The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-10

An Unusually Heavy Rain Storm
Early This Morning.
Committee on Sewers Gives Public Hear
ing--Plumbing Plans.

The.weather man at the Hope station
telsphoned TO the city hall this morning
that the rain began 10 fall at 1880 O'Clock
and up TO z a. m. .13 Of an inch had fall
len. There was thunder and lightning.
but not as heavy and shsrp'as yesterday
morning. The total rainfall OF the pre-
vious storm, which cleared yesterday,
was .s3 of an inch. These are no ex-
traordinary storms, but simply pleasant
June rains.
At 8 O'Clock this afternoon the COM
mittee on fire department met, and at the
same hour there was public hearing be-
fore the committee on sewers. Hon.
Thomas w. Bicknell and other petition
ers appeared before the latter in favor of
the extension OF the large East Side
sewer from Elmgrove avenue to Morris
and East avenues, In order to properly
drain the section between that point and
the top OF Beacon Hill. This 10 in line
with suggestion sketched on the map
OF the city made by the city engineer in
1884. The locality mentioned is destined
to become thickly settled, and already
there are mum ber OF houses with no
sewer connection.
The plans for plum bing the new Bani-
gan building, filed with Inspector Bemis
this morning by r. j. Tierney, call for q
large job. There will be 40 stacks of pipe
extending through the roof. embracing
5S waterclosets, 372 wash bowls, two
sinks, lines OF rain conductors, 20 urip-
ais and 10 slop hoppers. Mr.. Tierney's
men are not among the 26 "striKers."
The issuance of dog licenses goes on
apace and the dog officers, Messrs. Prem
tiss and Potter, are finding that great
neglected to license them and are now
endeavoring to get out OF 1t by only pay
ing the regular fee. There is penalty
for such neglect, however, OF $40 and
costs and already several warrants are
issued. The manner OF tracing these
offenders is usually to make an applicant
for a license wait one week, in order to
By this means the honest ones are sifted
out. Only 10 such have been found this
month, and over so have been refused
licenses pending the inquiry.
The superintendent of health Ia after
people who do not obey the law about
night soil. He has already prosecuted
two persons for not having proper bins
constructed to contain the night soil.
Yesterday one pleaded guilty and paid
his fine. Today another said II time
were allowed the fault.would he remedied.
The doctor states that on the outskirts
where one does not live within i50 feet of
q neighbor he may bury night soil on his
own land, orseven upon his neighbours, IL
the latter is agreeable, but Ii must be
covered up at once in order to avoid.pro-
sesutIon.
In this connection.attention.i calledsto
a statute regarding connecting drainage
with the sewer, wherever there Is q sewer,
and the filing up and destruction Of
privy- vaults, cesspools, etc. Most people
think this Is a.city ordinsnce. AS mat
ter Of fact 1t is found in chapter az OF the
Public Laws authorizes tha- Board of
Aldermen to compel any abutting owner
or occupant to comply within 10 days. II
provides for fine of not less than % nor
more than $40 for each "a hours neglect
after the 10 days. aud after GO days the
Board may cause any receptacle for
drainage to be filled mp and destroyed.
The pendancy OF any appeal from the first
oruer shall rot affect the power of the
Board