The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-08
BLACKSTONE
BOULEVARD.
Aldermen Vote to ApprO-
pirate $4,000.
MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS.
Leave to Hire 5000, 900 to B. Asked
Of the legislature.
MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS.
ELECTION OF POLICE SURGEON.

iho Dodru OF AiQermeu. olter ltS rSCbbts
last evening proceeded to consider q
long docket Of business. Mayer Baker
presided and all the members were In at
tendance. The Board voted to appropri-
ate sl0, 600 for the Blackstone boulevard
parkway, anu also to apply to the Gen
eral Assembly for leave TO hire $500, 200
for highway purpt ses. This last meas
ure called out a long debate, Mr.. Free
man joining hands with Mi. McCarthy in
support OF the resolution, while Alder
ynan Reynolds went deeply into local
history to find arguments In opposition
TO the measure. Alderman Winsnip, FOR
financial reasons, objected to the passage
In concurrence of resolution apI rowing
5000 for free Ice water fountains and
said the N onUy was not In the treasury.
and though AL erman Freeman male a
plea in favor OF concurrence the Board
voted to lay the resolution on the taLle,
but notice was given that just as soon as
there was $4,000 In the contingent fund
there would be an effort nfaue to concur.
The Board concurred with the Council In
the appropriation of $1,000 for n green
house at the North Burial Ground.
Alderman WiDship nominated DIR. ii.
W. Kimball for police surgeon and Alder
man Winsor, by request nominated DR..
Gnowed botn candidates to have five spec
isl friends In the Board. 1he second bal
lot showed the same result and Alder
man MCCARTHY asked II IL was not fact
that the mayor was entitled TO vote al
ways when there was tie vote, and the
mayor thought he had the right, and af
ter looking up the matter decided be
would vote. He voted for DIR. Palmer,
ana the doctor Was elected by vote OF
six to five.
]. Crawford Potter and James n.
Hathaway We're elected dog officers the
latter BY the casting vote Of the mayor,
After several nuisance orders were is
sued, permits to build barns were grant
cd Patrick Gormerly, on knight street;
James Irainor, Tell street; George
Henry. On -Thaysr street. Peter Sims.
rear 12l Gushing street; Rudolf soder-
berg, on Rowan street; n. S. Mc0regor.
ut 8 Portland street; Joseph Moss, rear
Tell and Knight streets; Sylvester Fris-
90. on Knight street.
Alderman Freeman presented joint
resolution of Annie X. Eccleston to mvvs
barn from Public street to the corner of
Broad ana Buckley streets, and 10 was
same alderman asked the suspension Of
rules in regard to q number OF petitions
to alter, build or relocnte barns, and
there we're number OF aldermen In favor
of the resolution, 90 1t passed, and then
additional petitions were presented. They
were as follows: Everett w. CHAPMAN,
Annie Il. Eccleston, Owen Lynn, David
Ahsrn, Alphonso Ricci, Michael Early,
lsAac Dickorson, August Is. Beirson.
Timothy Gennon, John q. Morris, Shmay
Kotler and ST. Josephs Hospital.
Mayor Baker announced that the rsso-
luton appropriating $40. UU0 for the i'm
provement OF Blackstone boulevard park
way laid on the table at the last meeting
was the business before the board.
Alderman Lowe said that he had
visited the parkway and found that in
stead of grading 1t the park commits.
sioners had done much toward its orna-
mentation. A contractor whose standing
was excellent had offered to grade the
parkway according to the engineers
plans for 5000 and over ia, 600 had bseu
expended by the park commissioners.
The alderman did not think less than
500 600 would finish the work. 1t could
not possibly be finished for $4,000 ana
the gentlemen Of the Second Ward would
ask for the balance OF the money necss-
fary. M. Lowe said in view of the con-
dition Of the city finances he was not
going to vote for the resolution which
proposed to make the parkway a flower
garden with fountains. 1t might te
necessary " ouQ W iudko Bu upprOprl-
alton for finishing the grading, two
thirds Of which was done.
Alderman Gray replied to the criticisms
of Alderman Lowe and read the estimates
OF the park comm issioners which showed
shrubs could be planted. grass seed sown
and fountains built for tho amount
named I'm the resolution. He also argued
that II the appropriation Was not made.
some OF the work already done would be
useiess. Alderman Lowe again spoke
against the resolution but IL passed by Q
vote OF six ayes to four mars.
A resolution for the removal of all oh
structions on the MOS .assuck river
south of SIR ith street bridge was passed
On recommendation Of thief Of Police
Baker the pay OF the following police
ofli.ers wss increased: Micna-l Ionion,
John Conaty. James j. Doyle, James
Fay, James j. Lyons, Joseph q. handy,
John j. y. Mally. James y. Riley. Frank
ScniIler and Jeremiah IA. Shea, from
1925 to &. 30 per Gay; Bernard j. Fay,
from te25 to q. 81, dating from Msrcn
20. those iefore name1 being from March
80; Richard Gan. bic, Arthur Il. Butts
and Ihomns 4. Darcy from e. IS to &3
The petitisn Of Mrs. a. h. Austin and
9th, re for uiscontinuHce OF band play ing
at We minister Theatre, was r. ferred TO
the chief of police. 1hs petition of Il.
Dull min lof oleclIlc uKNIs
| opp sit tfe entrance .f Penn LIoke hall,
was referred to the Joint committes on
| l0mps.
A large number Of retitions were duly
riierred.
TIE report OF tho committee on high
ways on Jiat resolution TO Apply to The
| u eral Assem- bly for power to borrow
<200.u0 WAS received. It showei mat
sb' ut 20 mi IS OF streets that had teen
received qulrei i,tIuesilte attention
anu G. Ht the a. prorfiatioo for highway
purposes tbis year was totally inade-
qu1ie.
Alderman Lowe said that the mem hers
OF tnu boaid had stIisen TO 90 away with
. me cf Tn exfrnvaaance of tie past I've
teafs ana the higAwuys had TO suffer.
Daring the Mt seven years the city-1ad
EXPENDED t2.3n,0OJ aad all tlieIo was
really O. show ia the sxpeuditurs OF a
perm aren't nature we're the granite