The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-09
PAWTUCKET MATTERS.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN LAST EYENiNG.



Street.-The More sparring Exhibitions.
At the regular monthly meeting OF tho
Pawtucket Board Of Aldermen last even
ing, the monthly reports OF the chief
of police, highway commissioners, aud
oyerseer of the poor were received and
ordered filed.
A license was granted the Pythian Sis
ters TO hold a masquerade social on the
o7th inst; also to 'Chickering Lodge. Il.
of p. to hold socials on the 10th and 24sh
inst.
Several applications for building. per-
mits were ordered advertisea and re-
ferred to the Inspector OF buildings. One
of these was for "a house on South street.
within the new fire district limits. Al
derman Winters said he thought It was
a hardship to compel a man to build a
house of brick or stone In such locality
where only dwellings existed: lie
thought from the first that the hre dis
trict lines were extended too far. Alder
man Adams defended the measure. said
IL would be expected that seeming hard
ship would result to some, but the best
interest of the city was at stake. and he
did not think any discrimination should
be made in the case of any man.
DPTltlOn WAS ItCtlNCd ITOi.
DAINTY for license to hold an athletic ex-
hibition at the skating rink on the 9th E.
inst. IL was surmised that this was the
long talked Of fight between Dainty and
Parson Frasier, and after some discus
sion the petioner was given leave TO
withdraw.
Woodland street, running from Pros
pect to the dead end of School street. was
accepted as public highway. The ques.
ton of establishing a grade came up. aud
Henry f. Smith objected To the present
grade, AS the lower end of School street
should be lowered at least five feet to
make the land on the river front acces-
sible, and this would necessiGate a sleeper
grade on Woodland street. The matter
of establishing a grade was continued q
week. and the board voted TO visit the
premises Saturday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock.
The claim OF DR.. William ii. Shattuck
for damages 10 his estate by the change
of grade on High street was taken up.
Cyrus M. Van Slyck appeared as counsel
for DIR. Shattuck. The latter estimated his
damage at $1,000. He valued the prop
erty at $50, 900. but iJ was taxed for only
Sll,550. Mr.. Van Slyck filed notice OF
appeal from the decision or the board as
matter of form, and the matter was
continued for one week. at which time
the commissioners are notified to appear
aud state their view of the case.
An invitation to participate in the ST.
Pairick's Day parade was accepted
An ordinance appropriating "a, 240 for
the purchase of land for the widening Of
Main street near Park Place was passed.
The committee on police reported ia
vorably on the matter of sending two po-
licemen TO attend the Worlds fair, aad
the resolution passed.
The following schedules of bills were
allowed and ordered paid: Police de-
partment. s3l5ei street lights. 81, no. %;
highway depar ment, 81 l,O9922; curbing
account, si73.25 poor department,
| 81, ,0l2 81.
The following were drawn jurors for
| the April term OF the Supreme Court
| First ciass-N. Ed. Ponton de ST. Ger
main. Edmund 4. Fisher, Lucius B. Oar
| linz, Jr.. Reuben III. Dexter, Samuel s.
| Dexter. Second class-John II. Devliu
Eugene A. Burnham, George w. Gorton,
| Walter V. Allen, Charles S. Kenyon.
| 1t was voted to meet Thursday, March
80, at 9:30 o'clock. to canvass the voting
lists for the spring election. Adjourned.
Probate Court.
| At the regular session of the Probat,
| Court yesterday afternoon, Thomas Elan
nigan was appointed executor on tn,
estate of Bartholomew Flannigan; bono
81, 500. The will of John Donnelly o
New York was ordered recorded. Ais,
| the inventories on several estates. A
| numDer of bonds and accounts wer
| allowed. The time OF the commission
| ers' report on the estate OF john NJ
Hatch was continued to April 5.
number Of matters we're continued witt
order of notice.
Points of Interest
At $50 o'clock last evening Capt
Charles Rittman, represen ting the stat
of the brigadier-g eneral, appeared on tn
floor of the armory of Tower Light In
fautry to inspect the COMPANY. Major
Easterbrooks and other military officer
were present. The work gave evidenc
of careful thought and attention on tn,
part of the ins ructors. Capt Rittnar
and Major Eisterbrooks both pronouncel
the company the best infantry COMPANY
that had been inspected SO far.
City Solicitor Barnfield visited Provi
dence this morning and entered his ap
pearance for the board OF canvassers Il
the Supreme Court. in the matter of tn
petition of John A. Clark and w. w
| Robinson for n writ of mandamus q
order the board TO replace their name
on the voting list.
At the regular meeting of Capt. A. X
Tilton Camp, ;. o. ", held las
were ordered forwarded to Col. A. I
Pierce, who lost his wife recently. !
committee on ways and means was ar
| pointed.
According to the report OF the chief O
police, presented TO the Board of Alder
| men last evening, the number OF person!
| arrested for driving over Exchange stree