The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-03

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nue. to Walter street; Jennison avenue to
Ardoens street, in honor OF the late George
NJ. Ardoene: SCARBOROUGH lane TO Scar
| borough court; portion OF Sherburne street
to Trask: samonet street to Holmes street;
Nursery street to Van Zandt street. in honor
Of one Of Rhode Isl.nd's Governors: Knowles
street to Knox street; Federal street. be-
tween Fountain and Broadway, to Cope street,
| after one of the towns original settlers; Giles
court to Manning place; Weston court to Park
row; Carroll street TO Holden street; Cove
street to West Exchange sreret. and portion
| of Merrill street to- Cove strest.
Those new thorouehfares have been named
| for the first timo: Sims avenue. Thackeray
street. Fowler street. Dutton street. Bentley,
| Landerdale cour., Fenner court. Columbus
| square. Miller avenue.
AS to street signs the report furnishes the
following statistics; There have been put up
| 564 plain signs. 25 gilt signs, glass signs,
signs on trolley poles, s5l galvanized iron
signs, rs signs on gas lamp posts, on wooden
posts, and 80 others; total l5S2.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
The petitions of the following persons to
buil6 barns which were laid over at the SEES
sion of December 10. were granted: Dominick
Davey. at No. 92 Tell street: Farrell Leyden,
on Unit street; Henry +. Dunkins. on Upton
avenue; Lloyd C. Eddy. Beacon avenue and
Frank street; Kate Fitzgerald. rear l52 Black.
stone street.
Dance and entertainment licenses were
issued TO the following: Ancient Order of
shepards, Beauregard and Levesque, Friend
ship Social Club, Frepch Dramatic Club. First
Separate Company, II. /. Nj. Grattan Cadets.
| Lyra Club Lady Lascelles Assembly. ID. Ct
N. Magnolia Debating Association, Nara
| gansett Glee Club. Narragansett Wheelmen.
| National brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
| Opal Social Club, Providence Liederkranz.
| Providence Tent. X Of NJ. Union Benevolent
| Society. Violet Club, What Cheer Lodge. l. o.
| o. f.; Whitnot Club, Young Mems Oriental
| Social Club, Young Ladies' l.. b. and Il. Club.
" M. Montehore Association. Castle s, A. o.
| X. OF Nj. c.: Gordon Com andery, Sons st.
George; John L.. stoddard; Perseverance
Lodge. Sons Of st. George; st. Edwards
| Social Club.
The weekly reports of Dexter Asylum for
| the weeks ending December 2l and ~ were
received; also the quarterly report of the in
| spector OF milk, and the monthly report OF
the overseer OF poor.
The petition of julius Rewold to transfer a
| pool table license to John Il. Beattie at COG
| Potters avenue was granted.
Mrs Morris Goldshein, petitioner for a junk
dealers license, was given leave to withdraw.
Several orders to make sewer connections
and aoate nuisances we're issued.
The petitions of the following for barn per-
mits were laid over for two weeks:
William +. Arnold, rear of i07 Alger avenue
Mrs. Isabel II. knight rear $50 Cranston
street: Henry Joost. 80 Montgomery street /;
| Ellen P.Walsh. rear go Douglas avenue: John
| Phillips. rear l7ss Westminster street; Charles
L. Kettlety on Broad street.
| The petition os John e. Martin to keep one
pool table was granted.
| A. t. Bennett, petitioner for victualing
house license was given leave to withdraw.
Petition OF Alphouse Gentle TO transfer a
| victualling house license to Giovianno Talfino
was granted. @
The petition of Tobias Burke and others
for sewer in Mason street Chalkstone ave-
nue. and Davis Park, was referred to tho
! committee on sewers.
The petition OF james Markey 10 be ap-
| pointed a school janitor was referred to the
| committee on education.
Petitions for lamps on Mathewson, Robin
and Lisbon streets were referred to the com
mittee on lamps.
cute deed TO James watrous was referred
10 the committee on highways.
Petitions of Charles Rogers for damages, Of
William Armour and the Richard A. Burgess
heirs for abatement OF sewer assessments.
and Of Thomas W. Penney for remission of
tax were referred to the committee on claims.
THE rAREwErL couRTEsiEs
The following resolution was presented by
Alderman winsor and passed unanimously:
Whereas, In the retirement of Hon. Frank
f. Olnoy from the Office OF Mayor which
Office no has so accoptably filed during the
past two years, 10 Is the dosirs of the Board
of Aldermen to express their respectful re-
gard and appreciation OF his services; there.
fore. be 10
Resolved. That tho thanks of the Board of
Aldermen are hereby rendered TO the Hon.
Frank +. olney. Mayor of the City of Provi.
dence for the impartial and courteous manner
with which he has presided at the sessions of
this Board; and in his retirement from said
office he carries with him the sincere wishes
of the Aldermen for his future welfare"
Mayor olney thanked the members for this
expression Of good viii. ana OF their apprecia.
lien his services as n presiding officnr,
ana what was. in all probability, his last
speech Mayor Of the City or Providence
was in its earnestness anu straightforward
simplicity characteristic OF the man and
officer.
Similar resolutions followed. extending
thanks TO Alderman Watson. president of the
Board. City Clerk Clark and City Sergeant
Rhodes, and then there were expressions of
good will toward the Mayor and the other
members from the TWO gentlemon of the
minority. Aldermen Darcy and Mccarthy.
The usual resolution was passed. leaving ali
unfinished business 60 the next Board. and
then the Aldermen Of 1895 adjourned without
day.
FoR DEPUTY CnEEvERs.
liter adjournment there was meeting OF
the City Hall Reporters Mutual Profit and
Pleasure Association, aud by unanimous
vote the thanks Of the society were extended
TO Deputy City Clerk Cheevers for his patient
and untiring efforts through the year to make
things pleasant for them at the sessions OF
the Board.