The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-01
A VERY LONG SESSION.
THE FRANCHISE ACT TABLED,
Aid. winship Introduced IN Important
Resolution Providing for tho widening
Of Washington Street Onicer Maguire's
Case Considered BASE Ball.

The Board of Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon, first as Board of Health.
Notices to abate nuisances were issued to
several persons.
The Board then adjourned and the
Board Of Aldermen met In regular session.
Petitions for lamps on the following
streets were referred TO the lamp commit
tee: Langdon street, Hawkins street,
Opper street, Denison street, Lamb
street, Princeton avenue and Dick ems
street
Petitions for the layout Of the following
streets were referred to the committee on
highways Adelphia avenue, Superior
street, Gillen street, Forest street, Wen
dell street, New YORK avenue, Indiana
avenue, Ohio avenue, California avenue,
Vermont avenue, Washington avenue,
Massachusetts avenue. Virginia avenue
and Maryland avenue.
Petitions To concrete sidewalks on
Bishop street and Greenwich street were
referred. Also petition Of Edward
McCabe for damages caused by the Pr O.
tective wagon.
Non-Concurred In.
A substitute resolution was offered by
Alderman McGuinness in, place of the
one directing the joint committee on city
property to concresc sidewalks adjoining
| SCnOOluOuscS.
An ordinance regulating the speed Of
street railway cars was non-concurred in.
The resolution directing the joint COM
mittee to purchase certain land for the
extension OF Hayward Park was referred.
The Board non-concurred in the resolu-
tion adding $1,000 to the appropriation TO
advertise for plans for "A new Central
Station. 1t also laid on the table the
joint resolution directing the Mayor to
execute u contract, relative to special
franchises, with the PROVIDENCE Gas
Company.
The Trolley on the Pawtucket Route.
Alderman Burrows moved that the mo-
tion referring the railroad company's
Pawtucket electricity ordinance TO the
committee on transfer tickets be recon-
sidered. The motion failed.
The Case Of Oficer Mcguire.
Alderman Burrows moved reconsider
alton of the lining Of Officer Mcguire,
recommending a suspension instead. but
no action was taken, the motion being
considered parliamentary.
To widen Washington Street
Alderman Winship introduced joint
resolution to lay out and widen Wash
ington street from Eddy to Walker street.
It was referred to the joint committee on
highways with instructions 60 give u hear
ing and report.
Ine peJitiOn was ot8nou Dy ~. hu8sell
Brown, Charles Edward Paine, estate Of
Daniel Paine, Fred N. Ssckett. James
Hanley. Billings Bros. II. A. Billings.
A. G. Uttley, b. ID. Weeden, Fred w.
Arnold, l.. S. Grant, Ray Allen, William
Sarchar, Ex., 4. A. Randall, George w.
Prentice. L. A. Tillinghast. the William
H. Hows Estate Co., Geo. X. Cranston,
William Rhodes Anold, 4. II. Williams,
r. Wolf, the j. Is. Barnaby Company,
Albert l.. Anthony, treasurer, jerome
Kennedy Company, Charles Hill, M. j.
Harson, the f. G. Almy Company, estate
of J. S. Angel, Charles b. Trowbridge
and others.
Baseball on the De xter Training Grounds.
Alderman Winship presented resolu-
tion to allow the boys to play ball on the
Dexter Training Grounds. The city So
licitor was instructed to report whether
this is legal.
Other Buslness- Transacted.
A resolution appropriating $500 for
Davis Park was read and passed.
Edwin ID. McHenry was appointed a
private detective.
A resolution in regard to ordinances
regulating electric wires and inspector Of
electric wires was referred to Aldermen
Ballou. Rounds aud Little.