The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-18
Name Of Special Officer PiIIing
Stricken From the List of
Police COnstabIes.
AS A BOARD or ABATEMENT.
Masy Petitions Were Considered and Acted
Upos-Veto Message Relative 20 Extension
Of SmitbfieId Avenue Was Continued.

Of SmithfieId Avenue Was Continued.
session last evening. All the members
were present and Mayor Davis presided.
After the records of the last meeting
were approved, the complaint Of William
Legris against Special OfHcer Pilling and
the resignation of the officer were read and
laid upon the table.
Franklin T. Wilbur was nominated by
the Mayor as a special police constable,
and In view of the recent trouble In the
Pulling case the appointment was referred
to the Committee on Police.
The veto message In regard TO the Smith
avenue extension was further continued.
As Board Of Abatement.
Upon motion of Alderman Thayer the
Board then met as Board Of Abatement.
Petition of Catherine Duffy to exempt
her real estate from taxation on account OF
inability to pay, was read and the petit
tioner was given leave to withdraw.
Petition of Francis j. Maroney for abate-
ment of taxes on property which she did
not own, but in which her name was used,
was continued to executive session.
The petition Of Mary Maroney for abate-
ment of taxes on the same grounds was
continued to executive session..
Petition from Sts. Peter and Paul Church
corporation for abatement oft4cres on land
adjoining st. Francis Cemetery. Lawyer
Carroll appeared and spoke in favor of
abating the taxes, claiming that although
the land had not yet been used as ceme-
terry 1t was bought for that purpose and SO
in law was exempt from taxation.
Aldermen Darling moved that the mat
ter be referred to the City Solicitor as sug-
gested by the parties.
Alderman Thomas O'Brien said: "Be-
fore the vote is taken I'd like to have Mr..
McCabe, superintendent of the cemetery,
make q statement. Certain reports have
Appeared In the papers that said that the
tax wouldn't be abated because the city
wouldn't throw away that sum of money"
Mr.. McCabe was asked by the Mayor il
he had any statement to make. He looked
at the Mayer inquiringly.
Alderman O'Brien then said: "Mr. Nc
Cabe, did l ever say to you that the city
couldn't afford to give up the money
this taxi"
Mr.. McCabe-Well, Pll tell how it was
came to you and you said we would have
to pay last years tax. You said that the
city was too poor and couldn't AFFORD to
lose that amount. That Is what you said.
This answer seemed to surprise the Al
derman, as he had evidently prepared
himself for different reply and he sprang
to his feet and angrily denied Mr.. Nc
Cabe's statement; but Mr.. McCabe was
firm, and insisted that these were the words
uttered by Mr.. O'Brien.
Telesphore Laliberte appeared in behalf
Of Judith Mesnard, asking that the matter
of an abatement of her tax be reopened, on
the ground that 1t was bill of sale and not
mortgage which was taxed. Continued
to executsve session.
Mary B. Chaffee's petition for an abate-
ment OF tax was continued to executive
session.
The taxes OF Albert L. Andrews, 30 cents,
and Owen McEnama, $50, were abated on
recommendation Of the City Treasurer, the
same having been taxed twice.
Upon recommendation of the Tax As
SCISSORS the tax Of f15 on the estate OF
James Brown, Kate Brown administra-
trix, was abated.
The Board Of Assessors returned the fol-
lowing petitions for abatement without
recommendation: Ella N. Mccartney,
Nazaire Croteau, Dennis Martin and wife,
Herman Ploettner and Cathrine Vale. The
communication was referred to executive
session.
Victualling house licenses were granted
to William Shame, Adele Wertiozzi, Frank
Coriacinto, Pocai Brothers, l.. Bernardini,
James b. Toher, Albert ii. Dauntia, John
M. Collins, Charles Touchette, John Gram
shaw, Vittoria Mariani and Ernest Walker.
Upon recommendation of the thief En-
glneer OF the Fire Department permission
to sell fireworks from the present date to
July 10 was granted upon payment Of the
fee OF 70 to the following: James B. Toher,
John ii. Raymond, james Flaherty, James
Toher, James Gregory, Thomas y. Cor
coran, +. M. Kirby, John III. Beever,
Thomas Kennedy, George Lawton.
A number OF applications for permission
TO sell fireworks were referred to the Com
mittee on Police aud Licenses, with power
to act.
- Petition OF John II. Beever for victual-
ling house license was referred to the Com
mittce on Police and Licenses.
Petition OF Duffy Bros. for permission TO
sell gunpowder was referred TO the Chief
Engineer OF the Fire Department.
Ordinance providing for the registration
OF coupon bonds was passed
Thlrty-four building permits were grant
ed upon recommendation of the Inspector
OF Buildings.
Fire Department Matters.
A communication from the Chief Engi-
neer OF the fire department notifying the
Board OF the suspension OF James II. Snow,