The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-19
More Money Provided for New
School Buildings.
Bill to Drive the Sandwich Sign Men
From Public Streets.

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had been enormously taxed according u
! the statement of the assessors.
The Council resolution TO appropriate
| $4,000 for the Fourth of July celebration
was also passed in concurrence, after q
long debate. The expenditure was opposed
| by Aldermen Nichols and Burbank. The
| gentlemen from the First ward produced
| figures obtained from the auditors office
| TO show the extravaganza OF committees
| for the last four years and he declared
| that one dollar out OF every four spent
| was for the personal benefit of the com
| mittee and for advertising
This was denied by Alderman Winsor.
| The passage of the resolution was advo-
Gated by Aldermen Lowe Little, McGann
| and Mccarthy and it was passed by a
vote of 3 to 2 as follows:
Ayes, Aldermen Little, McGann, Rey-
nolds, Lowe, Mccarthy freeman, Pierce
and Winsor.
alderman Lowe presented bill for an
ordinance To prohibit sandwich men from
parading the streets of the city with signs
or banners. The scope of the bill was
called in question and it was intimated
that it should be so amended ms To- include
men who, instead of carrying signs have
advertisements and scriptural quotations
painted on their clothes. Ii was referred
To the committee on ordinances.
petition for sewer in ID and Booth
streets Wis referred to the committee on
sewers. also petition for IA sewer in Hen
derson street
bill of Sl3. 40 was allowed Caroline
Burns FOR damages TO hens by dogs
A resolution authorizing the mayor TO
lease for five years property at 239 Harri-
son street at an annual rental of $40 for
election purposes was laid upon the table.
The resolution adding S25 600 to the ap-
preparation for the West Side high school,
Broad street grammar school, and East
Side high school buildings was taken from
the table and passed in concurrence with
the Common Council by vote of TO /,
Alderman Reynolds voting in the mega
tive.
A bill to amend the ordinance relative
To burial grounds so that the superinten-
dent of the North BUTiat Ground may re-
ceive his pay monthly instead of quarterly
was passed
Curb stone accounts amounting to
s!)SOi. 13 were approved.
A resolution declaring Chaffee street
from Appleton street to Manton avenue
public highway, was granted.
Curbing ON Eddy street was referred to
April H. 1897.
The pay of patrolman Hyman G. Gold
smith was increased from g.. % TO 81. so
per day upon recommendation of Chief
Baker
Tavern licenses were granted TO Fred
J. Barrett, Peter Brucker and Josiah B.
Reed.
Isaac Murat's petition for tavern
license was not granted.
The petition of james +. Cameron for
i'm the sum of $500 for ih-
Juries was referred to the committee on
claims.
The petition Of f. +. Silva, $. +. Win
sor and Asa Nj. Tourtellot 10 collect swill
and offal were granted upon recommenda-
ton of the superintendent of health.
B. +. Onsley, Thomas Gilliese, Joseph
A. Brown and James Quinn were licensed
to remove night soil. The schedule Of
wagon licenses was approved.
Alexander NJ Craig and Samuel A.
Brightman were appointed police con.
stables without power to serve civil pro-
cessos.
Cosmo Corbi Joseph Mayor n w
and Joseph Mayo petitioners for
appointment To the constabulrry Were
given leave to withdraw
The Following petitioners TO be an
tointed railroad police were given leave
TO withdraw; James l.. Clelland Charles
Young, Edwin "A. Pitman, Horace Pond,
lanes "A. Con, Otis ii. Squires, Edward
Z. Roberts, Joseph Snyder, L. l.. Spofford,
lohn Conlon, Henry +. Searls, A. H.
Clark, M. L. Hurley, l. J. Helmer, III |
Gardner, ii. L. Clark, George johnson |
A. Il. Ballou, u. III. Lenahan. q. ~ |
story, q. ;. T. Shields, .. G.. Crowell. |
\Iyron A. Munson.
i. A resolution to accept the gift of Elisha
iregory for the North Burial Ground
und was passed.
The monthly report Of the inspector of |
team boilers was received
Bills amounting to Sl09 l3 were al |
owed
Sundry nuisance orders were issued bv
he Board, as the board of health.
James q. Taylor, petitioner for n
'ictualling house license and William j.
)orbett and Patrick Higney, petitioners
or tavern licenses were given leave to |
withdraw. Philip Blumenthal, petitioner
or q junk license was also given leave
o Withdraw.
The Il. Y. w. c. A. was given permis.
ion to keep AN intelligence office at 435
Westminster street
The junk license, of Panolo Vannucchi
vas transferred TO . Malvern street.
Dance licenses were granted to Affair
Dramatic Club British American social
,luh, Harry Elmer Mat. Burgess, Maurice
Band, May Flower Lodge, q. L., Mrs.
icneral Tom Thumb company. Michael
larsclla, Rathbonc Sisters Triumph
.odgc, q. H., Westminster Whist Club,
'oung Mems Hebrew Association, Zanonia
ssociation, Eldorado Social Club, peo-
les Progressive society, jolly Six Social
lub
Tavern licenses were granted 10 Jesse
Irown, 81 Eddy street: William n.
l22 Union street: William II
lark, lS5 North Main street; r. X.
lodge, JIG Dorrancc street; Dodge n
amicld, ~ Exchange PlacS Henry
ackson. Market square; George 81.
might, 100 Wcybossct street. Peter Me
ough IFS North Main street: Thomas
! Reynolds at Hotel Dorrancc: j. r.. |
ohnSon, - AbOrn street; Nicholas Water.
IAN, 4li Broad street, L. ;. Church, i2s |
Inc street
Concurrent action was taken upon the
matters:
Order to receive the several monthly
'por's OF the joint committee on finance |
n issue of registered bonds for Fcl,ru
", lS' ot the city treasurer ON issue of
'gistcfcd bonds for February. iSq7: of
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