The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.

RUlNlS UN HAWlU6kEl.
~ Mayor withdraws His Veto Of the
Bin OF y. L. bryant.
Both branches OF the city government
met last evening by adjournment.
When the records of the meeting OF
April "a were reached Alderman Adams
moved that only the records OF the busi-
meas transacted at that meeting when
quorum was present, be read. The mayor
ordered the clerk to read the records, and
the clerk appealed to the city solicitor.
The city solicitor said he should do as the
board directed. Alderman Davis moved
70 dispeuse with the reading, and Alder
man Adams seconded IL. The mayor said
there could be no harm in simply reading
the records. Alderman Winters moved
the records be read, and 1t was so voted,
Aldermen Davis and Miller not voting.
The records were read, and Alderman
Adams moved they be adopted from that
portion where IL was recorded that the
three Republican aldermen entered. The
mayor ruled this motion out of order.
The vetoed measures were taken up
separately, and the yetoes on the resolli-
tions 60 lay out Japonica street, to move
the fire alarm bell from the City Hall lot
to the High School yard, and TO reappro-
pirate certain unexpepded balances. were
sustained. Mayor Carroll withdrew his
veto In relation TO the claim of j. N. Pol
sey, after an explanation by Alderman
The Mayor also withdrew his veto of
the schedule of bills of the poor depart
ment. He said he had had a talk with
Mr.. Bryant. and IL seemed that he had
been ordered by Mr. Peckham, overseer
Of the poor, to send two OF his best men
to the poor farm TO do some work. These
men he sent. and they kept an account of
their time while there. The men were
regular $3.50 day men aud could COM
mand that as long as they worked for
him. They were worth it, and would
have been paid it. ii they had been sent
over there to saw wood. III anybody was
10 blame, it was Mr.. Peckham, for hiring
$3.50 day men to do something which
might be done for 80 cents day.
Alderman Winters called attention to
the extent to which obscene show bills
were being displayed on the public streets
of the city and in store windows. He had
consulted the city solicitor, and had been
informed that there was an ordinance
covering this matter. As member of
the committee on police he would instruct
the chief of police to enforce the law In
regard to this matter
The following applications for building
permits were referred to the inspector of
buildings and ordered advertised: Her
bert A. Smith, Rowland r.. Jennings,
Thomas A. Holt, Bernard Gilbane, John
w. Wood, Sylvanus Mason, James l..
Wheaton. William G. Richardson, James
b. Freeman, Walter Crowninshield,
George III. Fowler.
To j. j. Dempsey was granted per-
mission TO locate two steam boilers on
North Main street.
To Michael Winn was granted junk
dealers license.
Petition Of Thomas West for a pool
table license was ordered advertised.
Magi Marsina, Patrick McHugh, III.
Dainty, William II. Nerr, J.. Gannotti,
James Gregory, Thomas Cunningham
and John Menard got victualling house
licenses, Liman * Alix tavern license.
Petitions for sewers in Capital street,
and Ia the extension of Spring street
were further continued.
The Common Council did no business.
Arbor Day Celebrations.
Arbor Day was appropriately observed
by the public schools this afternoon Ivy
was planted at the Grove street house and
trees at other school houses in place of
number that had died out. Interesting
exercises were held at the Grove street,
schools.
Sporting Matters.
A meeting Of the Y. M. G.. "A. Baseball
Club will be held at the rooms tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock to lay out work for
the season.
The presentation of the annual cham
prizes at the Y. M. c. A. rooms
Will take place tonight. An excellent
program has been arranged.
Drops OF News.
The arrival of barges, coal laden. at this |
port have become very numerous of late,
More coal arrived at this port recently |
ahan at any other port in the State, ex-
cepting Providence.
Mrs. Sallie Higgins, wife of Allan Hig-
gins, died in this city yesterday, at the ad- |
vanced age of ~ years.
John Dillon, regular loafer, was sent
TO the State Farm, this morning for va
wagon last night
The plumbers or this city are still on a
strike. There are only seven of them.
Tramps who apply for lodgings at the
police station, are falling off i'm number.
Last night nine of them were at the sta
thirty or forty nightly
"A quantity of cotton got on fire i'm the
picker room Mt the new Slater mill yes
terday. 1t was extinguished without an
alarm and with triflne loss.
Ihe license commissioners were to hold
a meeting Yesterday afternoon, but one
OF them not being around the meeting adj
iourned until next Tuesday afternoon.
Licenses expired last Saturday, and none
OF them have been renewed. Why not
prosecute the dealers
The Ladies' Society for Church Work
OF 81 Paul's Church held their fortnight
~ supper In the Assembly Rooms last
night. The supper was well patronized.
An entertainment followed.
Ihe faaE and entertainments at the Uni
versabst Church closed last evening. 1t
was decided success.
house licenses to a number of
rumshops- This will enable them to
Keep open on Sunday and sell liouor.
When drunken men are seen on the
streets on the Sabbath the shout will 90
W00NS0CKET.
:, The only observance of Arbor Day in
w Noonsocket was In the public schools