The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-08
The Common Council Held
Regular Meeting Last
Night at City Hall.
The Balcom Estate Resolution
Met With Some Opposition
From the Members.
FIFTH WARD COUNCILMEN OBJECT
Class Supper Last Evenlng--Foresters Install
RecentIy.EIected Offlcers--PoIIce Station
Contract Awarded District Court.

The regular meeting of the Common
Council was held last evening, President
Myron Fish In the chair, and all the MEM
bers present except Councilmen Damorais
and Fales.
Councilman Cowperthwaite from the
Committee on Finance introduced subs !
tute resolution appropriating the sum of
$75 for portrait of Mayor Gottschalk, and
upon motion of Councilman Dexter 1t was
adopted.
Councilman Washburn from the Com
mittee on Ordinances, introduced SUBJ
stitute for an amendment to Chapter 10 OF
the City Ordinances In relation to the
playing of instruments, crying the sale OF
wares and the ringing Of bells. The sub
stitute delegates to the Mayor the power
to issue permit In the case of parties
wishing music at funerals. After con-
siderable discussion the substitute was
passed.
In speaking of the foregoing resolution
Councilman Conquhon said that 1t would
not be right to stop the ringing of the bells.
Councilman Carlin said that 1t would be
well to amend the substitute that parades
other than funeral professions would come
under the same head.
Councilman Washburn explained that
the substitute did not stop the ringing
of church bells; In regards to the second
objection he stated that the clerk of the
Board of Aldermen had the power to grant
the necessary permits under those circum-
stances.
A Communication was received from
the Pierce Hardware Co., of Taunton,
Mass, asking for the judgment Of a bill
amounting to s228.75 principal and $6.10
extra for costs In securing judgment
against the original contracting parties.
This bill dates back to the time when
the Washington street school house was
erected, under the jurisdiction of the old
Town OF Lincoln.
Samuel Fletcher, the contractor on the
school house, bought supplies from the
Pierce Hardware Company for use on the
school house. Shortly before the school
house was completed said Fletcher failed
and the Pierce Hardware Company at
tached the amount of their bill, the funds
held by the city of Central Falls, as rep
resenting the last payment owed to said
Fletcher. The Pierce Hardware Company
brought suit and obtained judgment with
costs, and as the city failed to file afii
davits In the case, as required by law, the
company now claim the payment of the
bill.
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The resolution to appropriate $500 for
the purchase of the Balcom estate came
before the Council for concurrence.
Councilman Carlin said, while he stood
ready to vote for this resolution, he could
not do so unless the Committee on Finance
were ready to recommend an appropria-
tion for the improvement of Hendrick and
Earle streets. He said that the members
from the Fourth and Fifth wards had
voted time and time again for improve
ments in the other wards. 1t seemed pc
culiar to him, he said, that the Committee
on Finance did not approve of paltry
sum of s475, for such needed improve
ment, and in his opinion it was burning
shame.
Councilmen Colquhon and Clare spoke
in similar vein. The resolution was
finally put upon its passage and passed
In concurrence.
Councilman Clare then called for q re-
port on the Hendricks street resolution.
Councilman Cowperthwsite, chairman of
the finance committee, stated that the
resolution was before the committee at its
last meeting, but It was found that the
street was never accepted by the Board of
Aldermen, and consequently the commit
tee could not vote to recommend the ap-
preparation, and they had referred 1t back
to the Board of Aldermen for further
action. In regard to Earle street, he said
the matter was now under consideration
and would be reported later.
The report Of the City Treasurer was
approved and ordered fled.
The Council adjourned to meet at the
call OF the chair.
Finger Amputated.
Yesterday afternoon Daniel Isaacs, a
peddler from Providence, fell from his
team on Broad street In such n manner
that the wheels OF the vehicle passed over
the index finger of the right hand. The
top OF the finger was 80 mangled that IL
was found necessary to have II amputated.
DIR. Mann was summoned and performed
the operation.
Glass supper.
The class supper of the class OF '97 of the
High School, was held last evening at
Hotel Benedict, Pawtuckct. Landlord
Sibley provided one of his best creations,
and the evening was spent In n most en-
joyable manner. Frank Gooding presided
and introduced the different numbers on
the program. The Class Poem was read by
Earnest Paine, the Class Will by James
Fitzsimmons, tho Prophecy by Miss Nora
Snow and the Glass History by Frank