Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

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After the records had been approved,
the first matter was that OF establishing
sidewalks and curbing on Maple street
from Mein street to Baptist.
w. ID. s. Havens objected and said all
the other abutters were opposed to hav-
ing curbing set except Edmund Cole, who
sent in the petition. He also stated that
thrre is curbing In front of Mr.. Coles
estate, and that 1t will only be short
time before the street will be extended to
Summer street, when the whole work II
done now will have to be done over again,
as the grade would be changed. There
are eleven aburters on the street and four
of them appeared and objected.
On motion of Alderman Perrin the pc
titioner was given leave to withdraw and
the Committee on Streets and Bridges
were instructed tc look Into the matter
OF resettiug the curbing in front OF the
Edmund Cole estate with power to act.
etiticn for the establishment OF side
walks and for curbing the same on
Jerauld street from Whipple street to
Waldo street was read and also an OBJ
lection from George X. King. On motion
OF Alderman Thomas O'Brien the petition
was granted.
Petition for the establishment OF side
walks and for cur bing the same on Whip
pie street from Patt street to Jerauid
street was read and James Kinsley said he
was In favor OF all kinds of Improvements,
but did not want his property damaged.
He gave the city lot Of land when the
street was laid out on condition that his
property would never be damaged by
working the street to grade. He claimed
that the sidewalk Is now higher than his
land and he wanted his lot filed In. He
did not object to the petition and said no
street should be without curbing and a
sewer.
John j. Nolan said his house would
have to be raised. On motion OF Alder.
man Thoma] O'Brien the petition was
granted.
A communication from Mayor Tiepke
in regard to the disposition OF several
matters on the clerks desk was received
and ordered placed on file.
Petition OF the j. & p. Coats Co., re-
questing that George ID. Parker be grant
ed permission to remove night soil in the
day time from the mills, was granted.
A communication was read from James
e. Potter, William r. Sayles, A. L. Ather-
ton, Thomas w. Robinson, George W..
Kent and others Offering to give land to
the city adjoining the Daggett farm un-
der certain conditions which have been
published before, and the same was re.
ferred to the Committee on Highways.
Claim of Lydia F. Cook for S150, the cost
of building a fence on her estate on Main
street, Cunliffe and Woodlawn avenues,
made necessary by the change of grade,
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
After the Contract.
The following resolution was paesed on
motion Of Alderman Perrin:
"Resolved, That the joint standing
committee on Street Lights, to whom on
March %, 1895, was referred the petition
OF the Pawtucket Gas Co., In relation to
entering into contract for lighting the
streets of the city, are hereby instructed
to report on said petition at the next
meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen.
"Resolved, That whenthe Board adjourns
1t be to Tuesday, June II, at 8 o'clock
p. M"
Charges Against the Sergeant.
The following charges were then read:
ITO His Honor Henry e. Tiepke, Mayor
OF Pawtucket:
rEuuk " helliy, CItILSu VI raw.
tuoket, hereby prefer charges of gross
ignorance and vindictive conduct unbe.
coming an officer, against James p. Nick
son, Sergeant Of Police Of said Pawtucket.
"Specifcation-On the night Of May 20,
1896, being the night before Decoration
Day, was kept busy at my business, that
OF florist, until 2 o'clock and later I'm
the store occupied by mo filling orders for
flowers for customers. At about 2 o'clock
OF said morning eaid Nickerson came into
my place OF business and ordered IL
closed, threatening mo with arrest and
with being locked up and accusing me
with aiding and abettIng Myron ID.
Kelly, another occupant OF said store, To
break the law. / request n hearing on
these charges and the proper punishment
OF said Nickerson II he 90 found guilty.
CRANK O'REILLY,
"MYRoN ID. KELLY.
"Pawtucket, X. l., June I, 1896"
IL was voted TO give the officer n hear
Ing next Tuesday evening, Juno IL, at s
o'clock and that copy OF the charges be
served on Sergeant Nickerson.
concurrent Business.
The following business from the Com