The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-29
IS AWARDING
CONTRACTS.
Public Works Department Pre-
pairing For Next Years Work.
The COMMON COUNCIL BANQUET
VIII Be Held at The EIolse Tonight and
Promises 10 Be Very Enjoyable.
REGISTRATION NEAR THE 5000 MARK
Deputy City Clerk ChsVers Very III = MaoY Bakers
Condition Improving Politicians Fold kany
Conferences al The City Hail.

While there is not a great deal being
done by the department of public works
I'm the direction OF outdoor work these
days, arrangements are being made by
commissioner Smith To carry on work
during the coming year and contracts
Tor the material needed are being
awarded. This morning the contract
for supplying the city with cement.
both Portland and Rosindale. was
awarded to James c. Goff OF this city
The granite boundary stones that will
be used by the department will be fur
nished by the Smithdeld Granite COM
pany of Providence the contract also
having been awarded this morning. and
at the same time the contract for fur
nishing water gates was awarded to the
Collin Valve company of Neponset
Mass.
The arrangements for the common
council dinner, which is To be given at
the Eloise, on Franklin street this
evening. have been completed by the
committee in charge, which consists Of
Councilmen Burdick. Perkins. Parsons,
Cooke and kavanaugh. The gentlemen
OF the council and their guests are re-
o'clock.
yhe members OF the joint committee
on city property and joint committee
on education of the city council met in
the rooms of the public buildings de-
partmentat noon today for the pur-
pose Of approving the plans prepared
for the proposed new manual training
high school by Architect Field. This is
really only a perfunctory performance
To enable Mr.. Field TO receive the com
penso tion due him for work already
done on the plans IL is not probable
that anything will be done towards
erecting the new school until the litiga-
tion over the property condemned is
settled by the courts.
The total number of persons regis
tered UP TO 9 O'Clock last evening was
SlSl. as against 1853 on the same date
last year, showing a net loss so far OF
17S. For the day there were 773 per-
sons registered. which lis a gain OF 1928
over the number registered on Decem-
Der 2S. 1897. This evening teams are to
be run from the annexed district to
bring voters to the registration office.
and the indications are that the three
commissioners and their assistants will
be kept very busy.
Deputy City Clerk Auron V. Chevers
Is Sdlu 10 Dt IL very SICK man. lie iell
the Office several days ago. being at
tackled by very severe cold and i'm
spite of all the care that he received
his condition became worse and he now
needs the closest attention. Mayor
Baker is still confined to his home. al
though he is said to be improving
Councilman Sawin Of the Sixth ward is
also on the sick list. but il is expected
that he will be out again i'm a few
days.
The aldermanic committee on health
met with superintendent Of Health
Chaplin i'm the rooms Of the health de-
partInent at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
and discussed several matters of mpor-
tance.
There seemed to be a large number
of persons who are generally interested
i'm politics in and around city hall this
morning, and little groups of men ear
nestly discussing public affairs were to
be seen about all over the building.
The fact that the last meeting of the
board OF aldermen took place this after
noon. and that the city council caucus
will occur on Saturday evening may
have something TO do with these mys-
tpriouS conferences.