The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-02
Cumberland Town Council
Held Regular Meeting.
Important Resolution introduced
by Councilman John Dillon.
Probate Court Matters-Accldent at Ashton
MIN Notes Of the Valley Villages.


The records OF the previous meetings were
read and approved. The Council first met
as a Court of Probate and transacted con-
siderable Probate matter.
The petition of Albert II. Miller, ad-
ministrator on the estate OF Adeline V.
Brown, for allowance of final account was
ordered recorded.
The petition for inventory on the estate
OF Joel Borden was approved, received and
ordered recorded.
Petition OF John p. Wordell, adminis-
traitor on the estate of Mary T.. Bradley,
for allowance of final account was received
and ordered recorded.
Petition of James Mclaughlin to be APP
pointed administrator on the estate of
Mary Mclaughlin met with considerable
opposition. John Mclaughlin and two OF
his sisters objected to James being
appointed administrator. II was
claimed by one Of the sisters that James
ran away to sea when IL years of age and
was gone six or seven years and returned
homestead and got married. She further
claimed that he In no wise contributed
towards the support of his mother, but on
the contrary borrowed money from her
and his aunt. The majority of the heirs
wanted disinterested person appointed
in order that each one would have an
equal share after the debts were paid. The
petitioner claimed that he had a perfect
right to be appointed as he was a blood
relative. The court advised them to le
upon some outside person and contipned
the petition until the next regular meet
ing.
The affidavit of George w. Barden, ad-
ministrator on the estate of joel Barden
was received and ordered filed.
The petition of inventory and affidavit
of Walter l.. Chilson, administrator on the
estate of Catherine Chilson, was received
and ordered filed.
The will of Peter McKenna was read and
approved and Peter McKenna was ap-
pointed executor without bonds or inven-
tory.
The petition on the estate of Gertrude
Bryor was continued with order of notice.
James f. Murphy, guardian of the per-
sons of Kate and Helen f. Harris, ap-
peared and offered as sureties, on his petit
tion to mortgage the estate, William j.
Martin of Central Falls and Thomas w.
Robinson of Pawtucket. The bonds were
approved.
Council Business.
The monthly reports of the Town Treas
urer, Chief of Police and Truant Officer
were received and ordered placed on file.
The Town Treasurer was authorized to
hire $4,000 to pay maturing notes.
The application of Joseph Tracey for a
second-class liquor license on the easterly
side of Broad street, Lonsdale, was granted.
Patrick F. Kinion appeared before the
Council and presented a petition signed
by number of the leading taxpayers, that
the railroad company be compelled to
place fagman at the crossing Just north
of the Lonsdale depot and at the SO called
Whipple crossing.
The petition set forth that fatal col
lision occurred at the crossing Just above
the depot in 1893, and the new time table
of the consolidated road showed that
trains would be running all night.
Councilman John Dillon arose and said
a.
tion covering that matter which would
probably be of more sweeping nature. He
then read the following resolution and
moved its passage: Resolved That in the
opinion of the Town Council Of the Town
of Cumberland, it is necessary for the
safety of the public that fiagman be
placed and maintained, during the whole
part of each day and night, at each of the
osv.sp <~tr
land herein named, and 1t is hereby ordered
that every railroad corporation which
crosses any of the grade crossings herein
named In operating any railroad, shall
place and maintain, during the whole part
OF each day and night, a flagman to wit
at the grade crossing In Ashton, Whipple
Bridge crossing Berkeley and at the eros
sing just north of the depot.
The resolution was put upon its passage
and passed unanimously.
Ex-Town Clerk Patrick II. Kinion pre-
sented bill for A7 for services rendered
as clerk on various occasions and for max
ing up the voting lists. Councilman Dill
lon addressed the Council and said that the
statutes provided that the clerk of said
meetings should be compensated, and as
Mr.. Kinion had never received any COM
pensation he was Justly entitled to 1t. The
bill was allowed and ordered paid.
The regular miscellaneous bills were al
lowed and ordered paid. A representative
of the Harrisburg Foundry and Machine
Works addressed the Council upon the
merits OF the steam rollers manufactured
by the above firm. II was finally decided
that the committe would visit Providence
and see one OF them In operation. The
Council then adjourned to the regular
meeting day.
Notes of the valley villages.
Tho regular meeting OF tho Board OF
Firewardcns OF Valley Falls takes place
this evening.
Misses Elsie Saylcs and Maria Harris OF
Saylesvillc are spending n few days with |
friends mt Mcndon, Mass.
The recently elected officers OF Loyal |
Enterprise Lodge, I. O. q. r., NJ. u, were
last evening at Odd Fellows Hall. |
William Gooding OF Saylesvillc while |
riding his bicycle on the Barney road yes
tcrday accidentally ran into one OF three |
In A.