The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-03
The ALDERMEN.
Considerable Business Dis
posed Of Yesterday.
william H. Gardiner Chosen as Police
CIerk-Street Nomenclature.

hu.ipess was transacted. An appro-
pristion Of 10000 for police barns ior
stations 4 and 8 on Knight and Plain
streets respectively was made, sno =
Recommendation was received non
the committee on city properly
calling for the abandonment OF the parto Oh
Station 3 on Wickenden street, occupies
ut present by Hook and Ladder q, the ia.-
ter to be accommodated by the erection
OF . new fire station on the corner oi
Wickenden and Travers streets Con
siderable discussion was aroused ny 'no
effort to retore the name OF Carghi s.rse''
changed lately to Brooklyn street. Aiuoi-
man Ballou fought s~trenuousiy ior .ne
restoration Of the old name ano ~ was
finally agreed to by the Board.
The appointment OF Omeer wnlisni
Gardiner Is police clerk was connrm eroo
by the board. An appropriation Oh WV
was voted for the purpose OF repairing q
harn on stewart street to be used by Hose
; az a Temporary shelter during the
renovation OF the fire station on POND
street. A communication was received
from Chief Child recommending the adop-
fion of nm ordinance increasing the poilce
force TO $50 able bodied men and the IN
.titution of a retired list for officers DIS
shIed I'm service, the retired list omcers
~ he ON half pay. The ordinanc ana
communication were referred to the com
mittee ON police. George II. PERKINS,
milk inspector, was reappointed TO the
office for the ensuing year. Numerous
retitious were granted md the boaro
adjourned untn September 9, at p. IN
Police Business.
A communication was received rom
rhiaf Of Police Child, calling attention 10
tha fact that the present police ordinances
,sn,;t. the number OF polce
-cf;c.rs to go men, and that
tha increase OF the force to TINS
number was on the assumption that an
.ctivs force of $50 men was necessary 10
A. the po,ice service of this city. Oh this
cumber. Ave are on the superan-
uetad LIST. A number OF ponce
of6cers haze become disabled ior iuH
police duty and other officers VIII oecome
40 disabled. The police area TO DC Gov
sred. and the duties OF policemen are
continually increasing, and In the chieiS
opinion . force of $50 able bodied men IL
the least number that can enectuany per-
form the police work OF this CITY,
Included In the communication was an
ordinance providing for the transfer OF
any police oficor- disaetsa -eHner-osin
infrmities Of age, disease or injuries sus,
tanned In the limo Of service 10 q re.irso
list, they being subject TO the eau Oh .ns
No., or chief of police, to receive one
half pay. The ordinance was reierrea u
the committee on police.
IN communication OF Chief Child TIT
nav ~ Patrick Dcvine, Charles w. Darl
H. John Lenshan, Thomas j. Smith
Mschael ]. Luby and Francis O'Conno
was advanced.
Frank G. MoKennsy, petitioner for ap
cointmeut A police constable, was give
leave to withdraw.
Tbs quarterly report of the chief OF pc
lics was received, showing o total numbe
at arrests for the quarter ending June .
20 be 1870; total number OF males, 1861
foreigners, $50; non-resfdents, ~
minors. 20s; females 209; commitment
14a6. OF these 1863 were for drunkenness
66 for petty larceny, 80 for assault an
battery and So for lewd and w~antonnes'
Amount of property stolen, s5904.23; re
covered in city, s1003. SO; out OF city ESQ.
The appointment OF John II. Hannifor
=. nolice constable by Chief Child wa
confirmed by the Board. :.
The reports OF the COMMITTEES on cit
~property relative to the resolutions I
build barns for Police Stations 4 and b an
the abandonment of q part of the build
ing occupied by Hook and Ladder Con
many 4 for Police Station 3 patrol systel
were received.
A resolution ap~propriating $4,000 Il
The building of the barns for Stations
and 8 was passed; also q resolution II
the appropriation of $500 for rcnt and n
uairs OF barn on Stewart street for the a
commodation OF Hose 3.
A communication was received fro
Mayor Olney, announcing the appoin
ment Of Ofioer William II. Gardiner
clerk of the police department., in place
Seth l.. Horton, deceased. The Boa
confirmed tho appointment.
The petition OF Charles II. @. Carter
be appointed police constable, "
granted.
New Fire Station.
A resolution to report plans and est
mates of the cost OF erecting a builds
for Hook and Ladder 4, on Weekend
street. was referred to the COMMITTEES
city property. .
A resolution was passed directing I
Joint committee Oh fire department to G
anime into and report as to the advissb
ity OF enlarging the fire station at I
corner OF Orms and Smith streets.
street Business.
Orders defining grade OF the followi
streets are returnable Sept. 20:
Galiatin, Bartlett, Hamilton, Irvi
streets; Lenox avenue, Niagara, Rol
Williams, Russell, Sackett, Tell, Sta
wood.
An order for the curbing OF Alt
street was referred to Sept. 20.
Matters relating to the following sire
were referred ahead:
Ellery street, to Sept. 20; Wendell sire
10 Sept. 20; Chambers street, 10 Oct.
Plain street, TO Oct. ~.
A resolution directing the commissio
OF public works TO delay the building
h sewer I'm Academy avenue from DC
70 Beaufort streets was passed.
Petition for layout OF Vesta street
rsfsrrcd to the highway committee.
Petitions for curbing ON Silver spi
and Abbott streets were referred to
street COMMITTEES.
The street committee reported on