The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-30
Special Commission Reported
Last Night at Meeting Of
Board Of Aldermen.
The Board Orders the Purchase
Of the Balcom Estate For
Highway Improvements.
LUNCH CART LICENSES GRANTED.
Graduates Of the Broad and Garfield Streets
SchooIs-Pollce Station Building Flooded
Last Evening By the Storm Notes.

A special meeting of the Board Of Alder
men was held last evening to take action
upon the recommendation of the special
committee appointed to confer with the
owner Of the Bslcom estate. The Board
was called to order by President Eastwood,
the only absentee being Alderman Keene.
The records OF the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Communications from Mayor Gotschalk
recommending $1,000 for fuel; s35 for
Thomas Moffitt for damages to his estate
and for the appropriation of s160 for the
celebration OF the Fourth of July were re-
ceived.
An ordinance In relation to steam boilers
was also received with his signature.
A communication was received from the
Inspector Of buildings, George A. Sim
mons, stating that on June I'd he granted
+. L. Stebenne permit to erect shed for
storage purposes on Ledge street, but q
few days after he received protest from
Charles Damsrais, against the erection of
said building on account of the damage
which 1t would entail upon his property
which was located next to 1t. The permit
was withdrawn and the Inspector referred
the matter to the Board of Aldermen for
advice. It was voted to give the interested
parties hearing at the regular meeting Of
the Board which occurs Tuesday, July 8.
The report OF the special commission was
then read and according to the document
the commission agreed to allow Mr.. Bal
com $500 for the property. The city has q
thirty days option, and In case the agree
ment is signed Mr.. Balcom will have 60
days in which to move his effects.
Upon motion of Alderman Mccartney
the report was received and approved.
Alderman Fountain introduced q reso-
luton appropriating $500 for the purchase
of the above estate. The resolution was
adopted and upon motion of Alderman
Barber, it was referred to the committee
on finance.
On motion of Mr.. Mccartney resolu-
tion was adopted ordering the layout Of
Summer street and appointing John r.
Dennis, Jethro Baker and George M.
Thornton commission on the layout of
the street.
President Eastwood called attention to
the fact that the insurance upon the City
Hall building would expire on Saturday
next, and 1t would be wise for the Com
mittee on City Property to look into the
matter at once. He stated that there was
an insurance of $4,000 upon the old part of
the building, but none whatever on the
recent addition.
An informal talk followed and Alderman
Barber of the City Property Committee
said that he would attend to it Immediately
Another matter which President East
wood spoke Of was the matter of having
contract for electric lights. He said he
understood that Cumberland and Paw
tucket were getting their lights from IS to
$S less each year than the city of Central
Falls. II contract would save that much
on each of S5 lights 1t would be a great
saving to the city. The suggestion was
left with the Committee on Street Lights.
The matter of lunch cart licenses was
brought up and after considerable discus
sion the following licenses were granted:
Nelson Lefluer, Alphonse Trahan, Napo-
leon A. Roberge for two carts, Paul Blais
and Methode Chonier. The application of
Simon Hebert was continued until the next
meeting.
A petition from John A. Arnold for re-
bate Of $500 from the James Fournier prop
erty on Sylvan street, was referred to the
Board of Abatement.
A petition from j. Lott for $3.50 for dam
ages done to his property on Lonsdale
avapuo hv tha oyarAo,v 80 ,roto- ,.o. -.
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
The Board then met as a Board OF Abate-
ment and refused to allow any rebate to
the Fairbanks estate on the ground that
the Town OF Lincoln did not run the Park
pipes through the property.
The Board then adjourned and recon-
vened as Q Board of Aldermen and no
further business coming up for considera-
tion adjourned to Tuesday evening, Julye
Trolley Party.
The united Sunday schools of the Broad
Street Baptist Church and the Congrega-
tional Church will enjoy trolley ride to
Attleboro Saturday next. The party will
leave from In front of the Congregational
Church on High street at o'clock. A
stop will be made at the residence Of Miss
Mabel Carpenter Of South Attleboro, w here
a lawn party will be held.
Prepsirs For Graduation Day.
The preparations for graduation day In
The grammar schools are progressing, and
excellent programs have been arranged.
The following are the graduates from the
Garfield and Broad street grammar schools:
Garfield Street School Margaret Ann
xarvier, Alma ID. Couture, and William X.
Riley.
Broad Street School - Colburn Sayles
Arnold, Edgar Bosworth, Harry David
Bellin, John Charles Bateson, Edwin
Clarkson, Silas Pierce Cumming, George
Kenneth Earle, Warren Albert Remington,