The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


President Watson presided at the Board
OF Aldermen yesterday afternoon In the
absence OF Iis Honor Mayor Olney.
A communication was received from the
Mayor notifying The Board that he haa
appointed George A. Clark police ser,
geant TO succeed ex-Sergeant Martin ana
the appointment was approved.
The report OF Dexter Asylum for the
week ending August 81 was received, also
the quarterly report OF the superintendent
of hacks.
A large number OF wagon licenses were
issued.
Upon recommendation of the superin-
tendent of health the following. were
granted permission TO collect swill and
offal Horace NJ Peckham, john E.
Anderson, Charles ii. swan ana Bruno
Couillard.
The petition OF Edward Pearce for dam
ages resulting from change OF grade
was referred to the committee on claims.
Petitions Of the following persons to
build barns were laid over for two weeks:
X. W. Lockwood, Lisbon street; John
Shepard, Jr., 10 Charles Field street VIII
liam Mclaughlin, 1i0 Ives street; sarah
Gardner, 81 Binney street; Norah ID. Per.
nell, Day street; L. McQuade, rear OF oz
Aborn street; Patrick Donovan, howiey
street.
Upon recommendation Of the chief OF
police licenses to hold entertainments
were issued by the following organiza-
lions: Nelson Ferry at Batchelder
Grove, Goldsmith Literary Association at
3Si Marietta street, Grand United order
OF Odd Fellows at Music Hall, Young
Ladies' Society at Literary hall.
Five orders to abate nuisanees and IL TO
make sewer connections were ordered
issued.
A resolution was passed designating
the places OF holding ward meetings ior
the election, Sept. 25, as follows: Ward l.
district ], voting booth on traverse
street; district q east end OF Board OF
Trade building; Ward 2, district i,
school house on Meeting street; district
2, Wardroom on Smith street; Ward 8,
district 1, 54 West River street; district =,
ward room Smith street; district 8, 7oa
Branch avenue; Ward 4, district 1, ward
room on Fountain street, district :, "a
Westminster street; Ward 8, district 1,
voting booth on Chestnut street; dis
trict 2, wardroom on Beacon avenue; Ward
6, district I, Public street; district 2,
Thurbers avenue; Ward Z, district l, 239
Harrison street; district 2 Oakland street
Ward 8, district I, corner Messer aud Hud-
son street; district 2, loss Westminster
street Ward o. district l, Knight
and Grove Streets district 2, Pallas street;
Ward 10, district /, easterly side Florence
street; district 2, ward room on Atwells
avenue; district 3, $40 Smith street!
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
Red bridge, s4a14. 7e; Bridge Department,
S190.97; Police Department, S19S530;
Battey street stable, s26.57; Lamps,
$173.5S.
Upon the recommendation Of the COM
missioner of public works resolution
was passed approving the increase OF sal
aries OF the following employees In the
city engineers department.: Elmer w.
Ross, Herbert M. Hatch, j. r. Conaty,
Walter l.. Kendrick, and Walter B. Law
ton.
Permission to keep swine was granted
Elisha Disley.
Fred A. COT was appointed auctioneer
without power to serve civil process.
A license to hold dance was granted
to Court Thomas A. Doyle.
The petition OF Eurice Caproni to keep
pool table was not recommended and he
was given leave to withdraw
resolution was presented by Alder
man Little to concrete the sidewalk on
the north side of Oakland street between
Elmwood avenue and Public street.
Referred to the committee on highways.
Alderman Little also presented a reso-
luton authorizing the committee on city
property to expend $3.50 in addition to
the S100 provided for by section 10 OF
chapter 164. 1t was passed.
Peter b. Fay was appointed auctioneer.
The petition of James p. Sullivan for
an abatement OF personal proprty tax was
referred to the committee on claims.
A resoluti ion was presented by Alder
man Darcy and passed, directing the
superintendent Of lights to place lights
on Farragut and Stamford avenues and
Sarah street.
The Board adjourned until Thursday,
Sept. 10, at 3 O'Clock, after being IN ses-
sion less than 30 minutes