The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-18

Both branches or the city government
met Yesterday. The board of aldermen
60 count ballots and incidentally to tran
sact such business as might come up and
the common council in regular session.
Iu the official count the most notable
feature was the gains OF Mr.. W,st in the
different wards which amounted to about
nifty in all.
The court was completed a. 3:45 O'Clock
and the board proceeded TO the consider
alton of the business on tie docket,
while Mr.. Quick. the tabulator. WAS fg-
uring up the different majorities.
The reports of Dexter asylum for the
weeks ending April 8 and Is were re-
ceived.
A resolution Of thanks OF the Boston
Providence fire department on March 10
WAS received.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted:
Johanson e. Mellstrom, TO keep an in
telligence Office at No. s2s Weybossst
street.
To keep taverns the following: Will
liam j. Corbett. at 90 union street;
Joseph Coupe, at ITO Union slree'
Joseph Schedley, at IA and 10 Union
street: Jesse Brown. at 81. 53and 55 Edcy
street; William Mulvain, at o anu IL De-
1nine street; William Schedley. at % aud
"a Union street; l.. III. Humphreys. at
Narragansett hotel; Thomas Miller. at
90 TO ia Washington STREET; Robert Ill.
Ormsbee. at 12S Pine street; James h.
Wood, at City motel.
TO build barns the following: Edward
Alexander, on New YORK avenue; Jere-
miah Downing. at 36 Balakiava street;
John &. Guckin, Oh Chatam street;
Samuel Katler. at 43 Kane street; Wiz
liam Grant, at rear IS Llppitt street;
Thomas Ii. Percival, at l92 Veazie street;
Francis M. Pond. on Hope street; Provi-
dence Betting company. on Sexton street:
Horacs Remington, on A elaide avenue;
Edgar Is. Smith, rear l3 Greene street.
10 hold dances the following Division
12. A. q. H., at 81 Dorrance street I;
Hermione assembly, at Oriental hall I;
Hope Lodge, masquerade AT Slocum Post
hall Troop 3, First Battalion Cavalry.
at 1913 North Main street; Mt Nebo
lodge. at QS Weybosset street: Will
liam A. Young, at 20 Exchange
place; Providence Zouaves, at No. 81
Dorrance street; st. Johns cadets, Ori-
entail hall; 1obip club, g8 Weybosset
street; Reu Cross society, at 1865 West
muster street. To deal in juuk, Barnet
Abrahanps. at 30 Wickenden street TO
keep and sell fireworks, Thomas s. Ham
mond. at S5 Neybossst strest.
Miscellaneous Business.
Fred A. Ray. petitioner for remission
Of tax, was given leave to withdraw.
Thomas W. Penney, franklin b. Ham.
Marcus w. lnman and Cyrus A. Holmes
were appointed game wardens.
Samuel s. Durfee, John Heathcote an Il
Jonathan G. Parkhurst were appointed
appraisers OF damages under the dog
A resolution was passed providing that
the clerks employed In assisting the
aldermen in counting the votes shall be
allowed 81 each. and the tabulator $10
A communication was received from
the chief OF police advancing the pay
OF patrolmen Frank II. Anthony
aud Walter E.. Jordan from s2s25 TO 81. so
per day. and OF Pairolmen Frank A. Car
penter, Michael II. Downey, Thomas
Rooney and Maynard L. Stone from &. SO
TO $2.75 per day. The advances were
The petition of the Excelsior Literary
association tJ hold dance al 63S Charles
street was not recommended aud the pc
titioners were given leave TO withdraw.
Referred Business
The comm unication OF Antoni Simoni.
ssklnR for the removal OF Joseph Tester
from the. Office of police constable, was
referred to the committee on police.
The remonstrance of X. Il. Capwell
aud others against the building of barns
in the vicinity OF Kane, Lopez and Shaw
NUT streets. was referred TO the inspec-
tor of public buildings and Alderman
West.
Petitions of Reuben wecker, William
Kelleyand John II. Coyle to raise build
ings, and OF the following to build barns.
were referred to the inspector OF build
ings: Is. 4. Harrington, at 342 Lock
wood street; Michael Speight rear 8
Trenton street; James Feeley. at SSS At
wells avenue; John Prior, on Canal
street; Robert Moore. rear 104 Chalk
stone avenue: Paul Landy. addition, l5s
Thurber's avenue.
Tavern LicenseA
The petition of L. ii. Humphrey and
others for reduction OF amount to be
paid for tavern licenses was referred to
rescinded and the petition was referred
10 a special committee consisting of AL
dermen BalIou. D ney aud Lansing
The petition OF Ike Miller TO he ap-
pointed police constable, was referred
to the committee on police.
Tie following petitions for leave to
buy and sell fireworks We're severally re-
street, TO Alderman Gilmarrin; Rhode
Island Fireworks company, mt l49 Pine
street, and j. j. Ripley. at 16 Weybo~set
street. TO Alderman Winship; Mrs. Kate
Rayner, 3o3 Amherst street. to Alder
man West.
Petition of s. A. Peterson ct AL. for
lamp on corner of Wendell and Ellerv
slrsets, was referred to the committee
ON Tampa
A petition TO have sidewalks on Pleas
aEt street concreted, was referred TO TIE
committee on streets.
A petition ;or grade OF Douglas avenue
ways
A petition for curbin1 on Swan street
Wn@ referred TO the committee on streets.
The otition " John H. Peck nj d
others for the widening Of Charles street
was referred to the committee on high
ways.
"A nstftion for the orads NJ Vi,shro,