The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-11
nent of John b. Riley clerk in the Treas


urer's Office.
Petition of Charles III. Fuller for permis-
sion to move building across Exchange
street was ordered advertised for the meet
ing on the Oath inst.
Petitions of Francis j. Moroney and
George w. Miller for abatement OF tax,
were referred to the Board of Abatement.
Petitions OF Walter III. Crowninsheld
and Leonida Barre, to be appointed auc-
tioneers. were referred to the committee
on auctioneers.
Petitions for establishing a grade on
Mary street was referred to the City En-
gineer to bring in a profile of the pro-
posed grade.
Application of William II. Perry & Co.,
for Junk license, was ordered advertised.
Claim OF Joseph Smith for compensation
for damages by the improvement of Perry
street was referred to the committee on
claims.
The deed of Festus 8. Rand and others
and ordered recorded.
The usual number of monthly bills were
allowed and ordered paid.
A communication was received from the
Board of Public Works transmitting the
streets, which schedule was continued.
Thursday, April 1, at 8 o'clock a. m, was
fixed as the time to begin the canvass OF
the voting lists for the coming election.
New Voting Districts.
The following were designated as voting
places in the new voting districts: First
district, First Ward, vacant store in rear
os Central avenue, near Freedman street !;
second district, Fourth Ward, vacant store
on Mineral Spring avenue, corner OF Hope
street; second district, Fifth Ward, South
Woodlawn school house. The City Clerk
was authorized to procure the required
ballot boxes.
An invitation to take part in the st. Pat
rick's Day parade was accepted.
Alderman Darling presented a resolu-
tion amending rule of the rules and or
ders so as to provide that only members
voting with the majority may give notice
Of motion to reconsider. This resolution
was passed.
Alderman Thomas O'Brien offered an
OF business at the meetings.
Alderman Thomas O'Brien, from the
Committee on Highways, reported back
which have been acted upon in some other
form with the recommendation that they
be indefinitely postponed. The several
matters were continued.
Police Committee Report.
The committee on police presented re-
port recommending that the vote fixing
the fees for pool, billiard and other tables
nj n ho <1el nd tho fo<. Axo a
at $50 for the first table and $25 for the
other tables, and that where no intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold the fee be fixed at Sic
for each table. The report was received
and the recommendations adopted.
Pool table licenses were granted to
Charles Ellis, John j. Perry and John j.
mittee on Police.
A report was received from the Commit
tee on City Property, recommending that
the School Committee be granted leave to
withdraw their petition for permission to
remove the old High School building on
High street. This report was received and
the recommendation adopted.
A resolution authorizing the Committee
on City Property to dispose of the old
high school building on High street at
public auction, was read and passed.
Coyle avenue, from Broadway to the Old
Boston road, was accepted as a public
highway by dedication.
Petition for an electric light at the cor
ner of Middle and Clay streets was referred
to the Committee on Street lights.
Resolutions authorizing the committee
on city property to provide voting booths
and prepare the voting places in the new
districts for the coming election was read
and passed.
TIL, Robin Hood Social Club was given
permission to hold fair.
Resolution appropriating s4200 to pay
the awards on the old Power road and
$1,000 to pay the awards on Central avenue
were read and passed.
Petition of Clovis III. Bowen to put in a
fire alarm box at no expense to the city
was referred to the Committee on the Fire
Department.
Petition of Pawtucket Manufacturing
Company, the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, and others, that Officer
Callahan be returned to his old beat, was
referred to the Committee on Police.
The Board adjourned till Wednesday
evening, 24th inst.