The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-11
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Half Holiday Granted tho City Employees
During July and August
The board OF aldermen came to order
at sos.
An announcement was read from the
mayor as follows:

mayor Us IOiiOWSs
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen
have convened youin special session iu order to
rectify what seems to me TO have been error, or
board Of sidermen sdjoarned al the last meeting inc
OF thc board IL voted TO adjourn to July ~ at
vote an Invitation from the common council 70
meet them In Joint convention on July ~. at p.
m, am convinced that II was the Intention OF the
board to adjourn 10 that date.
H''pSs'iS''Egor ". K. POTTER, Mayor.
BY vote OF he board the aldermen
then adjourned to meet the common
council la joint committee.
After election OF license commissioners
the board Of aldermen returned to its
room and resumed It's deliberations.
The following was submitted by he
overseer OF the poor
Na%bsr Of meals given at Charity building Ssi ssi
Receipts from Charity Wood yard ......... S76S as
Amount expended. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LS744 40
The following report Of joint co mmittee
on highways was offered as follows:
Petitions to lay out curDinv stone on
Fuller street ; for Silver Spring Bleac ching
and Dyeing Co. ct al, for erection OF
bridge over West River street to bulld
Arlington avenue.
Licsns's were extended TO keep Daga-
telie. sclpio, pool aud billiard tables to
present holders OF licenses.
A. bill or so, from the Providence
Gas company, was presented aud allowed.
BY vote the committ,e % on HIGHWAYS
was excused from further consideration
The following was presented from the
commissions of public works;
The com mittee reported upon petition
Of Johu Salesses ct al. to law out Dart
street and Pauis place. commended
leave to withdraw.
A joint resolution TO construct brd 20
over tracks OF New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad at Adelaide avenue
was laid on the table until next week.
A Joint resolution TO remit sewer as
sessmeut OF esta to of Benjamin M. Chase
was passed.
A joint resolution to remit to Daniel
r. Scully sewer assessment was passed.
A communication was read from His
Honor the Mayor, recommending the pc
It'll on Of the clerks Of the city hall that
the city hall be closed on Saturdays mt
noon during the months OF July aud
August. Section %. chapter 81 city Or
dinances, wa, amenued 50 as to grant
the request.
Moved by Aid rman West that the
highway laborers be given half holiday
each Saturday by the commission.r OF
public works, no loss of pay 10 follow
such holiday. Mr.. West, in support Of
his motion. said that the way labor
ers were as much entitled 10 holiday AZ
clerks.
A Joint resolution of the city council
regarding sewers WAS read as follows:
Toe claim O William Douglas Cor
da nages on Butler avenue was referred
To committee on claims
The claim of VIM. Douglas for damages
on Butler ave. was referre to joi mt c I'M
mittee on claims.
A communication from the city auditor
relative TO interest account as king AN Nd.
propriation OF $50 300 ~ was referred 10
COMMITTEES on finance.
Petition of Patrick haley ct al, for clty
council TO request mayor aud aldermen
TO lay out Grand View = rect fr IN North
Main TO Ctnp streets, Was ret errs TO
joint com nit.es Oh nigaways
Il Was moved by Alderman West. that