The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-06

REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN
COUNCIL HELD YESTERDAY.
Sunday Dissertation Must Be stopped 90
Far A. This Town Can Eject the
Change-Only Week Day Licenses.

The Town council held its regular
meeting yesterday af ernoon In the new
town hall and transacted large amount
of important business. The town TREAS
urer rendered his regular quarterly
report. showing surplus OF over S9o,ooo'
The chief of police rendered his monthly
report. showing thirty six arrests during
the past month, and eighteen commit
ments, besides large amount OF routine
business.
for &. Fraser and Son. and attempted 10
show that they should be allowed to lay
sour tracks to connect their coal pier on
Wats street. with the tracks OF tue Con-
solidated. The matter was laid on the
table.
No Sunday Dissertation.
A petition from the ciergymen or the
town for the suppression OF Wild West
shows, base ball games and other amuse-
ments on Sunday was granted.
The petition Of Il. S. Metcalfe. agent,
in behalf of the Rhode Island Street Num-
bering Company that numbers be placed
upon houses, which was signed by sixty
six citizsns, was laid on the table Ms there
were no funds available for the purpose
In question.
"A Host Of Other Petitions.
The petition Of James l.. Glancey for a
second-ciass liquor license WAS granted.
Clancy also petitioned tor license TO
run n hotel, but this was referred to the
chief OF police
The petition Of James Sherman for per-
mission to cart swill, which had been re-
ferred to the health officer at a previous
meeting. was granted upon his recon-
mendation.
swill was also granted.
A petition was received from the Inter
state hailroad company asking the coun-
Gil TO request the Union Railroad co NJ
pauy TO extend their tracks to the Paw
,ucket line. The pc itioners were given
leave to withdraw
The petition q Andrew Mclaughlin
I n victualing c,nse was granted.
The petition oi george B. Boyden for
pe.inission to run q Wild West show AT
Crescent Park was granted. 1t was voted
to charge n $500 license fee for the season.
II was voted that the chief OF police b.
instructed to notify the proprietors OF
amusements at the shore places TO apply
TO the town council for licens g.
The petition or Cuarles Fraser q So
to lay op, n tracks connecting their coal
yard on Water street. with the track OF
the CONS ,lidated was taken from the ta-
BILE and the petitioners were given leave
to withdraw.
Notice was recsived that Edmopd
Forbes in Nathaniel Tiffany had been
excused fron jury duty by the court and
their names were ordered returned to the
box.
Other Notes Of Public Interest.
Bids for pavinR, travelling an gr adj
ing Waterman avenue were opene aud
the contrac was awarded to Da ,iel 5
Peck for "a .395.
The cnier OF p1lica- was iustru etel-te
enforce the Sunday law regarding anu Sc
ments.
The Union Railroad Company was
ordered to lay rails aud proper turnouts
on Waterman avenue as sool as the
street was in proper con1ition, aud TO
pave between the rails aud eighteen
inches outside.
The following bills were ordered paid !:
Police department, $503.70. Highway
department., 81, ,304.33. Poor department.
S2i370. Street light. $633.53. lnciden-
tails, 81, l,06l93.
Two men were laid of on the high
way yesterday in district No. 3. as there
was not room f,r tn.m { work together.