The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The election Of a city solicitor and park
commissioner was the first business OF
Importance that occupied the attention
Of the board of aldermen yesterday. City
Solicitor Colwell and Commissioner
!, DemminR were reelected.
The weekly reports of the Dexter
asylum Tor the weeks ending April 20 and
~ were received, as as also the monthly
report Of the overseer of the poor.
City Engineer shedd.
A communication was received from
Commissioner OF Public Works Smith
xsappointing J. Herbert Sheid as city
engineer at salary Of GO, 600 year and
costs of transportation was received, and
the board elected Mr.. Shedd according to
Recommendation. A similar communi-
cation appointing John b. Buchanan and
Robert II. Robinson, at salaries of So 80
per week was also received aud approved.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions were granted {:
Henry +. Mcdonald to transfer tavern
! license to Leroy S. Grant; Henry L. Nc
Donald to trans fer pool table license to
Leroy S. Grant; Josiah B. Reed to keep
D tavern at 165 Washington street; Hop
kins 81 Chace to keep a tavern at 8 Canal
street; Myron II. Hawkins to keep a
y1ctuaiink nouse az - Lonsuaie street.
To build barns, the following. viz. |:
William Q. Blanding, in Douglass street;
James Feeley, at SsS Atwell's avenue; Is.
"a Harrington, at 342 Lockwood street:
Y William M. Harris, Jr., on Hillwood
street; Robert Moore, at rear 104 Chalk
stone avenue; Michael Speight. rear s
TFenton street; Paul Landy, addition to
barn a. 15S Tnurber's avenue.
10 hold dances, the following: Court
Thomas w. Dorr, at Is. Il. hall: G.
:. club. at Hedley's hall |; Iron Moulders'
union, at 81 Dorrance street; Robert
Emmett Literary association, at Potter's
Cove; Ives Post Relief corps. at 9S Wey-
6osset street Concordia Social club. at
Oriental hall.
A resolution revoking the license of
Joseph Tester as police constable was
passed.
The petition of Hayden e. Chester to
cell fireworks was granted.
A resolution fixing the salary of the
sanitary inspector at 81, 200 year was
The petition of Patrick Johnst on to be
appointed police constable was approved.
A resolution was adopted changing the
name OF Thayer street to Hope sti eet
from Barnes to Olney street. This was
the original name Of this portion of the
street.
The following petitioners were granted
leave TO withdraw; Herbert A Craig. TO
buy and sell junk at 62 Marietta street
and 1A Chace avenue; Peter j. Quinn.
administrator. for remission of taxes:
Susan A Salisbury aud Eliza Mccarthy
Tor damages.
Jurors for June Term.
!, The following jurors were drawn for
Che June term OF the court of common
pleas:
Grand. Henry O. Whittier.
First class-Frederick A. Fairbrotber
James NJ. Scott, Charles B. Trowbridre
Irving L.. Blake, Arnold u. Spragne.
Otis H. Mason, Er derrick l. drown
George d. LcveiaDd, Edward B. williams
William H. Lope, Samuel Z. Jameson
Charles f. Pierce.
Second class-Charles III. Henshaw.
James A George, Henry S. Woodwork.
Herbert A. Dean, Allen q. Oatley. Alex
1nter Al. B'iven, Elias T. Hathaway.
William II. BIuDdell. Willis III. Kenyon'
William II. Barron, Arthur Il. Hath.
away. William q. Barrows. Walter X.
whitman
Referred Business.
The following petitions were referred:
10 keep and sell fireworks Mary J. Bar
1ow. at 44 Atwell's avenue, to Alder
Dan BAllou' John e. Brown, at 20 At.