The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-07
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Council Declines to Grant Ho-
tel Licenses to Shore Places.

L
tel Licenses to Shore Places.
The monthly meeting OF the Town
Council was held yesterday afternoon. A
large number OF persons interested in the
license question were present. The report
Of the town treasurer, David s. Ray, was
hand Of sS767.02. The report Of the chief
| OF police, Rufus w. Adams, was re-
ceived and ordered placed on file.
The matter of curbing Waterman ave-
nue. was then taken up. A petition
was read by President Anthony
from William X. Randall, and Others,
asking that the sidewalks be established
| at uniform width of eight feet. Mr.
Wilson moved that the sidewalk from
Massasoit avenue to Broadway be eight
| feet wide, and IL was so voted. Petition
| of Narragsnsett Electric Light Company
TO erect poles and string wires for light
] ing purposes on Washington avenue was
1 granted. Petition of Charles W. CRUDE,
| Frank Brady, Edward Kupfer, Patrick
| Kegan all of Riverside, and Patrick j. Far
rell of Watchemoket for second class
| liquor licenses. were refused. Petition OF
jeremiah j. Fournier for hotel license
| on motion of Councilman White was
| given leave to withdraw. Petition of Ed
| win !. jerks met the same fate. @he
| petition of the cottaeers at Bullock's
| Point, and citizens of Riverside, asking
for the petition of George b. Boyden for
a hotel license be granted was received.
Mr.. Benjamin N. Lapham the agent of
the Bullock Point estate, was present
and advocated the granting OF the license.
ira ID. Goff and several Others spoke IN
faovr OF the petition. On motion OF
| Councilman White ii was voted that MIR.
| Boyden have leave to withdraw.
Mrs. Vial and Albert Vial asked that
1 ha do o.,
| ing of Waterman avenue be settled before
| the curbing was set. Petition OF Benja-
| min n. Lapbam for the abatement OF the
tax enormously assessed on the Thomas
II. Page estate, amounting to s3432 81,
was referred to the town solicitor. Pc
titions of Byron 4. Cheeny, James l..
| Clancy, Charles b. Potter, for victulling
| licenses were refused. Petitions of James
| Greene, Rosana A. He'll, Nj. j. Kane,
| Charles 4. Pierce for victulling Licenses,
were referred to the chief of police. Peti-
| tions OF Henry T. Leonard on the estate
| of Timothy A. Leonard. Andrew N. Med
berry, on the estate of Hiram Gof, Ed
| ward 4. George, Jonathan Barney, for
| abatement of tax, were given leave TO
! withdraw. Petition of Adeline ID. Hum
| phrey for the abatement Of tax, assessed
| for two houses, when she owned but one,
was granted. Petition of Michael Muir
| ply, for pool table license, was granted.
| Petition of Charles K. Pierce for abate-
| ment of tax on 1850 personal property was
| granted. Petition Of Charles w. Doane TO
| be appointed a special constable, was
granted. Petition of Calvin B. Miller to
be appointed special constable, was re-
| !erred to the chief of police. Petition of
| the Narragansett Real Estate Company.
| to have Summit street extended, from its
| persent tern mus, 10 Waterman avenue,
under the betterment act, was granted.
| Petition of M. Brash TO run 10 pool tables
4 ~ 4 nnrf parL rata N "a 81 faf
| OF police. A large number of petitions
| for permission to cart sWlll were. on re-
| commedation of health officer, granted.
| The matter of widening Warren avenue
| was then taken up, and long discus
sion was held, when the following awards
were made, in addition to those already
! agreed to by the commission Wbelden
estate, S6S3 i2; Henry 4. Reed, Sl25; Mary
| j. Reed, $3.50; w. II. Unworth. 1928. IL;
! Leonard L. Colman, guardian, S13S; Mary
| A. Ii. Leonard, $500. Totsl with the
awards agreed 10 by commission about
$3.50. On motion of Councilman McCaus-
land the committee on police was au-
| thorized to purchase desk, statutes, and
| record book for Riverside station, and
statutes for the chief of police. A large
number OF bills were read and ordered
paid. Adjourned to Wednesday, May l3,
| at 2 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon about $3.50 as John
| Evans and his son were on the bridge,
| opposite FrasieT's coal pockets, their
horse became frightened at something
and jumped suddenly TO one side, slipped
| ard fell. MIR. Evans and his son soon
| had the horse unhitcbed and on his feet
| with but little damage. A little later
similar mishap beell another horse at
tba.same place.
The closing exercises OF the physical
training class, which has been taught by
| Miss Laura w. Sanborn, was held last
| evening. The class has been under Miss
| Sanborn's training all winter. and great
| credit Is due the teacher, for the prone
| iency and ease with which the pupils all
| took their part. The exercises commenc-
| ed with march led by two small chill
| dren. who went through all the changes
| With perfect easc Free movement was
exhibited by a class OF ladies; dumb btell
| drill by class of boys and girls; club
swinging by a class of boys; wand drill
! by a class OF girls, which was very
| pretty exercise: fancy club swinging by
Miss Sanborn and two Of her pupils; the
| high running jump was the next on the
| program, Miss Helen Wilbur carried off
| the laurels i'm this; her performance was
| much appreciated by the audience.
Games aud races were played in which
| all the class took part. The exercises
closed with very pretty fancy step ex-
ercise. Miss Lillian Sphinx, the music
| teacher In the schools, was the accompan-
ist,. During the exercises Miss Sanboru
was presented with number OF bouquets.