The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-30

| stating that the highway department. ap-
preparation would be exhausted August
| ated work would have TO be discontinued.
| The communications were laid on the
| table temporarily.
| A bill was afterward passed providing
| for the transfer Of the required $50, 600
from the sewer receipts to the highway
| appropriation.
A resolution was passed appropriating
$500 TO provide temporary school room
! accommodations for the children in the
| vicinity OF Potters avenue until the new
| building shall be completed.
A resolution adding $1,000 TO the appro-
priation for poor department was passed.
A resolution authorizing the city adui-
| tor TO draw his order on the city treas
urer for the payment of the work on the
hospital for contagious diseases was
passed.
NEW POLICEMEN.
The following policemen were appoint
ed upon the recommendation OF the chief
of police: Willard L. Turner, Charles Il.
Kennedy, Gilbert III. Norton.
Also upon Recommendation OF the
chief officer Daniel r. Hurley of Station
was dismissed from the force.
Alderman Winsor presented a commu-
nication from the fire commissioners ask
ing for an additional appropriation OF
5000, and moved that IL be referred to
the committee on finance, so referred.
Alderman Peirce presented the month
ly report OF the city messenger for July.
The reports OF the committees on the
layout of Wadsworth street and Regent
avenue were continued until October IL,
1895
A resolution was presented by Alder
man Watson and passed, authorizing the
city registrar TO pay TO clergymen 10
cents for each birth reported.
The report of the committee relative TO
the petition of the Union Railroad Com
pany 10 lay rails for double tracks in
Miller avenue and Washington street was
received. Ii recommended the granting
of the petition. and was accompanied by
O bill for the necessary ordinance which
was passed.
Resolutions TO concrete sidewalks on
Portland, Laura, Somerset, Pearl, Regal,
Abbott and Livingstone streets, and
around Fenner Park, were passed.
Resolutions to layout Baxter, Beverley,
passed
Also resolutions to define grades on Gala
street and Farragut avenue.
On recommendation OF the superinten-
dent OF health, Andrew A. Rhodes, 81
Binney street, and Fred Brown, Is Com
stock street, Pawtucket, were licensed
TO engage in the business OF removing
contents of privy vaults.
George T.. Adams, Frank q. Deming,
Frank A. Carpenter, and Thomas Il. Col
ton were appointed constables without
power.
The petitions OF Charles c. Ames and
John j. Cooper to be appointed auction
eers were granted.
Petitions of Bernard T.. Owens for pool
table at Ceylon street and II. q. Gibbs to
be tavern keeper at 81 North Main street
were granted.
ELECTION OF MILK INSPECTOR.
Charles A. Potter of Ward /, was nomi-
mated by Alderman Watson for the Office
OF inspector of milk, and the nomina-
ton was seconded by Alderman Harris.
Mr.. Potter was elected without opposi-
tion.
A resolution notifying e. A. Paris &
Co. to appear before the Board of Alder
men relative to revocation OF permission
to operate steam boiler was continued
for one month.
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
Daniel J. Duggan & Son, asylum walls
and buildings, sl65; Thomas III. Leonard,
streets, els; Raymond @. Place, streets,
SlS; Samuel =. Durfee, streets, s29. 80;
Charles Livingston, elections, S15; ID. III.
Arnold Il Co., sl.10; Starkweether d
Williams S10.72; James q. Goff, sac. 40;
Frank +. Carpenter s77.s9; Barker, Chad
sey d Co. 81; Providence Gas Co. SS4. 81,
The petitions OF the following persons
to build barns were granted:
Francis W. Carpenter, on Angel street;
Patrick Hayes 81 franklin avenue; John
Megathlin, 10 Second street; Albert j.
Doyle. q Florence street; John Brady, POI
Huntington avenues. Antonio Leduc, 2i6
street; rect J. A. Z. Sanford, s' rear % "A AldricS Is
street; Antonio Altieri, rear 592 Charles
street; John A. Macrae, Old Powd- : Mill
road.
The reports OF Dexter Asylum for the
week ending Aug. 3, 10, II and "a were
received.
Petition of Thomas Bettrum, to keep a
pool table at No. n Brayton avenue; Of
Hiram Cohen, to transfer junk license to
No. AZ Charles street, and of RichardT.
Hulme, to operate steam boils sr at No.
100 Harold street, We're granted.
Victualing house licenses were issued
to Frederick NJ Dean, at No. wicken-
den street; Steere 4 Cook, at 2s Snow
street; Mrs. Zelina II. McKeen, at Al
Jackson street; John Donovan, at 11S
South Main street; jacob Atamin, at 424
Washington street, and Jacob Atamin, at
307 Gladstone avenue.
And junk dealers licenses to Harry
Levi, at 20 South Main street; James Kier
nan, at % Newark street.
The petitions OF David Perylman. to
buy and sell junk at 209 South Main
street, and OF Antonio DE Pasquale, to
keep pool table at Is Aborn street, were
not recommended and the petitioners
were given leave TO withdraw.
The petitions OF John NJ Goldberg, for
curbing on Stampers street; Eustace
Crees, for curbing on Lexington avenue;
Carlton =. Hardenbnrg ct al, for lamps
on swan avenue; Mary Il. Seward, for |
lamp on Farragut avenue; remonstrance |
OF Waity +. Sweet ct al, against building |
sewer in Stanwood street; J. NJ. Gold |
berg, for compensation for damages; II. |
Il. Fiske, ct al, for sewer in Althea |
street; III. h. Fiske, ct al, for curbing on |
Althes street; Mrs Charles +. Hussey, eft |
al, for sewer in Pierce street; and OF |
Charles III. Weaver, ct al, for sewer in |
Stanwood street, were all referred to the |
various committees.
The monthly report OF the inspector OF |
steam boilers was received.
The following matters from the Com |
mon Council were all passed in concur
renee;
Invitation 10 review parade OF Ancient |
Order of Foresters.
Order TO receive the monthly report OF 1
the city auditor for July, 1896
Order to receive the 5Oth quarterly re- |
port of the department of public works.
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