Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-02
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
Regular Meeting of The
Town Council.
THE FIREWARDS' ELECTION
c. X. Of A. Banquet-Death of Bust
ness Man-Court News.

Town Council yesterday afternoon all the
members were present, with President
Wilbur In the chair. AS usual the mem
bers began the New Year by convening
late, and the usual preliminary talk was
held in the clerks Office below.
The regular report OF the several COM
missioners was read and bills amounting
to tl,1Si.65 was allowed.
The usual number OF highway bills were
allowed.
The bill of Health Officer Malo OF $500
for six months service caused some dis.
cussion. He claimed that he had tolo the
Council how the duties had increased; /;
that his business had been injured and
that he could not attend to the duties for
the same prices as the last six mont hs,
which was 200. He also said that persons
who had previously employed him had
not done so since these contagious dis
eases began. Councilman Jordan objected
to the $500 for six months, but would be
I'm favor Of giving DR.. Mslo fl0O more, for
his extra work. DR.. Malo would not ac-
cept the position again for the sum first
given. The sum of $500 for the past six
months, he claimed, was not any too
much for the work which he has been
obliged to do.
Councilman Schiller did not believe the
bill exorbitant, and Councilman Smith
said that the entire system was wrong.
The motion to allow him the sum OF
1900 was lost, and the sum of FOO was al.
lowed him.
The list OF taxes for abatement was re.
ceived from the Board of lax Assessors
and were ordered abated.
The resignations OF James &. Pollard as
liquor officer and George o. Wood az a
truant officer were accepted. +. X. Bou
chier Was appointed In place Of the latter
Then came secret session to discuss the
candidates for the positions of enumera
tors OF the school census. They held the
star chamber session for more than hour,
and upon re. assembling announced the
following special ofiicev appointed Ed.
ward Laureat, Emilien Ponton, Stansiias
Ducios and James Powers. For census
enumerators Franklin b. Bowen and
1oiesphor Lalibertie. George A. Simmons
was re-elected ns inspector of buildings.
-Four grand jurors, George y. Wood,
James WOOD, Henry Willoughby and
William Il. Nichols were drawn.
The O'Malley land damage case came
up, presented by Town Solicitor Boswort h
and the following commissioners were
appointed, Theodore F. Dexter, John
Booth and }. Curry MacCartney.
Councilman Schiller introduced reso-
lutions upon the death OF ex-Gov. Little
field, which were unanimously adopted.
Town Treasurer Moies was authorized
To hire the sum Of 10000 to pay notes and
curren. expenses.
Adjourned TO the first Monday I'm Feb
ruary.
Tn" Firewards' Election
The annual election OF officers OF the
Central Falls Fire District was held at the
Cross street police headquarters Yesterday Y
afternoon and was n tame affair. The
polls opened ut 2 o'clock and in the ab-
sence OF the moderator, T.. l.. Freeman,
George w. Simmons was elected pro TEN.
There was but one ticnet in the field,
that OF the Republican voters. The
majority of the votes of that faith cast
their ballots and at O'Clock when the
polls were closed the result was as follows ::
Firewardens-John Booth, ii, ctoi Schil-
lier, Elmer T.. Lent, George II. Spaulding
and Henry Buffers.
For tax assessors OF the district the
votes cast averaged about the same, aud
and those elected were: Theodore f.
Dexter, John Il. Frechette and william
Bridgehouse.
Benjamin A. Reynolds was elected col
lector.
Jonn w. Fournier, James Jackson and
Frank II. Washburn were elected auditors
of accounts.
As com mmissioners OF the sinking fund
Stephen l.. Adams, John NJ. Fournier and
Oscar A. Newell were elected.
The following were elected as district
committee: William J. Lees, Daniel
Knowles, Reuben =. Dame, Charles w
Arnold, &. Fred Crawford and John X.
Dennis. At large; John NJ Fournier.
The fiscal year will hereafter close on
Nov. 30 instead OF Dec. 81.
For the first time In several years the
annual reports were furnished the tax
payers In ample time to digest them before
the appropriation meeting which was ap.
prectated by the taxpayers, who can At.
tend and vote at the meeting intelligently,
The report comprises 81 pages and includes
the board, treasurer, collectors and sink
Ing fund commissioners reports The
following are the net costs for maintain
ing each oftbe departments: Fire,
fs,O33.29; police, f6,0i1.21; street Lighting,
f6.327,47; public library, $3.50 II; water
supply, f2,472.sS; Cross street building,
f556.S3; miscellaneous, S9O3.63; total re-
capitulstion, s25, ,3l5.42.
There has been drawn on the treasurer
$40 orders amounting to s33,037.O6. The
treasurer's report shows the receipts and
expenditures OF the district to be til ,9l0.-
05. The total Indebtedness of the district
Ia as follows: Bonds due In 1895 and 1900
s26,OOO; notes, 500; total, sll6,5OO,
while the increase OF the floating debt
during the year was $500. The balance
Of funds now on hand is Il ,236 6i. The
totrl amount Of the sinking fund IL
ss,5a3.33.
Died To-day.
James +. Lodge, a former business man
here, died at the residence OF relatives on
Mill street this morning.
court News.
In the District Court this morning the
cases against Michael Trumley and Will
liam Aubrey, charged with breaking and
entering the stores OF Emanuel Vadneis
and John Welcome, came up by con sin.
ance. The former was discharged and .ns