The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-27
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Board of Aldermen were II minutes
late, and, on motion of Aldermen Thur
ston, the reading OF the records was sus-
pended, and the invitation of the Common
Council to meet in joint convention was
at once accepted.
After the convention a little routine
business was done.
Permission was granted for the follow
ing dances:
Fred f.. Davis Camp, s. OF "; Ives Re-
lief Corps j. A. Finnegan Council and
the Narragansett Social Union Club.
The petition of Charles II. and Il. A.
Page for a barn rear of 500 Pine street was
laid over two weeks, under the rule.
The weekly report OF the Dexter Asylum
for the week ending Feb. %, 1895, was re-
ceived.
A bill for S45 was received from Charles
Livingstone, for rent of the building. 233
Thurber's avenue, for election purposes,
and approved.
The ordinance establishing a retired list
for members OF the police department,
which was passed last term, but too late
for action by the Council, was brought
up again and Chief Child explained its
purport for the benefit OF the new MEM
bers Of the Board. 1t was voted not to
take it from the table, but TO make it a
special matter TO be considered at the next
meeting.
A resolution ordering new election in
Ward to elect a successor to Aid. Bur-
rows, and for ward meetings at the ward
rooms was passed; also a resolution
directing the city clerk to give notice
that the board of canvassers of Ward 5
will be present at the ward room on
March 16 TO correct the voting list.
Supervisors for the election in Ward
we're elected as follows:
Democratic, First district-Edward j.
Bowen, Thomas +. Dooney, William f.
Todd; Republican supervisors, Louis
Schmitt, Daniel p. Bucklin, Jr., John b.
Greenalgh; Second district, Ward g.,
Democratic supervisors, Edward Me-
Kenua, Louis +. Sullivan, Frederick T..
Sullivan; Republican supervisors, Frank
+. Manning, Fred II. Mason, George A.
jerks.
The following were appointed police
constabies without power to serve civil
process: Russell Higginson, Edward w.
Hale, Frederick Wilde, Frank A. Brown
ing, Fred III. Nichols, George b. Leonard,
Thomas McNif, Jacob Cohan, Pardon G.
Goff, w. Shaw, Frederick A. Fry.
Concurrent Business.
The Board concurred in joint resolu-
tion from the Common Council directing
the city solicitor to apply to the Legisla-
ture for necessary legislation enabling he
commissioners of the North Burial Ground
TO accept trust deeds of lots; also for
sewers in Willow, Ellery, Hudson
and Wood streets; also for the pur-
chase of two lots OF land
adjoining Blackstone Park, known as the
Champlain lots, for park purposes at
lost not exceeding ID cents per square
loot; also amending a resolution for hir-
ing 100000 for school purposes TO read
that the rate OF interest shall not exceed
per cent. per annum; this to make the
ordinance agree with previous ones.
Referred Business.
The following petitions were referred:
OF William II. Barron for remission OF
tax, to committee on claims; Patrick ].
Ryan and Lewis II. Munro to be police
constables, to the committee on con-
stables; OF William w. Rickard Company.
for a sewer in Gray street, to the commit
tee on sewers.
Alderman Winsor invited the Board
and the reporters to partake OF clam
chowder supper at the rooms of the Vet
eran Firemen's Association, and the
Board adjourned to Thursday, March 7.
at 3 p. m.