The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08

Tho board OF Aldermen mot asa board Of
health at 3p,t M, yesterday. Ellis
amounting to 2, ,226 % were ordered paid.
Alderman Ballou moved that when the
board adjourned 1t anjourn tn meet Doc.
q, at 3 y. M, and ii was SO voted. The
board OF hoalty then adjourned.
Eoard Of Aldermen.
The board then met i'm aldermanic ses-
sion. The weekly report OF tue Dexter
asylum was received.
Petitions Granted.
The following petitions wcrc granted:
Charles s. Tanner, TO locate and operate
steam boiler on Silver street; Simon Klein,
10 buy and sell junk at Is Lopez street;
George A. Tabele, athletic exhibition at
Literary hail. To keep victualling houses,
the following, viz: Charles III. Chandler,
mt 1917 Wickenden street; Christopher j.
Read, at so North Main street.
To hold dances, the following, viz: Order
of Alfredians, at Freedom hall; Elmwood
temple, Pythian Sisters, at Oriental hall;
Four-in- Hand Social club, at No. SO North
Main street; Starlight Quartet, at No
70 Dorrance street; J. A. J. Wilson, at.
Nos. 1S1 and 1873 Atwells avenue; Wolf
Tone Guards, at No. 76 Dorrance street.
To build barns, the following, viz: John
j. Scattergond, at No. 13 Cady street;
George A. Mahys, at corner OF Fourth
street and Highland avenue.
Against raise Fire Alarms.
When the ordinance passed at tho last
meeting of the common council In re-
gard to the ringing of false alarms was
presented by the mayor, Alderman West
asked If the board had authority to make
the fine provided for more than $40.
Alderman Oiney then read the provisions
Of the present ordidance in regard to the
fine for ringing false alarms and the ordi-
nance from the council was referred to
the committee on ordinances at the sug-
gestion of Alderman West.
Mayor VIII Guarantee tho Bonds
An ordinance authorizing the mayor to
guarantee the bonds of the Providence and
Springfield Railroad company was read.
The action rpon this matter was inter-
rupted by Id erman Little, who intro
duced the fol4owing petition:
TO The Honorable the Board Of Aldermen Of the
City Of Providence:
The undersigned, citizens and taxpayers Of the
City OF Providence, respectfully petition your
honorable body TO take such action
upon the ordinance authorizing the guarantee
by the city Of Providence OF the bonds Of the
Providence and Springfield Railroad company
shall enable them be heard thereon either before
the board OF aldermen or, committee thereof
and of the city council believing such
action 70 be unnecessary, improper and
detrimental TO the interests OF the city Elizabeth
A. Gammel, by X. l. Gammell, attorney. q. w. X.
Matteson, trustee OF estates Of John Carter Brown
and Thomas Lloyd Ealsey. II. I. Gammell, q. w.
X. Matteson, Henry Pearoe, Lonsdale Company,
Goddard Bros. agents.
Alderman winship moved that the
matter be laid upon the table. Alderman
Burrows stated that in his opinion the
petition should be considered, and moved
that it be referred to the next meeting OF
the board.
Alderman Winship called the attention
of the board to the fact that there had
been public hearings on this matter, and
IT those meetings no opposition was
made. He advocated the laying of the
petition on the table and spoke against
deferring action on the matter of the or
dinance.
Alderman Burrows said that tho city, by
endorsing the bonds, would be held re-
sponsible for thirty years and that he
did not believe that this should be done.
Such action was not what the taxpayers
wanted.
Alderman Ballou did not believe that
the board would object TO anything that
the petitioners had to say. He moved
that the petitioners be invited to speak IL
they were present. Alderman Little sec
onded the motion. The motion was
passed.
SIr. Gardner Speaks for Remonstrants.
Bathbone Gardner appeared for the
petitioners. He said they were not aware
that hearing on the matter was to be
held and SO were not represented at the
hearing at which the matter was discussed.
This was the reason that the petition was
introduced.
Alderman Pallou then stated that the
hearing had been duly advertised and held
and that there was a large representations of
the business community present. The mat
ter was fully discussed and now these
parties come TO ask that this matter he con-
tinued, their plea being that they did not
know OF the hearing, and consequently
were not represented.
The New England Railroad company
has been built and has been with us for n
great number of years, continued Colonel
BaIlou, and has served the community
acceptabiy. II this was not SO. tho busi-
ness men would not have placed their
names on the petition presented at the
last meeting OF the common council.
Tbompson extension was put through
and has opened up for Providence mer-
chants territory containing some 1000
or 5000 population. This extension viii
work for the material improvement of our
bu8iness interests and help TO lift Provi-
dcncc out OF the rut i'm which II fell some
atty years ago. The business interests @: