The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


President Thayer presided, all the MEM
bers including Mayor Davis being present.
The petitions Of Thomas Jones, p. A..
Lennon and M. j. higgins for pool table
licenses were referred to the Committee on
Police and Licenses.
Petition to accept $1,000 from Edgar and
Isabel +. Simmons and from Laura A.
Simmons for care of their burial lot in the
Oak Grove cemetery, was referred to the
Committee on Cemeteries.
The petition of George w. Marshall, Jr.,
for victualling house license, was referred
to the Committee on Police and Licenses
as was also the petition of Gabriel Hidalgo
for pawn brokers' license at No. 80 Broad
street.
Widening OF Main Street.
The commissioners on the widening OF
Main street, from East avenue to River
street, presented the following report:
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Pawtucket:
GENTLEMEN-In accordance with the fore
going warrant to us directed, we, the sub
scribers, after being duly sworn To the faith
full discharge of our trust, proceeded to Main
street, at the corner of East avenue, and there
proceeded to layont the said Main street of
width of 5s feet, from East avenue To River
street, as follows:
beginning at point on the east line of
Eastavenue, 1I.<9 feet southeriy from the
sonth line OF Main street, thence northerly
and easterly, in q circle of 10 feet radius, 17.47
feet thence sOutheasterly in IL straight line
which runs parallel To and l5 feet south
westerly from the old line of Main street
2GO.40 feet TO an angle at the west end of the
granite bridge. thence detecting IL degrees,
minutes and 40 seconds to the south the line
runs parallel to and II feet southwesterly
from the old line of Main street 1913 feet To
the west line OF River street at II point 6.92
feet southwesterly from the old line of Main
street.
line reference may be had to n "Plan for the
widening Of Main street from East avenue To
River street." made by George A. Carpenter,
city engineer on which the said new line Is
designated by the letters II, l., U, II, q, and
which is hereby made part of this report.
No change in the north line of the street
from whatever line the city may hold by oc-
cupation is recommended by us.
u We have agreed with ID l.. 4 l.. B. Gof and
with the representatives, of the John Il. Read
estate rs to- the damages which they will
sustain by reason of the Improvement being
made and their agreements in writing are
annexed to and made part of this report.
With Amos II. Read we have been unable
to make any agreement.
Given under our hands and seals mt Paw.
tucket X. L., this 23d day OF January, A. d. 1897.
FRED W. EAsTON,
BERNARD MCCAGGHEY,
GEORGE III. GORToN.
Claim For 100000 Damages.
Through his attorney, Hugh j. Carroll,
a claim of 0,000 was presented by Frank
Affleck, whose 6-year-old son, Thomas
Afieck was seriously and permanently in
jured some time ago by the explosion of'a
dynamite cartridge, which, It Is alleged,
the servants and agents Of the city OF Paw
tucket employed In the Highway Depart
ment carelessly and negligently left in
box on Lawn avenue, which was easily
accessible to children or others that were
ignorant of their explosive nature. For
the injuries received 5000 Is claimed.
Furthermore the petitioner represents that
az father Of said child he has been put to a
great loss for medical attendance and nur-
sing and is liable to lose the services of
said child, wherefor he claims further
damages to the amount of 5000. The mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Relating to City Advertising.
An ordinance was presented by Alder
man White as follows: "Ihat the joint
standing Committee on Printing order all
notices OF advertising OF every character
required by the General Laws or by the
ordinances of the city or by any rule or
regulation OF either branch OF the City
Council as well as all notices and adver-
tising hereafter ordered by any of the com
mittees OF the City Council or by any of
the departments of the City Council or any
department or city official, shall be printed
only in the newspapers doing the city ad-
vertising.
The ordinance was referred TO the joint
standing Committee on Printing.
As Bosrd Of Abatement.
As board of abatement the following
petitions were considered:
The petition of Mrs. Alfredo II. Bean
for abatement of curbing tax, amounting
to e07.37 was granted.
Two personal property taxes OF " each
were abated.
Petition Of Philip Mcmahon for exemp-
tion from paying tax on real estate located
on School street was granted upon motion
OF Alderman. Edward O'Bricn. Mr.. Nc |
Mahon was present and stated that he re-
received no income from the land and II !