The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A Day OF Action Upon Petitions AM
Other Minor Business.

The Board Of Aldermen mot yesterday
afternoon and disposed of the batch OF
routine business and petitions that has
accumulated since the July session.
Tho business OF Importance was
relative TO the health department. and
Superintendent Chaplin was authorized 10
fiji In eleven privy vaults where the
owners have failed TO heed the notices
already sent out from City Hall. The de-
paTtment is new backed up in the matter
by the recent decision OF the Supreme
Court TO tie effect that cities may compel
land owners TO connect their estates with
tho public sewer system. The orders are
for tho following George II. Guliok, 55
Burnside street. William A. Sprague,
Dexter street; Hanna l.. Pcckham. Burn
side street: James f. Cooney, Borden
street; Nettie Medbury, S7i Eddy street;
John Morris, Smith and Orms Streets
James Lynch. Wesleyan avenue; w. W.
Ricard, Wickenden street; John j.
Rogers. kossuth street; Jefferson Street
Baptist church.
The following bills were examined and
allowed: Bridge department. $3.50; health
department., s3073 81; poor department.,
$780, 80; police department. S245S 81;
George r. lewis. asylum walls and build
ings, s74; Weybosset bridge, Sl4l0.64.
An order was issued declaring Calder
street from south line OF Huntington
Hartford Railroad, useless as public
| highway
Charles A. Potter was nominated for
milk inspector by Alderman Reynolds
and reelected by a vote OF to 3. His op-
ponent was Arthur A. Page.
Upon recommendation of the joint CON-
| forence committee the Board ooncurred
with the Common Council In providing
seats for Blackstone Park.
Upon recommendation OF the chief of
| police. Patrolman Donnis Mccarthy was
| reappointed, Patrolman Frank M. Miller
| was given leave Of absence and the pay Of
| tho following officers was Increased: John
| II. Martin, i. j. kerns and Thomas +.
| Jones from So 30 To 81 20 per day and
| William :. Kent and John II. Hannifan
| from e. 75 tn 81. 90 per day
Upon motion of Alderman Little bills
| for ordinances to amend.chapter :, relative
| to committees and To add $1,000 to the ap-
| propriation for parks were taken from the
| table and indefinitely postponed also the
proposed rule relative To the time OF re.
moving stable manure In the First build
ing district.
The following miscellaneous petitions
were granted:
or Harry Edelstone, TO buy ana sell
Junk Mt rear 2lS Gladstone avenue; of
Samuel ID. Jones' to keep am intelligence
office at No. SlS Westminster street; Of
Samuel Marks, to keep pawnbroker's
Isaac Crooker to transfer victualling
license to No. 105 Richmond street; of Leo
Kreighba baum, transfer of tavern license to
Frank 90 Neili of Dennis Foley. TO buy
and sell junk Of John Il. Downey 20 keep
pool table and Of Frank Richardson to
keep swine.
Tie petitions Of the following for ap-
praisal of damages under the dog law
were referred: John Carney, William
Ferry, Eugene McManus, Patrick Nc
kenna.
Tho petitions Of the following to locate
anu operate steam boilers were granted:
James j. Newman. two, at No. 2S Aborn
street; +. w. Cornell, at No. 964 Westmin-
stcr street; John A. Goldthwait at No. 279
Smith street; Samuel Helliwell. on Val
lev street.
Petitions Of tho Museum OF Anatomy,
the Rhode Island Drum and Fife Band
and the Turn Nerein for entertainment
lioeLse were granted.
Petition of Dan Burke for vaudeville
licenses was not granted.
Bills OF William Nj. Cotton for damages
were allowed.
Petition Of Thomas Doignan for permit
tn build barn was laid on the tabo two
weeks.
A petition for change OF name Of Dyer
Vile road to Riverside avenue was refer
rcd to committee on street signs and
numberr.
Tho Board accepted an invitation to
attend meeting of the members Of the
railway order I'm Music hall.
Petition of Irving l.. Blanchard TO be
appointed police constable without
power 10 serve civil processes was referred
10 committee on constables.
A resolution was passed directing the
superintendent Of lights TO place lamps
on Hamilton, Lillian, Irving streets, Con-
gress avenue. Norwood avenue Dyorvilie
road, Church Lanc and Hambu avenue.
Resolutions accepting gifts of John w.
Davis. Mary l.. Allen, Charles Il. Medbury,
William II. Smith, Emma +. Mccormick.
Edward STANLEY, Albert II. Tillinghast
and Samuel Walton were passed.
Petition OF swan Point cemetery TO
have grade defined for proposed street
from Blackstone Boulevard To tho city
line was referred to tho committee on
highways.