The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-06
CENTRAL FALLS
ALDERMEN HOLD
SHORT SESSION

The board Of aldermen met last evening,
The most important business was the re-
fusal OF the board 10 pay any bills OF
private citizens for lawsuits brought
against the Pawtucket Gas company, anu
the turning down of an appointment py
the mayor of Daniel Healey, as a mempor
OF the police department. In place or OF
fcer Grady, resigned. This matter WaS
laid over TO the next meeting.
The monthly report OF the chief OF po-
lice. which showed that there had been
2s arrests, q prosecutions, four prison
ers discharged and six committed was
ordered placed on file. Similar disposition
was made OF the report OF the inspector
OF buildings, the city treasurer ana the
superintendent of health.
Upon the recommendation OF the In
spector OF milk the applications OF two
persons for milk peddlers' licenses were
granted. The petition OF Patrick j. Nc
Hale for three pool table licenses was
granted
The application OF stephen Girolski for
q transfer OF his victualling house license
on Central street was referred 10 the COM
mittee on police licenses, with power TO
act.
petition 20 have an electric light
placed on Garfield street was referred TO
the joint committee on street lights.
A petition was received from abutting
owners OF property on Fales street, ask
ing that a sewer be built on that thor
oughfare from point about 800 feet
westerly from Broad street TO Fletcher
street and that the water mains be low
cred in the street. The petition was re-
ferred to the aldermsnic committee on
highways and bridges.
Petitions abatement OF taxes were
received from the trustees OF the Little
field estate. Robert Broome. Joseph
Wright Bertha Huot, Sarah Kirkham
and Hannah Rose. Referred to the board
OF tax assessors. TO report at the next
meeting
The resolution which had been contin-
ued from the last meeting and which had
been passed by the common council rela-
tive TO instructing the city treasurer TO
tender payment TO the Pawtucket Gas
company for gas consumed by the city
at the rate OF N.lo per 1000 cubic feet was
taken up for consideration
City Solicitor Butman said that he had
Informed the members OF the common
council that money could not be appropri-
ated for suit in court brought by pri-
vate citizens. There seemed, under the
conditions. TO be no use for the passage
OF this resolution, and II was laid on the
table.
THE FINAL RALLY.
Colonial hall on Broad street was filled
with an enthusiastic crowd of voters last
evening when tho last gun was fired in
The Central Falls campaign. The speak
ers who paid their respects to the RepubIi-
can party, were John J. Fitzgerald James
f. Murphy. James Thurston and Noe L.
Nadeau.
The feature OF the evening was the
speech or Mr.. Fitzgerald who denounced
Mayor McNally for his action IN running
as an independent candidate against the
regular Democratic nominee thereby en-
dangering the chances of the Democratic
assembly ticket In n year when II was OF
the utmost Importance that men should
Do elected who would assist in the re-
generation OF the state Mr.. Fitzgerald
merciiessly criticized the mayor for taking
The stand which he has claiming that
his first duty should have been 10 his
party and denying that there had been
any deal by which he had been done oit
: OF the nomination for mayor. He appeaI.
ed to his hearers as good citizens and as
Democrats 10 cast aside all personal feel
Ing and vote only for the regular Demo.
cratic nominees, as the welfare OF the
whole state could not be ENDANGERED by
the interests Of one man.
BRUSH FIRE.
very lively brush fire, which Serious,u
threatened the destruction of the houss
occupied by Peter Bsnnon on I,onsdaIe
avenue. near the Moshassuck cennetery
gave the boys In the fire department an
hours hard work before IL was suhduod
yesterday afternoon.
The fre caught in the woods back ~
the house and when II was seen that il
was getting beyond control. box 1Ss was
pulled. The Broad street men we're given
long and hard run, but made quick time
10 the box and some brisk fire lighting
took place for an hour or So
The IRE was soon under control and tho
only damage done was the burning of the