The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
UP THE VALLEY.
The Cumberland Council Met
in Regular Session.
Contract With PaWtucket Electric
Light co. and Town Ratified.
Several Matters Of Probate We're Attended 10
Yesterday ftsrnoon--LocaI Items.

The regular meeting of the Cumberland
Town Council was held yesterday after
noon, and quite an amount OF business
transacted. All the members were present
The first business taken up was the probate
doings.
The first and final account OF Mr.. j.
McCrystal was received, approved and or
dered recorded.
First and final account of William ii.
Tobey, administrator, on estate Of Patrick
Mcconnell was received, approved and
recorded.
Appraisers warrant in the estate of Pat
rick McKenna was received, approved and
ordered placed on file.
The petition of James 8. Murphy, guar
dian of the estate of Helen f. Harris, for
permission to mortgage the real estate, not
exceeding $500, was granted.
Monthly report of Town Treasury Taft
was received and he was authorized to
hire 10000 and to pay notes aggregating
$4,000.
Reports Of Chief Cotter and Truant Off,
Ger Furness were received and filed.
The communication OF William I. Leach
for the watering cart contract was referred
to the committee on highways.
The petition and claim OF George 0. Nell
son was laid upon the table.
The petition of John Mehorg, and
others, to give watering cart contract to
John Beauman was referred to committee
on highways.
The contract between the Pawtucket
Electric Light Company and the Town of
Cumberland, agree for five years that the
lectric light company will furnish 81 lights
to be burned to o'clock, and not less
than $50 nights for $3.50 per light. The
company will allow rebait for poor SER
vices.
A stone roller agent addressed the Coun-
Gil upon the merits Of his roller. The
members thought very favorably of one
weighing twelve tons, the price being
$3.50, will be referred to the taxpayers.
The usual monthly bills were allowed and
tne Council canvassed the lists.
Claim for Damages.
Mr.. George o. Nelson, through his at
to-ney, Joseph Osfield, Jr., filed with the
Town Clerk of Cumberland few days ago
a claim for $1,000 damages against the town
on account Of the turning of the surface
water from High street through box
cuIvert on to the land of Mr.. Nelson and
into his barn cellar. The fling OF this
claim is the necessary preliminary step
before bringing suit.
Notes From UP The Valley.
William Swindells of Ashton, the well
known trapeze artist, has secured good
position in Boston.
Samples of the ballots to he used in tn
ele ;tion on Wednesday next have been
poss,d in conspicuous places about the
town.
Charlie, Peplar's St. Bernard dog, Gov.
Brown, won second prize at the Rhode
Island bench show held at Provident e
recently.
The union temperance committee will
hold another rally In the interest of the
no-liceuse movement this evening. The
meeting Is to be held In Mowry's Hall,
Manville, and the speakers will be Rev.
l. w. Porter, the president of the COM
mittee. Rev. j. V. Chalmers and others.
Mr.. Charles ID. Brooks, prominent
business man of Ashton, has accepted a
position as agent at Phillipsdale on the
Fox Point branch of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. He will
succeed his brother, Ernest, who will
shortly assume a clerical position In the
American Electrical works.
The date for the dedicatory exercises in
the parish house connected with Christ
Church has been fixed for April 20. The
affair will take place In the afternoon,
when there will be present the parish
toner's, the doners OF the gift, etc. No
formal program has yet been decided upon,
but another reception may take place In
the evening Of the same Gay, at which
there will probably be guests from out
Of town invited.