The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-03
Order the Abatement Of
the De GraS Nuisance.
Decision Reached After a De-
bate Lasting Two Hours.
A Large Amount OF Routine Busi-
ness Was Also Transacted.

At tho opening of its session yesterday
the Board of Aldermen gave two-hour
public hearing TO the remonstrants against
the American DeGras Company on Valley
street
Attorney Walter f. Angel appeared as
counsel for the complainant and Attor-
ney Charles Il. Stearns for the company
and there were several witnesses
The outcome of it was that the Board
voted to have the works stopped altogether
and an order to abate for an indefinite
period was issued.
Tie rest of the session was devoted to
the disposal Of personal petitions.
Commissioners of pupiic works was
directed TO take possession OF Canal street
nnd remove all Instructions.
The following committee was appointed
IN the layout of Charles street: James
McNally, w. w. Batcheller and Il. ii.
Durfee.
A resolution granting permission to
move a building TO John Davis was re-
ferred 10 committee ON highways.
Resolutions ordering sewers in Black
street and Hamilton avenue referred 10
committee on sewers.
Petition of Narragansett Electric Light
Company for permission To erect poles in
Lonsdale street was referred 10 Comiuis-
sioner of puolic works.
A resolution ordering sewer in Chalk
stoEe avenue referred TO committee on
sewers
A resolution appropriating $3.50 for
street signs and numbers was indefinitely
postponed.
Petition of Russell Hawks for lamps on
Montgomery avenue referred TO committee
IN lamps.
A resolution to bring Irving avenue to
grade was referred to committee on streets
Alderman Freeman presented n reso-
luton and bill Tor ordinance To- appropri-
ate Si5. 0O03for thel completion OF Roger
Williams Park, referred 10 committee
on parks; ako petition OF Edward
IL. Darsey TO be appointed constable,
referred IL To committee on constables;
petition of James q. Whitehouso To have
grade defined Tor Rugby street, referred
TO committee on streets; ana resolution
70 bring Montgomery and Alabama ave-
nues TO grade. is referred 10 committee
on streets
Attorney Grant in behalf Of abutting
swrers sremC nstrated against the build
ng OF a barn by Peter Olson Oh Pearl
street.
The petitions Of the following for per
mits 10 build barns were granted: Orion
j. Bentley, on Spooner street; Antonio
Di Altiere, Greeley ana hassan streets;
Robert A. Dyer. at No 5li Prairie avenue:
Thomas o. Rourka, rear No. - Darling
street: Joshua and Clarence Wells rear
No. 209 Montgomery avenue.
Several other retitions from Alder
man Burbank were passed uDcer
suspension of the rules.
Petition of Henry G. GladdinR for
barn in the rear of 1876 Elm street was
not approved.
Reports of Dexter Asylum for weeks
ending Aug 81 and 9S were received
ff5junu Of tf3-Srrpenter and Samuel
Marks, pawn brokers were approved
Resoluueus Were passed ordering
lamps On Yale aud Allen avenues, Has.
sar.a d Burlington streets
bills of the lamp department amounting
ID Ss2. 63 Were approved.
The monthly report of tho overseer of
poor was received -
The following bills were examined and
allowed: Schedule of bills. Bridge De
partment So; schedule of bills
Health Department, S2s31 80: hsdulu uf
bills. Poor Department. SS93. 81 schedule
rf biis, Police Der artment,I $3.50 ~;
Asylu.l walls, SlT.s2; Red kIidge
l66S.9.
Invitation 20 view the Labor day pa
rade was accepted.
A communication was received from
the commissioners OF public WORKS relative
20 the petition of the Butler Exchange
company for right to lay a steam pipe
In Hay street 1t contained Iecommon-
dntion from the city solicitor that the
company first secure the right from tho
General Assembly
The pay of the following students in
the Office OF city engineer was increased
upon recommendation of the commits
Rioner Of public works: William A. Mebr,
Eugene j. Smith and Henry :. Lee from
20. 90 TO Si75 week; Henry l.. Ayory,