The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN. i 1
President Thayer presided in the Board
OF Aldermen, all the members, including
Mayor Davis, being present.
His Honor the Mayor appointed the fol-
lowing special constables, and the appoint
ments were confirmed by the Board:
Owen McCabe, James Roddy, August
Boehnke, David Alexander, Joseph L.
Corcoran, Lyman A. Hill, Prince M. Dex-
ter, Lewis c. Burdiok, Henry p. Bannan,
Edward K. Cooper, Charles III. Waterman,
Fred w. Tibbetts, Charles e. Saunders,
Mathew Berney, John r. Gerry, Samuel
B. Lord, Oliver McCrea, Michael H. Nc
Cabe, William H. Lewis, Patrick Tierney,
Thomas Brine.
Petitions and Licenses.
The wamsutta Club was granted per-
missiQn to hold . ball.
Petitions of Thomas O'Brien, Bdwin
Darling, James 4. Brennan and JOho N.
Arnold to be appointed auctioneers, were
referred to the committee on auctioneers.
Petition of Joseph Greenwood, for
transfer of pawnbroker's license to the
Hub Loan Company, was referred to the
committee on police.
Petitions of Ella N. Mccartney for
abatement of tax, and of the SS. Peter
and Paul Church for abatement of tax
erroneously assessed on real estate used
for st. Francis cemetery, were referred to
the Committee on Abatement.
Petition for q new highway from Pros
pect street to Rhode Island avenue was
referred to the Committee on Highways.
Thomas Jones, M. j. Higgins, Bernard
Fl. keenan,, Charles Jarvois and p. A. Len
non were granted pool table licenses on re-
commedation of the Committee on Police.
G. w. Marshall, Jr., was granted
victualing house license, on recommends
tion of the Committee on Police.
Gabriel Hidalgo was granted a pawn
brokers' license on recommendation of the
same committee.
Petitions of Thomas Moore andIW. & j.
st. GODDARD for victualing house licenses
were referred to Committee on Police.
William II. Taylor, s. Ploettner, r. A.
Kendall, David A. Tyrrell and j. w.
Meiklejohn were granted pool table
licenses, and r. A. Kendall was granted
billiard table license.
Voting Machines.
A resolution requesting the Represents
tives in the General Assembly to present
at the present. session petition asking for
authority to use the McMammany or some
other suitable voting machine was pre-
sented and passed, Alderman Thomas
O'Brien explaining that the intro
duction of the bill into the Legis-
lature was not intended to anticipate
the report of the committee, or to over
ride it, but simply to secure the passage of
m icoix pvhioh rx,n ID
other cities in Rhode Island to adopt the
machine for use in the April election il
they saw fit.
Claims Against the City.
Upon recommendation of the Committee
of Claims, Frank Affiick for $4,000 DANA
ges against the city by reason of injuries
received by his son, who was seriously and
perhaps permanently injured by explo-
sive6 alleged to have been left unprotected
by the servants of the city on Lawn avenue,
was given leave to withdraw.
j. Kennedy was also given leavt to with
draw his claim.
Petition of James A. Slattery for recon-
pense for loss by the wrongful act OF the
servonts and agents of said city, who
wrongfully entered his drug store and
pharmacy and stole, took and carried
away goods to the amount of 500, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Miscellaneous Business.
The next meeting of the Board will be
held Wednesday evening, Feb. II, when
the Common Council meet in regular ses-
sion.
The resignation of Judge Taylor as
Commissioner of the sinking fund was
accepted.
Grades were established on Dickens and
Rufus street.
Resolution fixing the license fee for pool
tables, billiard tables, scippio tables and
tables OF similar character at $50 per an
mum was passed.
Resolution assessing s25 upon each
bowling alley was passed.
Resolution accepting the gift of 300 for
the care OF burial lot In Oak Grove ceme-
terry, standing In the name OF Augusta A.
Bishop was passed.
Resolutions fixing the amount of dam
ages by the improvement of Central ave-
nue. and the Power road to the abutters
with whom the commissioners were not
able to agree were read and passed.
Resolution authorizing the sale OF the
revised ordinances at s1.50 and y per copy,
was read and passed.
Resolutions appropriating s2200 for the
payment OF the expenses incurred i'm the
revision, consolidation, printing and bind
ing of the City Ordinances was referred to
the Committee on Finance.