The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-14

A special meeting of the Town Council
was held yesterday afternoon. The men,
bers were all present The first business
taken up was the grade of Warren ave-
nue. from Ingrahams TO Leonard's corners
No one objected and the grade was estab-
lished according to the plat as layed out
by the commissioners. The petition OF
the Grosyenordaie company to have the
tax assessed on building and machinery
abated according TO the agreement made
with the town before the building was
built. The assessors OF 1896, having as
sessed the property because the council
had neglected to vote on the exemption,
The Legislature having just passed a
law making the exemption legal. After
some discussion the petition was granted.
communication was received from Will
liam X. Randall, asking the Council 10
have the street, which they voted to lay
out as continuation OF Summit street,
commenced as soon as possible. This was
referred to the next meeting. A COM
munication was received from the Nixon
Telephone Company, in reply to ques-
tion in regard to the cost OF having six
police call boxes put in, giving the cost
with care for one year as Si00. They
would lease the boxes 10 the town for s20
each. After some discussion and in an
swer to several questions Mr.. Stevens,
representative OF the company, said, they
would put the system in, and let the
town have the use of 1t for year, at
the end OF which time, il the town was
satisfied, it could purchase 1t for the
500. A contract to that effect was drawn
up by.town Solicitor Mitchell.
n communication was received from the
postal telegraph company giving the town
permission to place enc ef-the police call
boxes on one OF its poles Petition OF
st. Mary's Chapter to hold a strawb berry
festival in lngraham Hall was granted.
A copy OF the resolutions adopted in re-
gard TO the refusal too grant hotel IL
censes at Riverside was received from the
United Congregational, riverside Con-
gregatiopal, Newman congregational,
Second Baptist and Haven NJ. n.
Churches; also from the Watchemoket w.
Helen +. Howe, James Green, Mary A.
Lewis, Edwin l. Jencks who petitioned
for victualling licenses were given leave
to withdraw; petitions OF nj. }. Kane,
Rowena l.. Hall, Il. Talro, for victualiiug
licenses were referred to committee on
police; petition of NJ. Barth for license
for 10 pool tables at Crescent Park was
granted; petition of Ira n Johnson to be
appointed police constable, was granted !;
Her bert II. Balcom for same was given
leave to withdraw.
The following were appointed COM
mission TO lay out Narragansett avenue at
hlNerslue. George H. Johnson, EuWaru
III. Adams, and Martin L.. Reed. A re-
quest was received from Martin L.. Reed
and others to have the Council take some
action 10 stop the band from playing at
Crescent Park on Sunday. The Council
decided that music of the band would not
be very Objectionable and refused to take
any action.
The regular meeting of the Jessie Free
mont Council ID. of l., was held last
evening in q. A. X. Hall. Three candi-
dates were initiated. Mrs. Arnold the
State deputy was present during the even.
ing. she was presented with an elegant
tidy by Mrs, Thomas Reed with neat
speech. At the next meeting q basket
party will be held. The report of the
COMMITTEES on the last entertainment re-
ported that they had left after paying all
bills s36.
Last evening they. p. c. ". OF the
First Universalists Church held social
ana entertainment in the church. The
following. rendered: Vocal
solo,, Mrs. A. {. Johnson; vocal solo, Mr..
Lester l.. Lewis; reading, Miss Sadie
Whitford. Games were then in order,
after which refreshments were served and
q eocial time enjoyed.