Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-21
in CENTRAL FALLS.
New City's Bearings a
Little Rusty Yet.
The CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Pastor Chalmers Threatens tho Lin.
coin Town Council.

They hayo not got the bearings OF tho
new city government to running real
smooth yet. Every now and then there
seems to be hitch which will probably be
remedied a. the members get more used
to city msthods. Last night tho Council
asked for a joint convention to elect
chief engineer and assistant OF the hre
department when the ordinance, creating
those two positions, had not been passed
by the Aldermen.
Councilman Mccartney announced last
night that he had been Informed on good
authority that the railroad company had
fenced In scme land on the corner OF
Foundry and Railroad streets that be.
longed to the city. 1t looked to him as
though they were quietly taking some
thing that did not belong to them. The
matter was referred to the railroad com
mittee together with the change OF grade
caused at the same place by the alteration
OF the tracks. The wsy they railroad or
dinances through the Council without In
somG cases even reading them shows great
confidence In the ability of the ordinance
committee.
In Board of Aldermen petition OF abut-
ters on Earle street to have 1t worried to
grade and sidewalks curbed, was re:erred.
Petition of abutters on Summer street
to have q street laid out from Illinois to
Dexter street, as q continuation OF sum-
mcr street, was referred.
A remonstrance to the petition asking
for the Improvement OF Summer street
and asking for public hearing, signed
by Robert Broome and others, was referred.
A communication from the Board OF
Public Works in relation to the sewer as
sessments on Fales, Broad, Crossing and
Dexter streets, was continued to the next
meeting.
John Dew hurst and the Nicholson File
Co. were granted building permits.
The committee on police and licenses
reported progress.
Alderman Schiller for the committee
on parks asked for an additional appro.
priation OF $3.50. He said the original ap.
propriation of $3.50 was insufficient.
All highway matters reported by the
committee were continued until the next
meeting.
On motion of Alderman Schiller 1t was
voted to increase the salary OF the In
spector of Buildings to $500 per annum.
On motion of Alderman Schiller it was
voted toHestore the salary Of fSuperintend-
ent of Highways Dame to $1 600.
License was granted to John N. Butman
to sell fireworks from June 10 to July 10.
Bills OF the poor department and high
way labor pay rolls were allowed.
In Common Council ordinances relating
to finances and public works were adopt
ed.
Resolution to locate street lights In the
Valley Falls district was passed.
J. "A. Blount was given leave to with
draw hts claim for damages by highway
improvements.
Adjourned to meet Monday night.
In Joint Convention Ray g. HuliDg
Robert B. Sweet, Richard T. Keene and
Andrew J. Patt were elected constables to
serve civil process.
The Crescent's Fair.
The fair of the Crescent Literary Asso.
citation will be brought to q close this
evening iD Temperance Hall. o'clock
the bicycle contest will be closed, at $3.50
O'Clock the parlor suit contest, at 10
O'Clock the contest for the cane and at
1890 o'clock the drawing will take place.