The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-01
SUBJECT NOT DISCUSSED.
A Large Amount of Routine BuSi-
ness Was Considered.
POLICEMEN'S PAY ADVANCED.

board passed the appropriations in con-
currence.with the council and n large
amount OF business was transacted,
though none of the matters that came up
were OF great Importance.
Sunday nuisance orders were directed
20 be issued An order Of notice to
declare Comfort street from Clemence to
Union street abandoned, was referred 10
the committe on streets. John Shepard
was the petitioner.
The annual appropriation bill was taken
up and considered as received from the
council. There was no discussion Of the
measure and every alderman voted in
favor of the appropriation as passed by
the common council.
The board voted TO concur with the
common council in the transfer of certain
appropriations.
The report Of the Record Commission
ers was received transmitting the thir-
teenth volume OF the early records of the
town of Providence. This volume brings
the printed records up To l725.
Petitions OF Thomas Congdon to build
barn at 135 1hurbers avenue. James
II. Canning ut Stanford street, John
Walsh at 53 Langdon street were laid on
the table for two weeks. Afterwards
there was some discussion on suspen-
sion OF the rules and the rules were sus
pen1ed and the above parties given per
mits To build as we'll as tho following:
A. j. Magoon at III Reservoir avenue;
Antonia Aillo rear % George street; We'll
come Fenner estate at corner Vets and
Ceres street: Charles u. Sherman corner
Tyler and Faith streets; Asaph Wilder, 20
Oak street. Sylvanus Warren.
On recommendation Of Chief of Police
Baker the pay of the following officers
was advanced from 81 20 to So 90 day
Everette NJ. Cory and Malvin p. Bates TO
uatu from Sept. 2lst for officer Cory and
from Sept. 2ith for officer Bates both
1noIusive.
The petition OF Petre Olsen to build a
barn on Pearl street was taken from tho
table and there was considerable discussion
AS TO granting the petition, but IL was
dnAlly passed. Alderamn Freeman alone
voting no.
The weekly reports of Dexter Asylum,
september Is 1897. and september %.
1897 were received.
Petitions of Belgrava Literary Society,
2s0 Wey bosset street; II. Victor Barrael.
Odd Fellows Hall; Gen. Burnside Camp,
g. OF ", "a Market square,: George
Brown Post. G. A. r., Y. NJ. q. A.
Hail; Eddy Social Club. 81 Market
square: Eureka Association, 72S West
minister street; Five Giants, 72S West
minister street; Forget -Me-Not Club, 2S9
Weybosset street, Gano social Club. 27
Market square; Garfield l. odge, X. of p,
754 Branch avenue; Grattan Cadets, 76
Dorranoe street; Irving Dramatic Club,
Tnlma Theatre; Journeymen Masons'
Union, 200 Weybosset street; Lady Alfre-
dians, E6dy street; Magnolia Debating
Society. Music Hall; Providence Lieder-
kranz, "a North Main street; Providence
ok m I'm star SRI R~.tn
Assembly. ID. of N, % Market square (;
Triumph Lodge Odd Ladies. Colum bia
Halls Touro Cadets 2yS Weybosset
street; Unity Temple, No. l. Rathbone
Sisters. 2yo Mey ybosset.street; Young Men s
Literary Association, 1S2 Veazie street,
to hold dances and entertainments were
granted. The petitions, oil recommended.
of Harry Ellis TO keep an intelligence
Office at No. 420 Westminster street, OF
Matthew j. Pagan, one at No. 53 Man
ton avenue and ManuelFrates, one Mt No
"a Ives street to keep pool tables, Fred
erick M. Dean. next To No. 3l3 North
Main street. Frank A. Hunt Mt No. 10
Fountain street, George ID. Titcomh, at
No 20 South Water street, George ID.
Iitcomb. mt South Water street to keep
victualling houses wero granted.
Thomas f. Reynolds was granted leave
90 Withdraw his petition To keep VIC
tualling house at 4i9 south Main street.
James X. Grants petition for lamps
on Knowles street was referred TO the
committee on lamps, petition of Michael
Murray for damage to fowl referred "a
committee on claims, and to same com
lnittee claim OF Peter Nicholson
for damages TO ducks. 10 the commit
IN streets was referred the petition of
William Grosvenor ana Others for grade
'or the following streets:
Atlas street; Bangor street Hecla
street: Hilltop street; Hobart street
Jastram street; Justice street; Moorland
avenue: Nelson street; Norman street
Quincy street,. Rankin street; River Ave
pue Place; Roslyn avenue swan avenue;
Wabun avenue: Whitford avenue; Wynd-
ham avenue; Wyndham Place
The report OF the City Messenger for
August was received and invitation 90
review parade OF Italian societies were
,eceived from the common council Also
from the same body and passed in con
uurrence resolution accepting the gifts OF
George Il. Burlingame ana Jennie NJ.
Smith TO tho North Burial ground.
The following. accounts were allowed
Schedule OF bills, Asylum, walls ard
bulldogs $50 90; schedule of biils police
department S24i9.97; health department.
schedule OF bills s3095 % :poor department
schedule OF bills Sli3ag 81.
The petitions for layout Of Grand street
from fottcr's avenue 60 Huntington ave-
nue. for sewer In Grand street. of Will
Ai1-L bONtu NNNtfN TOT tufIlnR.
on Rangley avenue from nockland ave-
nue 20 scars avenue; of Peter Dorsey for
lamps on Aland street. Of Ia a. Robin
son &C nj 10 lay out Stokes street OF Ben.
jamin Seabury for an electric light on
keeue street were oil drIy referred.
The applications Of Mrs. Cooper Spen-
Ger 10 locate q barn at 80 Cady avenue, OF
Margaret Upton TO relocate n barn. Of
William T.. McWeeney 10 build "a barn
rear l60 FenDer avenue ana Edwin ;.
Cook on Eleventh street were laid on the
table for two weeks
The Commissioner OF Public Works was
Instructed TO construct sewer on Broad
street and In Rugby street from Broad
e.root from Marion avenue TO JillsJn
street 20 Jillson street There was some
objection 90 the Immediate passage of tho
resolution 60 Instruct the commissioner
60 tuilu this sewer but Alderman Free.
man slowed the necessity for immediate
action.
RESOLUTIONS granting permission 20
Robert McCardell 90 locate vault under
adswAlks corner Of Wey bosset ami Snow