The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-07
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Considerable Routine Business After the
Count Was Finished.
The HOTEL KEEPERS PETITION.
The Y. ". &. Il. u. Asks for Drinking
Fountain at Market Square = Police
surgeon. Dog omcers and weishers
of Neat Cattle Appointed.

ternoon beside the counting of votes.
: The weekly report of the Dexter asy-
lum was received.
The monthly report OF the overseer OF
the poor was received.
A resolution was adopted TO ply the
assistants in the ballot counting 81 each,
and Mr. Quick, who tabulated tae
counts, $40.
A communication was received from
the commissioner of public works an
pouncing the increase in the salaries OF
several employees in the city engineers
department, and the appointment OF
Stephe1 A. Taft as an assistant. when
incieases and appointment weie con-
firmed.
A resolution naming the square at the
corner of Westminster and Norfolk
streets. Springer square, was adopted.
A Drinking Fountain at Market Square.
Alderman Fuller presented "A petition
sigued by the president, four viee-presi-
dents, treasurer, secretary and other
members of the Young Women's Chris
tian Temperance union Tor the locallon
of a drinking fountain at the great
bridge Referred 10 the commissioner
OF public works for location.
City Officers Elected.
The following city officers were ap-
pointed by the board Weighers of neat
cattlr, Andrew Comstock. Joseph L.
Holmes. Henry NJ. Kimball, George A.
Rice: specal const ables under the dog
law. j. Crawford Potter and Edmund Il.
prentis; police surgeon, w lillian IL.
Palmer. The schedule ot curbing bills
10 the amount of IS. 1920 was approved.
Joint Matters.
The petition OF the Union Railroad
company for permission to raise build
ings on Bucklin street and Thurbers
avenue fox car houses, and Of John
Bowen anu wife TO raise a building were
passed by the tolrd and sent to the
council
The quarterly report of the weigher at
haymarket was received aud ordered TO
the couDcil
The following petitions were granted
To keep taverrs, viz.-Theodore Braun
e. Co., mt ls4 Weybosset street; Bartho-
lOmew X Dodge. at ll6 10 100 Dorrance
street; John Garst, az 13s Pine street;
John Scheminger, at Is Snow street;
Truman A. Cunliff: jos III. Gerger, at
20 Read street; Charles H. Sweetland. at
Is aud 10 era ford street; Max A. Mau-
mann, at 81 Orange sire y; BENJAMIN r.
Holt, at % Richmond street. Peter
Brucker, ut 3l7 Westminster street; /;
Peter McGough, ~ flS and 100 North
Main street; Ray Greene, at 92 North
Main street.
To build barns the following. viz
Michael Is. Wood ut correr of Eddy d
Nebraska street~: G. r Bailev. Jr., at 76
Fi6eld avenue: Mary +. Hallett. mt 10
Mo kinley strest; Mr.. Addie Palmer. ut
corner Public and Broad streets; Edwin
j Dean, in rear 1876 Atwell's avenue;
CIarence + Crafts. rear 12 Sheldon
street; John II. Walsh, rear l,7O6 West
Dlnster street.
Tsaomas r. Bullock to give an exhibi-
tion at No. 151 Weyhosset street
To held dances tie follow ng. viz;
Society Principe and Nepoli. nj 1877 At
wells avenre: Merry Monarch Social
club. Mt % EXCHANGE place; Bersagllev
Union club at 81 Dorranca street; Con-
coidia Social club. at Oriental hall;
Young Mems Literary associatiou, in
Literary hall: American Naval Batta on
club. nj % Market 50 are; Gooi Will
temple. 1T Oriental hall; Crescent Social
and Athletic club. at 10 Martor avenue;
Amherst Social club, az 10 Mapton
avenue; Unity templs. No. l, at Orien al
hall; J o i'm club, Mt 9S Weybosset street
10 keep intelligence Offices the follow.
ing: William LOvegreen, at ! Canal
stree Villa II l.. Lonegan, at Ia Wey-
bcsset street.
To keep and sell Fl eworks: Walter Il.
Aldfich, at 4 Chalkstune aveGue.
The following petitions To build barns
We're referred TO the inspector Of build
jnps. viz Edward Alexander, OF New
York avenue Francis NJ Pond. on Hope
street; horace Remipg on. on Adelaide
avenue; Il lgar B. Smith, rear OF IL
Gree Ie street.
A resolution to chance the grade o
Chaplin avenue was referred to the com
mittee on highways.
Inikeepers' Licenses.
Tie petition OF l.. II. Hu nphreys for
reduction of tavern license was referred
to the join: committee on finance.
This refitio is brought by Hopkins s
Chacc, J. b. Reed, j. Il. Woodward, l.
II. Humphreys md George w. Cr
propristors II the leading hotels In the
city, TO avoid the payment OF the tavrrl
license Of 500 which is now required by
the city ,rd nances. They claim that
the tax is excessive. unprecedented il
the history of the city, and an unjust ta'
upon lawful business, and that u 4
unnecessary for the purpose OF regula
ENG OF salt busiress."
The petitioners present communca
tir~ fr.s'n the authorities of New Bed
ford, Fall River, Worcester, Hartford
c ncord, y. H.. Mystic, Conn., au'
Montpe,ler, VT, showing that ia non,
of hose cities is ANY license fee charge'
for tavern. In Newport fee Of So /
charged.
Other Petitions.
The following petitions were referre'
to the join COMMITTEES on highways
John a. Cowell * ca. to concrete side
walk on Fountain street; to lay on
Smith street: Mr.. j. Cum nings 20 la
out Derry STREET; james O'Leary TO la
out Hazel stree. James III. RiIney eJ al
20 have the gra4e ~ Rose ale street from
Me-ser street 70 Ell sry sire Z liked.
The following pc .itlOns were referred
20 tie committee on STREETS: James
Bond for damages TO estate on Atwell's
avenue from surface water William
Duffy Q. al. for curbins Oh Doug n. ave
nue.; James Drownsneld for curbing Oh
Admiral street.
The 70 10 ing petitions were re
ferred TO the joint committee sewers
II. j. Hughes aud others for sewer Il
East avenue. Several persons for sswe
An pawtucket avenue from North Mai
street 10 city line; Michael Martin ct a
for sewer ia Stampers ~ rect.
The following petitioners were r.
ferred TO the joint committee on lamp
Joseph Drownsfeld ana 200 others 81
electric lights on Admiral street: FL
ward Salisbury et al for electric lignt
on Thurbers avenue