The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-03
ALDERMEN.
Park Purchase Resolution
Recommitted.
Scheme for Election OF Commits ioner
OF Public Works Killed.
Board I'm Secret Session for an Hour
and No Debates In Open Meeting.

The members of the Board of Aldermen
were in ex ecutivs session an hour yester-
day afternoon, end when the Mayor called
them TO order in the public cham ber at
4o'clock, the several little matters on
which fight had been anticipated had
been temporarily adjusted. The crowd
on the spectators side of the rail thinned
out, and ex-Councilman Spencer p. Read,
who had come, apparently, TO show the
Aldermen that the park commissioners
and most of the Common Councilmen
were deluded lot, disappeared.
So, instead of the expected arguments
for and against the purchase of the Union
Railroad Company, the two resolutions
authorizing that purchase were quietly
sent back to the committee without any
fuss. The accompanying bills for ordi-
nances, providing the necessary money,
were laid over, and in one other matter
did the Board refuse to concur with the
Council. That was the resolution
presented q week ago Monday night
by Mr.. Millen for the purpose OF making
the offices OF commissioner of public
works and city engineer elective annually
in both branches OF the City Council in
joint convention. Inasmuch as the elec-
tion of the commissioners is now one of
the Boards exclusive privileges, and as
the engineer is appointed by the commits.
Sioner, no one was surprised when Alder
man Harris moved that the resolution be
Indefinitely postponed.
Because of the length of the executive
session the reading Of the records was
dispensed with and the drawing of 80
petit Jurors, as ordered by the Supreme |
Court, was continued for two weeks upon |
motion of Alderman Watson.
When the Board adjourned it was until |
next Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Reports of the Dexter Asylum for the |
weeks ending April 20 and 27 were re-
ceived, also the report of the city messen-
gen for the month of March and the |
bonds OF James A. Foster were approved.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the commissioner of public works to take
possession of Tingley street.
Alderman Harris presented joint reso-
luton to establish Elmhurst avenue as a
public highway and moved its passage;
it was passed.
The joint standing committee on
appraisal OF damages under the dog law
was instructed to report such changes in
the present legislation as would be de.
sirable.
A resolution directing the city solicitor
to apply to the General Assembly for
amendment OF Section of Chapter 735
OF the Public Laws, so as to provide that
the Assessors shall annually, on the first
day OF September, furnish TO the board OF
canvassers certified copy Of the tax
assessment, was passed.
Petitions Granted.
The pc etitions Of the Butler Duncan
Land Company, TO locate and operate a
steam boiler at Nos. l32 and 1Ii West
minister street; OF Arthur III. Burns, TO
buy and sell junk; of John Garst, to keep
a tavern; of w. Il. Williams & Co, Ed
ward j. Quinn, Lauretta Butterworth.
Maggie Mcguire and James A.
Whitcomb, to keep victualing houses:
OF John T.. Dougherty to ,7ansfer pool
license to M. Malone; of Manuel J.. Lon
20 to transfer pool license; OF Albert
Weston to keep pool able; OF George +.
Leonard to sell junk; of +. Highly, Rich
ard b. Gibbs, Robert II. Ormsbee, Henry
Jackson and OF David NJ. Lawler TO keen
tsverns, were all granted.
Edgar M. Dexter and James q. Weaver
were sppointed auctioneers.
Petitions OF the following parties to
build barns were granted:
kumford Chemical Works, on Bullion
street; Mrs. Il. NJ. knight, Mt No. 45s