Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-24
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Mayor Tiepke called this body to order
ana all the members were present. A
message from His Honor announced that
he had vetoed the ordinance appropriate
ing money for block paving for the rea-
son that the money should come from the
highway department
Ordinance appropriating $1,000 addi-
tionsl for the poor department was
passed.
Petitions,
A petition was presented from Albert
X. Sherman setting forth the diradvanta-
ges arising TO the city and the citizens by
reason oi the cars not running un tn.
Iuter State Railroad; stating that the re-
ceiyer Is an oiicer OF the Court, awaiting
Instructions from the Court, and would
willingly do something in the matter II
the Court directed; the Court has given
no directions therefore, the petitioner,
I'm tehalf of many citizens, asks that the
City Council take some action In the mat
ter. After some discussion the matter
was referred TO the Mayor and the City
Solicitor.
Petition of George T.. Wilson and Others
that Carnation street be graded aud side
walks established from North Bend street
TO Broadway was received and the abut-
ters Motif Il 10 appear al the July meet
Ing OF the Board, the city engineer to
bring in plat OF the grade at that meet-
ing.
Petition of George II. Miller and Others
for he establishment OF grade on Maxim
street from Central avenue to Dexter
street was referred to the City Engineer.
Petition of Thomas McCusker and
Others that Spencer street be accepted was
returned to the petitioner for correction.
Petition of Catharine Kelley for abate-
ment of tax was referred TO tho Board OF
Abatement.
Petition of Wilfred Lareaux for abate-
ment OF curbing tax was referred to the
Commissioner OF Public Works.
Petition for a saver In Belmont street
from Main street to West avenue was re-
ferred to the Committee on Sewers.
Petition OF John j. Hogan for a pool
table license, and OF Antonio Fund.- for a
victualing house license was referred TO
the Committee on Police.
Sewer Matters
Ordinances appropriating sl,7OO for a
sewer I'm Greene street and 5000 for
sewer In Johnson street were passed.
Ordinance appropriating 1880 for n
sewer In Clyde street was laid on the
table.
school Matters.
The following ordinance was read and
passed, on accommodation OF the Com.
mittee on Finance.
Section 1. The following sums OF
money, or such thereof as may be respec-
tfNfaI Iag e.. o H..
after severally stated, are hereby appro-
priated Tor said department for the cur
rent fiscal year, viz: For teachers wages,
sA,OOl.26; Tor janitors' wages, s1,2l637; I;
tor incidentals, 1850; for evening drawing
school, $500; for evening schools, i75; for
furniture, 900. And the City Treasurer is
hereby authorized TO hire on the notes Of
the city so mUch of said sums OF money
as the exigencIes OF the treasury may from
time TO time require. Sec. 2. This ordi-
nance shall take effect Immediately.
Aid. O'Reilly offered a resolution OF.
recting the City Solicitor to apply to the
General Assembly for such legislation az
Will add TO the school committee the
Mayor, the members OF the joint standing
committee on education, and tho Chair.
man OF the Joint standing committee on
finance. This resolution was read and
passed.
Miscellaneous business,
~ Mrs. Michael Coleman, Peter Keough,
John T.. Newman and Elizabeth Hines
we're given permission 10 pay their sewer
taxes In three installments.
The police janitor was given vacation
OF ten days, the same as the policemen.
An ordinance approprlatlng $3.50 for the
Improvement OF Gerald street, from
Waldo to Whipple streets, and petition
for the establishment OF a grade on said
street, we're returned to Councilman Ar
mold for correction.
Common Council resolution authorlz-
ing his Honor the Mayor to execute
supplementary contract with the Paw
tucKot Street Railroad Company was
passed in concurrence.