The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-08
BLACKSTONE VALLEY
PAWTUCkET.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the
Board of Aldermen.

Board of Aldermen.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of Aldermen was held last evening
all the members being present. Petition
to establish grade on AborL street was
received and continued to the February
meeting
Victualling house licenses were granted
to Thomas T.. Gill, James Lavelle and p.
Mcmahon.
Several petitions for abatement of tax
were referred to the Board of Abatement.
Patrick Mcmahon was appointed
special constable without pay
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid: Poor departmett. Lab
46: police department, $3.50. 81; street
lights, $2,647 %; highway department,
s., ,94s. SIS; curbing, s67l.62; block paving,
s941 IS; Jason +. Lawrence, s!2; Thomas
Petition to establish curbing on Conant
street was granted.
The change of grade proposed for
Smithfleld avenue was, after some dis
cussion, adopted with some modifica-
tions. The cnange proposed for Mineral
Spring avenue was also adopted.
The Levee plat OF real estate was ac-
cepted aud ordered recorded the city
agreeing to work Francis street on said
plat to grade within year.
The monthly report of the chief of po-
lice was received and ordered filed. The
whole mum ber of arrests during Noyem-
ber were 16l, of which number So were
arrested for drunkenness, 35 for reveling,
IS for safe keeping, for vagrancy, and q
for common drunkenness. Number of
dodgers for the month, 430. The police
also secured "A stores and suppressed %
disturbances.
The monthly reports of the highway
commissioners and the overseer of the
poor was received and ordered flied.
Several applications for building per-
mits were ordered advertised.
A resolution was presented by Alder
man Miller directing the city solicitor to
apply 10 the general assembly for legisla-
tion requiring sidewalks to be concreted,
the abDutters TO be assessed tor one-half
the cost. The resolution was passed.
The following ordinances were read
aud passed: Appropriating $500 for the
purchase of land Tor the extension OF
Perry street to Meriden road; amending
the ordinance relating to the city engi-
ueer, allowing him to engage any assist
ance needed; prohibiting the throwing of
water upon sidewalks at a time when IL
will be liable TO freez.; appropriating
500 for the purchase OF land at Diamond
Hill for the water works.
Alderman O'Reilly offered an amend
ment to the rules governing the police
department, requiring two or more men
to be detailed TO stay at the station
nights. Referred to the committee on
poIice Alderman OReillv also offered
a resolution directing the city solicitor 70
apply to the General Assembly for an
amendment to the city charter allowing
the aldermen, city councilmen, warden
and clerk TO be elected by "A plurality vote.
The resolution WAS defeated by vote of
to1.
I;canea yas pranted tho Rboda Tsl
and Poultry Association to hold poul-
try and bench show at the skating rink
the last of the month.
Petitions for sewers in Cottage and
Myrtle streets were referred TO the com
mittee on sewers Sewers were ordered
on Miller, Clay, Manchester, Clyde, Ar
lington, Hilton, Randall streets aud JEFF
ferson avenne, and the committee on
sewers instructed TO draw up proper or
dinances for presentation at the next
regular meeting.
Claim of Abby n. Fuller for damages
for land taken for Newell avelue, was
referred to the committee on claims.
Permission was granted the Veteran
Firemen's Association to hold a mas
querade.
fled to appear before the board at the
February meeting TO show cause why
commission should not be appointed to
lay out the street under the betterment
law.
Award Of $3.50 for damages by change
OF grade on High street was confirmed,
as made by the commissioners.
Petitions for electric lights on Walcott,
Brooks and Jerauld streets were referred
to the committee on street lights.
Annual reports OF the overseer of the
poor and city engineer were received and
ordered printed.
The city solicitor was directed TO draw
up an ordinances appropriatlng money to
| pay the damages caused by the change OF
grade on High street. Adjourned TO 3
O'Clock this afternoon to count the vote
Of yesterdays second ward election.
The Second Ward Election.
The election in the Second Ward yes
terday Tor members OF the City Council
and for warden and clerk resulted In no
election for the whole list. The vote did
not differ greatly from that cast n IN onth
ago. Following is the result OF the cleo.
| tion:
For Alderman-James Nlsbet, 80; Ed.
ward O'Brien, 232; James II. Winters,
257.
For First Councilman-Edward Nc.
Caughy, 236; Edward McDuff, lo9: James
McI.ay, 81.
For Second Councilman-Frank NJ.
Borden, den, 49, Isaac GILL; a4'' Patrick Kee-
For Third Councllmsn-Johu Erwin,