Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-08-10
CITY COUNCIL.

Board or ALDERMEN, August 8. Pres
ent, The Mayor, Alderman Hunter, Ste
vens, Birckhead, Weaver. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
Jurors drawn for Supreme Court, 4th
Monday of August.
Petition of ID. Il. Swinbume and J. +.
COTE for sand and gravel from the Beach /;
referred to committee on highways.
Petition of ]. Jeffrey ct al in relation to
nuisance from Gas Works; read, received
and referred to committee on Police.
The ID section Of the Ordinance regula-
ling Bathing, amended 50 as to read,-"lt
shall be lawful iUr all persons indiscrimi-
nntely, whether with or without dresses, to
baIhc at said Beach al a distance Of hot les,
than 100 feet east Of the Bathing houses
a. they now stand, commencing at section
No. /, at any limo after s O'Clock, in the
evening, and before 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing aud also between IL o'clock at noon
and . O'Clock, p. m. concurrcd in BY Coun-
ell.
Licenses were assessed on certain timer
ant shop keepers.
Petition of w. q. Peckham for authority
to extend his wharf into The harbor ; referr-
ed TO committee on city property.
Complaint of |, NJ. w. Adams in relation
to a nuisance from dogs ordered that the
clerk issue notice TO the owner OF the dogs,
as the law directs.
A resolution in relation TO the passage
along the shores, was read and laid on the
table.
The collector oil Taxes ordered TO give
bond in the sum of 10000, with b. Finch
and !. +. Lake as sureties concurred in
by Council.
Report of the committee submitting the
contract with J. b. Weeden to build "a
barn ut the Beach, read, received and Or
dered to be placed on file concurred in by
Council.
Resolution of the Council 10 rescind the
vote TO water Bath road read and laid on
the table.
Sundry bill, read received and referred TO
Finance committee concurred in.
The vote of the Council to water Broad
street, read and laid on the table.
Petition of sundry persons to receive
Anthony street as a public street read, re-
cieved and referred TO Committee on high
ways by council concurred in by this
Board.
Rule for reading ordinances twice, sus.
pended.
Ordinance for location Of Slaughter lIou-
ses, read and passed.
Resolution to print ordinances, &c. in
Newport Mercury for $50 per year, read
and passed and sent to council, and by
them referred to committee OH printing /;
concurred in by this Board.
Resolution from Council TO place posts
on Beach road concurred in.
f. +. g. w. Newton appointed agents
for the sale of liquor for medical purposes,
under the rules adopted March l8, except
being SO lar amended as 10 sell not less
than a pint, nor more than 10 gallons, and
to give bond, as the law directs, with sure
ties satisfactory to the Mayor.
Resolution passed by this Board for com
mittee Oh city properly to lease such ror-
tons of the city land adjoining Easton's
Pond, for slaughtering, n%on-concurred in
by Council.
The law of the State in relation to throw
ing cinders, ballast, &c. into the harbor, or
dered to be published, and a copy thereof to
be furnished to the captains of the steam
boats plying in this harbor: and the city
Marshal is to see that the Statute is enforc-
ed; passed by council and concurred in by
this Board.
The city Marshal reported as to the do
ings of the officer charged with enforcing
the dog law,-that he has attended to the
same, and also as Sunday constable ; referr-
ed from council, and by this Board received
and ordered to be placed on file.
Adjourned to Tuesday evening next, at 8
O'Clock, at the State House.