The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
THE ALDERMEN.
DOings Of the City Step
Fathers.
Needs of Two Important De-
partmentS Ignored.
The Crisis of the Dog Office Passed.
Highway Work Postponed.

ana line demanus OF the Douy polltlc IN
the practice OF canine catching"
The tin-tongued orator of Ward 2
took the affirm ative and negative in both
questions.
Upon motion OF Alderman Mccarthy,
and with the advice of the city solicitor,
and in spite of the dreary doubts of the
person from the Second ward, a resolution
was passed instructing the city solicitor
to apply to the General Assembly for
authority on the part of the city TO expend
5000 for pedestal for the monument of
Admiral Hopkins which is TO pe erected
on the Hopkins Burial Ground at the
junction of Charles street and Branch
avenue.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the harbor committee to locate and main
tain the public bath houses for the season
of 1895, the expense TO be paid from the
appropriation for contingencies. The
superintendent of buildings was in
structed TO attend TO the repairs OF the
bath houses.
The monthly report of the board of fire
commissioners was received and COM
municated TO the Common Council. Ii
showed that the department expenses
for the month OF March amounteds to
S26, 331.S6.
STREET BUSINESS.
The reports OF the committee to lay out
Globe and Plain streets were continued
until Dec. IL, and That relative to Ontario
street TO May ~.
Orders for curbing Althea street, from
Cranston street to Union avenue;
Bolander street, from Grandview street TO
Abbott street; Chambers street, from
Huntington avenue TO Potter's avenue;
lillian avenue, from Broad street to Bax-
ter street, Norwich avenue, from Broad
street to Baxter street; Osborn street,
from Vale street to Gladstone avenue;
Van Zandt street, from Jackson avenue to
Pleasant View avenue, and Whitney
street, from Elmwood avenue TO Alger
avenue, were continued until sept. H.
Defining grades of following streets
was ordered:
Alabama avenue, from Maryland
avenue TO Narragansett Bay; California
avenue, from Maryland avenue to Michi-
gan avenue; Delaware avenue, from
Massachusetts, avenue to Montgomery
avenue; Indiana avenue, from Maryland
avenue to Michigan avenue; Massac husetts
avenue from Maryland avenue to Nara
gansett Bay; Michigan avenue, from
New York avenue to Montgomery avenue;
Mississippi avenue, from Maryland avenue
to Narragansett Bay; Nevada avenue,
from New York avenue 10 Vermont
avenue; New York avenue, from Mary
land avenue TO easterly termination;
Ohio avenue, from Maryland avenue to
Michigan avenue; Washington avenue
from Maryland avenue to Narragansett
bay.
The matter OF defining the grade of Yer
mont avenue from Maryland avenue TO
Narragansett Bay was indefinitely post
poned.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
j. Crawford Potter and Edmund +.
Prentiss were reelected dog officers.
Andrew Comstock, Joseph L. Holmes,
Henry NJ. Kimball, George A. Rice were
reelected as weighers of neat cattle.
Thomas w. Penney, Marcus M. Inman,
Franklin T. Ham and Henry Il. Root
were reelected as game wardens.
The reports OF Dexter Asylum for the
week ending April IL; the quarterly re-
port of the superintendent of lights
and the monthly report OF the inspector
OF steam boilers were received.
The report OF the committee on the lay
out of burlington street was continued
until May 21.
The report Of the committee on dam
ages under the dog law in the cases of
David III. Patteson, X. q. Davis and g.
W. Mckay was received and the bills
allowed.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
Abbott Lawrence, William L. Haskins
Samuel Colburn, and 4. u. Halstead
were granted licenses to remove night
soil.
petition for curbing on Oregon street
was referred to the street committee.
James Tiplady was given permission to
keep swine.
Richard Chadwick, petitioner for
damages, was given leave TO withdraw.
The petition OF Herbert Almy for re-
mission of sewer assessments was referred
TO the committee on claims.
The petitions OF the following to build
barns were laid over for two weeks:
John Mcleod, Larch street and East
avenue; Daniel NJ. Pratt Il Co., 17i In
street; b. Thomas Potter, Lorea street;
James B Madel, Peace street; Matthew
Finley, 105 Aldrich street; Charles III. Nc
Govern, 10 Hilton street; Josiah Wal
sham, 4S Dudley street; Joseph w. Baker,
Flora street; Norcross Brothers, Kinsley
avenue; Walter Z. Matthews, az Lincoln
avenue; Shuray Kotler, as Kane street.
The petition OF the following to build
barns werc granted:
Joseph BaDigan, on Orchard avenue;
Forest Greene, on Orchard avenue;
Willis III. White, on Tenth street;
Healy and Fournier, on Sprague street;
Patrick J. kenney, at 10 Egan street;
avenue.
The petition of Thomas Miller for n
tavern licence at 1eS Pine street was laid
over until the next meeting.
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
Charitable Baptist Society, si25; David
III. Mhittemore, streets" si2; Raymond
q. Place, "streets, - $50; Arthur T.. sum
ner, "streets, s79. 90; Quincy A. Hooper,
sls; &. &. Mumford. s3i; Kirby, Mowry
4 Co., s25; u. L. Howe and X. b. Dow,
$50; Fred W. Morse, s22 20.
Patrolmen gichard Gamble, Arthur r.
Butts and Thomas Il. Darcy had their pay
raised upon recommendation OF the chief
OF police.
". q j &mnessey at 4 Arnold street,
and Norcr,v Brotners, at corner Kinsley
and Sims s,enues, were given permits TO
locate ana operate steam boilers.
The petition OF l.. N. Humphreys to
keep billiar IL and pool tables at Hotel
Narragansett was granted.
Upon Recommendation OF tte chief OF
police tavern licenses were granted TO
Jesse Brown, 81 Eddy street; Peter
Brucker. 3i7 Westminster street; William
III. Charniey. i13 Union street; William J.
Corbett, 03 Union street; Coupe aid
Hinds, al Union street; b. X. Dodge, ii0
Dorrance street; ID. Vogel a Co.. lS2 Mcy-
boeset street; John tiarst, i3s Pine street !: