The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-02
Some important Matters Disposed
Of
RELATING TO PARKSAND BRIDGES
The Upper Board After Its Summer va
cation Transacts Great Deal Of Rou-
tine Business-The Board Of Health
also Meets and Orders NuisancesAbated


worth, John Phillips. William A
Sprague (3). William +. Ryan. Mary L.
Bradford, Joseph r. True. George Nj.
Griffin and Samuel Ames, agent. were
ordered to abate nuisances.
Citations to appear before the board
were issued TO the following; Cornellus
Calvin. Sylvester q. Martin CD, Esther ..
Smith. heirs of Matilda +. Northup. heirs
of Cyrus Tinkham, heirs OF benjamin
Talbot, Ann McCarron.
meet Sept. 15.
The Board then met in regular session.
Reports Received.
The following reports were received:
Weekly reports of Dexter Asylum, Aug:
6 TO Aug. 81 inclusive; monthly report OF
inspector of steam boilers.
I'he reports of the committees on the
layouts OF Elmwood, Steere and Lexing-
ton avenues were continued.
The bond of William ii. Draper pawn
broker, was approved; resolution was
passed fixing $40 as the fee for private
detsctiyes. and another fixing the first
Monday in January of each year as the
date of expiration of all night soil licen-
ces-
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
Walter Hughes a. Co., TO locate and
operate a steam boiler near Manton
avenue bridge; Thomas j. Tasker, TO
build barn in the rear of Hoyle street.
TO keep an intelligence office, William X.
Fecnney. at No. 2S4 Westminster street.
To buy aud sell junk the following, Will
liam Ginsburg, at No 1913 Charles street;
Abram Vanstaen, corner Cole avenue and
Upton avenue; Julian Pasquali. at No. 25
Tefft street. To keep yictnalling houses,
m
Joseph Broverman, at No. 392 North Main
street; Mrs. Eliza T.. Hall at No. 352 Wey-
bosset street To hold dances, Ives Post,
q. A. r., at 9S Weybosset street;
G. u. O. of Sons of Rest, at 9S Weybosset
street: Cosmopolitan Club, at 55 America
street; Emmett Temperance Cadets. in
Dimond Hall; Ives Post Drum Corp. at
No. 9S Weybosset street. To hold an ex-
hibition: Arthur v. Selby, at No. 307
Westminsters street. Sundry persons to
use. drive and set up vehicles as per
schedule of the Superintendent Of Hacks.
Brown g. Sharpe Mfg. Co. to connect
their estate on Promenade street with
the Woonasquatucket river by l2-inch
pipe; Frank L. Gray. to be appointed
private detective +. ID. McKendall to
build a barn on Pearl street; Patrick
McCready and Herbert Arnold to be ap-
pointed police constables; George A.
Austin to keep victualing house: Fred
erick Bushworth and Is. j. Lillibridge for
electric lights on North Main street, to
William Mulrain for transfer of pool
licenses; for sewers in Hendrick, Carleton
aud Cypress streets; Addie l.. Cowell to
raise a building.
Petitions Referred.
The following petitions were referred
George w. Brown to be appointed an
to the COMMITTEES on auc-
tioneers; Herbert M. Briggs and Everett
C. Bliss to be appointed police constables,
to the committee on constables; William
II. Camfield for defining grade of Cam
field street and Benjamin w. Gallup ct al.
IoE layout OF Elton street to the ssU Eom
Louis Fsinberg, William A. Sprague
and Rebecca II. Chace to raise build
Ings, to the inspector Of buildings.
TO build barns Zephir V. Bouchard, at
No. zoo Cranston street. to Alderman
Fuller; Moses Frank, corner Shawmut
and Kane streets, to Alderman West Jo-
seph Reed. on Illinois street. to Alderman
West; Edwin q. Webb, corner Silver
Spring street and NorthuD avenue, to
Alderman West; Bernard Shields, on
Ledge street, to Alderman Welt; Freder-
lex A. Sutton, at No. 70 Willow street, to
Alderman Ballou; Mrs. S. A. Smith, rear
No. "a Gushing street, to Alderman
brose street, to Alderman West; Patrick
II. O'Loughlin, at No. 62 Kane street, to
Alderman West; Charles w. Harris, Mt
No. 81 Grant street, to Alderman Harris;
Paul Landy, on Thurber's avenue, to
Alderman Little; John ID. Peck. at rear
No 10 Salisbury street. TO Alderman Lit
tie; William X. Arnold, to Alder man
Ballou.
widening Charles street-street Matters.
A resolution providing for the widening
Of Charles street by the addition of land
formerly belonging to the New York,
PROVIDENCE g. Boston and Old Colony
Railroads, was passed.
A resolution directing the Commits
sioner OF Public Works to macadamize
Smith street was passed.
A resolution defining the grade Of Oak
land avenue was continued to Oct. 20.
The reports of committees for the lay
out of Lexington and Elmwood avenues
were continued to Nov. IL and Oct. 20, re-
spectively.
Resolutions directing the commissioner
of public works TO build Broad street aud
Prairie avenue to the city line from the
railroad bridge were passed; to lay out
Dean street continued to Nov. IL; TO
abandon part of Oregon street, TO Oct
80; to lay out Henderson street, passed; to
curb Whipple street, to the COMMITTEES on
Bishop, Greenwich, North Main, Canal
aud Pettis streets, passed.
Petition of Il. w. Hedley, Michael Gree
ley and others against the Improvement
Of Charles street by widening, as pro-
posed, was referred to the committees on
highways.
Petitions from William NJ. Harris, Will
lam NJ. Bailey aud others for the re-
moval Of obstructions on Charles street,
south OF the railroad bridge, were re-
ferred to the committee on highways.
Additional Appropriations.
A resolution was passed adding the
sun Of $500 TO the appropriation for
care aud maintenance of sewers.
A communication from the chief of
police asking for an additional appro-
priation Of $4,000 for the police force, il
having been increased 20 PAS men, was re
ferred 10 the COMMITTEES on finance.
A resolution was passed permitting the
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
TO lay pipes and maintain we'll on South
street.
A joint resolution was passed directing
the committee on fire department TO iti-
quire into the cost of water tower Tor
tre fire department.
A resolution was passed ordering the
city treasurer 10 pay John >. Shay, dis