The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ATime Limit Was Fixed Upon
Yesterday Afternoon
DURING WHICH The CONSOLIDATED
Must Acknowledge Its Acceptance of
the Provisions of the Resolution OF
the City Council Accepting Depot
Plans-Tbe Haclkmen's Case.


tion OF an unusually large docket OF rou-
tine business. The most important item
was the amendment 10 the Council reso-
luton directing the Consolidated Railroad
20 file with the city clerk its acceptance
of the provisions OF the resolution
accepting the ground plans and altera-
tions OF the Union Depot on or before
May and submitting its plans for the
Z train house on or before Oct. i. The
Consolidated was given lease of its fran
chise in the occupancy of Canal street, an
opinion of the city solicitor in the matter
OF the hackmen's grievances at the Union
Depot. a proposition to change the bound
nry OF the first district in Ward and a
Recommendation to the chief OF police
that he establish the furloughs of members
OF the department between the months OF
March and November. The Board was
directed to make a five years contract Tor
the removal of swill and house offal at
the rate of 1914 cents per inhabitant,
and a proposition was introduced
\ for the establishment of IA public bath at
the Sanitary Gymnasium on Aborn street.
The committee on highways recommended
the indefinite postponement OF the reso-
luton to widen and improve Eddy street
from Ship to Point streets owing to dis
agreements with the abutting owners,
and resolution was passed appropriating
5000 for the improvement of Slate
Rock" and $1,000 for the Improvement OF
the harbor.
The Board OF Aldermen met as board
OF health at 3:46 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Three landholders were ordered
to abate nuisances on their premises, and
eight orders TO connect estates with the
sewers were passed.
On recommendation of Superintendent
of Health Chaplin, j. III. Brown. p Fillmore
street. and Abbott Lawrence, 50 Lester
street, were appointed licensed vault
cleaners. The board of health then ad-
journed to meet Thursday, March 20, at
3p. IN.
The Police Furloughs.
In Board OF Alderman the Joint commit
tee on police reported relative to the fur
loughs of night patrolmen in the police
department. The committee reported
that they had considered the
matter and found that am
Die authority for making such
changes or notifications in the existing
regulations governing the. vacations OF
the members of the police depart
ment is now vested In the
chief of police and the Board OF
Aldermen. For this reason the committee
asked to be excused from further consider
alton of said petitions and recommended
that they be referred to Chief of Police. 1t
was SO voted.
Alderman Mccarthy asked that the
Board instruct the chief of police in refer
ence to the police furloughs, making such
arrangements as will admit of the fur
loughs beginning in May instead of March.
Chief Child stated that in order to ac-
comm0date all the officers with furloughs,
the time required was from March 10
November. The matter was finally dis
missed.
A large number of petitions to buy and
sell junk, hold exhibitions, dances, etc.
were granted.
Lease to the Consolidated.
1t was voted to renew lease No. to the
New York, New Haven x Hartford Rail-
road Company for one year from January
I, 1894. The lease covers the strip OF city
property on Canal street that is used for
railroad purposes and is the same that was
leased by the city to the Old Colony
Railroad Company, October 22, 1888.
Before the vote was taken Alderman Lit
tie explained to the Board that renewal of
the lease was merely for the purpose OF
retaining the title another IL months in
order that the city might decide as to
what was to be done with the property.
Highway Matters.
mittee the layout of Althea, Cedar, Forest,
Howard and Hudson streets was ordered.
The report on the layout OF Eden street
was continued TO April 10.
Orders OF notice for defining the grades
Of California, Grand, Indiana, Virginia,
Vermont, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts,,
and Rhode Island avenues, were continued
to May IL; Beverly, burlington,
Laurence. Gillen and Ledge streets, to
June "a; changing grade OF Hewes street
from North Main street to The angle west
OF Stampers street, and curbing of Tre-
mont street from Charles to Ashburton
street, to April 10, with order OF notice.
The petition of William Nelson, ct ux.,
for damages sustained to property on
Whipple street was referred to joint COM
mittee on claims.
Petitions for the laying out or grading
of the following streets and avenues were
referred To the joint committee on high
ways: Dart, Bartlett, Hamilton, Irving,
Lenox avenue, Niagarl, Roger Williams
avenue, Russell and Sackett.
The committee on the layout OF Eddy
street from Point street to the city line,
was ordered to repart on May II.
A resolution changing the name OF
portion OF Plain street TO Rugby street,
was passed.
Resolution to define grade for Tell
street was adopted.
The petitions OF Maria A. Cook, ct al.
for grades OF Bartlett street, Hamilton
street, Irving street, Lenox avenue,
Niagara street. Roger Williams avenue,
Russell street and Sackett street, were re-
ferred 10 the committee on highways.
The committee on highways reported
the resolution relative TO the widening
Of Eddy street, from Ship 10 Point streets,
with recommendation OF Indefinite post
ponement, az they found 1t impossible to
make any agreement with the abutting
owners. So ordered.
The reports OF the committees TO layout
Atlantic and Union avenues and Eddy
street were ordered referred to April ~.
Preparing for Election.
resolution was passed directing the
city clerk 10 give notice that the several
boards OF canyassers will be In ses-
eion for the purpose OF canvassing
and correcting their respective lists OF
F voters on Wednesday. March %, 1924, and
for the final canvass on Saturday, March
81, 1894, att O'Clock, y. m, and that trans
ferr will close at 7:i5 o'clock p. m, on the