The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-21
Aldermen Concur in the
Passage of Tax Law.
Only Two Members of the
Board Voted in Opposition.
Taxation Resolution Adopted
Money for Fire Alarm System.

The Board of Aldermen met yesterday
afternoon and, as was anticipated, con-
Cured with the Common Council in Its
passage of the amended bill for the tax
ordinance and the rate for the ensuing
year will be the same as it Is now. Sl.Oo.
There was not much discussion of the
matter.
Alderman Nichols was In duty bound
TO support the recommendation OF the
finance committee TO raise the rate to
81. ~ and ably fulfilled the obligation.
Alderman Lowe gave statistics which
from the point of view of the majority,
demonstrated that l65 is sufficient
Aldermen McGann and Mccarthy spoke
for the labOring men who, they said, are
not able To pay any heavier taxes than
are now imposed.
The bill was passed 10y a vote Of TO 2,
Alderman Nichols and Alderman Bur
bank in the negative.
The Council resolution 60 apply to the
General Assembly for certain Legislation
relative TO the taxation OF personal prop
erty was passed in concurrence; also the
bill for an ordinance providing for the
issue of notes for the installation OF \ CEN
tral Office fire alarm system.
a resolution was passed directing the
city solicitor tn apply To the supreme
Court for the appointment OF third dis
interested person To act on the board OF
"a
of tax to be paid by the Union Railroad
Company To tho city.
Can Build Barns.
The following persons were given per-
mission TO build barns:
David W. McCoid, at 63 Halsey street;
Walter G Hazard, on Jessamine street;
Owen Lynn, rear 2s Bernon street;
Cranston +. Palmer, on Academy avenue;
Charles Sisson, Doyle and East avenues:
John Banigan, $50 Atwells avenue;
John Osborne, Yorkshire and Cheshire
streets , A. L. Farley, rear 290 Chap
man street; ID. {. Moulton, rear 3Z7
Elmwood avenue: John Kelley, rear -
Friendship street; Peter Doyle, on Gano
street
The reports of the Dexter Asylum were
received also order for quarterly meet
ing
Petitions of the following to buy and
sell Junk were granted:
Leib Roller at II Kane street; John j.
Beard, at 605 Westminster street: John
:. Thorpe, at q Atwells avenue also of
fred &. Laity, 5to keep one pool table
Gt 1864 Westminster street; also of Amcri-
mn Electrical Works TO locate "a steam
BOILER at SO Westfeld street.
Junk licenses were transferred as fol-
lows:
Samuel Lasker, to May street; Altha
Lichman, TO 1913 Charles street; Avedis
AlO1tlnn. I'D yJI MeSJlnlnSUsT StTtcI.
Curbing of Francis street from West
Exchange street 20 bridge over Woonas-
quatucket river referred; defining grades
OF the following streets, was ordered
Amherst street. from Putnam street to
Valley street; Clarendon avenue, from
Cole avenue to Grotto avenue; Lincoln
avenue, from Cole avenue TO Grotto
avenue; Upton avenue, from Blackstone
boulevard TO Grotto avenue.
NictuaIling house licenses were granted
20 Mary Carthorn, at AIS Fountain
street; Thomas Cody, at IA Charles street;
NincenZo Filarano at 292 Atwolls avenue;
Lima Is. Martin, on kinsley avenue; Viii
liam h Turner at 125 Richmond street;
Goorge White at 9O3 Westminster street.
Petition for curbing on Back street was
referred to street committee.
The layout of Power and Rogers streets
was referred TO June IL
Petition Of John IA. Fehlbcrg for
tavern license was not granted.
Nictualing house licenses were granted
to Albert Richards, Nellie +. Stalling
Petition of Joseph Newton TO keep one
pool table was grauted.
"A junk license was granted TO Moses
Cohen.
Street Grades Defined.
Grades of Lexington avenue, Gaspcc,
Andem and Brownell streets werJ defined.
Petition of Philip sweeney locate and
operate n steam toller VAS granite.
Polition of uio Deponto 10 bo appointed
police constable was not granted.
Petition uf Nat burgess for dance Ii
ccnse was not granted.
A pawnbroker's license was granted to
Mendel Friedman.
TIE report of the inspector of steam
boilers for Auril was received.
Licenses 10 keep and sell fireworks were
granted 20 the following upon recon-
mendation of the board of fire oommis-
sioners: Alfred O. Makee Mary j. Ma
guire James McUuigan,.I j. II. L. Roilley,
Thomas Troy, Paulinia Williams = A.
Whittcmore, Mrs. jehuto Macon ber, Pat
rick Doc, j. q. Adams, X. w. Farr John
Gurmley, Mark Gardiner, Il. T.. liutchin-
son, Patrick Ide.
Resolution was passed TO grade and
build Calder street; also To take posses
sion of Rathbone street
Patrick Lynch and y. Caldarone were
appointed police cOnstables
Inc bills uf George h. Holroyd, James
Shaw and Charles 4. Mumford, commit
tee on the layout of Power and Rogers
streets were allowed
The following bills were examined and
allowed: West Side Company, els; Gar
Held LUcgc. 20.
The petitions of the following tor per-
mits 10 build barns were laid on the
table tor TWO weeks. Estate of Emmn A.
Barnes George II. GiaddinR, Josiah A.
Whitman, Louis Camelhon
Entertainments Licensed.
Entertainment liccDsos were granted To
the follow ing: g,i'an lrcj gtive Club,
Belgrayian Literary society, Dress Cut