Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-11
A BUSY MEETING.
Aldermen Discuss MANY
Street Matters.
CLAIMS THAT ARE BIG.
Stone, Carpenter 4 Wilson Wants
S6,250-Routine Business.

S6,25O-Routine Business.
The Board of Aldermen met In regular
monthly session last evening with Presi-
dent Gorton In the chair and all the mem
bers present. There was quite a large
crowd OF interested persons present, and
the attractions were street matters. They
came from different parts OF the city, but
the largest contingent came from Fair
lawn. Ii was nearly $3.50 o'clock when
the Board was called to order, and In the
absence OF City Clerk Sibley Assistant
City Clerk Roberts read The records of
the previous meeting which were adopted.
communication was read from Mayor
Tiepke nominating John Collins and
Daniel Comisky as special constabIes, and
the nominations were confirmed.
A Nuisance.
communication signed by Walter M.
Gardner and others was read stating that
there Is nuisance existing In the rear OF
the Dorrance building on the corner of
Main and North Main streets where there
are number OF privy vaults. They asked
that the owners be obliged to connect the
building with the sewer. Health Offirer
jerks said the nuisance was unbeara BILE
and especially dangerous as 1t is In the
centre OF the city. Ho had notified the
agent, Charles II. Pratt, but the latter said
he would do nothing about the matter
and would let the city proceed. Walter
M. Gardiner said the place was very OBJ
noxious and upon motion of Alderman
Thnmaa A~k
city sergeant order the nuisance abated
within forty.eight hours.
Street Matters.
AS there were several ladies present In.
terested In street matters that business
was then taken up. The first matter was
In regard to establishing sidewalks and
curbing the same on Central avenue from
Broadway to Cottage street. Mrs. Martha
+. Danz and Sarah Dillon objected to the
Improvement. Upon motion of Alderman
Perrin IL was voted to establish the
sidewalks and curb the same.
Petition for the establishment of side
walks and curbing tho same on Clyde
street from East avenue to Waldo street
was read and on notion of Alderman
Thomas O'Brien It was voted to make tho
Improvement.
Petition that Chandler avenue from
Smithfield avenue to the old Power road
be worked to a grsde, sidewalks estab-
lished and the same curbed was read. Il
was voted to continue the matter of side
walks and curbing until the regular meet.
Ing in August. 1t was also voted that the
abutters be notified to appear at the same
time In regard to the matter of esta blish-
ing grade.
Joint resolution to relay, widen and
improve Brook street from North Bend
street to the Boston and Newport road
was passed.
Petition for new street from Broad
way to Cole street to be called Amey
street was read. The street is to be forty
feet wide and Is located on the Cole plat
An order was passed accepting the street
as public highway.
Petition for sewer In Amey street was
referred to the Committee on Sewers.
Petition for the establishment of side
walks and curbing the same on Amey
street was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Bridges.
Petition that grade be established on
Lawrence street was read and the abut-
tors were ordered notified to appear lat
the next regular meeting, the city engi-
neer to bring In grade at that time.
Petition for sewers In Jackson street
and Appleton avenue were referred to the
joint standing Committee on Sewers.
Petition for new highway from Pine
street to Pawtuckst avenue along the line
of Randall street was referred to the joint
standing Committee on Highways.
Joint resolution to the effect that the
Joint standing Committee on Ordi-
H.. IuAN
pensation when the Fire Department rem.
ders service outsideof the city limits was
passed.
Petition for now highway from Hum
boldt to Hurley avenues was referred to
the joint standing Committee on High
ways with instructions to report to either
branch Of the City Council.
Petition for an electric light to be To-
Gated at the corner Of Barney avenue and
Beech street was referred to the Commit
tee on Street Lights.
Monthly Reports.
The monthly reports of Health Officer
jerks, Overseer Of the Poor Peckham,
and Chief OF Police Perry were read and
ordered placed on file with the exception
Of the latter report. IL was shown that
three cases OF scarlet fever and six cases OF
diphtherIa were reported; tnat $40 per-
sons had been assisted bv the Poor
Department and 140 arrests by tho Po-
lice Department. The report Of the Chief
OF Police was referred to tho Com mittee
on Police.
Costly Claims.
Claim OF the firm OF Stone, Carpenter q
Wilson for s6,250, per cent OF s125, 900, for
brench OF contract, was referred to the
joint standing committee on claims. The
firm claims that they furnished plans for
the new high school which wero accepted,
and later the school committee refused to
allow tho firm to suporintend the work of
erection.
Claim OF Charles W. Gilmore for 5000
damages for injuries received by be ing
thrown from his team on Vernon street