coun-
| ell should have fixed the damages. The
matter was referred to he Committee on
Highways OF the district.
The License Board.
Applications for position as License
Commissioners were presented by George
Sloan, George w. Walcott, Charles Gran
shaw and Francois X. Boucher. The
Council went into executive session, and
upon reassembliDg elected George w.
Walcntt, j. NJ. Aut hier, and George Sloan.
George L. Jeucks, William Il. Goodwin,
Moses +. Ballcu and Charles X Drown
were elected bird officers.
The jury was made up for the year.
President Wilbur said il would be nee
essary To appoint a commission on Broad
street, as there was a little land that
would have to be taken. Jethro Baker,
Oscar A. Newell and John Booth were APP
pointed com m issioners.
Mr.. Comstock said that ZOO had been
appropriated to straighten the Anna
Say'es road. lie asked that the Engineer
be instructed to give the lines Of the road,
In order that 1t might be worked TO
grade. IL was 30 voted.
The Clerk was instructed 20 notify all
parties interested in the widening OF Dex-
ter street that u hearing will be given on
May 7th.
Inspector OF Buildings George II. Sim
mons presented a bill OF siOO for services
as Inspector for 1892 ana 1893. IL was
referred To the committee on claims.
There was no salary fixed for this posi-.
tion until this year, but the position was
hlled by Mr.. Simmons for two years past.
Henry Buffers, Robert Mcclure and
Eugene Panton were granted building
permits.
The committee on highways In Ions
dale was authorized TO have an electric
light placed on John street and Whipple
bridges.
The claim OF Ray q. HuliDg OF ;1OO, a
reward offered for the arrest and convic-
ton oil Dennis Sugrue, was reported upon.
Mr.. Huling arrested him, secured iudg-
ment In the lower court, the case was ap.
pealed to the higher court Sugrue was
released on bail and skipped. The
Solicitor said he should be arrested and
taken to the court II possible.
Grand Court Present.
The annual visitation OF the officers OF
the Grand Court TO Court Central, A. o.
+. OF A., took place last evening.
Pleasant Presentation.
The residence OF Patrick Foran on Par
ker street was the scene OF a very pleasant
event last evening. the occasion
being the presentation TO Miss ForaD OF
q handsome piano, the gift OF her parents
In recognition OF her birthday.