The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-01

The Board or Aldermen had a short but
brisk session yesterday. Considerable inn
portant business was accomplished, such
as the ordering of sleeping apartments in
station 2, the resolution to renovate Har
rison street fire station, the paving OF
High street and other matters.
In the board Of health the following
were ordered To abate nuisa noes: Heirs OF
Philip Allen, corner of Thurber's lane and
Printery street; Stephen j.. Briggs. 30
Atwell's avenue; Matilda Robinson, rs c
street: Sarah Jackson, 293 Atwelfs avenues
John Carr, 4 Angel place; Ellery Willard,
Preston street. Adjourned to April 81.
,o As d So Arc 81 Adaerm fnm 'a 9or w tSe Toa Re. .
ending March 10 and 90 were received.
The following petitions were granted /:
Michael Lafuci to keep a pawnbroker's
shop at No. rs Tefft street; Kimball, Col
well 81 Co. to locate and operate steam
boiler at No. 438 Washington street; John
Sherier to buy and sell junk at No. IS
Shawmut street; John Quinn to keep one
pool table at No. 962 Atwell's avenue. To
build barns, John Owens and p. +.
Cannon.
To buy and sell junk; John McEnany, %
job street and Barnard Sindelevith, sos
North Main street. To keep and sell fire
works: John j. Quinn, l22 Dean street;
Thomas Troy, "a Oswald street; X. w.
Farr, 2lo Greenwich street; Mrs. r. c..
Sphinx, 1877 Cranston street; Joseph Lang
ley e. Son, 4si Cranston street. Thomas
X. Bullock, additional pool license, Had
ley 81 Carpenter. to transfer pool and
billiard license. About twenty organiza-
tions were granted permission to hold
dances.
The following were granted tavern Ii
censes: J. K. Woodward, Peter Brucker,
Il. L. Holt, John Scheminger, Ii. K.
Cheney aud Patrick Higney.
The following petitions were referred:
Joseph S. Curran and Joseph Bermen, to
raise buildings, to the inspector of build
ings; TO build barns, Mrs. Susie u. Bull
lock and Francis K. Meegan, to Alderman
McGuinness. Charles III. G. Carter and
Cressett and Watson to Alderman Fuller;
to keep and sell fireworks, I. 5. Ham
10 Weybosset street and j. Il. Thorpe IL
Custom House street, referred 10 Alder.
man Winship. Edward Zule2ar, lG2 Veazie
street, TO Alderman McGuinness..
A joint resolution was adopted direct
ing the committee oil city property to sell
all the land of the city's previously auth
orized to be sold, the terms to be satisfac-
tory TO the Mayor.
The report of the committee or the lay
of Greenwich street was continued to
May 10.
Petitions for the layout Of Reynolds
-MetcaIf aud
Dart streets, TO pave WickendeD, Brook,
and Benefit, TO curb Pitman and
streets we're referred to the COM
mittee on highways.
Petitions for sewers in Amherst and
Vineyard streets, were referred to the
committee on sewers.
The rebuilding Of the roadway of Ives
street was referred to the committee on
The curling of Ives and Hemlock streets
were referred to May 10
The curbing Of Delhi and Silver Spring
streets was referred to the committees on
streets.
The petition for the change Of name of
avenue and Hornbine street
and numbers. The petition for
amps on Burnet street was referred to the
on lamps.
C. C. Mumford, p. w. Lippitt and ]. d.
McGuinness were appointed a committee
On the layout Of Exchange street.
The following accounts were allowed:
department, s2,l5l. 10; police,
81, 3l7. II /; Jonathan G.. Parkhurst, cleo.
Jon. $50 John King. streets, SIP; Arthur
Sumner, streets, s25.
Mary I. Feeley, petitioner for compensa-
lion for damages by falling on the ice on
was given leave To withdraw.
Il. II. Moore and /. NJ. Carroll, petit
lODtTS " tO1DDcu1htlpn lOI dtiildACS |
,aused to estates by surface water, were
given leave to withdraw.
A joint resolution was adopted direct
ny the committee on city property TO pro-
.ure q suitable Office for the harbor mas
,er.
Dominica Ferara was granted an under
license.
The resignation of Byron II. Arnold as
was received.
Daniel ID. Whitney and Ephraim b.
Green were appointed constables.
The report of the committee on the
Of Dorrance street was accepted.
The pa of the following policemen IA
.owney and Thomas Rooney from $225
20 t2.JO per day, and Edward NJ. Whipple
rom e.. so TO s2.75 per day.
The petitions of Alexander Durante and
Frank ID. Thurber to be appointed con-
were referred to the committee on
..oustables.
The petition of Thomas Mead for re-
OF tax was referred TO the com
nittce on claims.
A joint resolution was adopted direct
the city solicitor TO apply to the Gen
raj Assembly for authority to pension
who have become s~uperanuated
,r disabled while on duty.
A Joint resolution was adopted ordering
he sale of the old Harris avenue school |
house. The report of the police surgeon was
A resolution granting permission
Alexander Durante to raise a building
vas adopted.
The board n~on-concurred in the resolu-
ion TO pay Hugh Hamil $50 for damages
% his estate. Alderman West Directing TO
he reduction from 500 as originally
A resolution directing the superin-
of public buildings TO repair the
Interior OF Harrison street fire station
indefinitely postponed, and a substi-
adopted placing the superintendent
If public buildings under the charge of
he city property committee.
A resolution directing the city solicitor
ind the joint special committee relative
o the purchase of land adjoining Roger
Park TO apply to the General
Assembly for the annexation To the city
" Providence OF certain lands in the town
II Cranston adjoining said park was laid
On the taDle till the next meeting
A joint resolution was adopted ordering
he American flag TO be displayed ON the
City Hal during Office hours, daily.
A Joint resolution was adopted, direct
the city treasurer TO pay Gilbert a.
800 for damage 90 his estate,
,aused by the widening OF Greenwich
street.
A resolution was adopted, directing the