The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-03

! business tidnHttNtu WIN the exception
OF the drawing OF jurors for the United
STATES court for the district of Rhode
Island was largely OF a routine nature
The board concurred with the COM
mon council in resolution making ad-
ditional appropriations for the city
government for the financial year end
ing September so 1900.
on motion OF Alderman Freeman the
resolution for the appointment OF a
! Joint special committee on plan for
! the disposal of garbage was taken
from the table and concurred in. 1t
had been on the table since the 18th Of
April last.
Alderman Remington introduced
petition from the health department lot
an additional room. The matter was
referred TO the committee on city prop
erty.
Baylis r. Chace was appointed coll
lector Of samples on recommendation
of 4dilk Inspector Scott.
II. o. Cotton was given leave no Dulld
barn at l66 Gordon street.
An ordinance providing for the col
lection Of the poll taxes coming from
the common council was indefinitely
postponed and a joint resolution pro-
NlulnS lol the C"llr~NlOii "a 'ii1 N''N w.
passed.
Gifts to the North Burial ground fund
from the following parties: Hechdrlan
Chaffee. Arthur III. Amman. Frederic r.
Gaflett were accepted.
TO REPAIR FLAGSTAF'Fs.
A resolution providing for the repair
of city flagstafis at a cost not 70 eN-
ceed $4,000 was passed. The money eN-
pended Is 10 be taken from the appro-
priation for public buildings.
A short statement was made about
the resolution by Councilman Angen,
who spoke by invitation Of the board.
A resolution directing the super1n-
tendent Of lights to set up one lamp on
Tappan street was passed
a large number OF petitions for leave
10 build barns were referred.
John h. Black was appointed police
officer on the recommendation OF Chief
of Police Baker.
Robert LAWN was appointed an un-
dertaker on recommendation OF super
intendent Of Health DR.. Chaplin.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
The following petitions were granted:
Isaac Samuel TO buy and sell junk at
No. 32l South Main street: John B.
Johnson. 20 keep pawnbroker shop az
No. 354 Weybosset street. To keep VIC
lOAHlk mouse. the AoliONlDEs NiNss <Nh
tonic Iafrate. at No. % Spruce street;
William Ripley, at No. S2219 Westmin-
ster street: Charles n. Wells,-,a -,at No.
507 Eddy street; Hattie II. randall,
Westminster street
Petitions of Claiming Hospital Co.
10 construct vault In sidewalk on
Washburn street and OF John Simpson,
ct al. for lamps on Nashua street were
duly referred.
The following accounts were allowed:
Schedule Of bills. bridge department
| S335.75; schedule Of bills, health depart
| ment, s30921 16; schedule Of bills, police
| department $2S5.03: schedule Of bills
| poor department, $l205.7S; schedule OF
| bills. Inspector Of milk s275.46: Provi-
| dence Gas company. $S9.SS.
CONCURRENT BUSINESS.
The following concurrent business
was disposed Of: Resolution to remit
certain sewer assessments; resolution
% pay Patrick Leddy 5000 for damage
To estate on Mechanics avenue; resolu-
tion to pay John A. McGinn and wife
$500 for damages TO estate on Mechan-
| les avenue; resolution to pay Hattie
T.. Potter 5000 FOR damage to estate On
| Branch avenue; resolution TO remit tax
| of $l650 to Mary a. Carr: resolution to
remit tax of Sal. % TO Agnes w. Foster:
resolution 10 remit tax OF $4.29 to Cath
| crime NJ. O'ConnOr; resolution TO remit
| tax of $3.50 to Lawrence Ryan. nd-
mnistratOr: resolution To remit tax If
$24.7a to Albert A. Walker. resolution
accepting gifts Of she following 10
North Burial ground fund viz: Ed
ward G. Dubois and Franiner Il. WI.
lard. executors: Alexander n. Gray. G..
| T. Mamstead: resolution granting per-
| mission To Carpenter q Wood TO move
| a building
A partial report OF the joint special
| committee on filtration was received
| and the committee given further time
| TO consider the important matter be-
fore them
The Providence Telephone company
| was given leave to erect poles on GER
| tain streets
DANCE PERMITS.
The following were granted permits
| TO hold dances and entertainments on
recommendation Of the chief of police:
Auxiliary No. 2. Alfredan Ladies-At
Alfredian han, Neazie street, Nov. &,
1899
Autumn Leaf club-At No. 5i4 Chalk
stone avenue, Nov. 10. 1899
Amphion Male quartette-At No. 39j
Westminster street. October &C. 1899.
Alfredian Ladies auxiliary. No g.
At No. 1855 Westminster street. Nov.
10 1899
Betsey williams council. No. 2. u. OF
L.-At No. 2i6 Weybosset street. oct.
q. 1899
Columbus branch No. $50. G. X. Of A.
AT Odd Fellows hall Academy ave-
nue., October 81. 1899.
Columbia Brass band-At corner Kos
suth and Putnam streets October 30
| 1899.
Court Lyman. No. a. =. Of A.-At No.
| sal Manton avenue October "a. 2G 2S
| 81; Nov. 2. 4 1899.
| columbia Social club-At columbia
nan Putnam street. October 90. 1909.
Coremakers' union-At No. 72S West
mlns'e street, Dec 3. 1903
Comrade club-At No Gl3 North Main
street. November A. 1899.
- DlVlslon NO. q a. O. H-At No. IS
Dg,Fance street October 81 1899
defender council. M. "a. q. y. 4. NJ.
AZ Odd Fellows hall. Academy ave-
nue. October 90. 1899
,Duupie Literary societv-At No 72S
"trs.tninsler stree. October 2S. 1892.
batid Myers-At 80 6.3 North Main
street October "a. 1900
beutsche Gcsells. .haft-At corner Nj
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