The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-04
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read and approved.
A communication was read from Mayor
Carroll, stating that he had called the
meeting for the purpose of taking further
Columbus Day.
The ordinance approprinting 5000 for
the celebration Of Columbus Day was
passed In concurrence.
Mr.. Whipple, from the committee on
education, commended the Indefinite
81, 900 for the purchase Of the Bates prop
erty as a site for High School. This
was done.
The recommen ded ordinance for a foun-
tain In Oak Grove Cemetery, and an ap-
preparation OF $500 for that purpose, was
passed.
The ordinance providing for the addi-
tion of the Mayor, president OF the com
mon council and the chairman OF the
joint standing committee on free public
library TO the board OF trustees Of the
Library was passed.
Ordinance appropriating a, 900 for the
repair OF Exchange street bridge was con-
tinued.
Mr.. I'ingley presented an ordinance
providing for foot bridge over the rail
road at Woodlawn to connect Quincy and
of q. 900 for the purpose. The ordinance
was passed
Councilman Tingley then presented an
ordinance repeating all ordinances here
tofore passed relating to the enlargement
and improvement Of the city hall, and to
the appropriation OF any moneys for that
purpose. The ordinance was referred to
the joint standing committee on city
property. Adjourned.
The Business Mems Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Business Mems Association was held last
evening. The president, Almon X.
Goodwin, expressed his regret that
George f. Newell, who was to address
the association, had been called away
from the city, and suggested that the
members occupy the time by discussion
OF some OF the topics which were at pres
ent arousing the interest Of the citizens.
The question OF the new city hall was
thus brought up. and IL was found that
the sentiment against enlarging the
present structure. or in fact doing any
thing upon the present site, was unani-
nous among the thirty-eight members
present.
The Veteran Firemen.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Veteran Firemen's Association was held
last evening. The committee OF arrange
ments for the late Boston muster reported
a slight deficiency as result OF the
muster. the receipts from the sale OF
tickets, ETC., not quite equalling the ex.
to arrange for q series Of entertainments
for the winter. The subject OF obtaining
new hats for use in parades was discussed.
II was voted to move the Deluge from the
basement TO the platform In the hall on
the floor above.
An Early Morning Fire.
About 4:3o this morning the family of
ii. Nelson French, residing on May
street. lust of Broadway, were awakened
Inv ho M
house full. The family of Mr.. French
lives upstairs, the floor below being oc-
cupied by Sanford L. Wood, whose fam
lily is at present away. Mr.. French dis,
covered the fire to be downstairs, and
supposing Mr. Wood to be away h.
sounded an alarm from Box a. On re-
turning to the house with the de-
partment the groans OF man
were heard coming from, Mr.. Woods
sleeping apartment. The door was burst
in and Mr.. Wood found in the bed un-
conscious. and the room full OF smoke.
He was taken into the house of a neigh
b)r aud attended by DIR. kingman. He
recovered consciousness In quarter OF
an hour. and will probably recover. The
fire was in a closet and burned through
the floor into the cellar, DAMAGING the
house to the extent Of about 500. The
house belongs to A. Nelson Perrin. The
origin Of the fire is mystery.
A Reunion and Banquet
The twelve members Of the Young
Mems Christian Association who recently
enjoyed two weeks outing in camp at
North I.ubec, Me-. had reunion and
banquet last evening at the rooms of
Gelb & Norton, caterers. The affair was
ARRANGED by Andrew Meiklejohn and j.
Edgar Nickerson, and resulted in very
General Secretary A. 7. Stratton pre-
sided, and after a short address the fol-
lowing order of exercises wns presented:
Song, William NJ. Trafton; remarks on
the New England Order of Protection, ii.
+. Fitz; recitation In the Lancashire dia-
ences on Deer Island, Walter Crawford;
address on Prohibition. Alexander Meik.
lejohn; solo aud chorus, Throw Out the
Life Line" Fred II. Cheek; humorous
sketches by Holmes Lomas and Il. Il.
Thurber; violin solo. Edgar Nickerson;
remarks on the legitimate work of a COM
mittee of arrangements, Andrew Meikle-
Jim.
The stories and sketches consisted
mainly of anecdotes and "reminiscences of
the trip to North Lubec, and the camp
life at that place.
Tower Post VIII Participate.
The regular meeting of Tower Post.
No IL, G. A. r., was held last evening.
An Invitation was received from the
observance OF Columbus Day, inviting
the post to take part in the exercises Mt
the various schoolhouses OIL the morning
OF that day. This was accepted.
District Court.
In the District Court this morning
CHRISTOPHER Cox was lined S. and costs
for evading payment for food. He went
into Stoddard's restaurant yesterday
afternoon, ordered n porterhouse steak
and refused to settle.
John Monaghan, printer, was fined
$40 aud costs for an assault upon Elm
Snow. He went into the Office of the lat
ter looking fol job and upon being in-
formed that his service were not required
he became obnoxious and abusive. Mr..
Snow ordered him from the office, where
upon Monaghan attacked him, and in
the suffle Mr., SHOWS clothes were badly
torn.
Two persons were fined So and costs for
drunkenness, and one was discharged.
Thomas Slavin, n junk dealer. was ar
ranged on the charge OF breaking and en-
Iering the barn of Walter NJ. Gardner on
Pond street yesterday morning aud steal