The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-23
AT WORK AT COUNTING.
The Aldermen Find that Potter's
Votes Don't Hold.
HE LOSES IN SOME DISTRICTS.
by the Aldermen's Way of Figuring Mr.
Potter Has Only iis Majority Instead
of .9i-1hey Add Up aud Divide by
Two After Adding One.

The Board Of Aldermen met at $50
o'clock this morning To count the votes
cast in yesterdays election. A small
amount Of routine business was trans
acted
Mayor Potter returned to the board
without his signature the resolution or
dering the layout aud extension of Charles
street He said that as the resolution
was passed bv the Common Council on
the 9th and as the time was up on the
10th he had not had time To consider ii.
On motion of Alderman Winship the
resolution was laid on the table.
A little after 10 o'clock the members of
the board tegan TO count votes. Each
member of:the board sat with clerk OPP
posite him and as each name was called
il WAS recorded on a tally sheet Some
strange combinations were found. some
one in the Third ward voted for James
McNally AID Eph Greene was the choice
of Fourth warder for city treasurer.
The count of Ward 3, District 3. was
first completed. The official count gave
Potter ten less than the warden's, while
Watson held his own. In Warl :. Dis
trict /, Potter gained one and Watson
lost one. la Ward 4, District /, Wat aison
gained oEe, while hota counts agreed on
Potter's vote. In Ward 4, District :, Pot
ter lost ten and Watson lost fourteen.
As Granger was the candidate Of both
! Republicans aud Democrats the wardens
did not seem to be very careful as To the
count. In ward 4, district =, he lost nine
| teen, and in ward 3, district 3, he gained
| ll2.
Only four districts had been counted
| when the board took recess for lunch.
| Hugh j. Carroll of Pawtucket was
among the interested ones who watched
the progress of the count. He presented
| Mayor Potter with "A handsome cane.
The following additional business was
transacted during the process OF the
count:
Petitions granted Zelik Xlwatsky,
Junk license; William a. Norcott, trans
fer of pool license; Pettaconsett Tribe OF
Red Men, To hold dance; Sylvester II.
O'Harer. pool license; Portuguese Bene
Beethoven l. DE, No. /, Wandering
Bards. to hold "A dance; l.. VI. Woodbine,
victualihg house liceuse.
Hugh Donnelly was appointed police
cons able
On motion of Alderman B,llou the re-
port of he committee of conference rela-
tive 10 an ordinance authorizing the
Providence Telephone Company to con
struct aud maintain underground con-
duits for elephone wires, and the report
of the joint special committee 10 examine
bills Tor ordinances relating O electric
wires anu lnsptctOTS VI ii-ubS NiTtS,
together will substitute bills for or,li-
nances, were referred back To the COM
mittees
The weekly report of Dexter Asylum
and he monthly report of the inspector
of boilers were received.
The following petitions were granted
OF Stephen a. Taylor TO buy aud sell
Junk at the rear of 459 Benefit street OF
William \. Young, TO hold "a dance at 81
Dorrance street OF the Dyerville Manu-
featuring Company, TO keep swine at COS
Mauton avenue of Otto Gerlach, TO raise
a building; of Andrew jackson, to build
a barn.
The following petitions were referred:
OF Bridget LDng, to build IL barn at the
corner of Smithfied and Cook avenue; of
Randall Harrington, TO build "A barn, To
Alderman Rounds
An invitation of the Providence Police
Association to attend its annual ball was
accepted.
The petition Of Iachariah Taylor for
compensation for TIA nages eau ell by the
change Of the grade of Richmond street
was read and the petitioner was given
leaya A Withdraw