The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-06
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWIuCkEI.
The Regular Monthly Meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen.

ers for three years was passed In concur
renee.
Joint resolution authorizing the sale Of
the old engine house on Cranston street
was passed In concurrence.
Ordinance appropriating $500 for
fountain in Oak Grove cen etery WAS
amended SO as to make the amount $500
AMI passed.
Ordinance providing for the purchase
Of additional apparatus for the inspector.
of milk was passed in concurrence.
Ordinance appropriatins 81, 600 for a
foot bridge over the railroad at Wood
lawn was passed in concurrence.
Ordinance adding the mayor, president
the committee on public library to the
board OF trustees was passed in concur
renee.
Eight building permits was granted
and nineteen applications ordered adver-
tised.
change of grade on High street was taken
up and the awards for damages made TO
j. o. Whitney, Horace Y. Baker. John
Lowden heirs Mary Il. French aud George
johnson heirs were confirmed. Claude
j. Farnsworth appeared for William Mas,
to the extent of $500. The commission
ers had awarded him only S25
Claim of John Byrne for $500 and OF
Frank and Annie j. Conley for 81 900
damages by change OF grade on Weeden
street were referred.
referred.
Petition for the curbing. Of Randall
street was received and the AUDITORS
ordered notified.
Claim of Pawtucket Tack Co., for S456
damages by water was referred.
Petition for the establishing and curb
ing of the sidewalks on Lewis and Hilton
streets were received and the abuuters Or
dered notified.
Willard and Harding streets wero ac-
cepted.
Petitions for the establishment Of a
grade on Daniels street and Dunnell
avenue were granted.
Invitation to attend the exercises OF the
High school on Columbus Day~was ac-
cepted.
Ordinance appropriating s., 800 for city
officers was accepted.
Petition for the establishment OF 81 de-
walks on Cole street was received and the
abutters ordered notified.
Petition for the abatement OF the tax
on the Pardon jerks estate was referred
to the board Of abatement.
Resolution authorizing the inspector OF
plumbing to procure the necessary appa-
ratus for the Office was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
Ordinance appropriating $3.50 for q
horse and carriage for the inspector OF
plum bing was passed.
Report of Aldermen Miller and o Reilly
on the claim OF John Hunt was adopted,
| il being agreed to fix up his property.
Permission was granted George A.
Walker to hold athletic entertainments
once month at the Sanitary Gym
nasium.
Ordinance providing for the appropria-
tion of money received from The street
railway companies for the use OF the high
way department was passed.
Ordinance appropriating 5000 for the
celebration of Columbus Day was passed.
The committee on city property was
authorized TO let the Fourth ward room
for Swedish religious purposes.
The Board then met as beard OF health
and approved the contract made with A.
q w. Barney for the removal OF swill
and house offal OF the city for five years.
Expenses of the Highway Department.
The expenses OF the highway depart
ment for september are as follows:
General highway account. labor pay
rolls, 81. .952 OF: discharged laborers order.
$50. IL; approved bills, e. 250 Al; Pine street
proved bills, Sl.9i7 Sc; curbing account,
approved bills. Sl.36444.
The Pawtucket Chess Club Dedicates It's
New Quarters.
The Pawtucket Chess Club has recently
been having its quarters enlarged, the
quarters on the third floor in the Edith
block proving too small to accommodate
the rapid increase in the membership of
the club during the past year. The club
has added TO its quarters the second
| floor In the building and also the third
floor in Davis block adjoining The sec
| ond floor in the Edith BLOCK has been fit
ted up a dining room, and the floor
apove as the parlor.:
The room in the Davis block leads out
Of 4 haan
billiard room. The furnishings OF the
| rooms are Of the best, the parlor being
particularly elegant and neat.
Last evening the rooms were formally
Opened" Baker Brothers orchestra
| was secured and discoursed sweet music
| during the evening. Ladies were ad nit
ted from O'Clock until 9, after which
hour the gentlemen enjoyed themselves
alone. A bountiful collation. furnished
by Gelb d Norton was served to all
through the evening. The rooms were
visited by hundreds OF the best people of
the city and the we'll arranged quarters
were universally admired.
An Assignment.
John II. Gregory, the Main street hat
ter, made an assignm mt this morning for
the benefit of his creditors to Claude j.
Farnsworth,
The Sacred Heart Christian Doctrine
Society.
At meeting of this society last even
ing, n COMMITTEES OF three was appoint ed
to procure n banner for the parish to be
u. ell i'm the parade on Columbus Day. 1t
was decided to hold n coffee supper in
Temperance Hall, on "Wednesday, the 10th
inst.
Points of Interest.
The annual parish gathering Of the
First Baptist Church was held at the
church last evening IL was an informal
affair and was LARGELY attended.
The regular meeting of Enterprise
Lodge VIII he held this evening
Lawyer w. Waldo Robinson is look ing
for Pascal Leveque, who has had con siI-
cradle property left him in the west.
WOONSOCkET.
The common council met last evening
and took big stride to,ards the settle
ment of the bridge question. The nigh
way committee presented two reporis
signed by two members each of the com
mIttee. Alderman Heffernan aud Chair
man Johnson signed for plan G.. and pre-
sentei their reasons for so doing i'm n
document of 500 words Touncii,,.a,