The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-31

Inc DctltlONs OI tHHiltS ASH, TO
buy anu sell Junk at 81 Peace street; of
Mrs George B. Hazard. to keep yictual-
ling house q u Arcade; Antonio Auriem-
ma 10 transfer victuailng house to
Giovanni Altieri; Joseph IL. Mclaughlin
to keep "a tavern at % Westminster street;
Albert Riohards to keep yictualling
houss at 80 Canal street, all recon.
mended, were granted.
thomas IA. Ray was given leave TO
Withdraw his petition to keep victual-
ling house at 6S5 South Main street
Schedules of bills for health depart
ment amounting to S3l32 ~ and of the
police department. amounting 10 Sl27S. -
were allowed.
Petitions Of Patrick Gormley. Mt ~
knight street; Abraham Bazaar. at 15l
Willard avenue; Washington IA Cole,
rear 6S and 40 Randall street; Mrs. A.
w. Cranston, on east side ID street; Hor-
ace h. Perkins. on Willard avenues :.
Weisman, on Bark street, for leave 10
buiid barns which had laid on the table
two weeks, were gran ed.
On motion OF Alderman Freeman the
Jules were suspended and Jamey Mekier-
nan was given leave to use "a builuing on
his premises as a barn.
Iho applications of David j. Barry,
Joseph Garside and Stuart McNanara for
lamps were referred tu the committee on
lamps, and the petition of James Trainor
ID Dullu btfh WIS lNlu lut tiD
,wo weeks.
Petitions Of Frederick w. Thrift for re.
mission of personal property tax and OF
William German for injuries received on
South Main street were referred 10 the
committee OH claims.
Alderman Nichols presented the pet'-
tlon of David j. Barrett fer leave 20
build bsrn and the same was laid over
for two weeks.
Alderman MoGann presented the claim
Of Charles G. Clark for All allowance OF
S22 for IL hens ana oDe rooster killed by
dogs A letter accompanied the claim
anu IL was read, mum To the amusement
of the board. lt gave the interesting in
formation that Mr.. Cla.'k had very re-
Gently become one OF A lderman McGann's
constituents and expressed the wish that
the writer might not have mis- property
destroyed when he got better acquainted
with the resident of the ward.
A resolution providing for n special
election for councilman in Ward on Jan
uarv ~ was passed.
Orders To receive the following matters
| wero adopted oil concurrence with the
| common council:
Monthly reports OF the Joint committee
| on finance on issue Of registered bonds
| for November. 1897; Of the city treasurer
on issue OF registered bonds for Novem
Ter. 1885,: Of the board of ire commits
sioners for October. 1897; OF the board of
| fire commissioners for Novem Der. 1897: re-
port OF the joint special committee on
asphalt plant
| President Little real the title OF the
resolution hcf0re MIN which was or
4 dercd to receive tho report uf the joint
| special coinInitiee appointed by rosulu.
| tion No fsu. current series relative to
train sheds. ard 10 was r0mptly voted t0
! dispense with the reading Of the report
/ II either this committee or the joint spec-
ial committees on railroad terminal facili
\ ties. a. Two aldermen expressed "a.
Livery one was familiar with tho sub
| jsci. 4"
AZ this point Alderman Freeman called
from the table no ordinsDcs raising the
! salary of the assistant city solicitor to