The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-25
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LATEST.
Hold 4 SPECIAL SESSION.
Aldermen Transact Routine Business
This Afternoon.
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS
So That Highway Work Can Be con,in-
ued Was tho Principal Eusiness-No
Discussion and Very Little Discussion
During the Meeting.
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS

The board Of aldermen was called TO
meet in special session at 10 o'clock today
but when the two hands on the clock
over the portrait Of the late Mayor Doyle
d ,inted TO the meridian bour the mem
bers were In the CLOAK room ana iotpy
chatting frafernallv.
Twelve minutes la'tr Mayor Potter
came in and raped the meeting TO order.
Aldermen Ballou nd Winship we're
abseilt.
Ofnotion OF Alderm Va Olney the read
ing OF the records OF the las meeting
Mere lisp nsed with, as soou rs Deputy
City Ci.rS Chevers hnd completed The
1e ding Of the mayors message calling
the special meefiag.
In response tn u communication from
the conrmissiorer OF pubic worSs JOINT
resolution introduced by Alderman fu
Ter was Tassed ,authoriz ng the comm's s.
si ner to complete the building. curb,
lug, grddila and paviuK of Broad
street, Butler avenue, Eagle street.
High street, Mantoa avrnue, Charles
street. A~hburton street, IL m ,oo q ave-
nue, Whipple street and Dou las street,
the expense TO no charg ed to the special
al propsiation for highways made Dv
chapter 400.
In response TO the recommendation OF
Commissioner Smith resolution was
passed adding SIC, 900 Co the appropriation
lol WuttI nNlnbcIAutF upu toVtV W bht
approi riatien fol sewer maintenance.
Alderman Fuller presented bili Tor an
ordinance gran,ing TO the Narragai sett
Electric Lighting Company per-
mission TO change its poles and
wires to such height as may
be necessary TO permit the Union Rail-
ruud compang To erect its poles and wites.
The change Is 60 bs subject to the ap-
proval OF the chief en3in@er OF tie fire
deps rt ment. The bill p s 'ed.
A bill giving the Nara ansett Electric
Livhting company prrmissoi 10 ersct
poles and wires OH Aliens avenue aud
Rhodes street was passed.
Joint resolutions Instruct inx the COM
missioner of public worNsto bul d sewers
in Fountain street. from Jackson TO
Aborn, and in Academy avenue. from
Cambridge 60 Kepler streets. were pissed.
For the Bealth Department.
Alderma an Burrows presented bill for
an ordinances adding 5000 to the appro-
priation for the health department, the
same TO be transferred from the aappro-
priation for water supply. The bill was
passed.
report was received from the con-
missioner Of public works relative 10 the
obstruction Of the sidewalk at Nos. 12
aud IA Pond street and the dilaDidatri
condition OF the buildings at the same
place. The matter was referred to the
inspector>of public buildings.
On recommendation Of the ommiss oner
Of puplic works the petition Of Charles
n. Page and brother to connect their
Wells street premises with the sewer in
Planet street was gram. ed.
The grade OF parneil street from
Atwell avenue to its notherrly termina-
tion was ordrrsd established.
Alderman Fuller presented resolutions
changing the name cf North street to
Rochambeau avenue aud Crescent court
10 Crescent terrace. They were pass ii.
A petition for curbing on Red Wing
street. was referred.
The qusrtery report or the commits
sioner OF pubic WORKS was received and
ordered communicated.
Lyman Jenck's petition for remission
OF lax was referred and the petition of
Henry A. Petschke for pool table licen.e
was granted.
A petition for the change OF the name
Cargill street TO Brooklyn street was re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES on street signs
aud Numbers.
Franklin b. Hum put in claim for re
imbursement fsr damage done To his
buggy while driving, which he claims
c,me Into collision with a post. Mr..
Ham WAS given an opportunity TO ex.
plain more fully to the committee ON
claims.
Referred to the Comm issioner.
Alderman Fuller presented the petition
OF the Rhode Island Brewing Company
for permission to sink AN artesian
we'll OIL Fountain street. There was some
discussion an the matter was finally re-
ferred to the commissioners OF public
works.
Alderman West introduce I a resolution
authorizing the mayor to execute on the
part OF the city an agreement with the
New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad In regard
10 tie builling of sewer at Cham-
bers street under the tracks of the road
City Engineer Shedd explained the pur-
pose OF the resolution aud then it was
passed without objection.
Chief OF Police Child was order, d O
remove certain tenants from houses
owned by the city at Il mville. who have
been ordered TO vacaie but have failed TO
do so.
Tie board then adjourned.