The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-08
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A Docket Disposed Of and the Votes
Counted.
IMPORTANT ORDINANCE.
It Provides for the Annual Tax ON Per-
-sonalLand Real Estate=Reports Re-
ccived. Petitions Referred and the Usual
Routine Of City Business Transacted.

At the meeting of the Board Of Alder
men yesterday the following docket wa
disposed Of:
Petitions referred-Of James L. Pettii
20 connect estate on Manton venue will
old sewer to build barns the following
John Entwistle, 112 Hendrick street
Hearen g. Murphy on Wells street, Julius
Mass Baking Company, 60 McKenna
street; David w. Briggs at Ss Marion
avenue, N II. Wilbur at rear "A Pitman
street, Susie Il. Bullock at l6S Pawtucket
avenue.
To keep and sell fireworks, Carl Gartner,
John N. Sharp aud Maurice G.. Smith.
Petitions granted to keep and sell fire.
works Kate Raynor,. Nickerson & Co,
Mrs. s. Hammond, A. II. Alexander g.
Co. Joseph J.. Ripley, John i. Thorpe,
Hayden & Chester, C. II. Lowell aud
Abbie NJ. Cuban to build barns, Charles
Carter and Cressett e. Watson.
Petitions to keep taverns recommended I:
l.. H. Humphrey, Charles S. Sweetland,
Herbert ]. Bruck, Josiah B. Reed, Joseph
Cough, b. II. Dodge, Richard b. Gibbs.
Charles A. Lahey petitioned that he
might keep a victuallinR house. Fore
paugh's Show petitioned for q license to
hold a circus exhibition on Broad street,
corner Potter's avenue, June Is.
The petition OF John l.. Reinhager ct al.
for curbing on Colfax street and the petit
ton of Is. McGuinness for the layout of
Lexington and Gillen streets were re
ferred to the committees oh highways.
Accounts allowed Overseer of the poor,
e1,676.32 inspector of milk, S64.94; Gill
bert 4. Whittemore, streets, 80; Stephen
A. Cooke. streets, $50 James 4. Freeman.
streets, ga; bridge bills. sl24.Os; Charles
l. Petlis, signs and numbers, $17.75;
Providence Gas Company, lamp depart
ment, $61.S3.
Order to receive quarterly report Of
Heigher at Haymarket, also to receive
monthly report of the city uutitur and an
ordinance on finance were read, passed
n sent to the Common Council.
The ordinance relating to nance which
was passed and sent to the Common
Council was presented by Alderman Bur-
rows. II. is in amendment OF Chapter
XIV of the City Ordinances and instructs
the Joint Standing Committee on FL
nance TO prepare annually ordinances pro-
viding for the annual tax upon real aud
personal estates and the annual appro-
priatiops for the support Of the City Gov
eminent.
The ordinance reads:
Section |. Chapter IL Of the city ordi-
nances entitled Finances, is hereby amend
cd by adding the following section:
Section 81. The joint standing commit
tee on finance are hereby directed TO pre-
sent TO either branch OF the city council
on or before the first Monday of Nav in
each year an ordinance providing for the
assessment n collection OF the annual
tax upon the real aud personal estates in
the city OF Providence: said committee
shall also present TO either branch OF the
city council on or before the second Mon
AnU ~ Ganfnrahna IL. nnaA x..
nance in print. providing for the annual
appropriations for the financial year next
ensuing.
The work of counting the votes began
ct 1880 o'clock. A recess was taken az /
o'clock. aud at 3 o'clock the counting was
resumed.
After the announcements had been
made, a resolution ordering a canvass
meeting for next Wednesday was adopted,
aud q new election for senator and repre-.
~sentatives was ordered for Friday, April
A resolution providing for the payment
Of tally. clerks at the rate Of "a per day was
ADOPTED.
A joint resolution was passed TO build
Sheldon, Ellcry, Harriet and Hudson
The petition II b. l. Dennis for permits.
sion 70 raise a building was referred TO the
Inspector Of buildings, and the petition of
Francis NJ. West to declare useless and
abandoned for highway purposes certain
lands on Broad street was referred to the
committee on streets.
The petition Of Cornelius NJ. Van Starch
- % appointed n police constable with
out power 10 serve civil process was not
secommended. and the petitioner was
given leave 20 withdraw.
xhe report Of the Joint committee on
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