The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-30

Swiss street, were granted, and or
dered communicated TO the common
council.
a resolution was passed directing the
city treasurer, under the direction or
the joint committee on finance, 10 hire
from time 10 time such sums OF money
as may be necessary TO purchase ma
terials and pay for work required in
building the improved sewage system
in the city of Providence, said sums not
TO exceed 100000.
On recommendation of the chief OF
police, John f. McCram was appoint
ed member of me police force.
The petitions of John r.. Armstrong
and the Armstrong Carriage company
for abatement OF tax were referred to
the committee on claims.
A resolution authorizing the commit
tee on city property to erect six-roofh
schoolhouse on the land owned by the
city on Berkshire street in accordance
with plans adopted by the city coun-
Gil. the cost OF which, ready for occu-
pancy, including all interior and ex-
terror work shall not exceed $3S,000,
was adopted
An Invitation was received and
accepted for the members of the city
government to attend the food fair in
Infantry hall.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
The following petitions were granted:
To keep shooting gallery, John Beaton.
l54 Delaine street; TO keep bowling al
ley, A. p. Possner. Mathewson street:
10 keep pool table, ID. j. Mullen. 220
North Main street; TO keep pawnbroker
shop. Charles Soft. 1877 South Main
street.
To keep victualling houses: Charles
IL. Nilsson at Link street. Maurice
Sugden at 2S olneyville square, Thomas
Cody at ia Charles street. Gorton &
Lincoln at 430 Potter's avenue, Charles
+. Brooks, corner Link and Bridge
streets. Edwin f. Baker. 33 Aborn:
Thomas A. Harrington: 445 Richmond:
Ambrose Leveque. IL Eddy; Eugene
Coffin. 81 Point; Mrs. Mary Townsend.
3O3 Eddy; Ernest Lofquinst. l05 Rich
mond: Isaac Croker. 125 Richmond:
James Giiloly. 675 Atwells avenue: An
tonic Morrone. 1875 Atwelps avenue.
To keep tavernsi Peter Brucker 317
Westminster street: Henry Crandall.
100 to 166 Wcybosset street. Josiah B.
Reed. 165 Washington street; Henry o.
II. Cameron. 720 Westminster street:
Cyril S. Colwell. 26 Olneyville square;
Hing and Wing. 347 Weybosset street,
street, Nee wah Hing Company, 20
Page street. Thomas f. Toomey. Al
Westminster: Thomas F. Toomey. $40
Westminster: Thomas +. Toomey. 20
Dorrance; Charles w. Mink, 81 and 33
Washington; Bartholomew r. Dodge.
116. lis and 120 Dorrance; A. G. Mink,
&C. 100 and 102 Snow: Thomas r. Rey-
nolds. corner Westminster and Dor
rance: Thomas A. Cuniff. 945 and 947
Westminster; Thomas Collum. 707 Hart
ford avenue.
The following matters from the COM
mon council were acted upon in, con-
currence: order to receive the monthly
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ary 1900; order to receive the report OF
city auditor estimates of receipts and
expen ditures of the city Of Providence
for the financial year ending September
30, 1901 resolution to remit the sewer
assessment of $3s.01 assessed against
Herbert Taylor; resolution TO remit tax
OF S57. as to r. ]. r. Coleman: resolution
to remit tax OF s2o6.25 TO George A.
Wildwood: resolution to remit tax OF
$3.50 to William +. Laurence; resolu-
ton to remit tax of Sl6.50 to Lorenzo
Sears. administrator
PETITION CONTINUED.
| There was some discussion over the
petition OF Golden q Sherman for a
] Junk license to operate at No. AM
brose street. and the matter was finally
continued TO April IL.
Under SUSPENSION of the rules, Pc
.ttions to build barns were granted 10
Edward NJ. Theinert on Morris avenue,
and John De Vries on Elmdale avenue.
The petition of James III. Morrissey to
be appointed a member of the railroad
police. was referred back TO the chief
of police.
Fred II. Nichols and Chester 8. Hor-
ton were appointed police constables
without power to serve civil process.
On motion of Alderman Winship. the
board adjourned to meet on ThursdtN,
April 5. at $3.50 a. m.