The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20
ROUTINE BUSINESS
BEFORE ALDERMEN.


CONTINUED from fage Eight)
To buy and sell junk: Adolf SelenglTt.
81 Gladstone avenue; john A. Walters,
"A Pladnhsid street; Herman Duman, As
Kane street. tf
TO keep victualling houses; Herbert
w. Allen. l0j MatheNson street. Mrs.
NJ. j. AntelL corner Branch avenue
and Charles street, Frederick Albies. at
$50 Eddy street: Jeremiah Brown, al 2gl
Thurber's avenue; Lee Chong Shing,
900 Westminster street.
A resolution approving OF the conn
pensation OF students and assistants in
The office OF the city engineer was pass
ed.
The petition of william Gilbane &
Brother To build barn on Kinsley ave-
nue. was granted.
A resolution abandoning a portion OF
Carter street. az a public highway was
passed, and resolution ordering the
grading of Irving street. from Broad to
Emerson streets was also passed
POLLING PLACES DESIGNATED.
The usual resolution designating the
places for holding the ward meetings
for the city election on Tuesday Mo-
yember Z. was read and passed.
.The schedule OF bills Of the depart
ment of weights and measures amount
ing 10 S5S.0i was approved and the bills
were ordered paid.
The petition OF John NJ. Rounds to
have cutters on Humboldt avenue con-
creted. and of William ". Wood 10 have
Chapel street paved with asphalt. We're
referred 10 the commissioner OF public
works.
Alderman Mccarthy presented a pc
fhion OF number II hackmen 10 So
licit patronage az the Union passenger
station. and together with the petition
was the endorsement Of several thou
sands Of signatures. The petition was
referred TO the committee on hackney
carriages.
Permission was granted to James Nc
Kinnon 20 move n building and the pc
titions Of IT. .. Cotton and Nicola Ca
pelh 20 build barns were referred to
Alderman Winsor
TO FIX COMPENSATION.
Alderman Vino mt presented bill for
an ordinance providi.g that the sealer
of weights and smeasures shall receive
"A salary of $1,000 annually as full COM
pcnSatlOn for his work, and shall pay
out OF his salary the salary Of any dep
uty that he may appoint; referred 10
the committee on ordinances.
IrDln recommendation OF chief OF Po-
lice Baker the following were appoint
ed 10 be m smbers of the police force
william +. sullivan, James y. Nc
CURE. August Zacham was granted
permission TO have one pool cable at
443 Smith street
Leaves OF absence were granted TO
Patrolmon Fred "A. Bhckman OF sta
tion and Samuel d. Sessions of STA
ton >.
a ioint resolution appropriating $1,000
for repairing and replacing city nag
poles. Introduced by Alderman Gray,
nd m
directing the SUPERINTENDENT of lights
to set up lamus on certain streels was
adoDted.
Alderman Arnold presenting a resolu-
tion directing the commits sion OF public
works 20 grade Anthony avenue. lt was
read and passed. and resolution u
construct a sewer In Sterling avenue
and -Baaeraft- --&+E4s4At-4G.ls- also passed
Permission TO build barns was grant
ed to John McEntee. 81 Silver spring
street: Christopher Sonner. % MoWrY
street: Josiah Walsham. 1875 Power
street. Hugh Brennan. rs Melissa
street; Mrs. Julia r.. PAYNE. s0I Potters
avenue: William III. smith. % French
street.
Alderman West presented resolu-
ton 10 Law out and extend Lynch
street: referred to committee on high
WaVs.
Several petitions for remission ~
taxes were referred 10 the committee
on claims: petition for a sewer on At
wells avenue 70 the committee on sew
ers and resolution apprOprlating $500
for removing DANGEROUS iiagpoles was
indefinitely pOstDoned.
CONCURRENT BUSINESS.
From the Common Council came the
following matters. all OF which were
passed I'm concurrence. Order TO re-
ceiVe the report ~ the commissioners OF
sinking fund resolution oprlaiing
$50 for entertaining park superintcnd-
ents: resolution to- pave Sab.n street
and Orange street with asphalt; reso-
mtions 10 define grades OF following
streets: CYPRESS street. from East ave-
nue. 10 Morris avenue Grand street.
from PottcrS avenue 20 Us Southerly
termination: Seventh street. from east
avenue To BaNaTd street; Whitmarsh
street from ElmNU0davcnue 20 Bucklin
street. Resolutions 40 lay out follow
ing streets Alger avenue. from car
Isle street TO whitney street. Calla
street from Broad c:rcct Cu Eddy
street: Dudley street from Plain street
e. Eddy street. Pacific avenue, from
burlington street u Winthrop street.
Resolutions To build sewers Jan Manton
avenue and Whittier avenue, resolu-
ti0ns accepting gifts 90 Nu.h burial
ground fund II Geo. W. HoWDnd ana
George w. R. Matteson. resolution
granting permission to VIM. j. Bren-
nan 10 move a building.
ON motion Of Alderman N.nsor the
board then adjourned to meet on
Thursday. November p at > y. m.
R0TRSCHlLD EM0NG KINGS.