The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-04
Farewell Of Last Years City
Guardians.
A oood.by Address by President DAN
lei r. Ballou.
Time Honored Customs Observed by
Passage of Appropriate Resolutions.

The adjournment without day OF the
Board of Aldermen CT 1891, yesterday
afternoon, was without sorrow and with
out mirth. None OF the retiring members
seemed TO feel sorry that he was not
coming back. Mr.. Winship was not
present at all; Mr.. West went out early
and MIR. Ballou, only, made fareweli ad-
s.ress.
The proceedings were very much in
contrast TO the lively scenes that charac-
terixed the lively times in the Common
Council Monday night.
Police Matters.
The bill for an ordinance, laid on the
table November 1, establishing retired
list for police officers, was taken up ana
passed. with the amendment that the police
committee should have the authority OF
deciding upon an officers eligibiiity 70 the
new privilege instead OF the chief OF
police. The ordinance provides that any
member of the department after nve
years service, who may, through no fault
OF his own, become disabled. can go on
the retired list at half pay.
Upon recommendation OF the COM
mittee on police, officer Frank A. Carpen-
ter, of Station 1, was dismissed from the
service.
The pay of officer Alonzo j. Brown was
raised from $40 to 20 per day, and that
of Cornelius DalSfrom $3.50 TO $40.
Officer William s. Kent, after his first
six months service received his reappoint-
ment,according to the rules governing the
department.
The Board did not concur with the
Council In passing the resolution in
structing the city solicitor to ask the
General Assembly for authority for the
Council TO eject a board of canvass
commissioners. Upon motion of Alder
man Little IL was laid on the table.
Alderman Little said that he should vote
against 1t as he had against all other
commissions, because he dees not believe
In them.
Bills Allowed.
The following bills were allowed:
Bridge department, s630.S5; health de-
partment, s2s52.51; milk, s171.92; police
department, s2523.72: poor department,
tions, si25; William X. Potter, elections,
600; Patrick Tanning, elections, s50
Thomas III. Leonard, streets, S24; Samuel
8. Durfee, streets, s34.50; David ii. Whit
temore, streets, sis; Gelb & Norton, s23.7s;
l.. III. Humphreys, e127.63; g. ii. Pettis,
81; Providence Scale Company, So; Provi-
dence Gas Company, S115.99; Il. ID. Smith,
SIS; Snow q Farnham, s16.
In Board of Aldermen the weekly re-
ports OF Dexter Asylum for Dec. % and ~,
1894, were accepted. The report OF the
committee to lay out Wood street was
referred to Feb. n. The annual report OF
the city registrar for 1894 was received.
The report OF the committee on street
signs and numbers for the year 1894 was
received.
The petition OF the American Tubing
and Webbing Company to locate and
operate steam boiler was granted.
An amendment to the ordinance relative
TO the sprinkiing OF streets and sidewalks
was passed providing that the wettipg OF
sidewalks will not be allowed after 1880
o'clock in the morning.
The report of the committee to lay out
Wood street was continued to February n.
Referred Business.
The petitions of William II. Perry and
Walter X. Munster for lights on certain
streets were referred to the committee on
lamps.
The petitions Of Antonio Festa and A.
A. White for sewers in certain streets
were referred to the committee on sewers.
The petition of John B. Carney for re-
mission of sewer tax was referred TO tho
committee on claims.
The petition OF Caroline w. Tanner for
compensation for damages was referred
TO the committee on claims.
The petition for sewer in Cranston street |
was referred to the committee on sewers.
Drawing OF Jurors.
Six grand jurors for the United States |
District Court were drawn as follows:
Ambrose X. Peck, Henry w. Colby, !
Thomas +. Gilbane, Charles III. Warren,
Henry A. Devellard, Warren II. Howard. |
Two grand jurors were chosen, Joseph |
jurors were chosen as follows: Isaac
Hahn, james Salty, William III. Gross,
Daniel ID. Bucklin, Joseph Hawkins,
Herbert N. Fenner, Frank B. Bourn,
George Z. Tingley, Nathan b. Horton,
William l.. Slade, Ira n. Goff, William
III. B. Olmstead, Augustine Giblin, EpA-
rain Howard, +. Il. Buringame, Thomas
X. Henry Thomas w. Hayward, Warren
Magood, John Cotton, c. j. Bowen, K. q.
Bowes, John Keough, James Dcoley, $.
Barnaby Dean, George w. Lewis, Frank |
=. Waterman, George f. Ford, John Nc
Guire, Alfred Poirier, Fred l. Marcy,
Albert l.. Boutelle, William Il. Chase,
Wendall p. Hale, Thomas +. Lsney, John
d. Frost, William A. Black, Patrick II.
Cassidy, George b. Calder, Thomas Col
we'll, Thomas Hallowell, George ID. Briggs.
Pardon Wilbur, Michael j. Murray,
Charles Bannon, William Riley,
Edward Bailey. Henry A. Mowry,
William H.. Moors, James Kig-
gan, Edward Il. Mcintosh. Philo
8. Perkins, Charles II. Philhrick, Charles
y. Hall, Thomas Sawyer, Henry Ash, J.
Doherty, +. u. Pond, james X. Grant, w.
w. Presby. Albert e. Day, Fowler Boyes,
Bernard +. Whitney, w. G. Peck, Charles
Fletcher, John j.; Congdon, George e.
r. ID. Vaughan, Michael Lahey,
Patrick Oates, Aiphonso De
lauriers, David u. Gardner, Walter
T. Maxneld, Theodore Miller Barney
Towman, Daniel w. Bailey, John NJ.
Chapman, George w. Lamphire, Edwin
Barrows, NJ. II. Farrell, John c. Pcckham,
William y. Cusick. William T.. Hor-
ton. Everett !. Harmon, Frank H.
Peckham, William N. Duffy, George d.
Matteson, James A. Reynolds, ]. =.
Corey, David M. Rothermal. John W.
Cole. Michael Curley, Charles l.. Gammell.
William II. Wood, Stephen A. Austin,
Benno Wolf, William s. Webb, William
Calvin, Hosea &. Goodwin. Daniel James,
Daniel Heaven, Walter j. Comstock. Gar
rett Want, Joseph Benton, Louis Schmidt,
william .. Webb, Michael II. Brady.
Passed I'm Concurrence.
The Board passed on the following mat
ters IN concurrence with the Common
Council:
Order to receive the several monthly re-