The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-18

commissioners OF PUBIC WORKS 10 Duliu
fremont street, America street, Hunting
ton avenue, Mitchell street, Preston street
Union avenue. This work TO be done IN
connection with setting curbs on said
streets.
A resolution directing the commissioner
OF public works TO take possession Oh Ire
mont street from Charles TO Ashburton
street and 10 remove all buildings and
other impediments therefrom was passed.
I,etitions 10 lay out Mckinley avenue,
reAerred 10 committee on highways; for
construction OF a sewer in Reynolds ave-
nue and 10 curb the same, referred TO
committee on sewers and streets respec-
lively.
Petition for the curbing OF Rutland
street, referred to the COMMITTEES on
streets.
Petition for the layout of Whitaker
street, referred TO the committee on high
ways.
Petition for electric lights on Webster
street, 10 the committee on lamps.
by vote of the Board the name of Me-
Cam Lane was changed TO McCann Place.
A resolution ordering the repairing OF
Reynolds avenue by the city was adopted.
The Filtration System.
Alderman Winship presented the report
OF the committee appointed TO examine
the system of mechanical gravity filters
with view To the construction of the
same for this city, and stated that the re-
sults.of the Investigations led TO the ap-
| proval ana recommendation OF the sys-
tenn Of mechanical filtration devised by
the Morrlson-Jewell Filtration Company.
| A resolution accompanied the report
directing the commissioner of public
works To contract for suitable system
of mechanical gravity filters, capable of
nltcring ntteen million gallons per day,
and TO expend therefor not to
exceed the sum of S151 OOO
iocInd1no cost of filters and tha ,,ecaasarx,
building and appurtenances, in addition
10 the amount appropriated by a previous
resolution, and the city treasurer is
directed to hire the sum under advice and
direction of the Joint standing committee
on finance. The resolution was adopted.
WIN Have A Laboratory.
The report OF the Inspector of Milk to
December 81, 1898 was received, showing
the number of prosecutions for the year to
be 90, acquittals one, discontinued one,
convictions So; number OF quarts used in
the city daily $1,000, annually q 1915, 900.
resolution appropriating $1,000 for the
establishment of a suitable laboratory for
the inspector of milk was adopted.
Alderman Mccarthy introduced reso-
luton instructing the city solicitor and
the inspector of milk to apply to the
General Assembly at its May session
for the adoption of such legislation as will
authorize the board OF aldermen to direct
Inspection Oh Illlk 10 employ one or
more persons to act as collectors of sam
Piles, said collectors TO have the same
power TO take samples OF milk as is now
vested in the inspector OF milk and the
resolution was adopted.
All Must Keep Out.
Alderman West introduced resolution
ordering that all licenses hereafter
granted to drivers of hackney carriages
by the Board of Aldermen shall be issued |
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such hackney carriages shall not enter the |
Union Passenger Station to solicit /
passengers or freight, and shall not re- /
ceive passengers or freight from any per-
son regularly stationed or employed to /
solicit passengers or freight in said Union
Passenger Station.
Alderman Winship denounced the re-
solution as being exceedingly unjust.
The city was simply taking a step back
ward when such resolution was passed. |
IL was shame TO make wives and chill
dren come outside the station to secure
carriages.
Alderman West said that with the adop-
tion of this resolution the whole matter
would be settled. The hackney carriage
matter has been hanging fire for con-
siderable time and as 1t was in the prov
ince of the Board to settle il he thought |
action should bs taken. The hackmen
have either all got TO come out or all go
in.
Alderman Watson stated that there was
some doubt about the Board having au-
thority TO decide the matter and moved
its reference to the city solicitor and it
was so voted.
General Business.
Alderman West called from the table
a resolution resembling resolution 81, APP
proved Jan. 49, 1924, ordering a sewer IN
Academy avenue. The Board voted not to
concur with the Council.
The following jurors were drawn to
serve for the June term of the United
States Circuit Court: Grand, John X.
Harris, Benjamin Davis, William ii.
Holdgate. Petit, Horace B. Lester, Ben
amin III. Corey, William II. Boyd and
Walter X. Baker.
A resolution was passed that the Board
should meet at the Dexter Asylum on
June 8, 1894, at o'clock for the
quarterly inspection
The weekly report OF Dexter Asylum
vas received.
The monthly report OF the inspector OF
steam boilers was received.
A communication from the commits
'ioners of the North Burial Ground was
'ecelved, III which the commissioners
;llled attention To the great need OF a
IN the north part OF the ground
IS q shelter, and submitted q resolution
authorizing the erection of a pavilion at
u the nortn end OF Ridge Side Lake, at a
'ost not exceeding $1,000. The resolution
VAS passed.
IL was voted that the city treasurer pay
o each of the district CLERKS 500 for SER
ices performed inadditinn To their duties
already required by law.
A resolution authorizing the building
u foot bridge at Grove street was
adopted.
A Aresolution was passed that the Joint
peclal committee on the statue |
IN Dexter Training ground, pre-
ented to the city by Henry e. Clarke, be
ilrected TO MAKE arrangements for the
eception OF the statue and its dedication
Vlth appropriate exercises at an expense
lot 30 exceed $1,000.
A resolution that lamps be placed on
edge, Knowles, Livermore, Alma and
100 streets was referred to the superin-
endent OF lights. :
The petition OF the New York, New |
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