Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-26
BOARD is NO TORE.
The Public Works Commissioner Assumes the
Duties OF Office.

The Public Works Commissioner Assumes the
Duties OF Office.
At4 o'clock Saturday afternoon the
Board of Water Commissioners went out
of existence and the Board OF Public
Works was duly inst allied into Office. At
that hour there had gat hered I'm the office
OF the Water Commissioners all the en-
ployes OF the department with two ex-
ceptiops, the members OF the Board Of
Water Commissioners, two members OF
City Council Committee on Water-Messrs
Jacob Stephens and Wheaton Cole; tue
Com missioner of Public Works-elect, =,
Loren G.. Ladd; members of the Board Of
Aldermen and Common Council, City
Alden w. Sibley, and several newspa per
men. In course of time the Superintend-
ent of the Water Works, Edwin Darling
addressed the Water Commissioners as
follows:
To the Honorable Board o. Water Commits
siDners:
You are called together today by the en-.
ployes Of the water works. I'm order that we
may express our deep sense Of gratttu for
the long continued service which we have
been allowed TO perform In our various posi-.
tons, some of Us for per, od extending oveI
fourteen years, Others for seven to twelve
this time the relationsP existing between
our honorable board and ourselves have
been OF the pleasartest and most cordial ma
ture. While we, on the one hand, have al
ways tried to perform our various duties for
the best Interest OF the works, you have al
ways seemed Tn appreciate our good inten
tions ami haye CHI cred us on In our several
places OF responsibility, and with pardona
BILE pride we would point to results as proof
OF the good wsrk accomplished, Feeling
now that your connection with this depart
ment Is to be severed, and you are to IeilTc
from active service. and desiring in some
way to show you our appreciation OF your
invariable Kindness In the past, we present
to each OF you his small token of our esteem.
with OUT very best wishes OF the future, as "A
reminder TO you of the many pleasant hours
that we have enjoyed together In our long
continued services To the town and city.
At the close Of these remarks Mr.. Dar-
ling presented to each OF the Commits
sicners handsome, heavy gold headed
ebony cane, each bearing the name and
length OF service OF the recipient, and the
legend, presented by the employees OF
the water works and citizens OF Paw
tucket, II. l., Feb. "a, 1894"
Robert ID. Mason, Chairman OF the
Water Com missioners, who had been
member OF the Board for Ia years, ex-
pressed his thanks briefly, as did Gen.
Olney Arnold, Commissioner for IL years.
His remarks were OF a character that
was pleasing to all and also brief histo-
ry OF the Board OF Water Commissioners.
William ii. Haskell, who,h been Com
missioner for five years, also expressed his
thanks for this token OF esteem.
Loren q. Lacd, the Commissioner OF
Public Works-elect, was called upon, and
said he was very happy to meet these em-
ployes and felt that they would take hold
hand In hand and continue the good work
In the same good channel, and be able to
work toget her In friendly manner.
Councilman stephen, Chairman OF the
City Council committee on water, spoke
briefly, and then City Clerk y bley at-
ministered the oath of Office To Loren q.
Ladd, as Com missioner OF Puolic Works
and the occasion was over.