The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-02
TheRegular Monthly Meeting
Of the Board Of Aldermen
Held Last Night.
Appropriation Bill Returned With
the Mayors Signature
Attached tOit.
PETIT JURORS DRAWN BY BOARD.
The Ordinance Regulating the CITY Tax Signed
by the Mayor-Unpaid Taxes For 1898 to
Be Collected at once-Notes.

Inc bOdrO OF AlucTIucu nct III duJouihCo
meeting last evening and transacted quite
an amount Of business in short time.
President Eastwood, who started yester-
day afternoon for Niagara Falls, was abb
sent, and Alderman Fontaine OF the Sec
ond Ward occupied the position pro tenn.
The Mayor returned, with his signature,
the appropriation bill and the ordinance
fixing the city tax.
One Of the most important features Of
the meeting was the introduction of
resolution authorizing the tax collector for
the year Of 1893 to collect all unpaid taxes
in any manner which he may deem ad-
'visable. The collector may institute suits,
or, in fact, the whole matter Is left to his
judgment to do as he pleases in order to
collect every cent Of money owing to the
city on unpaid taxes.
Precisely at 7:45 o'clock the Board was
called together by City Clerk Crawford,
who informed the members of the Board
of the absence of the President, and stated
that it would be necessary to elect presi-
dent protein. Upon motion OF Alderman
Keene, and seconded by Alderman Mozart
ney, Alderman Fontaine was elected to the
position.
The records of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The appropriation bill as passed by the
Common Council and concurred in by the
Board of Aldermen was returned with the
Mayors signature attached.
The ordinance fixing the tax rate for the
year OF 1897 was received with his Honor
the Mayors signature attached.
The Health Officer, DIR. Mann, made the
following report for the month Of jan
uary: Diphtheria, 1; number of persons
vacinated, II; number of visits made to
sick people, "a: number of calls to police
station, 2. a,sy-
The report OF the Chief Of Police for the
month of January was as follows: As
saults, 2; breaking and entering, 2; COM
mon drunkard, 10; intoxicated, quarrel
ling and revelling, 8; peddling without
license, 4; safe keeping, 1; continued, /;
ambulance calls, 2; lights hung on obsta-
cles, 3; sturdy beggar, 1; children restored
to their parents, 2; fires extinguished
without an alarm, 4; runaways stopped, 1;
turned water of, 3; cared for stray teams,
1; disturbances quelled, "a; doors found
open, 10; number of arrests made, q; dis
charged, 8; prosecuted, 10: committed, z;
cost of committing, $532.
Inspector of Buildings report for the
month of January: Number of applica-
tions made for new buildings, 4; number
for addition to buildings, 1.
The above reports were ordered received
and ordered placed on file.
William Taylor of Lonsdale presented a
petition to run night soil cart, and the
same was referred to the Health Officer.
Alderman Mccartney introduced a reso-
lntion to authorize the collector of taxes
for the year 1898 to collect the same in any
manner which would seem feasible to
himself. Referred to the committee on
police licenses.
A. Goldman of Dexter street sent in a
claim for bill of S61.45 for damages to
his stock by the recent break, January Ia,
on Dexter street. 1t was referred to the
committee on claims.
Levine H. Carley petitioned for leave to
Eva II. Ellis. Referred to committee on
licenses.
The following bills were allowed for the
passed month: police, $39.91; street
lights, s566.3s; poor, sl64.sS; highways,
S96.61. Referred to the committee on
accounts.
The following jurors were drawn for thu
coming term: John Lock, John McGrath,
I'd, Byron E. Hill, Joseph Lavoll, Thomas
l.. Jollie, Timothy j. Riley, Louis c. For
get, Napoleon Fountaine, Charles Lang,
Stephen Lonegan, Napoleon Roberge,
Hugh j. Gray, George w. Gooding, Geo.
w. Welden, Peter Flynn, Leonidas Frank
lin, William Wood, John Grant, James
Brown, Thomas Pierson, Arnold B. Chace,
Jr., Bernard F. Carly, George e. Young
and Floren ,e III. Capron.
The Board then adjourned until Feb. 10.