The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-12
A BUSY SESSION.
East Providence Council Transacts
Much Business.
Ordinances Adopied-Cooke & Aliens
Bill Referred Back.

was held yesterday afternoon for the
purpose OF examining the town ordin-
ances which had been compiled by
George n. Bliss; to consider the applica-
tion Of Charles w. CRUDE for q second
| class liquor license, also the remaining
and mbering streets, and the matter
! OF paying the bill of Cooke 81 Allen,
counsel for defending the town in the
suits arising from the assessment Of taxes
for the year 1894. The petition OF
| Charles W. CRUDE for a second-class liquor
license in CRUDE block, Riverside square,
| Riverside, was taken up. A communi-
cation tbenking the Council for the stand
they took in the spring in relation to
granting licenses at Riverside, and re-
monstrating against granting more was
received, signed by 80 women, also remon-
STRANGE against granting more licenses at
Riverside, signed by 26 taxpayers of that
place. there was also received a COM
municaiion signed by 40 persons, resi-
dents and taxpayers, favoring the grant
ing OF the License.
NJ White moved that the petitioner
|
was seconded by Mr.. McCausland, aud 1t
was SO voted.
The. matter OF town ordinances was
| then brought up, and Mr.. Bliss was pres
ept and presented a printed copy OF the
ordinances as compiled by him. The
several sections and articles were read
and disc ussed, a few changes were made,
and after debating the matter an hour
! and half the ordinances rs corrected
were adopted and the town clerk was
ordered to have 500 copies printed and
bound in pamphlet form.
The rules fer the goyernment Of the
police force which have heretofore been
in force, together with the addition of a
section offered by Mr.. McCausland for
the reports of the police, were adopted.
Tbe bill OF Cook and Allen for defend
| ing the suit against the town In the cases
caused by the assessment of taxes for 1894,
was taken from tue table. Tne amount
OF the bill was $4,000 A motion was made
| to psy the bill and when the motion was
presented for debate Ar. McCausland OBJ
! jectod TO paying. as il was made out, and
! wished fors detailed or itemized account,
! showing what each charge was for and on
his motion the bill was referred back TO
! Messrs. Cooke X Allen for such etailed
account. Mr.. George K. Mcleod, az
/ pesred as counsel for Charles W. CRUDE,
anG asked the Council to refer back to
Council did SO. Mr.. Mcleod spoke in favor
of gronting the license, and made an
able plea for his client, and asked the
| Council to vote whether tnoy would or
would not grant the ii, ense; on motion
of Mr.. White it was voted not to grant
J the license.
The matter OF remaining the streets
where there are more than one with the
same name, was taken up and resulted
| as follows:
Adams stree, in Rum ford district was
named Kcdton avenue; Allen avenue, on
tie Highland Plat, named Hatton street;
| Anthony street, Riverside, changed to
Read street; Armington street, Highland
Plat. changed to NARROW street; Arnold
street from Warren avenue, changed to
Sharon street; barnes street, on Grand
View Plat, changed to Mccormick street;
Barney avenue, Ray q Barney Plat,
! changed to Randolph street; Barney ave-
nue., Anawar Plat, changed to Needhsm
street; Boston avenue, Peasant
| Bluff Plat, changed TO Earle
| street: Brown street, Kettle Point,
farm, changed TO Clifto, street; Burgess
street on Burgess plat, changed to Car
| penter street; Cedar street, Riverside,
changed to Holly strest; Central avenue,
Riverside, changed to Narragansett
avenue; Central avenue, Rumford,
changed to Redland street Central street,
Lyon Steere farm plat, changed to God
dard street; Center street, u. n. Davis
plat, changed TO Dalton street; Centre
street, River View Flat, changed 10 Heat n
street; Chestnut street, on Anawon and
Grand View plats, changed to Revere
street; Chaffee avenue, Anawan plat,
changed to Marsh street; Daggett street.
| on Monroe plat, changed to Birch street;
rst street, whitney plat, to lngraham
street; Fourth street, Whitney plat, to
1 Bentley street, Green street, River View
plat, TO Norton street; Green street,
Lewis arm plat, to Winchester street;
Green street, Kettle farm, to horton
street; Hazard avenue, Sunnvside, A.
ID. Pike and w. III. Richmond plsts, to
Hazard avenue; Ide avenue, Comstock
Plat, TO Comstock street; Ide street,
Wacbemoket platte Colwell street; Jack
son avenue, Lewis farm plat, to Hunter
/ street; James street, X. j. Dvyer plat,
to Kearney street; Kettle Point road,
Kettle Point farm and Armington farm
| plsts, to South Broadway; Leonard
street, Watchemoket Plat, to Sanford
street; Lincoln avenue, Franklin plat,
to Morton street; Maple street, Anawan
plat, TO Bannock street; Mary street,
Burgess plat, to Davis street; Monroe
avenue, Pleasant Bluff lat, to Lursy
street; Monroe street, Rumford, TO
Harper street; Orchard street, Riverside,
to Cypress street; Orchard street, Arm