The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-06
Board Of Aldermen Vote to Go Into
Joint Convention.
TWO MEMBERS WERE ABSENT.
Chief, Deputy and Call Engineers OF Fire
Department Want More salary No
Lanterns on Bicycles-- M ovement to
Employ Home Labor on the Park.

Ihc following were ordered 20 con meet
premises with sewers: Mary Kelley, 81
Sheldon street; Ellen M. Almy,
282 North Main street; Charl es
E. Jencks. 60. 6s and 20 Olney street; heirs
Of William Means. 81 Bates street
George Chatterton. SO Bacon street;
Elizabeth Birtwistle, 9, 8 aud 10 Gardiner E
street; James s. Phettepace. AZ Bernon
street; Andrew Dlckhaut, 40, AZ, "A. 46
and 48 Bernon street: John McHale, 1872
Douglas avenue; Alice A Gardiner. 3l7
$50 Prairie avenue.
The following were ordered to abate
nuisancss: Noble w. DeMunn. 40 Senter
street, Andrew Dickhaut, 1e Halton
street.
The board Of health then adj ,uraed to
meet Thursday. Oct. TO-
Board Of Aldermen.
In board OF aldermen the resolution or
dering the repairing or Duncan avenue
and its opening as public highway was
passed.
The resolution to remove obstructions
on Hamburg and Pacific avenues andBalch
street was passed ia concurrence. The
report of tho committee 10 lay out Peace
street was continued to November 10; re-
port OF the inspector OF steam boilers for
May, June aud July was received: and a
resolution for the laying out of Rhodes
and Mitchell streets was referred to
November 16
Tho following petitions were granted;
Hans M. Hagensen. to locate aud oper-
ate steam boiler, at 3S River street.
William n. Draper, to keep . pawn
brokers' shop. at so Dorrance street.
~ l,.s s.A a..
viz: Patrick Dolan. at 20 Hall street;
George Dyer. at 1881 Charles street.
To keep victuallipg houses, the follow
ing. viz: Mrs Ellen Flynn. at 40s Branch
avenue; George h. Fuller. at 36O Cranslon
street.
To keep pool tables. the following, viz.
vincenzo Buffalo. one. at 100 Spruce
street; Isaac Croker, one. at 18 Cranston
street
To hold dances. the following, viz:
Gaiety Social club. at Hedley's hall; X.
/ Cadets. At B. & T. hall John II. Small
1t 81 Dorrance street Tobin club, 90
Weybossst street; Young Sons OF Il on,
at "a Market square; Pekin Literary as
ISOLATION; Young Mems Literary associa-
tion.
The petition Of Tommaso Cont, to keep
m intelligence Office at 302 Atwell's
avenue, was read and the petitioner was
given leave TO withdraw.
Wont to the Poor Department.
The COMMITTEES on police departm ent
reported on the petition of Bridget Tracey
Bowen. widow of George w. Bowen, u
member OF the police force who was as
saulted April 30. 1884, sustaining injuries
which resulted In his death. The widow
petitions for such relief and assistance
90 might seem fitting. but the
COMMITTEES, finding that the act
passed by the general assembly
empowering the city council to render
relief to disabled nremen and policemen
did not apply In this case, recon-
mended that the matter be referred to the
committee on poor department which
action Was taken.
They Can Build Barns.
The following were given permission
TO build barns: Stephen H. Briggs on
Ford street, John II. Dorsey at II Pot
ters avenue, Patrick Kenney, corner
Pawtucket avenue and First street, John
II. Meehan at rs West Park street. viii.
liam NJ. Murphy at II Mckinney street.
josiah A. Whitman on Pontiac street.
John NJ. D.an & Co. on Fountain street. /
John Melarkey, corner Charles and Peter
streets. Peter J. Donovan. z Webster
street.
A large number Of petitions we're re-
fsrrsd to proper committees.
To Employ Homo Labor.
A Joint resolution OF the city council
was Introduced by Alderman West rela-
tive TO the making Of improvements on
Roger Williams park with help fur |
nished BY the commissioner OF public
works, was referred to the park commits |
siouers with instructions to report at the |
next regular meeting OF the board of |
aldsrmen.
The resolution states that contract |
labor be tabooed. and considerable dis |
cussion ensued. Alderman Burrows
opposed it and claimed that the board
was sent TO look after the interest of the
tax payers and that the welfare OF the
city could better be protected by contract
labor.
Alderman West argued that it was bet
ter to secure labor from the home market.
prophesying hard winter, aud claimed
that the duty OF the city was to care for
its working classes.
Alderman Gilnartln endor sed the state
ments Of Alderman West and heartily
advocated the employing Of home labor.
Alderman Lansing said that the resolu-
tion. appealed to his best Judgment AMI
that be considered 1t only right that the
labor be confined to the limits OF the
city.
Alderman Burrows then intimated that
the interests OF the city should be re.
garded as superior to political advantage, |
and Alderman West stated that the con-
tract labor at Davis park received but 70 |
cents per day, which it could be seen was |
inadequate. Il was better that the wages
should be 81 10 aud done we'll than for
70 cents aud done by contract. There |
should be no distinction between thu
amounts paid for labor In the highway
department and that Of the public |
parks
Concurrent Business.
The following were passed in concur
renee: CommunicAt ion Of city clerk rela-
tive to acceptance OF Union X lilroad
company: resolution directing city |
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