The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-03
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Matters Relating TO the Sale OF FIRE.
works in the City.
FOR A LARGER POLICE FORCE.
uhe Police Force Asks for n Longer Naca-
ton ~FurIough--The Ordinance fiacing
the Janltors of schools i'm Charge ofthe
Committee on Education Laid over.

The Board Of Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon in regular session. Ihere was
N large amount of routine business trans
acted. including a short debate on the
subiect of the sale OF fireworks, Chlet
Steere having refused TO recommend
that any such license b. granted. IL was
afterwards voted that the matter be left
20 members of the board, and the chief is
not to be responsible.
TIE board OF health ordered the abate-
ment OF several nuisances, as follnws:
Jobn u Smith. Amasa Sprague, Johu
Williams. James Aunable aud Michael
Harry l. Boyce and Silas Pratt were
granted licenses to remove the contents
of privY v1ults.
20 collect swill aud offal.
The boi RI of health then adjourned 10
meet Feb. 10.
Board of Aldermen.
In the me NJ of the Board OF Alder
men the first thing done was when Alder
man Burrows moved that hereafter all
petitions to build barns should be re-
ierred to the Inspector of buildings. The
motion was adopted.
The weekly reports of the Dexter Asy-
lufH IOT VIC Nttho SHNAH
were received.
The bonds OF the following were ap
proyed: Geor &c III. Norcross, superin-
PENDENT of hacks; city clerk, treasurer OF
commissioners North bu''ai Grouhu
constables, Charles III. Brown, Ephraim
g.. Greene, Leopo d Hartmann, Frederick
&. Hull, James V Mcdonald, Andrew
Mckenzie. Lyman Upham.
A communica. ion was received from
Charles V. Chaplin, superintendent OF
Il.l painU that hn had HnnOlnt-
cd Gardner 4. Swarts TO be medical In
spector and John Rogers, sanitary In
spector.
New Elmwood Avenue.
The resolution changing the name OF
Greenwich street to Elmwood avenue
was reported from the committee on
street signs and numbers, and passed.
An invitation by the Council TO the
Board for a joint session on the evening
of Monday, Feb. 8. was accepted.
The pay OF the following patrolmen
was increased: Michael j. Luby and
Francis O'Connor from $3.50 TO S275 per
day. and Richard j. Pointer from S. 40
TO s. per day.
A communication was received from
the commissioner of public works re-
parding the petition of Martin Schuler
Tor a partial abatement Of water TAX and
the petitioner granted leave TO withdraw.
- Louis Queen and Lazarus Weiuer, pc
tiuoners Tor license to buy and sell Junk,
were granted leave to Withdraw.
Fireworks.
The petition of a. Ii. King for leave 70
sell fireworks came back from Chief
Steere not recommended, ne explaining
that on account of the numbe OF fires
caused by powder crackers last year he
could not recommend hat license be
granted to sell them.
Alderman West explained that III pea
pie could not buy them IN providence
they could In PawGucket and surround
ing towns and the ordinance prohibited
the firing of them in the streets.
Alderman Winship hoped that the per-
mission would be granted rs IL was a
source of profit to tax payers in the city
and the fireworks would be bought else
where il they could not be bought here.
There was n lively debate. Aldermen
West, Winship, Bellou and Burrows
taking part.
matter on the table, Passed.
Later Alderman inship moved TO
take the petition from the table and IL
was granted.
The resolution passed at the last meet.
ing TO refer all the petitions Tor license TO
sell fireworks To the chief engineer OF the
fire department was T~esclnded.
Jurors Drawn.
Inc folloWlnR JuEolS Wete uIdWu lOr
he March term:
BRAND.
Frederick 5. Peck.
PETIT.
Lewis r. Downes, Peter Walton,
archibald Martin, Ellery c. Davis,
Hoffman, Dorchester, William Grosvenor,
Samuel w. Dodge, William Il. Walsh,
Thomas VI. =. Will Lester Is. Randall,
Iiams. James VI. Johnson,
Amos G. Barstow. Jr., Fred Nj. Rhodes,
Henry A. Grimwood, Nlllam vi: Young,
.Tohn b.. Branch, Robert IL. |. Goddard,
MinthropW. Brownell, William W. Patten,
John :. Herman, Perry Is: cushing,
William III. SAWYER, Benjamin L. Pierce,
James. T. Rounds, Richard Chadwick.
John T.. Good,
A Joint resolution was adopted to print
copies of tiie-aHHpa+-FsPeft-eEtAe
city engineer
A joint resolution TO pay Patrick Flynn
S35 tor damages caused by an overflow OF
surface water was adopted
An invitation to the board of Gen. a. +.
Burnside Camp, Sous oil Veterans. to at
tend Divine services on Su day, Feb. ~
Lincoln's birthday, was accepted.
The monthly report OF the oyerseer OF
the poor was received.
Benz min w. Gallup and Frank Is.
Hazard were appointed as auctioneers.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted
Providence Warehouse Company to 10
cate and operate a steam boiler at No. q
Maso n street; James \. Foster 20 keep q
pawubrnker shop at As DoTrtnce street
Joseph Rivci and Michael j Healey 1,
keep pool tables; Lindsay Anderson Il
keep "A victutllihg house at SO Middle
street. Villa j. keith 60 keep a vic
tuallmg house az la Mathe Sson street.
10 build bar :. JAG bComi,key aad Harr,
i. Evans; Henry l.. Paytou to hold ~
exhibition at Temperance Hall; 10 hold
dances, he following:
Alpine Orches RI AT Oriental Hall, Alpha
Social Cub a., Freedom Halt. Btnn.I
Boys Il. Ii. Association at Dmoud Hall.
Brigade No. s. O.. ~, AT Odd Fellows
Hall, Central Social Club at Mt. RoyaI
HAL. Coremakers' Union NJ No. 81 Dor
rance street, Court Burnside A. No. 3
Durrance street, CIur5 Roger William.
a. y 81 DOrr nee street, Dome Soci,
Club at NJ ~ iblic stree,. Electrica
Beneficial AS 'Ciatiol at Oriental Hall
Elmwood Fac aud Drum Band at No. 9
Neybosset street, FOrget-Me-Not Gu
at COlumbla Hall. Maimonid a. Lodge "A