The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-04
HEATING
SYSTEMS.
Discussed by City COun-
Gil Committee.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Mayor Baker Organizes a Maine
Monument COMMITTEES.
OTHER NOTES FROM CITY HALL.

There was quito an interesting con-
ference held at city hall last evening be-
tween the joint committee on city pro-
psrty OF the City Council and tho sub
committee on school house buildings uf
the school COMMITTEES, In relation to the
best method of heating school buildings
10 be erected in the near future. lhe
question came principally upon TIE
sy stem OF boilers 20 be used, and some
valuable figures and facts were brought
out during the discussion. No definite
action was taken, but it Is understood
that the committee on city property will
give tha matter careful consideration
1he members of the Joint special com
mittse on train sheds held meeting al
O'Clock today, pursuant to call from
Mayor Baker, and the matter was dis
cusssd, particularly In reRar1 to the max
ing OF "A report To the City Council on
MONDAY evening next.
The board OF license commissioners Il
now receiving applications for liquor
lleens 's Tor the ensuing year, but Secre-
tary Nixon says that they are coming In
very slowly as compared To previous
years
Officer Poir isr SAYS that IL his war pro.
phecy was not fulfilled, he disclaims all
responsibility, but throws the entire
Lame upon Congress.
Mr.. Arthur Il. Mowry of the board of
canyassers and registration department.
who Is candidate for the position now
held ny Comm issioner Stone is absent
from duty, owing to the death of his
father, ErastLs H. Mowry. who died at
very advanced age yesterday mur1ing
III IN rather peculiar obedience that IL
was just four weeks ago from yesterday
that commissioner stones daughter died
Ihe aluermanic comm ittse on poor de-
partment met al 2:.O O'Clock this aftsr-
noon at l6l Fountain street, for the pur-
pose OF considering and allowing num-
Der or monthly bills. Tbe aldermanic
committee on hackney carriages met at
O'Clock In COMMITTEES room A, for the dis
cussion OF regular business.
While th re will be 10 official represep-
tatlon OF tns city governmeno at the
funeral OF the late Henry g. Clark, quite
nnmbsr OF the city officials and msm-
bcrs OF the City Council Will attend in
dividually as mark Of respect.
According to the opinion generally ex
pressed In city hall, the result of the cleo
tion ia joint convention OF the City
Council on Monday evening will DO the
reelection or Jason II. Stone but time
will prove whether this opinion is cor.
rect
Mayor Baker has organized a Maine
monument committee TO work liz CON
junction with committees in all the
larger cities TO raise by national subscrip-
ton and popular entertainments a fund
by which the disaster at Havana harbor
VIII be co1nmemorated and tho Maine's q
heroic dead honored. Among the gen tle-
men who have accepted places on the
COMMITTEES and have promised I'd help
make the movement n SUCCESS are ex.
Mayor +. +. Olney, ex-Mayor William :.
HAYWARD. Hon. j. ~. Is. Woods. Hon.
X. Il. Comstock, Howard o. sturees.
iohn Il. kendrick. Hon. Oscar Lanham.
Judge I. ;. sweetland, Hon. Charles T..
German aud George l. Sheplsv. At the
conferences yesterday ways and means for
raising funds were discussed and the
mayor expressed himself today as satisfied
that the movement would be distinct
success.