The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Little Business Transacted at Yes
terday's Meeting.
-Concurred With Council In the
Matter Relating 10 the Color of
Street Cars.

which were OF public interest being either
| laid over, recommitted or non-concurreo
| in.
In board OF health there were 27 sewer
| connections ordered.
The colnmittee on street light and num-
bers presented its report relative TO chang.
! ing the name Of Exchange Place TO Grand
| Army square, but before 1T was read
Alderman Little, who is on the committee,
moved that 1t be recommitted and
IL was so voted. Aldermen Fuller
and Harris OF the committee had recon-
mended that the petitioners for change
| of name be given leave TO withdraw while
| Alderman Little took the other slde.
Resolutions were passed directing the
| city engineer TO secure plans ana estimates
for a new bridge to take the place OF the
present Exchange bridge and authorizing
! the commissioner OF public works TO re-
move dead wires and broken poles, re-
| sulting from the recent storm, from the
public highways.
The petitioners for an ordinance re-
| quifing that motormen should be licensed
! were granted leave TO withdraw, ana the
| board voted not to concur in that other
! railroad ordinance relative TO passengers
riding on the front platforms and to the
| color of cars.
The matters relating to the retired list
for police officers and the question OF
| children at Dexter Asylum were not taken
! up.
Otto NJ. Monroe was appointed police
| constable.
The commissioner Of public works was
| directed to concrete sidewalks on portions
| of North Main, Court, Bucklin and Red-
wing streets.
SUPERINTENDENT OF Health Charles ".
| Chaplin was appointed TO take census of
| school children and frame statistics in ac-
| cordance With the requirements OF the
| State School Commissioner.
Sewers were ordered in Barton, Brattle,
| Stewart and Broad streets, and n resolu-
| tion was passed directing the paving OF
| Traverse street.
The Board approved the Mayors ap-
! pointment OF William IA. Lawrence 10 be
| police lieutenant and William i. Whipple
| to be sergeant.
Thomas A. Ryan was appointed auc-
tioneer and the private detective bond OF
| Frank l.. Gray was approved.
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
Providence Gas Company s79.73, Almy
Water Tube Company 1852, and Thomas
+. Lahey S22
weeks ending November and 10 were re-
ceived.
A resolution increasing the pay OF 8.
| Fred Nolan, OF the City Engineers depart
ment, from s5.75to goa week, and the
pay OF Stephen L. Davis from s4.76 to $5.75
| a week was rea0 ana passed..
| Raymond q. Plsce Quincy A. Hooper,
and Arthur p. Su me- wer appointed
committee to survey the layout OF
| Oswald street from Bell TO Grove
street; Bell street from Eiswald street
to Eden street. Thomas j. Leonard, ID.
II. w uittt more ard s. S. Durfee were
appointed a committee to survey the lay
out OF Linwood avenue from Crsnston
street to Union avenue; Mckinley street
from Elmwo2d avenue to Roger Williams
Park; Whitney street from Elmwood
avenue 10 Alger avenue; Wood street
from Ellery street TO Washington avenue.
Barns and Dances.
The petitions Of the following organiza-
tions TO hold dances and entertainments
were granted.
: American Band; Beaconsfield Lodge,
Il. A. Association; Corpul@tte Social
Club; Elmwood Cadet Associations; First
Battalion, Troop Il, Cavalry, X. /. NJ. !;
Fraternity Lodge, X and l.. OF III. ;
Peter V. Hansen; Journeymen Plumbers
Association; Liberty Council No. II, u.
o. A. NJ; Niagara Wheelm.n; Providence
Lodge No. IL, X. OF p; Providence Police
Association; Revere Social Club Valentine
Lodge No. "a, N. Il. o, r.; We'll
come Social Club; Betsey Will
liams Council No. 2, ID. OF L..
Young Mems Literary Club; Young
Mems Literary Association: Y. M. Z. A.; /;
employees OF j. W. Bishop: Brigade No. s,
Alfredians; Charity Lodge, ID. OF r.;
Faith Lodge, ID. of II. Hermione Assembly,
/ No. 3, Il. D.. Hope Social Club; Military
Rank, Mystic Chain Commandery; Violet
Club; Washington Social Club.
And these were granted .esve to build
| barns: Babcock * Co., Northup avonuc;
heirs OF Alice Kirby, 1870 Linwoo avenue
| Marshall Woods. 10 Tlomas street, AL
exander Durante, IL Lily street; Sam
| uel Sambrady, az Kane street; es-
tate OF Bernard Kinderan, 900 Branch
avenue; Mrs. Henry W. Swan, 1913 Waldo
| street; X. j. Ea ough ct al, rear SG Dis-
mond street; Alher, j. Doyle; Michael
| II. Early, rear 40 Shawmut street.
The following petitions were also
| granted: Frazer x Smith, to buy and
sell Junk at Nos. as and fS Crary
street; John Luby, to keep one pool
! table at Nos. Ia ana rs Smithfield
vietualing house at 81 Spruce street !;
| Charles II. Briggs, to locate steam boiler
at SO Richmond street; Mrs. M. NJ. Gsrdi-
ner. TO keep an intelligence Office; Charles
A. Wells, to keep victusling house. Joe
Bergel, petitioner for junk license at 1s2
draw.
! Referred Business.
The petitions OF the n. Y. q N. L. Rail-
Ada II. Joslip, for the remission OF taxes
were referred TO the committee on claims,
and the petition OF Charles n. Boutell
| for the abatement of personal property
tax was referred to he same committee.
A petition from Thomas Grimes and a
| lot more taxpayers on Valley street to have
! the alleged nuisapce caus q by the works
OF the American Degrss Company's works
abated was referred TO the health depart
/ ment committee.
| A peti ion from the West Providence
| Land Company, upon the laying out of
! Eilery street, was referred to the commit
/ tee on hig hways.
The petitions OF Thomas Birkett for a
| light on Third street and OF Charles III.
| Baker for light at the corner of Hay
| ward and Por land streets were referred to
the committee on lamps.
In Concurrence.
The Board passed the following matters
in concurrence with the Common Councils
Order TO receive the several monthly re-
| ports OF the joint committee on finance
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