The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

noes being reversed, and Mayor -Mcuuih-
ness decided for the enlargement OF the
force by voting iii the Affirmative.
resolution, presented by Alderm an
Lowe was passed authorizing the COM
missioners of public works to connect the
old lateral sewers with the lines OF the
new system, by contract or otherwise, the
cost of the work 70 be charged to the
appropriation for improved sewerage.
a bill for the recommendation of Tar
Bridge, amounting to slOOl was allowed.
E~ The weekly report of Dexter asylum was
received
Upon Recommendation of the committee
on lamps, lamps were ordered for Larch
and Summit streets.
The following resolutions from the Com
mon Council were passed in concurrence
to accept the gifts of the William Scatter
good heirs for the North Burial Ground,
and resolution electing not to lay out
Hannah street; and the resolution calling
for a report relative to train sheds.
The Common Council resolutions add
ing s25, coo to the building appropriation
for the new east side and west side high
schools and the Broad street grammar
school were laid on the table until the
| next meeting and also the Common Coun-
ell resolution instructing the city solici-
tor to go to the General Assembly for an
amendment to the building law; also reso-
lutions To remit taxes Go Ellen IL. Rexford
and Edward B. Williams.
Victualling house licenses were granted
to Mrs, A. NJ Elkins 800 Eddy street;
Thomas +. Lahey, 80 Washington street;
Barney NJ Patterson, McNeal Lane; l..
A. Tillinghast Co. ,275 Westminster street; (;
Fitzpatrick & Smith, 1853 Pine street; Earl
| G. Downing, 40 Washington street; Gather
inc Fitzpatrick, "a Richmond street; Hen
| ryE. Woodmanscc, 2s Fulton street
The intelligence Office license of ID. J.
! McDougall was transferred TO stephen G.
| Warner.
Tavern licenses were granted to Leroy
:. Grout. 93 Eddy stGeet and Henry Il.
| Mcdonald, 10 Peck street.
| Petitions of Combination Loan company
TO keepl pawn brokers shops, of Martena
Trainor to bc appointed police constable
and of Alonzo II. Hines, Patrick Mullen
and George Katy to keep taverns were not
| granted.
| Appraisal of damage of hens OF Mrs.
| Caroline Burns was referred to committee
on damages under dog law and petition of
| Patrick Clifford for layout of Grape street
was referred to committee on highways.
| Petitions of the following persons to
| build barns were laid over for two weeks
under the rules:
Charles A. Wilson, rear of Elmwood
avenue Ed Curtis rear of 1876 Friendship
street, James Burke, rc3r of 6i4 Chalk
stone avenue; Frank Emerson, Winthrop
avenue; Jacob Massell, Stamford street !;
Mrs. Emma Hanson, % Parnell street /;
| Charles Reach and wife, Sussex street /;
| William Caldwell, 55S Marion street /;
| Mary j. Carroll, rear Of Cranston street !;
| A. L. Gray, Gladstone avenue Thomas
| +. Coakley, Manchester Place; Nincenzo
! Caputa, rear of "a Malvern street.
| Licenses for entertainments were granted
to the following societies and individ-
uals: Charles Swanson, dog show,
| Daughters of Rebecca, Excelsior Social
Club Elmwood Assembly, Elmwood
| Council, Enterprise Lodge, Early Rose
| Pleasure Club Forfeit Mc-Not Social
| Club Harmony Council, Hermione AS
sembly, Hope Lodge, James Holt, Hope
| Council Ladies' Progressive AID Society
| Lady Lincoln Lodge, Lady Burnside
| Council, Manhattan Social Club, Mianto.
nomi Social COMMITTEES, Roger Williams
Lodge, Rhode Island Lodge Rhode
Island District 10. Slocum Relief Corps,
| Union GOSPEL Choir Unity Council, What
| Cheer Lodge Wallace Branch, Y. NJ. &.
A., lamont Association, Boston Sym
| phony Concert, British American Asso-
citation, Concordia Society, Court Lyman.
The Board adjourned until Thursday
afternoon of this week.