The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-02
BOTH BOARDS in SESSION
They Elect the Present Assessor and
Surveyor Of Lumber.
STILL IT is DAVIS PARK.
A Covered Wagon for Transporting Female
Prisoners Proposed The Counciimen
VIII Hold Their Social Meeting Monday
Evening.

The board of aldermen met before the
joint convention last evening as board
of health. The following business was
done: Citation to Eliza T. Holden discon-
tinued, Patrick Kanole ordered TO connect
drainage on his premises with the sewer
Ordered to connect premises with sew
ers, Caroline Nichols, "a Nichols street,
also at 90 Nichols street: ordered TO abate
nuisances, Annie McKenna, "a Conduit
street; William II. Hall, 422 High street;
Eliza Barnes, Is Belknap street; John NJ.
Holt, - Oliver place;
Councilman Angel invited the board to
join the common council In joint conven-
tion for the purpose of electing an assessor
and surveyor of lumber.
The aldermen then filed into the council
chamber and Mayor Potter presided.
1.-THE election of an assessor came first.
Alderman Little nominated the present
incumbent, George =. Tew, and Alderman
Winship moved that Alderman Little be
appointed TO cast the ballot for the alder
men and councilmen ana dCounciiman bar
ney for the councilmen.
Mr.. Vaughan thought it did not require
n ballot, but il was decided TO have bal
lot and Mr. Tew was elected. Nathaniel
G.. Bushee was elected surveyor OF lumber
in the same manner.
II.
Charles White as additional surveyor OF
cotton and he was elected by acclamation.
The Joint convention then closed.
The Aldermen met in their chamber.
The monthly report of the Overseer Of
the Poor was received.
Bills approved Curbing bill, Sll 4sS So;
public bridges. s90.45; police bills, Ss50.17
poor department., 81, f0456; Inspector of
Milk, S7i.54: G.. l.. Pettis, Sl525.
Reports of Dexter Asylum were re-
ceived and bonds of Joseph S. G. Cobb,
justice of Police Court, Charles ID. Cobb,
weigher at the haymarket George III:
Norcross, Superintendent OF Hacks, and
M. j. Cummings, Overseer of the Poor
were approved.
Fred A. Stewart was given leave to hold
pool tournament and Patrick Lucey to
keep pool table.
TO hold dances the following had leave !:
Enterprise Social Club, Fraternity Lodge,
Henry Lucy, Pythian Sisters, X. l. He.
brew Medical Aid Association, Young
Turner's Club.
James K Jenkins was appointed an
auctioneer. Petitions OF William Carter
and Irving I. French for leave TO build
barns. were referred TO Aldermen Olney
aud Fuller, respectively. The report of
the commissioner of public works relative
TO bridges, and the resolution in regard to
lights at the park were referred in con-
currence. The petition Of John Donahue
and others asking for payment of wages
due from Everson a. Little, contractors,
for sewer work, was given leave to be
withdrawn on advice of the city solicitor.
The tax on $500 enormously assessed
to Annie NJ. Hunt was ordered remitted.
The commissioner of public works re-
ported the following estimates for bridges
Tor the year: Point street, $1,000 Wash ash
Crawford street, $4,000; washington
Bridge over the Providence river. that
being near the Cove, Sl5,000 Exchange
bridge, $4,000; all others, S25, 900; tools
and repairs, $500 The total is S5l, 800.
The Board concurred in ordering the
layout of Oriental street and Branch and
Douglas avenues TO be built.
A petition of John +. Farrell to build a
barn at 272 Prairie avenue was granted,
and of Michael Early TO connect his
premises with the sewer, referred to the
committee on sewers.
Also concurred in: To establish Branch
avenue Grammar school. OF James
Delaney for sewer in Bowdoin street and
for curbing on that street was referred to
the committee on streets and sewers
III. A. Waterhouse was appointed an
auctioneer, and the ordinance for fixing
the compensation for assistance in the
city treasurer Office at not exceeding
"Ruther Glen" was the name wanted
for suburban street. and it caused some
fun and was so named.
Also concurred in: Receiving reports of
finance committees and city treasurer to
the effect that no coupon bonds were sur
rendered in January, ordering grades for
parts of Yale and Atwell's avenues, con-
firming the title of land sold to Patrick
McKenna and another, appointing Ray
mond G. Place, John p. Fox and Charles
c. Mumford committee on Bowdoin
street.
Constables' bonds of Levings S. An
drews, Henry Il. Cooney and Leopold
Hartman were approved. Patrick j.
Ward was appointed an auctioneer The
report of the chief engineer of the fire de-
partment was received in concurrence and
matters of the layout of Congdon street,
water pipes in Vermont avenue and
Wheeler avenue were also agreed to. The
list of constables, with few additions,
was re-appointed. An invitation to visit
a fair of the Continental band was accept
al The board adjourned to the 18th