The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-10
Last Regular Meeting Of the
City Council.
Police Station ResOlutiOnlPa
Over Mayors VetOe.
Christian Endeavers Elect Officers-import-
ant Happenings About the City-Notes.

The last regular meeting OF the present
city council was held last evening. Al
though the meeting did not occupy quite
an hour yet matters of considerable i'm
portance were passed upon. verbal ex-
planation was given by the chairman OF
the committee which has been endeavor-
ing to settle the fender question. A sur
prise was sprung upon most of the MEM
bers of the council in regard to the fact
that the city is possessed of building
which was not known to them. Several
matters from the Board of Aldermen were
passed in concurrence. The most import
ant matter was the veto message of his
honor, the Mayor, refusing to sanction the
expenditure of $500 for the renovation of
the police station.
The meeting was called to order by
President Fish and all of the council re-
sponded to the roll call except Councilman
Ponton. The records of the previous meet
ing were read and no objection being
raised they were declared approved.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCA-
The Committee on Education through
it's chairman, Councilman Washburn re-
ported that after learning the condition of
the school property, it was deemed advis-
able to make necessary repairs and i'm
provements on the same as thorough as
our appropriation would permit. The
total amount expended for repairs, ma
terial, ETC., was $749.09. The committee
recommend that an appropriation of $500
o. s-x I'D -
ty be made for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Fales, from the committee on city
property, presented the petition of Messrs.
Burnham and Lockwood to lease portion
Of the city land in the rear Of the filtera-
tion works for experimental purposes, was
referred to the committee on city property.
The petition of the Time and Weather
Pillar Company to give the city, free of
charge, one of their time and weather in
dicators, was referred to the committee on
city property.
The clerk read d communication from
chief Of the Weather Bureau, Willis L.
Moore, recommending the usefulness of
the indicator.
BRECrED A NEW TOOL HOUSE.
Councilman Colquohoun, chairman of
the committee on city parks, reported that
he had consulted with the city solicitor In
regard to the erection of a house to store
away the tools and settees belonging to
the park for the winter.
The City Solicitor saw no objections to
the proposed building, and consequently
he had house erected for this purpose in
the rear of the park at a cost of $166.
WILL FAVE TENDERS.
Councilman Mccartney from the COM
mittee on railroads, made verbal report
to the effect that everything had been done
by the committee to bring about a settle
ment of this question. He said that the
committee met early in the summer with
like committee from the city of Paw
tucket, and that they had called upon the
railroad officials. They found the officials
ready to do whatever was for the public
good, but wanted to find the most SER
viceable design in the market before taking
definite action. The railroad officials
were ready at any time to test any design
which the joint committee recommended.
He said that the railroad officials were
not ready to name any particular fender,
owing to the streets of this section being
so narrow, and the curves running so close
to the curbstones in many places, but the
new wheel guard, which the company is
now testing, is considered very feasible.
Councilman Mccartney said that he had
talked with Senator Aldrich, and the SEN
ator had assured him that definite action
would be taken early in the spring.
Mr.. Fales, from the same committee,
added that the railroad company was de-
sirous of avoiding accidents, and would
move as quickly as possible in the matter.
A resolution from the Board of Alder
men to pay 1915, one-half of the cost of
transcribing the records of deeds, etc., for
the town Of Lincoln, was passed in con-
currence.
A resolution appropriating $500 for
changes and alterations at the Cross street
police station, which was returned to the
City Council without the Mayors sigma
ture, and which was passed over his veto
by the Board of Aldermen Dec. 8, 1895,
came up for action in concurrence.
Mr.. Washburn hoped that the members
would pass the resolution as it was; in his
opinion 1t was poor policy to expend too
much money at this time on the building.
He believed that some provisions ought to
be made for the Matron, and he thought
the sum of $500 would suffice to remedy
the existing evil On roll-call the Coun-
Gil concurred with the Board in passing
the bill over the Mayors veto, Councilmen
Barber and Peacock voting in the mega
tive.
The annual reports of the Health Officers
and Inspector of Plumbing, was received
and ordered printed.
The ordinance relating to the disposal OF
the 5000 balance left In the hands OF the
committee on finance, entitled an ordin-
ance in amendment to an ordinance, was
passed in concurrence.
The monthly statement Of the City
Treasurer was received and ordered placed
on file.
Resolution to transfer 5000 from the
teachers account to sundry school accounts
was passed In concurrence. Upon motion
of Councilman Washburn the council
adjourned TO the call of the president.
In his veto on the resolution Of $500 for
improving the police station, Mayor Cots
chalk was of the opinion that the amount
asked for was not sufficient to carry out
the work necessary to transform the
present building into q convenient and
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