The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The new Board OF Aldermen mot
promptly at 10 o'clock amid much gravity
and profusion of flowers, there being
present many ladies beside the usual
quota OF spectators. His Honor, Mayor
Olney, called the Board to order and the
first business was to adopt the standing
rules OF order of the Board OF 1894.
Then came the election OF the following
officers for 1895: President of the Board,
Alderman Arthur III. Watson; city regis
trar, DIR. Charles V. Chaplin; inspector OF
steam boilers, William fl. Hicks; truant
officer, Gilbert +. Whittemore.
The following Aldermen were appointed
to serve on standing committees: Armo-
ries, lansing and Watson; auctioneers,
Little and Mccarthy; bridges, Nc
Carthy, Burrows, Pierce; consta-
blcs, Harris, Lansing, Winsor
damage. Darcy, lansing, Little;
hacking, Pierce, Winsor, lansing; health,
Watson, Darcy, Thnrston; lamps, Darcy,
Harris, Pierce; police, Burrows, Little,
Harris; poor, Lansing cCarthy Burrows; (;
shows, Thurston, Winsor, Pierce; streets,
Harris, Burrows, Thurstop; street signs,
Harris. Little, Darcy.
The following were appointed to serve
on the joint committees:
education, Thurston; finance, Wat
son; fire department., Winsor;
harbor, Mccarthy; highways, Harrison |;
lamps, Darcy; North Burial Ground,
Pierce; ordinances, Watson; parks,
Darcy; police, Burrows; printing, Pierce
railroads, lansing; sewers, Harris; water,
Mccarthy; pending suits, Burrows, Wat
son and lansing; Fourth OF July, Win
sor, Thurston, Darcy and Pierce.
The superintendent OF the burial OF de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, William
FARMLAND, was reelected, and the fol-
lowing appointments were made:
Auctioneers-Daniei Ahearn, Frank B.
Hazard, George II. Burnham, William n.
Herrick, Roger +. Capwell, Horace Il.
Horton, Henry A. Clafiin, Arnold A. Man.
chester. Henry Cram, Bernard Nc
Guinness, Aaron Milkman, David Clay
ton, stephen +. Chase, George Davis,
Eugene a. Dean, Herbert T.. Dodge, Ed
win Draper, Charles l.. Ellis, Henry f..
Ferrin, David Frank, Patrick Greene, Ed
seph Nichols, Seth A. Pierce, Thomas j..
Ryan, George l.. Robinson, Elwin p.
shaw, Francis j. Sheldon, Edwin A.
Turner, Joseph X. True, James +. Free
man.
Undertakers, John b. Ames, A. Herbert
Arnold, Joseph w. Baker, Charles Il. Bar
ber, Charles A. Boyce, Frank s. Boyce,
John T.. Lynch, Morris Lynch, Thomas
McCabe, Eugene J.. Mccarthy,
Thomas McMurrough, Alvord O. Miles,
Henry J. Boyce, John 4. Brown, Robert
r. Carroll, William Conneeley, John J.
Coutanche, Thomas II. Carpenter, Aaron
s. Estey, Domenico Ferrars, Thomas f.
Pollok, Thomas Quirn, Henry A. REM
ington, Robert B. Risk, Clinton ID. Sellew,
Daniel Gorman, Thomas ii. Tanner,
George w. Hopkins, Thomas Tove, John
S. Hughes, Patrick King, Elmer F..
Knowles, John II. Walsh. Horace b.
Knowles, William L. Whiting, Frederick
Cherlome, Antonio A. Mariani.
The election of constables, police con-
stables with power to serve civil process,
and weighers of coal and other merchan-
disc were referred to tho various COM
nittees.
The bond Of the city treasurer was APP
proved and the monthly report OF that
official for December was received and
placed on file, as was the twenty first
annual report OF the commissioners of the
sinking fund.
The annual report OF the superintendent
OF the burial OF deceased soldiers and
sailors was received.
The weekly report of the Dexter Asylum
was received.
dence Opera House, Keith's Opera House,
Lothrop's Opera House and the West
minister Theater as places of amusement.
On recommendation of Superintendent
Chapin DIR. Eugene =. King was APP
pointed medical inspector at a salary of
S1200 per annum.
communication was received from
DIR. Chaplin, recommending the appoint
ment of John s. Rogers as sanitary in
specior for the year ending Dec. 81.
On recommendation OF Chief Child it
was voted 10 increase patrolmen's pay as
follows: William s. Kent, from a. 25 to
$3.50, TO date from Jan. 8; Thomas l..
Nolan. from s2.75 to $500, TO date from
Dec. % last.
The inspector of buildings schedule for
permits TO erect or alter IL barns was re-
ceived.
Transfers of licenses were granted as
follows: John T. Webster, v.ctualer, to
SO Pine street; Thomas W. Gorton, paw n
broker, 10 North Main street.
Licenses were granted TO the following: /:
Bowling alleys, N. w. Taylor, N. Water
man. H. Voge, Intelligence offices, Char
les ii. Anthony. Mrs. Endora Case, Mrs.
M. A. Hunter, q. Klindt.
Bills Allowed.
Bills were allowed as follows; William
Frankland, superintendent cf burial OF
soldiers end sailors, S5.G0 bridge depart
ment, s102.37; same, account OF American
Screw Co., Sl741S; ditto, account OF
Evcrson g Liddle, s1s21.50
Referred business.
Tho following petitions wore referred:
To be constables, James y. McCabo end
William X. Sengrove; f'r sewers in Bofan-
Ger. Wilson. HUDSON, Elery and Woods
streets; auctioneers, X. g. Sanders, 7. l..
Goff, Il. y. Fsrrin ard John Underwood I;
for abatement of nuisance In Jackson
avenue, Bartholomew Crow and Others.
To Common Council.
chief engineer OF the fire department were
sent mp.
In Concurrence.
A lot of business came from the Com
mon Council and was concurred in.