The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The City to Hire 100000 for I'M
proyements at Davis Park.
POLLUTION OF The PAWTUXEL
$50, 900 to he Hired for the New Centrai
Police Station The steere Collection
of Birds and Animals Accepted-New
Policema n-street Matters.

The Board OF Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon In regular session. all the
aldermen being present. There was
large amount Of street business, and
there was also special order which was
disposed of very quickly. There was
also a resolution to hire 100000 for Davis
Park. which passed.
In the board of health the following
were ordered TO abate nuisances: VIII
liam w. Rickard, James Furey, Eben-
,zer Allen, Charles B. Newell, Cyrus A.
Holmes aud Richard Bacon. james
Moran was ordered TO put the building,
65 Orange street i'm proper condition ana
10 quit the premises within one week.
Hoard of Aldermen.
The special order, the ordinance lhi-
posing extra duties on the harbor master.
was taken up. Alderman Little moved
that IL be referred back TO the committee
and after a moments dispute IL was SO
voted.
The weekly report OF the Dexter Asy-
lum was received.
A resolution ordering the quarterly
meeting at the Dexter Asylum was
adopted.
A resolution ordering canvass meetings
Monday, Feb. 27 at 1870 O'Clock IN the
various ward rooms was adopted.
The report OF the committee To lay out
Rice street was continued 10 Aprll ~
The bouds OF Grafton IA. Wiley and
James A. Foster, pawnbrokers, were APP
proved. -,.a
ent of lights was received.
Auditors Estimate.
The following estimates OF the city
auditor were received for the year 1873:
Asyium walls aud building, 5000; health
department. $4,000 poor depart ment
$4,000; bridge department, slOi,o'aot
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
Nicholas Leveroni to transfer victualling
house license to Antonio De Pasqaale.
To build barns the following: John III.
Coylr, corner Clemence aud Worcester
streets; John Trimble. at No. l12 Crary
street. To hold dances, the following:
A. Il. c. Social Club AZ No 9S Weybos
set street; Butts & Thompson, at Il. i.
Hall; Elmwood Temple No. 3, at No. p
Westminster street; Lucretia Temple at
Alfredian Hall; Merry Monarch Social
Club, at 9S Wey bosset street; Mt. Pleas :
ANT Social Club, at Odd Fellows Hall;
non-commissioned officers. First Separate
Company, at No. gS Weybosset street;
North Star Bicycle Club, at Alfredian
Hall; Packard Lodge, q. L., at No. "A
North Main street; Unity Temple No. l,
nt Oriental Hail: Westminster Lodge, at
Columbia Hall; Italian Military Society,
at Brayton avenue, Tobin Club, at 9o
Wey bosset street; Elmwood Fife aud
Drum Band, at 9S Weybosset street;
TO buy and sell junk the following: Jo-
seph Hartman, at 26 Shawmut street;
Henry s. Hunt, on Sabin street; samuel
Mark, at So South Main street; William
McAdams, at lib Lester street; Lazarus
Weiuer, at 265 South Main stree Ag-
nosti Vital Tor license to keep "A vlctual-
ling house at PA AtwelPs avenue; Daniel
j. Moriarty TO be appointed police con-
stable, without power 10 serve civil
process.
The following petitioners were granted
leave TO withdraw: Beniaming ID. New
hall, TO keep victualling house at cor
per Washington aud Union streets; to
buy and sell junk, Perry Goldschien, at
No 26 Shawmut street aud Max Helfan,
at No l0l Charles street.
TIE board confirmed the appointment
of Robert NJ. Corners, Charles McSoley
and Frederick II. Blackman as police
constables to fill the vacancies on the
force.
A Joint resolution was adopted ap-
pointing joint special committee to con-
fer with the city solicitor with reference
to legal and legislative proceedings to
prevent pollution of the Pawtuxet river
and Aldermen Ballou and Burrows were
appointed on behalf OF the board.
The Davis Park.
Alderman West presented joint reso-
luton of the City Council directing the
CITY solicitor to apply to the General As
sembly for such legislation as will enable
the city to hire the sum of 500, 600 for
the improvement OF Davis Park
Alderman West said he thought it was
time the board did something or other To
max. park OF the property or to discard
IL. The people would rather have moth
Ing in the shape of a park than TO have il
as It is at present. He hoped the park
commissioners would have the power to
improve the park, for this section OF the
city pays about one sixth of the tax OF
the city.
Alderman Wiuship spoke in favor Of
the resolution as he thought something
should be done TO relieve tnis part of the
city and at present Davis Park Is dan
gerous for ladies TO enter.
The resolution was adopted.
Alderman Fuller presented a resolu-
tion directing the chief OF police t. fur
nish police protection upon the calls OF
the superintendent OF he ealth in cases Of
contagious diseases. Passed
The steere Collie ction.