The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-12
THE UPPER BOARD.
Routine Business Transacted at the
Meeting Yesterday. (.
MORE POLICE ASKED FOR
spr,nrneld Railroad Bonds Matter Re-
ferred Back to the Committee on ordi-
nances - 81, coo More for the oiney
street Fire station Dances 10 be Held.

At the meeting vi Aho oootu VI aiuSA
men Yesterday afternoon communica-
tiou from the chief of police was received,
recommending that the police force be in
creased 20 $50 members. The matter Of
,be bonds of the Providence and Spring
fald railroad was taken from the table
and referred back TO the committee Oh
ordinances. There was also big batch of
routine business. All the aldermen with
The exception of Mr.. Winsbip Were pres
ent when the meeting was calleg TO order
The weekly report OF the Dexter asylum
for Feb. d, was received.
The quarterly examination of Dexter
asvlum by the ward was ordered for
The report Of the committee 10 lay out
Elmwood street was referred 20 May TO-
The following petitions were granted
Henry A. Benson, to transfer -pawnbrok
er's license TO Grafton IA. Wiley; Fred A.
Stewart, 10 hold pool exhibition at No 81
Washington street, Meyer Cohen, to buy
and sell junk at No. 80 Wickeiden street;
William l.. Carroll to transfer victualling
bouse license at No. "A Richmond street.
To build barns. William Carter on Kirk
street. To keep victualling houses, Ed
ward A. Harris, at No. l3O South Main
street: Clarence w. Smith, at No. 20
south Main street. To hold dances, Alpine
Orchestra, at Oriental Hall; Beaconsiield
Lodge at No $50 Broad street; Boot Pol
ishing Club, at No. 81 Dorrance street; Brit
ish American Association, at Turner Hall;
Coachman Club, at No. 81 Dorrance street:
Col. James Barton Camp, at No. 9S Wey-
lbosset street: Crescent Lodge, at No. 81
Market square, John W. Davis Associa-
tion, at No. 81 Dorrance street; Daughters
of Hope, at No. % Market square; Lady
Roseberry Lodge, at No. 9S Weybosset
street, Kate Marrs (masquerade), at Ori-
entail Hall; Mount Royal Association. at
No 400 High street; Providence Theatri-
cal Advertising Association, ut No. 81
Dorrance street: Social Four Club, at No.
% Market square; Steamboat Club, at No.
gS Weybosset street; Washington Club, at
Carroll Street Hall; Valentine Lodge, at
Columbia Hall: Narragansett Wheelman,
at Oriental Hall, Feb. %; Italian Benevol-
cnt Union. No. 81 Dorrance street, Feb. -;
Pythian Sisters, Alfredian Hall, Feb. 10;
Siocum Relief Corp, No. ~ Market square,
Feb. IS: Crescent 5. and A. Club, Forest
ers Hall, Feb Is
70 keep pool and billiard tables: Henry
T. Mcdonald, two pool, at No 90 Eddy
Eddy street; Joshua Parson, one pool, at
No. III Chaffee street: Joseph Schedley,
one pool and one billiard, at Nos Ia and
rs Union street; Sullivan Brothers, one
pool table, at No. 62 Ives street; Frank
Martin, one pool table, at No. $50 South
Main street.
The following petitioners were given
leave to withdraw Mrs. Ermina Smith
to keep victualling house at No. 20 South
Main street: Alfonso Ricci to keep u pool
table at No. 633 Charles street.
The petitions of Edward r. Hilton
Thomas ID. White and Richard +. Joynes
to be appointed constables were referred
TO the committee on constables.
: The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid: John King, streets, $12;
Raymond G. Place, streets, S12; Samuel $.
Durfee, streets. SIS; Franklin Institution
FOR Savings, $40; Providence Gas Company.
$sl.25: schedule health department,
S2,5O7.42: William A. Young, Se125
On recommendation of Mayor Potter
the sum of 5000 appropriated for the re-
pair of asylum walls and buildings during
the present year.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
$4,000 for the health department and
$4,000 for the poor department for the
year.
- An ordinance was adopted ordering the
chief of police TO have the bells of the city
rung on July L. Washington's and Lin
coins birthdays. and flags displayed on
the same days at cost not TO exceed $500
for the year.
build barn at No. 130 Lilac street was
granted.
Resolutions were adopted appointing
Frank w. Bacon "a weigher of coal and
Edward a Turner and Benjamin w. Gal
lup constables.
The petition of Peter Damatio and
others for the extension OF Cargill street
to High street was referred TO the COM
mittee on highways.
Carelessness in Elevators.
A communication was received from DIR.
William III. Palmer, medical examiner,
relative TO the carelessness with pas
senger elevators are run in the city, and
requesting the board of aldermen to take
some action in the matter
Alderman Ballou stated that the ordi-
nances placed the matter OF elevators in
the hands OF the Inspector of Buildings
and also provided that all elevators should
be inspected at least once a year. The
communication was referred TO the inspec-
tor OF buildings.
communication was received from
Chief of Police Childs recommending that
the police force be increased To $50 mem--
bers The city at present is guarded by
151 night men and AZ day men and the
chief thought that the proposed increase
was required for the proper care of the
second, third, fourth. fifth, sixth and
seventh wards. The matter was referred
TO the committee on police.
On recommendation of the chief of
police the pay of Patroman Michael j.
Luby and Francis j. O'Connor was in
creased from g. to s.. 80 day.
The petition OF Thomas Grimes 10 define
The grade OF Esther street was referred to
the committee on streets
fl A resolution was adopted appointing
Mayor Potter member Of the Joint
special committee relative To the taxa
tion on special franchises.
Tho Springfield Bonds,
On motion Of Alderman Burrows the
matter relating the Providence ana
Springfield railroad bonds was taken
from the table and referred back TO the
committee on ordinances.
The petition Of Peter B. O'Connor TO
change the name of Dahlia street TO
Waldo street was referred TO the com
mittee on streets and numbers
"A resolution was adopted changing the
name of Webster street 90 Webster court
The pc itions of 4. l.. Winsor and Isaac
w. Fairbrother TO collect swill and olIal
was referred TO the committee on health.
The petitions of the following persons
for sewers were referred 10 the committee
on sewers; Mary Fox, in Valley street
John Caseyand others IN Belmont street
james j. Newman, In Bellevue avenue
81. ilizabeth's Home, in MelrOse street
Church OF the Blessed Sacrament, In Re
gent avenue: J. q. san Souci and others.
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