The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-05
Cumberland Council Met in
Regular Session.
Town Treasurer Authorized to
Hire $4,000 to Meet Notes.
Council Went Into Executive Session and Dis
missed Officer Hogue From the Force.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Cumberland Town Council was held yes
terday afternoon. Councilman Barnes was
the only absentee.
President Currier occupied the chair.
The records of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The Town Treasurer was authorized to
hire the sum of $4,000 to pay outstanding
notes. The full amount of notes due is
about $4,000, and with the amount OF
available funds on hand, added to the S15,-
600 to he hired, will be sufficient to meet
them.
Chief Of Police Cotter rendered the fol-
lowing report: Arrests, 1; discharged, b;
prosecuted, Z.
The Council went into executive session
TO discuss the case of Officer Hogue. The
officer was called into the executive meet
ing TO state his case. The final verdict OF
the Council was that he be dismissed from
the force.
SUPERINTENDENT Barber OF the public
schools and Nathaniel Angel, the census
enumerator, appeared before the Council
in regard to the recent school census. Con-
siderable discussion was held, and it was
finally decided to hire Mr.. Barber to make
second enumeration in the villages Of
Manville, Cum berland Hill, Lonsdale and
Valley Falls.
President Currier called the attention OF
the Council to the fact that no contract
existed between the electric light COM
no pf furf bQr at lated
that the board OF directors Of the COM
pany were to hold meeting today, at
which he would be present and obtain
figures for contract.
Bills for current expenses were allowed
and ordered paid. The Council adjourned
to meet March 25, to appoint supervisors
for the spring election. The voting lists
will be canvassed at the regular meeting
in April.
Received Rebate.
The Town of Cumberland has been pay
ing the city of Pawtucket for two hydrants
for number of years, which have never
been in existence The matter was venti-
lated before the joint standing committee
on water, and after an explanation the re-
bate was allowed less the sum OF $91, which
the Town of Cumberland owed to the city
of Pawtucket for interest. The full rebats
allowed was $349.
Viewed the Ground.
The suit of Seymour Anderson against
the town of Cumberland for Si0i5, wa.
opened yesterday in the Supreme Court
aud to begin with the jury went to Ash
ton to take a view. This suit Is the result
of the accident to l.. A. Tillinghast's party
wagon on the night of Jan. 10, 1896, and
the charge is that the town Of Cumberland
is responsible because of defective road
The taking of testimony was commenced
late yesterday afternoon. 5. $. Lapham is
for the plaintiff and Comstock d Gardner
for the town.
Notes From Up The Valley.
James Harwood of Lonsdale has a new
conner in his family. 1t is boy and
James is happy.
A regular meeting of Court Pride oil
Lonsdale, +. of A., was held last evening
Routine business was the order of the
evening.
The Republican Town Committee OF
Lincoln will meet at City Clerk Easton's
office Friday evening for the purpose OF
setting date for the Republican eau
cusses.
A meeting of the members of the Ions
dale Primitive Methodist Church was held
on Tuesday evening for the purpose of
selecting a pastor for the church to sue
ceed the Rev. William b. Taylor, whose
term of Office expires in May. 1t was
voted that the first choice of the congre-
CATION be for the Rev. ii. w. Matthews OF
Ir~D 4 - - L. l. II
Alfred Humphrey of Lawrence, Mass,
and the third choice for the Rev. William
ii. Shaw OF 1iverton.