The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

There was short, but important meet
inc of the Board OF Aldermen last even
ing. The following estimates were re-
ceived and approved: CITY engineer
buildings, 5000; bridges, 2s,674.Oi;
health department, $4,000.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the city clerk to call the attention OF
registered voters OF foreign birtn, VINO
have not been naturalized, TO the law re-
lating to naturalization.
" The city clerk was also directed TO give
notice that the boards of canvassers VIII
be In the respective ward rooms on FEB.
25 from 1880 to s 70. m. to correct the vot-
Ing lists.
Isaac l.. Goff was reappointed an auc-
\ tioneer and the report of Dexter Asylum
Tor the week ending Feb. 2, was received:
X A resolution was passed, on motion OF
Alderman Harris, directing the committee
on city property TO report site Tor
Wardroom in Ward Z.
Reports were received as follows: That
Of the city engineer or the new Exchange
eirO It bridge, to cost about S7o,OOO, was
ref ;rred to the committee on bridges;
tie of the committee on laying out Lin
WI od avenue. referred to March 2l; the
monthly report OF the joint standing
committee on finance, and the annual re-
port of the surveyor of lumber were re-
1erred to the Common Council.
Accounts.
Providence Gas Company, S103.76; Red
bridge, fl52.16; Samuel 5. Durfee, Thomas
II. Leonard ardD. III. Whittemore. for lay
ing out streets, s54.75, $50 and $500, re-
opectively.
The following petitions were granted:
Luigi Burlando and Cooper a Lawrence,
20 keep yictualing houses; OF Thomas
Hank rauqfqF tQVprn ticeuCe
TO Albert AspinwalIi OF Francis
Mullen, James fl. Higgins and Fred
oRick II. Johnston, to be appointed po-
lice constablss without power to serve
civil process; to hold dances or enter
tsinments, the following: Arnold Relief
Union, Elmwood Lodge, X. of p; Eu-
xeka Lodge, No. 6s7o; Goldsmith Lit
erary Association, Ivanhoe Castle, A. o.
X. of M. c.; Father Matthew Temper
ence Society, Narragansett Orchestra,
Olympic social Club, Players Club, Rath-
Savings Club. members What Cheer
Lodge, /. o. O. F.; Harmonic Band, I'd
Separate Company, r. i, NJ; Lady Burn.
side Council, No. 8, ID. OF l..
The petition of Peter b. Kennon, to
build . barn at 22 Tobey street, was laid
on tho table for two weeks.
The following business was referred:
ThN petition of Bernard McNiff, to be APP
pointed police constable; OF John Cur
Icy, for lamps on Sybaris street; OF Peter
Charles, for curbing on Oxford street; OF
= resolution that the name OF the street
rHnning from Kinsley avenue to Harris
avenue, next east OF Eagle street,
be changed to Swiss avenue; that the
name OF Dale street, from Watson street
TO Harris avenue, be changed to Granger
street.
From the Council.
Concurrent business was transacted as
follows:
A resolution directing the city solicitor
20 apply for. legislation to enable
tho city to ccndemn land for school pur-
poses; q resolution directing the city So
licitor to apply to the Legislature for au-
thority for the city to hire S400, 900 for
school purposes; a resolution directing
tho city solicitor to apply to the General
Assembly for authority for she
City TO issue bonds to raise s165, 200 TO pay
out on the City Hall and sewer loans due
An July.
An ordinance came up from the Council
authorizing the increase in expenditure
for city treasurer's department from
e84O0 10 $10, 900 per annum. The Board failed
20 concur, after some inquiries by Alder
men Darcy and Harris, and the matter
sFas laid On the able until the next meet
ing.
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