The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-01

establishing board OF equalization, and
Mayor Smith appoi inted Alderman West
OH the first and Alderman MEG Guinness
on the second.
Providence and Springfield Bonds.
Alderman Douglas asked to have the
matter of guaranteeing the Providence
and Springfield bonds taken up, but as a
motion to refer business TO the next board
had been passed it had TO be rescnded.
Then on motion of Alderman West the
matter was referred to the committee on
ordinances TO give hearing.
Alderman Dyer urged al amendment.
left out of tn pension bill for police and
firemen, limiting those who shall have
pensions To the nen wuo ha,e servei
twenty years, which he said should not
have been left out.
The resolution asking for legislation
was passed, but later on motion of Alder
man Dyer it was reconsidered and laid on
the table.
John M. Brennan presented a petition
Of the laborers on section . OF the sewer
under John j. Eversou. On Dec. 10 the
contract was assigned to Everson 81 Lid
die. Everson and dsDelamater have left and
are not likely to return, so the petition
says. The sums owed are from $40 TO $50,
and the city was asked TO pay the bills
and recover it out OF lie bond. Ordinary
laborers, Mr.. Brennan said, had lien on
the property but he did not think they
referred to the committee on claims
Superintendent of Street Signs and
Numbers George III. Pettis submitted his
annual report which showed that the fol-
lowing business had been transacted by
the department during the year: Street
signs erected, l,542; ward signs, o: not
public highway, l3o; numbers, 6,0ls;
streets numbered, 25, streets remembered,
IS.
The following were granted: William
Goldschin TO buy and sell junk; Bryant 81
King to transfer victualing, license; to
Jr., George llaudley, John a. Murray,
Hattie Robinson, Elma NJ. Youlden,
George A. Youlden; To hold exhibition,
X. Il. Clarke; dances, A. %. H.. Abraham
Lodge, Cosmopolitan Club, Col. Barton
Camp, First Separate Company, Holiday
Ladies' Society, Relief Corps of Ives Post,
Wanskuck Social Club, Victoria Lodge,
Journeyman Tailors, Friendship Club To
build barns also. j. A. Webb, NJ. o. Con
nell, j. II, Althans aud o. +. Lee; j. h.
Hyde to keep victualing house
poor, si,24o.oS: Charles l.. Pettis, $ll 80;
Andrew Dempster, S7S.3i; j. &. Goff,
S3l0; X. G. Place, sl2; G. 5. jerks, $500;
A. A. White e. Co., S76.75, Z. l.. Pettis
S.
Order TO receive the report of the Joint
special committee, relative to the Johnston
boundary line resolution appointing a
joint special committee TO inquire into the
case Of Orin ;. Mowry. aud report what
future provision should be made resolu-
tion directing city treasurer TO pay Hattie
l.. Potter $50 for damages to her estate /;
resolution directing city treasurer 10 remit
tax assessed against Thomas IL. Rhodes
I'm I'M for Nall IN EPu al nj inA iFnN
ing city treasurer TO refund sewer tax TO
heirs Of G.. T. Spicer and heirs Of Lodowick
Brayton resolution directing city treas
urer to remit tax assessed against William
Scattergood, Jr.; resolution directing city
treasurer To pay Patrick Leddy 500 for
damage TO his estate resolution releasing
claim OF the City OF Providence 10 the
Tillinghast burial ground" and direct
ing the city auditor TO drop same from
schedule OF city property; resolution
directing the joint committee on ordi-
nances To report an ordinance regulating
the obstruction of streets and highways (:
resolutions TO define grades on Julian and
Curtis streets; resolutions 10 lay out
Aleppo and Saunders streets: resolutions
ordering sewers in Hammond. Hyatt and
Sprague streets; order TO receive the
monthly report Of the city messenger for
Nov. 1891 order 10 receive communica-
tion OF city clerk, relative 20 acceptance OF
Earragansstt Electric Lighting Company,
10 receive communication of city clerk on
a. sptance OF New York. Providence and
Il st,n Railroad: ordinance amending
,napter - OF ordinances Oaid o. the Ia
ble). accepting dynamo for manual train
Ing school; relative TO legislation for pro
lection OF trees. @ build roadway TO en-
trauce of North Burial Ground; 90 pave
South Main street with granite blocks,
also Tockwotton street, and 70 concrete
sidewalks on Manning street, define grade