The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-22

hearing on tho matter, that " OF these 106
persons have Gled appeals, while the ~ who
have not appealed are assessed for tl65I.
The petitioners ash for an opportunity TO
protest against the widening Of the street
on the Assessments AZ now msdes me
committee strongly recommsnds anat
commission was created by the
supreme Court before which tise pc
titiopers had ample opportunitytoa TO appear
and now that the COMMISSIONER report
has been fiItd with tne supreme Court u
is beyond the Jurisdiction OF the commit
tee on highways to grant hearings 10
parties who elaifn to be sggrisved oy tnst
A resolution that the street bs made
the uniform width Of 90 feet accompanied
the report of the COMMITTEES and the reso-
luton passed, TO 4, Aldermen
Burrows, Fuller, Harris. Lansing ana
snd Mdp.slR ASRsrmsa nssins S.da IN Ls ths
and Watson In the negative. Alderman
Ballou said in explanation OF his vote
that the ssycs6fnept fell too heavily on a
large portion OF the ward which he repre-
sented, otherwise he was heartily In favor
Oh the movements
tts Highway Matters.
The Joint committee ON highways re-
ported ralati iva 10 Blackstone boulevard.
The report stated that when Blackstone
boulevard was laid out by the City
Council 200 feet wide. it was the
a'eas0 Of the boulevard for park putposss
Unless tbis strip is formally dedicated
for park purposes the city must build this
avenue its entire width and hesp II IN
good and safe ,condition for public travel:
As this Is contrary TO the origins plan OF
hal L.. hx.a fit.ex faar
have now decided this land TO the city for
park purposes, the committee believes
that the City Council should Immediately
dedicate the same. A resolution dedicat-
ing the center strip of Blackstone boule-
ward, 100 feet wide, from Irving avenue
to the city line, for public park purposes
was adopted.
A resolution directing t he ecommissioner
pf public works TO take possession OF
Williams street. and to remove obstrue-
tions therefrom was adopted.
The street committee recommended the
layout of Abbott street, curbing Of
| Adelphia and Oriole avenues, and
Howard and Melrose streets, and FOR
| defining grades OF Beverly, burlington,
| Giilen, Lawrence and Ledge streets. An
order of notice was recommended for
| Sept. 20, 1894, for curbirg on South street.
| The committee recommended the
eurbing Sof kutland street from
Thomas w. Manchester, Quincy A.
Hooper and s. S. Durfee were appointed
a committee onsthe lay out of Stevens,
Willow, Chambsrs, Ellery and Wendell
| streets. ~ftf
A petition for the establishing OF New
! Maryland avenues as highways was re-
| ferred to the committee on highways.
A resolution to lay out Greeley street
| was passed. .ts
The Public Health.
In Board of Health % orders to abate
nuisances and 12i orders to connect estates
Lincoln Turner and Winfield s. Reynolds,
to collect swilf and -offsl, and of Dennis
Quinn, TO keep swine, were granted.
Alderman Harris made the statement
that the construction OF closets at the
Hammond street, school was not in ae-
cordance with the. approval of the SUPER
intendent of health, and that the COM
mittee on city property had acted
in manner contrary to that
officials suggestion. Mr.. Harris
moved that a special committee of three
be appointed by the Mayor to confer with
| the committe on city property and the
superintendent Of health with a view to
| adjust the matter IN some manner con-
sistent with 'assetter sanitation. The
molten was carried and the Mayor ap-
pointed Aldermen Harris, Ballou and Nc
| Carthy. Ts' bss So
To SIT In Judgment.
The following grand and petit jurors
were drawn by the board:
Grand-Johns n. Raftery, Everett w.
Steere, julius III. Preston, Edward 5.
| Chapman. .,..,
Petit-Edward L. Ross, Fred A. Chase,
Howard l.. Hopkins. stephen q. Northrup,
John III. Dorsey, William o. Hutchins.
Martin 5. Farming. William Huston,
James A. Reed, Christopher A. Cady,
Henry 5. Wilbur, George +. Robinson,
Perry L. Field, Jesse Driven. Charles A.
Clarence A. Hayward, William Hughes,
Frank A. Potter, James Bolton, John e..
Kingley, Lincoln ". Davis, Stephen T..
Lincoln, Robert A. Pearson, Job Wilbur,
William $. Qsgood, Jeffrey Hazard, George
w. Adams, Richard, 3. Davis, Charles A.
Williams, Foster IL. Townsend, Joseph
ID. Grimweli, John NJ. Richmond, Her.
mann G.. Possner, Albert A. Sack, James
r. Meehan, Hardon 8. Remington, Will
liam w. Manchester, James X.
Gleason, Frank X. Potter, John
II: Brown, , Albert II. Whitaker,
Brown BrowneIl, john sf b. Horn, John NJ. r Battey,
William Beliamy,. Henry A. Armington
I'd, Henry A. Fifield, Albert Smith, Thos.
II. Fisher, Samuel F. Wilson, William ID.
Wightman, X. A. Young, John A. Morton,
Edward f. Sibley, Slade b. Gardiner,
George III. Thornton, Benjamin w. Com
stock, Edward y. Greene, John A. Cole
man, Charles III. White, Gardiner &. Sims,
John p. Eatough, George H.Greene. James
III. Luther, Jerome Kennedy, William +.
Geary, John G. Harmon, George B. Willis.
Herbert l.. Brown, William ID. Walker,
Arthur l.. Almy, Nelson ID. Latham,
Albert Nj. Smith, George w. Wildos, Asa
A. Browneli, Asa Lyman, George f. Har-
ding, Charles Alexander, William b. NJ.
Stillman, Osra Q. Heath, Frank b. Allen,
Joseph Hesse, Edward N. Siade, Henry
w. Harvey, Charles III. Hidden, Thomas
A. Crawford, Fletcher ). Mason, Edward
j. Anderson, Waiter Hidden, Charles b.
Potter, j.. Henry Mooy, George w. Lewis,
Henry X. Spicer, George G. Phillips, Leon
l.. Palmer, Ben NJ. Earle, William p.
Chaplin, jacob Remlinger and John Tur-
ner.
To Sell Fireworks.
The following persons were given per-
mission TO keep and sell fireworks: Philip
b. Ashley, Patrick f. Barrett, Harriet