The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-06

ter from Mayor Gottschalk, who did not
appear before the aldermen as they had
requested him to do. His letter came in
ste,d, and the doughty warriors OF Den
MIS- detachment wish II hadn't.
1t was very amusing to watch the faces
OF the city's grandfathers while Clerk
Crawford was reading the Mayors snappy
communication. Deacon Mccartney tried
to look dignified and looked almost any
thing else. x-Constable Keene had on
that Henry C. Pollard expression of his.
Mr.. Barber was on the verge Of smiling,
while Brother Fontaine thought "daggers"
and showed his thoughts In his counte-
nance. Mr.. Chairman Eastwood's lips
were apparently framing the word "d-n."
The dose seemed like one of castor oil, but
the gentle Dennissons, under the eye OF
their patron, took it with the only grace
possible-a very bad one.
When the caustic letter was finished
Alderman Mccartney rose majestically
and moved that the saloons be closed
during certain hours on Wednesday. The
motion was seconded by Alderman Fon-
taine and was unanimously adopted, after
remarks by Alderman Keene, who was
evidently anxious to hit the Mayor hard.
Mr.. Keene said ~ am in favor Of this
motion, Mr.. Chairman, but / think the
Mayor ought to be requested to station
policemen at the drug stores on election
day to enforce the laws regarding the sale
OF LIQUOR" Chairman Eastwood remarked
L H., ~ ole hn
saloons; he didn't think 1t was fair or
necessary. Alderman Keene thought
there should be a State law to keep this
disagreeable question from troubling vir-
tuous Boards of Aldermen.
Then general discussion of the mayors
position was indulged in and His Honor
was criticised for failing to give the Board
longer time to iuggle on the question of
closing the shops. The City Clerk said he
had received the notice calling the special
meeting from Mayor Won Gottschalk on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Not
withstanding this fact, the Aldermen did
not receive the City Clerks mail notifica-
view OF what was said by the Aldermen
regarding the receipt of these notices 1t
might be interesting, in the line of expert
mental truth, to have some of the envel-
opesl inclosing those notifications pro-
duced. There is either lgreat mistake
, somewhere or some robust yarn telling has
been and is being done.
However, the Mayor has carried his
point and the Aldermen have back watered
in humiliating fashion.
Board Called to Order.
The full Board being present President
Eastwood called the meeting to order and
City Clerk Crawford read the records of
the previous meeting. No objections the
records were approved.
City Clerk Crawford announced that
there were several communications from
the Mayor and proceeded at once to read
them. In the first one the Mayor stated
that he had appointed Albert Ii. Humes,
David Bloomfield and J.S. Dolan men,
bers of the Board OF Appeal. 1t is to this
body that all appeals from the decisions OF
the Inspector of Buildings are made. City
Solicitor Bosworth was present at the
meeting and was asked to give his opinion
as to the legality of the appointments. He
stated that according to the old statue the
appointment of the members of the Board
of Appeal was In the hands OF the Mayor,
but the City Charter granted Central Falls
provided for the election of all city Off
GERS by the City Council
IL would make little difference he said
whether the Board confirmed the appoint
ments or not. IL the Mayor had right to
appoint 1t was not necessary for the Board
to act. Alderman Barber moved that the
appointments be approved and the motion
was seconded by Alderman Mccartney.
Alderman Keene said that in view OF the