The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-13
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

In the Board OF Aldermen President
Thayer presided. All the members were
present.
After the records were read Alderman
Thomas O'Brien complained that they
were not correct regarding the motion to
refer the matter of the proposed transfer
OF appropriation from the Fairlawn sur
face drain account to the general sewer
construction account. He had moved its
reference to the sewer committee with in
struction to investigate the matter, and
the records did not so state.
The Sewer Committee had Just met and,
without the investigation sought, had
voted to recommend the granting of the
transfer. The alderman said that II the
matter was all right 1t would stand inves-
tigation; IL not, the Board of Aldermen
ought to know it. The committee was
attempting to rush the matter through
without consulting the data bearing upon
the matter, which data was In the Office OF
the Commissioner Of Public Works.
President Thayer saw no harm In a
meeting of the committee to investigate
the matter. After some further discussion
it was finally agreed to approve the records
as read, the understanding being that the
matter would again be referred back to the
committee when it should again come up.
Message From the Mayor.
A message was read from Mayor Davis,
who stated that he called the Board to-
gether by request of the Joint Standing
Committee upon water, for the purpose of
taking action upon a proposed contract to
supply the district of Watchemoket with
water for an added term Of years, and to
transact such other business as may prop
erly come up. The message was ordered
placed on file.
George q. Parker was granted perms-
sion to remove night soil in the day time
Company.
Leave to Withdraw.
The joint Committee on Education pre-
sented a report on the petition of the
School Committee for an extra appropria-
tion of $4,000, with the recommendation
that the petitioners be granted leave to
withdraw.
Alderman White moved to adopt the
recommendation, seconded by Alderman
Darling, the latter saying that the School
Committee had plenty Of money i'm its
possession. Speaking for the committee
he said that that body would not recon-
mend any more money for the school de-
partment until the School Committee put
the school buildings in good repair. The
building at Grove street had leaked SO
long that plaster had fallen off two of the
rooms, and other buildings also needed re-
pairs. The statement was made that the
School Committee couldn't open school i'm
September unless the extra appropriation
was made, but that matter, he added,
would take care of itself.
Talking upon general school matters,
Alderman Darling said that the city was
paying s12, ZOO year for janitors of school
houses, a figure President Thayer pro-
nounced outrageous.
The report was here received and the
recommendation adopted without opposi-
ton.
James A. Slattery was allowed to with
draw his claim Of 500 against the city.
A Joint resolution was passed granting
permission to SS. Peter and Pauls Church
Society to use land adjoining st. Frances
cemetery for cemetery purposes.
Joint resolution was passed accepting
800 i'm trust for the care OF the burial lot
of James Babbitt.
Joint resolution was passed appropriate
ing S275 for sewer In School street, froli
Division TO Bowers street.
Petition OF James Crooks OF Central
Falls for license to hold a wrestling
match May 81 on the Dexter street grounds
was referred TO the Committee on Police
and licenses with power to act.
A license for circus May "a was granted
TO w. II. Muscot, representative OF the
l.. n, Washburn show, the fee being
placed at s5, with t20 for police service.
A junk dealers license was granted tc
Michael Winn.
Petitions OF Ernest Walker, Adelard
Bertioni, Frank Corracsnta, Victor Mari
ami, Pocai Bros, l.. Bernardine and Will
lam Phillips for victualling house licenses
were referred to the Committee on Police
and Licenses.
From the Committee on Sewers came
the recommendation that the proposed