The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17


355 Eddy street; Benno Wolf, 10 and Is
NalAer street; Joseph Healey, kaight
Gesler aud Republican streets; Annie NJ.
ard Margaret f.. Barry, SO Preston street;
Patrick Morris, Western street; Cathe-
rine Barry. Ga Preston street.
The board adjoul mel to Thursday.
Dc. z, at 3 p m.
Board of Aldermen.
The board Of aldermen then met.
Alderman Balou moved that when the
board adjourned it adjourn to meet
Wednesday, Nov. p. ut "A. M, and it was
so voted.
A resolution appropriating $1,000 for the
marine training school, laid on the table
Nov. 2, was taken up.
Alderman Fuller stated that he had
called upon the superlntendent of public
schools TO explain why the children were
leaving the schools. AUD as that
Official was present he would like to hear
from him.
Mr.. Tarbell said that the pupils are a
ways leaving schools. There are about
5000 scholars la the public schools, and
about 80 per cent left last year. This is
inevitable. Tie general statement that
pupil, are leaving school amounts to
have been los pupils In the manual train-
Ing school ard four have left. In the
I EnRlish department. OF the High
: school there were 127 and SIX LETT. When
the manual training school openeda year
ago some OF the scholars in the English
department Of the High school came and
with them came all the discontented ones.
This highest classes in each OF the schools
had beea taken fer eemparisetf.
Principal Grants Remarks.
Principal Grant of the school stated
that no pupils had left the first or econd
year CLASSES, hut four had lett the third
year class. One came two days aud tn n
left because he found he would have to
70 over what he bad done the year be-
fore. Tue other came for four
weeks and did such poor work
that It was necessary to send him home.
He was taken from the school by his
parents. Another left because of sickn ness,
and another. girl, left for no reason.
Last year nine OF the scholars left, some
for poor work and others for sickness and
changes of life work.
Mr.. Winship ask d il the $1,000 asked
for would complete the furnishings.
Mr.. Tarbell stated the amount would be
sufficient to equip the school for 800
pupils.
The board concurred with the council
unanimously.
Registration in the Wards.
A resolution authorizing the city clerk
TO visit the several ward rooms OF the city
for the purpose of registration was
adopted. BY the resolution the city clerk
Is authorized TO visit the several ward
rooms of the city between the hours OF 7:30
snd $3.50 o'clock on the following evenings:
Ward one, at the ward room on Wicken-
den street, Dec. s; Ward two. on Nor,h
Main street, Dec Q: Ward three. Smith
street, Dec. IL: Ward four, city clerks
ofic', CITY hall. Dec 12: Ward five. Beacon
avenue. Dec, IS; Ward six. Public street.
Dsc. IA; Ward seven, Oakland street, Dec.
~; Ward eight, Harrison street. Dec. 16
Ward niue, Psllas street, Dec. IS; Ward
teu. Atwelis avenue. Dec. 10: the expenses
TO be charged to the appropriation for
elections.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
Daniel Nc Even. to hold athletic exhi-
btion ut Nos Isl aud fs3 Atweiis ave-
nue.
To hold dances. the following, viz;
Crescent Social club. at 20 Dorrance
street
Emwo-d Cadets, at go Potters ave-
nue..
Journeymen Horseshoers' Union, at No.
b1 Dorrapcs street.
John J. UBrien. at Nos. 1sl and ls3
$ Atwells avenue
Peitaconsett tribe, masquerade" at
$50 Eddy street.
Russian Congregation, of Israel
sra querade," at Dimond hall.
Socialist Labor party, at 81 Market
fouare
TO build barns. the following, viz:
Cornelius 4. Bourne. corner Gaao aud
Wickenden streets
Edwin II. Brown. on Althea street
John Monahan, corner Prairie avenue
and Buckley street.
George 6. Nachtriet, on Nashua street
stiliman White. at No. S22 North Nam
street.
The committees appointed to lay out
Hazard and Poiut streets were ordered TO
report on Feb. Is
Wants the Reward
A communication from the chief OF
police certifying that Thomas NJ. Dane
Is the person who caused the arrest and
scnviction % Daniel D. Sullivan, one OF
the murder'rs OF Anthony s Haswell at
Providence. July 10. 1899, and enclosing
Ms. Doaue's AFFIDAVIT aud claim 10 tie
800 reward offered by Mayor Poti or for
tue arrest aud conviction, was OF oidered
referred TO the Joint committee on police.
A communication from the Journev.
men Plumbers association, thanking the
board OF aldermen for the election Of
Reuben n. Bemis. was recsived
The resignation q Elisha Dyer as a
nembsr OF the Joint special COMMITTEES
Of the city council npp0inled MAJ 5. 1891.
20 confer with the owners Of the sboro