The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Some Discussion Over Past Licenses
and Routine Business.
IN HONOR OF COL. VAN SLYCK,
The Large Number Of Current RESOLUTIONS
and Other Matters Disposed Of-Tho
Aldermen Will Dine with the Council
men Next Monday.

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| afternoon and transacted great deal OF
routine business, besides disposng of
several important matters, among which
were the granting of au increase in salary
to the employees of the public works de-
partment, the drawing of jurors for the
| Supreme Court and several concurrent
matters.
Ia the board Of health the following per-
sons were ordered TO abate nuisances
Patrick McAleer at Nos. and 20 LILY
street, No. McAvoy street, 2O2 ana l9o
Spruce street, and No 39l Atwell' avenue;
yenckes Mowry, at IS Academy avenue;
Rebecca ;. AnRell rear Of us Orms street;
the heirs of Philip Allen, at 90 Mckenna
street. The board of health then ADJOURNED
| to March 81.
| In Board OF Aldermen, the weekly re-
| ports of the Dexter Asylum for the weeks
ending Feb. 20 and q and March ., the
monthly report of the inspector of steam
boilers and the monthly report OF the
overseer of the poor were received.
a resolution was adopted ordering can
vass meetings March 30 and April =.
The claim of Winnefred Quinn for dam
ages in the case OF the death OF her hus-
| band, Andrew Quinn in the sum OF SIG, 900,
was referred to the committee on claims.
Concurrent business.
The following matters were passed in
! concurrence:
| Orders TO receive the several monthly
| reports. of the joint committee on finance,
on issue of registered bonds for February,
| 1892; of the city treasurer, on issue OF reg
| istered bonds for February, 1902 of the
city treasurer, for February, 1872 of the
city auditor, for February, 1892; of the
chief engineer of the fire department for
| February, 1922 the annual report OF the
| chief of police for the year 1891 the report
| of the record commissioners invitation 70
review parade of various societies on St.
| Patrick's day an ordinance adding Sl.GO0
| to the appropriation for building fire
station corner of East avenue and Olney
street, and amending chapter 265, OF the
! ordinances.
An ordinance forbidding the throwing of
carbons. used by electric lighting COM
| panies. upon the streets an ordinance in
amendment of chapter 81 of the ordinan-
ces entitled sinking funds" and author
| iZing commissioners Of sinking funds to
| hold stocks or bonds in trust for commits
sioners of the North Burial Grounds: reso-
| olution guaranteeing Boston and Provi-
| dence Railroad Company againsss<oss or
| issuing new certificate stocks to commits
sioners of sinking funds; resolution au-
| thorizing park commissioners TO expend
| 81 1000, at Roger Williams Park, for addi-
| tional cages in menagerie building; reso-
luton directing city solicitor to applp 10
General Assembly for an amendment to
section Q, of chapter z of the Public Stat
| utes; resolution directing city solicitor to
| apply TO General Assembly for legislation
| relative TO the management of the North
| Burial Ground; resolution directing joint
| committee on lamps TO contract with Mar
! ragansett Electric Lighting Company for
| lighting Roger Williams Park until mid
| night, and for nineteen additional lights.
A resolution directing the city cngi-
| neer's department TO inquire into the
necessity for additional pumping ma
chinery at Pettaconsett: resolution direct
ing city treasurer to remit personal prop
erty tax enormously assessed against
Samuel C. Blodgett, Jr.; resolution direct
ing city treasurer TO remit tax enormously
assessed against Barton Miller ct ux.,
Mary, on $1,000 real estate; resolutions
ordering sewers in Bellevue avenue, Col
fax street, Meirose street and Messer
street.
A resolution upon the death of City
Solicitor Nicholas Van Slyck.
The following accounts were allowed :
Health department, s2,40o.06; police,
sl,01s00; bridge, sos. .53; poor, sl,sl5 Al
school census, 500. O2; overseer of the
poor, s79;.C. l.. Rttis, S26. 15; Battey street
stable, s2l.s5; Providence Gas Company,
SO.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted !:
Il.
house at No. $50 Canal street; John Adel-
man, to transfer junk license TO No. LOG
Summer street; Mervin A. Webster to
transfer billiard aud pool table license to
Bartholomew Dodge. To buy and sell
junk-Alois Lang, Mt No. 33 Shawmut
Street; Joseph Manewitz, at 90 Charles
street; John Vaughan. l34 Cranston street,
Potter & Grary, at 322 North Main street;
Johanson a. Hulting, to keep an lntelli-
gence Office at No 322 Broad street. To
Keep pool tables-Fred A. Steward, three.
at No. s2 Dorrance street. Timothy j.
Sullivan. one, at No. l36 Ives street; AL
phonse Ricci.
To hold dances: Annie G. Arnold (mas-
uuerade), at Freedom Hall; American
Screw Co, band, ut Dimond Hall; Bee
Hive Social Club, at No. "a Market
square: Cherusher Lodge, o. of H.. at
No. 20 Market Square; Charles Il. Crisp
Association. at Carroll Street Hall; Clan
Cameron, at No -25 Westminster street !:
Consordia Society masquerade, Red
Mems Hall; Enterprise Social Club, at
Oriental Hall: Friendship Social Club, at
No. 20 Manton avenue; Grand Temple
Pythian Sisters, at Oriental Hall;
Gratten Cadets, at Dimond Hail. Har-
mony Band, at No. 81 South Main street;
III. =. c. Club, at No. 9S Weybosset street
Italian Fencing Club, at No. 81 Dorrance
street Ladies' Auxiliary Society, at No.
9s Weybosset street; John Madigan, at
NO. ol DOrranCe slICcl MOnI lNOydl ASsO-
citation (masquerade). AZ No. 400 High
street Robert Emmet Literary Associa-
ton, Mt Foresters' hall ; St. Vincent de
Paul Society, at Carroll Street Hall I:
Tobin Club, at No. 9S Weybosset street I;
Unity Social Club tmasquerade), at Orien-
tai hall Wamsitta Tribe (masquerade),
at Red Mems hall Waneta Council No.
I, ut No. ~ North Main street: Young
Peoples social Club (masqerade). at No.
135 Atwells avenue: Lady Roseberry
Lodge. at % Market square
Patrick Lane "a nd Frank McKenna. pc
titioners for pool licenses in Ward 10 were
granted leave to withdraw. The petition
OF John Wecgund to keep swine was
granted resolution giving to the city
registrar $3.50 10 eXpend in collecting
birth, marriage and death certificates was
adopted A resolution was adopted order
ing printed 1000 copies of the city engi-
neer's report for 1891.
The matter of paying Orriu s. Mowry
his full salary for january, February and
March was discussed and finally allowed
20 lie on the table, and the committee APP
pointed for that purpose directed TO re-
port az the next meeting of the Board.
The pay OF the following policemen was
increased from 81 80 per day TO s2 IS: Ju-