The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-18

Mervin A. Webster, and the petition. OF
the latter TO have one pool and one bill
lard table. Also the petition OF Bray
Brothers 10 keeps yictuallinR house at
No. Is Weybosset street, were granted.
The petitioners for the curbing of sum
NIT avenue, Wayne. Ocean and Eighth
streets were given leave 10 draw.
The petition of Thomas +: prury for
the erection OF lamps, was referred TO the
Committee on Lamps.
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were referred
George ii. Rice and others for the layout
of Swain avenue to the committee on
streets Herbert Taylor to raise a build
ing to the inspector of buildings; Mary Il.
to estate, To the committee on claims.
Thomas Booth and others for layout OF
Esther street To the committee on streets
The following petitions TO build barns
were referred TO the alderman or the ward;
John Bowater at No. 500 Plain street.
Oscar +. Lee at No. g3 Messer street. John
A. Murray on Byiield street, William I.
Fisher on Pavilian avenue, julius "A.
Webb, rear 035 High street: Hattie
Robinson on Washington avenue, Alma
NJ. Youlden on Eddy street, and George
A. Youlden on Washington avenue.
The schedule of wagon licenses was nc
cepted. The following petitions were
granted William ii. Mulvey to transfer
pool license TO No. 120 Ives street; David
Schlemavitch, To buy and sell Junk at No.
33s Atwell's avenue; Charles Il. sherman,
to transfer victualing license to Light
foot and Moore; Frank Girard, TO trans
fer pool license. To build barns: John j.
Beard at No. ~ Seventh street; John Z.
Metz, at No. 223 Gano street. Peter +.
Flynn, at No. AGO AtwelPs avenue; isaac
Marks, petition 10 buy and sell junk at
l57 South Main street, was given leave To
withdraw.
The following matters from the Com
mon Council were passed in concurrence.
Receiving the reports of the city auditor
city treasurer and chief engineer of the
fire department for the month of Noyem-
Der, 1891; order TO receive the quarterly re-
port OF the commissioners OF SINKING
fund; an ordinance permitting the New
York, Providence and Boston Railroad
Company to lay "A spur track in Orange
street; an ordinance permitting the Maria
gansett Electric Light Company, to put
up and maintain poles aud wires in GER
tain streets; n resolution adding SlOO,OOO
To the appropriation for the construction
of sewers, and directing the city treasurer
To raise the money; "A resolution authorlZ-
ing the city treasurer to purchase
lot of land in the North Burial
Ground; a resolution appropriatlng
500 TO defray the expenses of the joint
special committee on taxation or iran
chises; resolution directing the COM
missioner of public works To build GER
tain streets; a resolution TO charge the ex-
pense OF building certain sewers 10 the ap-
preparation for the improved sewerage
system; a resolution directing the city
treasurer to pay Orin 5. Mowry his full
salary for the month of December, 1891;
also to remit taxes assessed against
Charles NJ. Adams and l.. h. Connell; to
pay Thomas Eataugh S47.25 for injuries
received: To nav William B. Ford xy5 for
damages 10 horse aud carriage; to pay
John T.. Hart s25 for injuries received; 10
refund to John L. Murphy and wife the
amount of tax erroneously assessed; to re-
fund to Ann O'Connor the amount of tax
enormously assessed; resolution direct
ing the commissioner OF public works TO
grade Charles, Admiral aud Oriental
streets; ordering sewer in Prairie
avenue, aud to lay water pipes in Hudson
street.