The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-01
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Council Holds an Adjourned
Meeting.
Liquor and Hotel Licenses Granted Many
Applications Refused.


Council was held yesterday afternoon. |
Walter NJ. Dexter G. T., presented re-
port and plat Of the grade Of John street, |
and 1t was continued To "Wednesday, May |
8, at 2 O'Clock p. IN. The matter of grant. |
ing liquor licenses was then taken up.
President Wilson read remonstrance
from residents of Riverside against the
general granting Of liquor licenses The
remonstrance was signed by nearly 100
persons, and asked that the same course
as last year be- continued this year, and
that no more licenses DO granted than
was issued last year, and they would like
TO have the number made less. There
was also a remonstrance against granting
license TO George w. Case, .Ir., for the
studio Hotel, and Mr.. Charles Sealander
presented personal remonstra nee
against a license for this place. There
was also "A communication signed by
largo number Of taxpayers, recommending
that license be granted 10 Byron l..
Cheney at the Manhattan Hotel.
The following second class liquor
licenses were granted Michael Murphy,
80 Water street; Robert IA. Iobin, ~
| Warren avenue; Cornelius j. Sullivan, 3
T, Taunton avenue; Jeremiah j. Sullivan,
! 20 Water street; Daniel MahoneY, ~
! Valley street, Michael Fogarty, 81 First
street: Richard Murphy 3l3 Taunton
avenue; Francis Harrington, S39 Warren
avenue; James Mehan, sol Bullocks
| Point avenue; George +. Cranston, Mar
ragansett avenue; George W. Case, Jr.,
| Lincoln avenue; Edward Kupper AZ and
| a. Narragansett avenue; Jerry j. Four
nIer, Bullock's Point avenue; George B.
| Boyden, one at Crescent Park Hotel and
| one at Crescent Park Club House.
The following were not granted and
were given leave to Withdraw: Francis
Brady, Summer Hotel, Bullock's Point
avenues; Byron H. Cheney, Manhattan
| Hotel, Narragansett avenue; upon this
application remarks commendatory to Mr..
Cheney's place were made by Mr.. Cook,
| his next door neighbor, and also by Addi-
son Hawes. A ballot was taken, result
ing in nays and 2 yeas; Patrick Reagan,
459 Bullock's Point avenue; Edwin ;.
.Jenckes, % stanton avenue, and bradford
W. Gardner IL was voted that the fee
for hotel licenses be 500, and for vic
tualling licenses $50.
The applications of Thomas i. Farrell,
First street, and William II. Parker, $50
Narragansett avenue, for second class
| liquor iioenses were continued TO the frs I
re gular meeting in June with order Of
notice. Mr.. William IA. Parker, applied
for "A tavern license, but was given leave
To withdraw George B. Boyden and
GeOge Il. Cranston were granted hotel
licenses but the following list of appli-
cants were kindly given leave To with
daw: Patrick Reagan, Bullocks Point
avenue; Jerry j. Fournier Pawtucket
Exchange; Francis Brady, Summer Hotel
Edwin j. JencKs, % Stanton avenue
Bradford w. Gardner, Island Home
Hotel; Byron, L; Cheney, Manhattan
George w. Case, Jr., Studio Hotel. On
motion of Mr.. Chadsey it was voted that
all licenses be taken out on or before
noon Tuesday, May 4, or the chief of
police would close their places. 1t was
voted that the fee for pool table licenses
be Sl5 for single tables and $40 each for
all additional tables.
The following persons were granted
victualling licenses: Elizabeth Brown,
Riverside square; Charles +. Pierce, 2s
Lincoln avenue; Ruth l.. Perkins, Nara
gansett avenue; Annie 4. Allen, 24s
Narragansett avenue; Mary f. Read, Bull
locks Point avenue; Margaret Shake
ford, Warren road: y. A. Tatro, All
| Bullocks Point avenue; James III. Sui
livan, Taunton avenue. James Green was
given leave to withdraw, and the applica.
tions of 4. Walter Millard, l73 Narragan.
sett avenue: was tabled.
The following pool table licenses were
granted: Daniel Mahoney, Edward
kupfer Cornelius Sullivan, jeremiah j.
Sullivan, Richard Murphy, and Mr..
Barrash for IL tables at Crescent Park.
James A. Cooper was appointed n specia
constable without power to serve civi
processes, and Walter +. Tetlow, and Ber
nard NJ. Dowd, were appointed specia
constables with power TO serve civil pro
cesses. Charles III. Aldrich was granted
permission to run a lunch wagon and
William A. Rounds was denied the
same privilege. Captain John j. Muller
appeared before the Council and asked fol
800 feet of new fire hose, saying that tn,
hose he had at present was so rotten thai
it would not stand the pressure of oul
water, and that at the last fire the hos'
burst in three places. He showed q sampl,
Of hose with written guarantee that 4
would stand any pressure that might bt
put upon 1t for five years. The committee
, on fire supplies was authorized to hav,
the captain purchase 500 feet of the hos'
at once.
The following names were drawn fo
petit jurors Albert q. Williams Edwart
Mcbride. Robert G. Briggs George w
Hall, .Jr., Charles Fl. Waycnsail. Tn
, high school was given permission to hav,
an entertainment in town hall Frida,
May 9TH. Howard Lodge, No. L. X. o
P., given license for an entertainment II
Ingraham hail. May Goth. The use Of th
town hall was given to Bucklin Post, No
20 u. A. r., for "A lecture Friday, jun
Sth. A petition for an electric light
corner Warren avenue and Fifth street
, was referred To committee on street lights
The Sacred Heart Branch OF theCatnOI
Knights of America and the Wolf 1on
Literary Society were licensed tn hol,
entertainments In Ingraham hall, May 6tl
: and 18th respectively. Michael McGwil
was elected lister of dogs. Fred &
Medbury, Charles L. Budlong and j
, ". Miller were elected bird cOnstables.
Samuel :. Barney was elected sealer o
weights ami measures. Baylis Il. Bonrne
William :. Brown and Joseph Woodwar
were elected truant officers James Den
mis-, .Ir., Martin Johnson and Franklin
: Munroe were appointed as appraisers O
damage done 10y dcga~ IL was voted to la
, out and establish grade for Prospec
street from Frecborn avenue to Orchar
street, and Orland Frccborn, John Wilbur
, and William II. McTwiggin were M
pointed committee 10 lay ont the street
and Walter NJ. Dexter was appointed O
establish the grade. "A new list was pre
| pared from which To select jurymen th
coming year and at 4:30 o'clock the Coun
ell adjourned.
This morning an immense gathering o
people visited Silver Spring whore n Ma
| | breakfast was served by the Riversid
| ~ n ~ lla bt,ou Spryo