The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
PAWTUCKET.
Lively TIL in Board Of Alder
men--Strsst Railway Doings.

The meeting OF the Pawtucket board of
aldermen took ON "A lively turn last even
ming after Mayor Fitzgerald I'm a message
preferred charges against Police Lieuten-
ant Sweet. The charges simply rehearsed
the political trouble at the Second ward
Democratic caucus Friday evening last
when the police lieutenant preferred 10
obey the orders OF the warden, as SUI
preme officer OF the caucus, rather than
the mandates OF the mayor. and presto
suspension.
For such a fragrant act of lnsurbordi-
nation the mayor believed that the alder
men should not allow the lieutenant TO
go unpunished
Alderman Thayer-Is Lieut.. Sweet stlll
under suspension?
The mayor-I suspended him on the
night of the caucus until o'clock the
next morning. In the message i give the
reasons for my suspension. and it Is now
IN order for the board 10 act upon them
as IL sees fit.
Alderman Thayer-I thought that when
a policeman was suspended that it should
be In writing to be presented 10 the board.
Alderman Quinn-It seems To me that
We ought To have hearing on the
charges.
Alderman Thayer--was the chief sus-
pended?
The mayor-No, he was not You don't
want 10 believe everything the alderman
from the Second ward. Mr.. McCaughey,
says.
city Solicitor Blodgett was asked for
an opinion. He read the section OF the
police officials
Alderman Quinn again expressed him.
self in favor OF having hearing on the
charges preferred by the mayor.
Alderman McCaughey said IL looked pc
cular and strange to him. The mayor
simply suspended Lieut., Sweet TO get MN
out OF the way until after the caucuses,
and he proceeded to tell OF what the
mayor had said when tha latter inter-
rupted him with: Tell what you know
Alderman McCaughey-I don't think you
know anything.
Continuing, Alderman McCaughey said
that the mayor was not voter IN tne
ward and had no right 10 be there his
honor had suspended the official IN charge
so that the other Officers were left there
without anyone To give them instruction
as 10 what TO do.
Upon motion OF Alderman Thayer We'd
nesday morning at 2 o'clock was sci as
the day and time for "A hearing on the
charges made.
The only other matters OF much impor-
tance acted upon We're: Resolution app
propriating S250O for structures 10 replace
the Daggett bridge on Brook street ana
the Lebanon bridge on Central avenue,
passed and ordered communicated 10 the
common council: communication from
CITY Clerk Clarke, the report OF the COM
mittee appointed by the city council OF
that city TO investigate the pollution or
the Moshassuck river. and copy or me
Joint resolution adopted requesting tne
city OF Pawtucket and the town OF In
coin to. take such steps as Will NIL prevent prevent
was referred to the board of health.
STREET RAILWAY MATTERS.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Business Mems associa ton last evening
four candidates were elected TO member
ship and appropriate resolutions on the
death OF the late President Mckinney
adopted.
The following important resolution,
relative TO the local street railway sltua-
ton was also unanimously approved;
Resolved. That the executive committee
of this association be requested TO con-
slider what measures, II any, can be taken
by this association TO promote critical
examination OF the mutual relation or our
city government 10 street railway com.
panies; that Is To say, an expianatiof ana
INTERPRETATION OF franchises granted ana
city rights reserved.
AS predicted i'm the News SATURDAY
evening last, Alderman Quinn has come
out with a card. and as consistent party
adherent declines to enter the caucuses
tomorrow evening for choice OF delegates
10 the city convention. This leaves clear
field from party standpoint Tor MAYOR
Fitzgerald, the present incumbent OF the
executive chair.