The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-26
Eleven Men Added to
Force by the Aldermen.
Movement to Reduce the Fees
of the Dog Officers.
Bill Relating to HarbOr Master Re-
ferred to Committee.

amend the city ordinances TOT the aaAV VI
| doing away with the annual election OF clty
| solicitor and making that officials term three
| years.
Alderman Burbank s attempt to.arrange the
| dog department TO suit himself was frustrat-
| ed 10y the passage of resolution recon-
| mended by a majority of his own committee.
The following patrolmen were appointed to
the police force upon recommendation of
| Chief Baker: James J. Doyle, James Foy, J.
| j. o'Malley, b. }. Foy, j. j. Riley, Frank
Schiller, J. J. Lyons, Jeremiah II. Shay,
| John Kanaty Michael Conlon and Joseph q.
| Hanley.
The pay of patrolmen Willard l. Turner and
| Charles I. Kennedy was increased from $3.50
| to 81. .75 per day.
Alderman Reynolds presented bill for an
| ordinance in amendment of section OF chap
| ter "a. II provides for the election Of city
| solicitor and member OF the sinking fund
| commission for three years instead of for one.
1 IL was referred to the committee on ordi-
nances
| The report OF the committee on street signs
| and numbers relative to the REMEMBERING OF
| Snow street was received, ard upon recon-
| mendation of the committee the petitioners
| for the restoration of the old numbers were
| given leave 70 withdraw.
Henry T. Ayers and Leon L. Palmer were
appointed police constables without power TO
| serve civil processes.
1.-THE Mayor appointed Aldermen Pierce,
| Lowe and McGann :to the joint special COM
mittee on Fourth of July celebration.
Bills Of the police department amounting to
| si2l7 9l were allowed.
| The resolution to remit tax Of 1882 TO Ed
| ward d. Williams was lost by a vote Of to
| as follows: Ayes-Aldermen Nichols, Little,
Pierce and winsor. Noes-Aldermen Bur-
bank. McGann Reynolds, Lowe and Nc
| Carthy.
! resolution was passed authorizing the clty
solicitor to apply to the General Assembly for
| such an amendment to the dog law that the
fees Of dog officers in the city of Providence
may be reduced from " to 81 for killing and
from 20 to 10 cents apiece for, listing them.
The petition Of Joseph Banigan for perms-
| sion TO build vault under the sidewalk at
| the corner of Westminster and Union streets
| was referred TO the commissioner of public
| works, and a resolution was passed repeating
| the,resoiution by which the jurisdiction in
such cases was. given to the inspector of build
ings.
| A petition for the abatement OF an alleged
| nuisance caused by the burning of soft.coal at
John II. Althans' bakery on Brook street
| was referred to the committee on health.
Resolutions TO extend Pond street and to
| widen Eddy street were indefinitely post
| poned.
TIL, petition OF j. NJ. wightman to be APP
| pointed auctioneer wa, referred To committee
| on auctionoers; the petition OF K. W. Nashtre
| for abatement OF tax was referred to commit
! tee on claims; the petition of A. Louis e. Cor
| nell and others for change of name of Bene-
dict street TO Slado referred to committee
on street signs and numbers.
The report of the city registrar for 1895 was
| received.
The petitions of Samuel Colburn, l415 Broad
street: Fred $. S..Farrell, Parade street James
j. Eastop, las Wesleyan avenue; Henry Flet-
cher, 20 David street, TO build barns We're laid
on the table for two weeks.
Boyajians and Garabedan petitioners for a
Junk license, and the East Side Wheelmen,
petitioner for dance license, were given
| leave to withdraw.
Numerous Iordcrs TO abate nuisances were
issued by the Board as board of health.
The bond OF the Combination Loan Company
was approved.
The report Of the Dexter Asylum for the
week ending March 20, 1897. was received.
The customary resolution was passed desig'
! mating the places for ward meetings and poll
ing booths.
The monthly report of the board of fire com
| missioners was presented bv Alderman Win sor.
The total expenses for February were s22,-
G32.60.
The resolution authorizing Mayor McGuin'
| ness 10 lease premises at 2j9 Harrison street
for election purposes was taken from the table
and indefinitely postponed.
The Joint resolution directing the city SOL
icitor to apply 20 the General Assembly for
| an amendment 10 the building laws was call-
ed from the table by Alderman Little. and
upon his motion was passed in .concurrence
with the Common Council.
The Common Council bill for an ordinance
in amendment OF the ordinance entitled
"Harbor Master" was also taken from the
table and referred back TO the committee on
harbor. with instructions to report at the next
session.
Tavern licenses wero granted to b. Fogel q
Co, ls4 wcybosset street. G. A. Leonhardt
40 Chapel; A. r. Hines, 20 Union: II. +. a. T.
n. Moltcr, lI9 Dorrance; T. +. Toomey, a
and $40 Westminster; G. A. Lahey, l3l Union
| IL, r. SWcttlhnu, ~ NIaWlofuf beoIHt m'NeT
10 Fulton; n. q. $. Cameron, 40 ~estmin
ster; I. A. Cunliff, oi5 Westminster; A. q
Mink, 100 Snow street +. II. Crosby, Is Peel
street W. II. Parker, 81 Union street; JOIN
Schcmmingcr, ll9 Snow street.
victualling house licenses were granted e
Victor Gelb, lgl Westminster street; q. W.
Lamphere, rear Of ~ Exchange place; j. O.
Taylor. 20 Prairie avenue holland a Brown
III Union street; J. J. & Thomas Goggins 3
Friendship street.
The pool table license Of John Il. Wood wa
transferred 10 James Booth.
Dance licenses were granted 10 Bclevu'
Lodge. 6es, I. o. q. r.. Court Elmwcod, +
OF A.. Elmwood Council, H., q. L. A. NJ
Jolly Six Social Club. Oriental Lodge, X. o
! +. Packard Lodge. 2, l. q. q. l.. ; Providence
Ticderkranz slocum Relief Corps, Q; IVES
side Social Club: Roger Williams Assembly
i3i II. \. 81 q. y. In B. T. hall
The Board adjourned until April when the,
will meet 20 count ballots