The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-07
Considerable Business Was
Transacted Last Night by
the Board Of Aldermen.
The Mayor Gives Good Reasons
For VetOing the High Street
Resolution Of $l20O.
VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANT.
Central and Garfield Streets School Houses 10
be Repaired at 0nce-Odd Ladies' N. U.
Lodge-InstaIlatlon Of Officers

The regular meeting of the Board Of AL
dermen was held last evening, President
Eastwood In the chair and all the men,
bers present.
The resolution appropriating $176 for
furnishing the police station was returned
without the mayors signature, and be-
comes law.
An amendment to an amendment OF the
city ordinances fixing the compensation OF
certain officials was received from the
mayor with his signature.
The resolution to appropriate the sum Of
1890 for the repairing of High street was
returned without the mayors signature,
accompanied with the following veto
message:
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR,
CENTRAL FALLS, X. l., July 2, 1897,
10 the Honorable the City Council:
Gentlemen-I return herewith the resolu-
aion appropriating &l2O0 for repairing High
street from the city line tnNewells foundry,
with n resolution appenVed reading shat
the Committee on Highways and the Board
OF Public Works are hereby directed not to
commence or make any repairs on High
street, from the Pawtucket city line to New
ellis foundry, until after the Interstate Street
of affairs on said street"
While it is understood that the Pawtucket
city line Is meant and Is so stated In the ap-
pended resolution, II should also be so speci-
fed in the resolution appropriating the sum
OF $l200.
The resolution is also too indefinite as re-
CARDS the time when the repairs made on
the part of the railroad company shall be
completed. The city having necessary an
immediate work of repair on certain
street must await the pleasure, the inaction,
or undue delay OF a street railway corpora
tion before 1t may properly repair Its streets
or highways. The appended resolution GER
tainly indicates as much.
The reverse should be the case. The street
railway company should be notified that
their part OF the work should be completed
at a certain time, in order that the city may
begin its work without delay. High street
should be repaired at once, but as chief
executive of this city positively decline to
afix my signature to document by which,
through the operation OF an aflixed resolu-
tion, the interests of the city are made sub
servient TO a street railway corporation.
WILLIAM Won GOrTsCHALK,
!. Mayor.
The following report of the Health
Officer was received and ordered fled !:
Scarlet fever, 6; death, 1; total, z; measels,
L; nuisances abated, II; sick calls, IA; calls
~ 6CaClOn, =.
The monthly report of the City Treasurer
for the month of June was received and
ordered fled.
The following report of the Chief Of
Police was received and ordered filed: Ar
rests. 80; discharged, 8; prosecuted, 81 |;
committed, 6; costs, $3.50. The causes Of
arrests were as follows: Assault, 8; com
mon drunkard, A; cattle running at large,
1; drunk, 1S; disorderly person, 1; insane,
2; intoxicated, quarrelling and revelling,
z; shop open Sunday, 1; safe keeping. 8.
During the month / prisoner escaped
from the Matron; police performed 45
hours of extra duty; fees and half fines
paid to the City Treasurer ior May, $1OO.55 !;
lights were.hung on distractions; II lost
children were restored to their homes;
alarms Of fire were attended; II distur ban
ces were quelied.
The resolution to appropriate $500 for
the purchase of the Balcom estate was re-
ported favorably from the committee of
finance, and upon motion Of Alderman
Mccartney the report was adopted.
The application of g.. w. Chantiny for
q victualling house license at 480 Broad
street and Hormidas Faubert for hotel
license at 536 Broad street were referred to
the committee on police.
Alderman Barber called the attention of