The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-31
MR.. SCOTT ELECTED
INSPECTOR OF rIILk.
Had Five Votes to Four for rIr. Fen
v ner--AIderman Reynolds Resigns
From Milk Committee.

The Board Of Aldermen met In regu-
lar session at ] p. m. today Mayor
Baker in the chair and a quorum pres
ent.
The usual number OF nuisance notices
were ordered issued, several weekly re-
ports of the Dexter asylum were re-
ceived and the bond of William B. Car
penter, pawnbroker. was approved.
Resolutions directing the commis-
sioner of public works to take posses
sion OF the following streets and put
the same in good condition for public
travel: Eastwood avenue. from Laurel
Hiil avenue TO Merino street; Laban
street from Laurel Hill avenue TO Me-
rino street. were passed.
Resolutions granting permission To
Peabody lodge. No. lS4. order Sons Of
81 George. TO build two coal holes in
sidewalks al Nos. S5 and 81 Plainheld
street. and granting permission to Will
liah II. Hall ct al. to build vault in
sidewalk at Empire theatre, Chapel
street We're also passed.
Permisslons to operate steam boilers
were granted TO Samuel H. McCarron.
at rear No. 557 Westminster street f.
a. Miner, az No. % Gilmore street: c.
Moulton Stone, at No. 456 Benefit street
The usual number OF licenses 10 sell
Junl., Keep pool tables and to keep vict-
ualiipg houses were granted and the
peuuons or John McGlinchy, To keep
ana sell gunpowder. at Ploinfield
street; John Il. Campbell, for compen-
sation under resolution OF the CITY
council approved in 1862. and a com
1nunication of Otis Chace, relative To
order To connect estate corner Miller
ahu dexter streets with sewer, were
TerefTed 10 the proper committees
Alderman winship then moved that
lhe board proceed TO the election of an
inspector, OF milk, and IL was so voted
teo'ed on first falIot
Lidcrnran Winship nominated Walter
O. Scott. and Alderman Arnold nomi-
mated Albert Fenner. Jr.
On the first ballot Mr.. Scott was de-
s,areu elected receiving five votes to |
four cast for Mr. Fenner.
The curbing OF Waldo street was or
dered by the board. there being no OBJ
lection.
Z The board OF aldermen resolution
which was returned from the Common
ouncil with an amendment providing
hat the land be placed under the SUI
yervision OF the park commission. was
passed In concurrence with the amend
nent.
Alderman Winsor introduced the fol-
owing resolutions: That a parcel OF |
and belonging to the city OF Provi-
lence and bounded by the woonas-
|uatucket river, Washington street ex-
ended, Exchange street extended. and
and or the New York, New Haven &
hartford Railroad Company as shown
N the plan prepared and adopted by
he board of aldermen April 90 1899
Ind by the common council, April "a ,
Ss9. be and the same is hereby set :
part and dedicated for fire depart ;
pent purposes, The resolution was :
Concurrent Business.
From the common council was re-
eived the Following matters, which
we're passed in concurrence: ReSolu-
ion defeating certain parcels of land I,
or park purposes, with an amendment
hereto: order to receive the monthly |
eports of the city auditor for July.
500, of the city treasurer for July. |
Sa9: Invitation to review the parade OF
srand United Order OF Odd Fellows,
September T.. 1899: an ordinance per-
nirting the Narragansett Electric
Company to erect poles ana
wires i'm Stillmnn street; resolution to
onnect drinking fountain at Tockwot-
on park with ice water attachment:
esolution granting permission to
srown & Sharpe 10 move building
The appointment OF Charles p
lodge as a temporary draughtsman In
he office OF the city engineer was ap-
roved
There was some discussion over n
esoiution from the committee on po- ,
ice providing shat the patrol wagon | I
river OF the police department be Civ {
n yearly vacation OF seven days. AL G
erman Freeman desiring 20 make the q