The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17
ROlrd of Aldermen.

Board of Aldermen.
The Board OF Aldermen was in session
for three hours yesterday afternoon. AL
derman Little. president of the board and
acting mayor, called the meeting to order.
Sundry nuisance orders were passed.
A communication was received from
DIR. Chaplin, superintendent OF health,
communicating Il letter from Joseph A.
Miller, which related the latter s impres-
sions Of the old passenger station. Al
dermab Burbank moved the communt-
cation he referred To the committee ON
health ana the motion prevailed. Alder
man Freeman presented the petition of
Edward w. Everson to build barn at
the lower end of Public street, of Henry
L. Smith, To alter barn at 30l Cali
fornia avenue, and to ID. Nj. P.tt ~ Co,
to alter a barn and asked that the rules
be sus pended and the petitions granted
witho, lying on the table two weeks.
The board voted 10 grant the petitions
after suspending the rules. Iho petitions
of Horace L. Perkins and Abraham Nazar
tn build barns presented by the same al
derman were laid on the table for two
weeks. The Petitions of Narragansett
Real Estate company ana Others for three
lamps on Sussex street, of w. i. Smith
for lamps on Bradford street, Of Charles
+. Franklin for lamps on Ames street,
were referred to tho committee on lamps.
Alderman Winsor presented resolu-
tion from the committee on lamps direct
ing the superintendent OF lights To place
lamps on certain streets and the resolu
tion was passed.
communication was received from
the chief of police recommending thht the
pay of Officers Patrick Blessing and
Thomas Walsh he increased from S2 90 10
81 20 Ter day from Decem ber 81 tnat the
pay of Officers Arthur B. Rose and Waller
;. Keen he Increased from g.. 30 TO 81. 10
par day from December 81 that the pay OF
Officer William &. kocn be increased
from g. 70 per day to S3 per dnv from De-
cember z. The hoard voted TO increase
the paw Of the officers as rec commended.
The report of the committee to lay out
Plain street was referred TO June 8, 1898.
Resolutions providing for the curbing
of following ~'reots ere passed; Ayrault
street, from Valley street 10 Gladstone
avenue; BlaoK street from Orms street
TO Gladstone avenue; Foster street. from
Broad street u Pine street; Lexington
avenue, from Hamilton street 10 Broad
street; Wayne street from Nolan street to
Candace street; West Park street, from
Holden street To Sentor street
Licenses to keep victualling houses were
granted 10 the followinR Greenlear x
Dnnahue, at 23 Westminster street; Joseph
T. Walsh, at 672 Atwells avenue: apd to
transfer victualllDg licenses from Thomas
II. Lahey to William Wcise. at SO Nash
ington street; Il. A. Simmons to Frank
V. Foflong, ut 374 Elmwood avenue
Ichaboi Northup at i72 North Main
street and Henry G. Wood. at li1 Charles
street whose petitions for leave TO keep
victualling houses were not recommended,
were gwen leave to withdraw.
The petition Of II. o 'Counor, OF al. for
l., I've nd nj, hn1
was referred to the committee on lamps.
The petition of Isaac Case and other for
lamps on Carpenter street was referred 20
the same romfntttee.
An order To receive the report Of joint
committee ON citv property relative to
notice served on Union Railroad Com
pany for removal OF depot building was
agreed to In concurrence.
An order for cur5ing Arlington avenue
was referred 10 Feb "a, 1883.
Order uf notice aud resolution for deiir-
ing grades for the following streets were
referred TO Feb. IL, 1855; AuroraS street,
Borden rstrcet, Craven street, Camm
street, Globs street. Hunt boldt avenue
Porter street, Robin street. Sampson
avenue and Tuxedo avenue.
William NJ. Harris. on Daniels street
and George II. Walker. rear ll5 Fruit
street were given leave to build and re.
locate barns.
\ The BOARD concurred with the council In
giving large number of petitioners who
desired street received and grades estab.
lished leavo 20 Withdraw.
The ordinance In amendment of chapter
IS of the ord nances entitled Salaries, -
and fixing the salary of the second assist.
ant city solicitor which came from the
Common Council was laid over until ,ths
next meeting. Alderman Burbank made
the motion to postpone action and Alder
man McCann seconded it and the vote in
favor OF pustponement. was emphatic and
unRnimous.
The petitions of Mrs. a. W. Cranston
go build n barn on ID street, of Washington |
L. Cole To build barn and of :. Wise |
man 20 build barn on Bark street. were |
oil laid on the table for two weeks
Aid. Reynolds reported ans ordinance |
providing for n tax Of S50 on auctioneers, \
a resolution providing for "A tax ON cer- /
tain officers elected In joint convention I
and for a tax on officers elected by the |
Board of Aldermen.
The chief portion of the report submit. 1
ted by thc Alderman from the committee /
on licenses wa "a follows;
An Ordinance fiSng License Fees for Certain /
Ofilter-
section D. Tho following Zee. are hereby I
tsta' li-hpd nnd hXed Tor licenses md commits. /
Co1ncii. in Accordance with the provisions /
containcd ~ chapter i,t of the Pubic Laws,
passed 80 ths General Assembly, a. D lsgt, /
VIZ.
Tor viowrr of fence. 81 uar year
ior inspector ~ kerosene, - Der year.