The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-20
Voted to Establish Return
ing Board.
Failed to Concur in a Matter
of Increasing Pay.
There Will BE Sixteen Police Ser
geants Hereafter.

were present but the gentleman from the
First Ward, and a great deal of important
business was transacted. With the excep-
tion of the ordinance raising the sslari 8
OF two teachers all Of the matters disposed
of by the Common Council were acted
upon concurrently. The report OF the
special committee on the poor depart
ment. the full text of which appears In
another column, was received,
The Council resolution appropriating
$40, 600 for a foundation for the East Side
high school Yves taken up and indefinitely
postponed upon motion OF Alderman Lit
tie, who said that new resolution was
TO come from the Common Council. Later
in the session resolution came from the
Common Council making the same ap-
preparation and providing that the
amount should be taken from the school
house and lots loan account, $1,000, by
the provisions Of chapter 32S and the
balance balance sod Of $4,000, by the provisions of
The following bills were examined and
allowed: Union Nickel Plating Co.,
s94 81; Henry J.. Holmes. $50; Thomas II.
Lahey, s275 West Side Land Co., SIS;
Kirby, Mowry Co., s25.
SCHOOL CENSUS AUTHORIZED.
A resolution was passed authorizing
Charles V. Chaplin TO take the census of
alphs beticaily and to prepare statistics
from the returns required by the school
commissioners OF the State, and that the
matter OF compensation be referred TO
some member OF the board TO be here
after appointed.
The report of the committee on hack
ney carriages, with recommendation
that the lower portion OF West Exchange
street be designated as stand for NOV
Ing wagons, was received.
STREET MATTERS.
Resolutions establishing grades on the
following streets were passed: Van
Zandt, Aborn streets Eimhurst avenue,
Ninth avenue, Lillian avenue and Greeley
street
Grand avenue was declared to be pub
lie highway.
That portion of Atwell's avenue near
the Junction OF Knight street was decldr-
ed useless.
The petition OF Hugh II. Manning to
erect barn was granted without contin-
uance under suspension OF the rules.
POLICE BUSINESS.
Uron recomm endation OF the chief OF
police the pay OF officer George W. Stew
art was raised from Il. 20 TO y. 80 per day.
The same officer was also 'reappointed l."
having served. the preliminary term re-
quired nv ordinance.
Maynard l. Stone and Others, petition
ers TO be appointed police sergeants, were
granted cave 10 withdraw.
The Mayors appointment of Thomas
II. Tyler as Police sergeant was approved.
Benedict Brown, Charles DEMO and
John NJ. Warren were appointed police
oonstabies without rowcr 10 serve civil
processes.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The petition of Marius Reniess tc
transfer junk lie, nse was granted.
-fhe petition OF Enrico Capropi to keep
one pool table was granted.
The petition OF John Clarke for lamps
on Oakland avenue was referred to the
committee OH lamps
A petition for sewer in Pleasant Valley
oistrct was referred TO the committee on
sewers.
The petitions OF the following to To-
cate and operate steam be ilers wers
granted: Earl Carpenter * Sons, at Mash
apaug pond; Horace II. Dodge corner
Hope and India streets; Hugh III. Man
ming, on Manning place. William Glasten
and Simon Hel.enberg were allowed to
transfer Junk Establishments. Mckenzie
Bros. were granted permission to trsnns-
fer victualinc license.
The petition OF Paul Zambarano for q
transfer of vict ualing license ives granted.
The petition of Felix Charbonneau for
yictualing license was granted.
The petitions OF j. n. Schott, rear
60 Randall street Ensign X. Wixon, rear
IDOL Broad street, and Granger Foundry
ana Machine Co.. Harris and Sims ave-
nues, TO build barns We're granted.
Licenses to hold dances and entertain
ments were granted to the following So
oieties and individuals:
Affair Drametic Club, Atlas Socal
Club, American Lodge. X. OF p; Byhed
Social Club, Bachelors soeisl Club
cIai Club, Go. A, Hibernjsn Rifles; En-
-terprise Lodge, X. OF p; Echo Concert
Company East Side Club, Four-in Hand
Association, Forester Guards, Gen. Burn
eide Commanuery, Goldsmith Literary
Hope Loyal Orange Club, lvanhoe Cas-
tie, A. o. X. John l.. Stoddero, Lazy
Burnside Council, Manhattan Social
Club, Norwegian Singing Society, Oriole
Minstrel Club, Prosperity Lodge, ID. of
st. g.; Providence Casino, Providence
Beneficial Society, X. ]. Hebrew Medical
Association, Red Cross Lodge %, X. of
l.. Wyoming Social Club, William II.
Walsh, complimentary ball to William
Pollard.
a petition from wardens and ward
clerks asking for an increase of salary
was referred TO the finance committee.
Petitions for electric lights on Grand
avenue and Clemence street were referred
to the committee on lamps
The report OF the inspector of build |
ings on the petition OF ". & =. Hennessey
TO locate a steam boiler was laid on the |
table. Upon his recommendation the |
petition OF Terrence McQuade to build a |
barn was granted.
The petitions of Domipick Dsny. Far |
rell Leyden. Henry +. Dunikin, LLOYD {. |
Eddy and Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald to puild |
barns were laid over for two weeks.
The Young Mems Social Club, who |
pctitioDed for dance license, and Nicola |
Cappelli, petitioner for a transfer OF |
pool license, were given leave TO with |
draw. Il
Petitioners for change OF the name OF !
Trask street TO Sherbourue street, and OF |
McCann Place to HolDrook Place were |
given leave to withdraw.
Petitions for curbing on Lillian avenue |
and Northrup avenue and Fuller street |
were referred TO the committee on streets.
A petition for the lay-out OF Oakland |
avenue was referred 10 the committee on \
highways.