The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

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ment call men asking for an increase of
pay to 800 n year, was referred TO the
iinaaee committee.
In the Board of Aldermen vote was
passed authorizing the printing of the
usual number of copies of the mayors
message and directing that the recon-
mendations contained therein be referred
to the appropriate committees. The City
Clerk was authorized to have city manuals
printed as usual. The following is the full
list OF committees appointed by the
mayor and president of the Common
Council:
Joint Committees.
Accounts, w. s. Hopkins, j. c. Whee-
lock, r. j. Nee, Aid. j. J. Heffernan, c.
Il. Ballou; city debt, Mayor ID. B. Pond.
president of the Board G. +. Ballou,
president of the common council; j. w.
Cass, w. 5. Hopkins, chairman of the
committee on finance, George w. Miller;
city property +. p; Fenton, Joseph
claims, Edwin Cook, William Kelly,
James r. Gould, c. +. Ballou; ceme-
teres, j. G. Wheelock, p. J. Nee, William
Power, u. Boucher; education, Milo
Buzzell, j. Daigneault, j. r. Gould, j. f.
Bradford.
Finance-W. S. Hopkins, John John
son, f. o. Roman, c. f. Ballou.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Reilly, Milo
Ruggell, j. Gobeille, G. III. Gorton.
Highways-John johnson. +. p. Fen
ton, Edwin Cook, j. j. Heffernan.
Ordinances-J. Daigneault, p. j. Nee,
j G. Gould, j. J. Heffernan.
Police-F. p. Fenton. William Power,
w. ;. Hopkins, c. III. Goruon.
Printing. X. Gould, p. j. Nee, Edwin
Cook, j. J. HefIernan
Railroads-William Kelly, +. Fenton,
NJ. Ruggell, j. l.. Bradford.
Sewers-G w. Miller, c.. o. Roman,
John johnson, II. Boucher.
Street lights-Jeremiah Gobeille, George
w. Miller, NJ. Buzzell, c. II. Gorton.
Aidermcnic Committees.
Auctoneers-J. +. Bradford, c. III. Cor
ton.
Police and Licences--C. Z. Ballou, c. II.
Gorton.
Street Lights. ]. HefIernan, C. II.
Gorton.
Streets and Bridges-.J. J. Heffernan, C.
L. Ballou, p. Boucher
Poor-P. BoL-her, j. +. Bradford, c. III.
Gorton.
In the joint convention the following
officers were elected in most harmonious
manner:
City Clerk, William C. Mason; city
treasurer, Samuel L. Cook; city auditor.
Aram j. Pothier; city solicitor, Walter /.
Ballou; city sergeant and messenger,
Horace NJ. Pierce; chief engineer of fire
department, Jay Neill; assistant engineers,
James Farrar, Irving l.. Cook; firewards,
John Ii. Fountain. Thomas A. Buell., Jaw
Neill; superintendent or fire alarm tefe-
graph system, George Worral: fire
marshal, Frank w. fhurber; commits
sioner of highways, George Bachelor:
superintendent of street lights, Joseph
Janson; assessors of taxes. Thomas b.
Staples, Edwin B. Miller; clerk of board
OF assessors, George +. Rosselu;
collector of taxes, Gustave A. Gers;
Judge of court of probate, Charles
+. Ballou; school committee, for
three years, Leroy L. Chilson, James :.
Read, Edgar vi. Slocomb; truant officer,
John Hackett; water commissioner for
three years, John w. Ellis; overseer of
poor, Edward Thurber; coroner, Irwin j.
France; commissioners of sinking fund,
Joseph h. Cole, Joseph B. Aldrich Charles
III. Horton; sealer of weights and meas
ures, Herbert Whitaker, sealer of leather
John Leech; inspector of petroleum. etc,
Gaspard Drainvillc.
The old list of constables, auctioneers,
corders of wood, public weighers, survey
ors of lumber, pound Keepers, fence
viewers, etc, were mainly reapponted,
aud some few additions were made To
these lists of minor Offices
With one exception everything passed
off pleasantly. Councilman Roman made
IA brief speech, in which he urged the
members of the City Council to live up to
their oaths and give the Democrats a rep
resentation in the Board of Assessors. He
nominated T.. &. Delabarre who was de-
feated, and tae old members were re-elect-
ed.