The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-02

Town Council Holds another Very
Lively Meeting.
Analyses Of Crescent Park Beer--vaude'
VILE License Refused.


surer was presented, showing Q balance
IN tine treasury OF s2a. 725.67. The monthly
report. of the chief OF police was also pre-
sented. The committee appointed at the
last meeting to locate fire hydrants were
authorized to perform the duty of iocat-
ing them wherever they may be needed
in the town. Chief OF police Adams Pc
treasurer to pay the witness fees in the
Potter case In the Supreme Court, which
he the chief had been obliged to pay, and
the Council so voted. An application
was received from Thomas Il. Farrell OF
First street for second-class liquor
license. Mr.. Wilson wished TO give him
leave to.withdraw at once. on account of
the reputation of the place, but Mr.. Nc
Causland desired that 1t be continued
with order Of notice. Mr.. Wilson did
not press his wish and moved that II be
so continued, and the Council voted TO so
continue II. A petition was received
from Pomham Club, asking that water
mains be laid on Pomham avenue, and a
hydrant located near the club house. As
this was not the matter of the town, II
was voted TO lay the matter on the table.
The employees Of the Mechanical Fabric
Company petitioned the Council for per-
over the streets of the town, no time
being mentioned, but II was to be run
some Saturday. The petition was laid
upon the table. James III. Sullivan was
granted victualling license for a lunch
wagon to be located. on watchemoket
square. The petition OF Sylvester Cle-
ments for two pool table licenses at the
building on Lincoln avenue, Riverside,
formerly known as the Studio Hotel, was
granted. Huntipg's Circus was granted
license for two performances on the lot
Of land, corner Burgess and Mauran ave.
nues, July 8. George B. Boyden was
granted q license for the Palace theater,
and also the bicycle race track. both at
Crescent Park. The following licenses
were granted for public dances until the
next monthly meeting of the Council:
Il. A. Young, Camp White; W. II. Brig
ham, Crescent Park, and Il. J. Jencks,
Pine Grove House.
The petition of Miss Ada Case, that the
license for her vaudeville entertainment.
given at the last regular. meeting for one
month, be extended, created quite a sem
sation. Mr. McCausland NOV ed that she
be given leave TO withdraw, and said he
had employed a reporter at his own ex-
pense to visit this entertainment Sunday,
and found the manner of entertain ment
not up to the standard Of morality that Ii
should be, and submitted in writing
some of the jokes which were given at
the place, and on the strength of that,
Miss Case was given leave to WITHDRAW
her petipon.
Charles 4. Button and II. Il. Freeman
of Rumford, and the Phiiftpsdaie store
were given permission to sell fireworks
until July 9Th.
superintendent Pierce of the East
Providence Water Company asked that
the committee on hydrants be instructed
20 locate new bydrants on the line of
mains now being laid, and the commit
tee at once made the following locations.
Taunton avenue, corner County street;
Waterman avenue, corner Hall street;
Leonard avenue, corner Cole street;
Woodward avenue, corner Masssoit ave-
nue.; Woodward avenue, corner Lane west
from Broadway; Warren avenue, corner
Abbey street; Warren avenue, corner
Mary street; Warren avenue, corner
Greene street; South Broadway, corner
Laura street; South Broadway, corner
Bliss street; south Broadway, corner
Fort street, River street, 700 feet west
from Bullock's Point avenue.
The petition of the American Electrical
Works for abat atement Of 1895 tax WAS
taken up. Colonel Cyrus M. Van Slyke,
represented the petitioners. After much
discussion, II was voted that the vslua-
tion be the same as in 1898: subsequent
iy MIR. Wilson offered the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the tax assessed upon
Sl35, 900 OF the real and personal estate of
the American Electrical Works for the
year OF 1895 be and the same Is hereby
apated.
Improvement Society asked the Council
TO take some action in regard TO the
speed of bicycle riding in town, also in
regard to riding on the sidewalks. The
matter was referred to the town solicitor
to draw resolutions to be incorporated in
the town ordinances. L. II. s. Nottage
OF harrington, and Antoine silva of See
konk were granted PERMISSION to cart
swill through the town.
Councilman MoCausland, the commit
tee appointed TO procure samples of the
beer. sold at Crescent Park for analysis,
presented a volumInous type written re-
port, the substance OF which was that
Chief OF Police Adams was not, in his
opinion, performing his whole duty in
regard to beer selling at that popular Ie-
sort, ana that Mr.. Boyden, the pro-
prietor, was selling IN more places h IN
he could show licenses for. Mr.. sMcCsug-
land had also procured samples of the
beer sold at Crescent Park, and bad II
analyzed as follows: Sunday, June z.
he obtained three bottles end Mon
dsy, June 8, one bottle was given TO
Frederick III. franklin, chemist,
the other two were given Il. T.. Calder,
chemist, and Mr. Franklin found his to
COntdln = % per cent. Oh blcODOl In We1Bnt
and 2-75 per cent. in volume. Mr.. Calder
found his contained 205 per cent. in
weight and 253 per cent. In volume.
Saturday, June 20, one more bottle was
procured and taken 10 Mr.. Calder who
found 1t to contain alcohol TO the amount
OF 4.06 rer cent. in weight and sos per
cent. in volume. Again, Sunday, June
2S, another sample was procured and this
time Mr.. Calder founu alcohol OF 3.12 per
cent in weight and 800 per cent. In
volume. The report was ordered placed
on file. Mr.. MoCausland thought some
thing should be done at once to step the
sale of beer In places not licensed. After
some discussion the chief OF police was
instructed to stop the sale of beer at all
places not licensed until licenses are
taken out, and II was voted to give the
chief Of police and Mr.. Boyden each a
copy OF the resolution as passed.
Mr.. Boyden presented letter signed
by George Luke stating that he had
drank with Isaac r. Foster, who pro-
cured some OF the samples OF beer, and
that Mr.. Foster paid for it and also stat
inn that Mr.. Foster asked him 10 buy the