The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN. A

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board OF Aldermen held a special
meeting yesterday afternoon for the elec-
tion of a city solicitor for one year, one
member of the park commission for three
years, the drawing OF 80 petit jurors, and
for transaction of what other routine
business might be brought in.
Mr.. Francis A. Colwell and His Honor
Frank +. Olney were reelected solicitor
and com m issioner respectively, without
opposition.
The following were drawn for petit
jurors: George NJ. Adams, Charles A.
Hoppin, Edward B. Hamlen, John T..
Mauran, Frank g. Aldrich, Lewis Il.
Robinson, Edward A. Greene, Jr.,
Henry Prev, Leander II. Pease, Henry
o. Potter, Charles y. Cornell, Edward
J. Nickerson, John Underwood, Lepre-
late NJ. Bates, Daniel l.. Williams, n.
Austin Sayles, Alfred Barnett, Herbert y.
Tanner, William Andrews, Williams >.
Granger, Horace A. Kimball, George L.
Brown, John Carmody, John K. Mullen,
John Hebdon, Walter II. Durfee, Patrick
II. Cannon, Henry M. Horton,
Michael Fitzgerald, Albert l.. CAL
der, I'd, Albert II. Angel, Michael
Greeley, Stephen X. Payson, George c.
Luft, Albert IL. Damatio, William A.
Fiske, Edward II. Mason, william Barrett,
George c. Bently, Charles IL. Jeherds,
John Owens, James K. Trask, Charles q.
Allen, John Fl. Sweet, Cornelius s.
Sweetland, John N. Molter, George
III. Lincoln, John +. OConnell,
Prescott o. Clark, Charles A. Gale,
Seth Newcomb, William A. Sprague,
Timothy III. Cullen, William II. Smith,
George III. Ames, William A. Chapman,
James Richardson, Jr., Thomas A.
Richardson, James Burdick, Nelson S.
Davis, James r. Feeley, Isaac s. Chace,
George w. Smith, John +. Greene,
Oliver s. Aver, George N. Capron,
Richard Hayward, Benjamin II. Brown,
Albert q. Carpenter, George +.
Williams, Joseph Garside, Manton
Chandler, Rudolph f. Carey, Daniel ID.
Bucklin, Jr., Albert B. Pellette, John ii.
Mason, Edward Edgers, Joel Metcalf,
Thomas Moy, Hardin G. Waters, Arthur
II. Smith, Jonn S. Bsgley, Edgar #.
Knowles, Patrick Sheridan, Alfred Il.
Dickerson, William b. Dart, Walter $.
Budlong, Holder b. Bowen, Barney Nc
Ginn, Charles Warren Lippitt.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
hiring of s151 ,6s2. .9o to add TO the appro-
priation for the State tax.
There was also passed resolution
offered by Alderman Watson directing
the city solicitor to apply to the General
Assembly for legislation in amendment OF
Section 7v of Chapter 735 OF the
Public Laws, to provide that the
board OF assessors shall furnish to
the board OF canvassers a certified copy OF
h..x a
residences OF the several persons assessed,
and also providing that the personal prop
srty tax shall be- paid 10 days prior TO the
election OF members OF the City Council.
The petition to hold dances and enter
tainments of the Arion Club, Sons of
Israel, Narragansett and Chicapoo Club
and the Hibernian Rifles were granted.
The petition OF Clarence III. Lowell to
sell fireworks at 113 South Main street
was granted.
petition for an electric light on Almy
street, was referred to the committee on
lamps.
Petition of Jennie c. Macomber to sell
fireworks at sos North Main street, was
referred to Alderman Lansing.
Petition OF Samuel A. Whittemore to
sell fireworks at 8 West River street was
referred to Alderman Mccarthy.
Petition Of Rhode Island News Com
pany to sell fireworks at 139 Westminster
street was referred TO Alderman Pierce.
Petition of Patrick Campbell ct al. to
have a grade defined on Eleventh street
was referred to the joint committee on
highways.
Petition OF Pamela Vannucchi for Junk
license at 10 Daniel street was granted.
The Board approved the appointment of
J. Herbert Shedd as city engineer by the
commissioner of public works, ana also
the appointment of Il. A. Wakefield TO
elerkship in the engineers department.
The Dexter Asylum report for the week
ending May 4, was received.
The vote OF the last meeting by which
Richard b. Gibbs was granted a tavern
license was resclnded and his petition for
license was laid over.
Petition of the Narragsnsett Electric
Light Co. 90 erect two poles on Codding
street was referred to the joint committee
on lamps.
Petition of Marshal Woods ct ux. for
removal OF lamp post on Westminster
street, near Orange street, was granted,
the removal TO be done at the expense OF
the abutting owners.
The accounts of Thomas Fl. Young,
street signs and numbers, s26.l6 and the
New England Gsmewell Company, $4,000,
were examined and allowed.
Petition TO change the grade OF College
street was continued to June g.
jeremiah Daley was allowed 81 for dam
ages sustained under the dog law, and
John A. Macroye was allowed q. 10.
The Board adjourned for two weeks.
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