Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-21
over HIS HEAD
Two VetOes Are
Not Sustained
BY The ALDERMEN.
Special Meeting Held
Last Night.
The MAYOR WAS ABSENT,
But Much Important Business Was
Transacted.
The MAYOR WAS ABSENT,
But Much Important Business Was
Transacted.

Last evening special meeting of the
Board OF Aldermen was held upon call of
Mayor Tiepke. His Honor did not appear
and the members of the Board spent near
ly an hour In secret session In the Alder.
manic chamber previous to being called
to order by President Gordon.
The following message was read by the
clerk and ordered placed on fiie.
"PAwTUCKET, X. l., May 20, 1880.
ITO the Honorable the Board of Alder
men:
"0entlemen-I have convened your
honorable body In special session this
evening for the purpose of taking action
upon several resolutions and ordinances
which have recently been returned to your
honorable body with the disapproval OF
the Executive Department; also to take
action upon communications received
from the Department of Public Works
and the Superintendent of Fire Alarm
and Police Signal Wires, and ordinances
chapter 70 and 115, respectfully, which
refer to the Interstate Street Railway Co.
81 respectfully recommend that the
various matters relating to the Interstate
Railway Co. be received and referred to
the Joint standing Committee on Rail-
roads. have adopted this mode of pro-
cedure because Of the general desire on
the part of the people that the lnterst ate
Street Railway 20. may be operated at as
early date as convenient, and because
Of my belief that. the careful considera.
tion Of these matters by the joint stand.
ing Committee on Railroads will result In
ha fpo Inn nH opAf ..,Is s-L
receive my approval without delay.
"HENRY K. TIEPKE, Mayor"
The ordinance relating to. the pure hase
OF blocks OF paving which was vetoed by
the Mayor was read and the veto sus-
tanned on a roll-csll vote.
The resolution In regard to police rules
and regulations which was vetoed by the
Mayor was then read and another set OF
rules drawn up by the Mayor was pre-
sented.
After long discussion the set of rules
presented by the Committee on Police
wss passed over the Mayors veto unani-
mously on roll-call vote.
The joint resolution in regard to award
ing the contract for the city advertising to
the Evening Times and Pawtucket TRIB-
UNE, which was vetoed by the Mayor, was
read. The reasons given by the Mayor
were very exhaustive land went into the
amount Of taxes paid by each concern,
etc.
The resolution was passed over the
Mayors veto,l4 to 1, on q roll-call vote,
Alderman Gorton voting in the negative.
Communication from the Board Of Pub
lie Works recommending the proper re-
pair OF the roads Of the Interstate Street
Railway Co. by paving between and out.
side the rails, proper drainage, grading,
etc., and relaying the rails on Exchange
street bridge, was read; also a communi.
cation from Supt. Daggett Of the Police
Signal and Fire Alarm Wires, recommend.
ing that the company be lobliged to put
In cut .outs and string guard wires before
the road 10 started a. the lines are now
without either.
City Clerk Sibley read chapter 20 and lie
of the city ordinances which governs the
granting Of the rights now held by the
company. The whole matter was referred
to the Joint standing Committee on Rail-
roads.
Business From tho Council.
The following matters were passed In
concurrence:
Ordinance fixing the salary OF the city
engineer at e. 500 per annum.
Joint resolution I'm regard to the city
solicitor applying to the General Assem-
bly, for the necessary legislation to allow
one-third OF the School Committee to con
sist OF women.
Ordinance approprlatIng s225 for TIM
purpose OF painting the ward rooms.
Account OF the High street Universalis
Society for the care OF tower clock for tive
years, $50.
Ordinance appropriating 5000 for tn
improvement OF that portion OF OaI
Grove cemetery known as the Richardson
purchase.
Resolution allowing the account o
James N. Crawford, $4,000, was concurre'
In as amended by the Council.
Joint resolution In relation to framinl
q new building law which the Council
amended by striking out the name o
Daniel w. Wilmsrth and substituting
the name OF w. Howard Walker was res'