The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-19
ALDERMEN CONFIRM
POLICE PR0M0T IONS.

Mayllower lodge. No. 4, .. L., al ~
Westminster street Feb. !, 1900.
Ohne Namen club, an corner Niagara
street ana Atlantic avenue, Feb ]. 1906
Providence Mutual Benefit associa-
ton, at 72S Westminster street, Feb. Q,
1900.
Prof. Sterllng's School Of Palmistry
at ll9 Westminster street Jan. L., 20,
1900.
II. T. lodge. No. %. X. OF r. a. q
Westminster street. Jan. %, 1900.
South Providence Social club, at SCI
Eddy street. Jan. 20. 1900.
Sweet Brler club. at l55 Holden street
Jan. 13. i9JJ
shandla society. at % Market square.
Jan. l3 1900
Swedish Working Mems association,
AT Music hall. Feb. !, 1900.
Slocum Light Guard, at lO4 Broad
street, Jan. II, 1900.
What Cheer Co. No. s. and Persever-
ance Co. No. 3, T.. X. *. OF T., at 3iS
Weybosset street. Jan. 81. 1900.
Y. NJ. Q A, at 5l9 Westminster street,
Jan 16, 1900.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
Mayor Baker announced the ap-
pointment of Lieut.. Constant $. Horton
as captain Of police; a. Frank Mowry
as lieutenant OF police, and Robert NJ.
COnnOrs as sergeant OF police, and the
appointments were confirmed.
Horace T.. Holland and William II.
Camneld appointed assistant inspect
ors of plumbing by Inspector or
Plumbing Bcmis, and the appointments
were confirmed.
The following petitions Were not rec
commended: J.Thomas Illbug, 305 Wey-
bosset street. TO keep viciualling house; (;
To sell Junk: Morris Svenson, lSl Chalk
stone avenue, and the petitioners were
given leave 20 withdraw.
The following petitions We're granted:
To sell junk: Henry Wall 40 Dodge
stretg: TO keep victualling house: VIM.
r. Almeda. - Wickenden street; Albert
r. Weir. 6S Washington street; Frank
Miller. North Main street; George w.
Estes. 95 Washington street Henry T..
Woodmansee. PSI Weybosset street,
transfer td John w. Berry to Keep in
telligence office: Mrs. VI. 4. Hunter 6S
and 20 Arcade; Charles ~. Anthony 201
Westminster street; 10 keen a pool ta-
bic: Corn-.--.s OsShea. ia Ives street.
Repont of the committees appointed
TO lay out Ager avenue, Pacific ave-
nue.. Gala street and a street from Hart
ford avenue 20 WoOnasquatucket river.
4
man Winship were continued 10 Febru-
airy Il.
The committee appointed 10 Law out
Dudley street reported no damages.
4 resolution declaring Ralph street a
public highway from plainheld street
10 Dorchester avenue. Was passed.
The following bids were allowed and
ordered paid Schedule Of bills. city
sealer. $g2 .63: Henry r. Root lay out of
elfr H. 10 lax INF
of streets $50 90. Frank -Aazard-IaN y
out of streets. 80: George II. Burnham.
lay out OF streets. 50: Samuel :. Durfee.
lay out OF streets $l5S35: Providence
Gas Company sSs.61; Peoples Savings
Bank, election. S25.
POLICEMEN APPOINTED
The following were appointed police
officers. on recommendation OF the chief
of police: John +. Leach. Thomas J.
Hamilton. Ernest l.. Padelford. Harry
j. Bascom, Simon Rubin. Samuel Gold
smith. Jr.. Albert p. Miller, Jr., Frank
+ n. Thurbcr. Bernard McCulla Frank
T.. Packard, Max T.. Naumann, Richard
/ +. Joynes.
The following matters from the Com
mon Council were all consurred in:
Monthly report OF the finance commit
tee on issue of registered bonds month
ly report of the city treasurer on issue
of registered bonds: monthly report OF
/ the city messenger quarterly report ot
ttll4-4 committee on prrrdirTE suits anHUT7
report OF the inspector of buildings
I annual report of the commissioner ot
, sinking funds: resolution appropriatinE
( $4,000 for dredging the harbor; resolution
10 print 1000 copies Of the city enRi-
/ neer's report for 1899 and .print 70f
/ copies Of the appendix TO report for
! 1890.
STREET NAMES CHANGED.
A resolution was adopted changing
/ the names of the following streets and
! the superintendent Of stree signs and
numbers was directed to change the
! numbers and street signs in accordance
with the same:
Fenner avenue, from Cranston street
! to Reservoir avenue, TO Mantle ave.
! nue..
Mantle street, from Cathedral square
/ to Broad street to Fenner street.
Lauriston street from Hope street 10
4 Rochambeau avenue. to Third street.
! Uncas street. from Hope street Ia
/ Lorimer avenue, to Fourth street.
Conanicut street, from Hope street to
I Lorimer avenue, TO Fifth street.
Hart street, from Hope street TO Lor-
| inner avenue 10 Sixth street.
! SteiIe court, lIpil i'oglc avenue WdGO
( ., district l. 20 Sylvan street
Balboa street. from Justice street "a
/ Admiral street 10 Sharon street.
! Monmouth street. from Weybossel
/ street TO Friendship street, 10 Garnet
! street.
Fruit street, from Prairie avenue to
| Broad street to Houston street.
California street from oxford street
| 20 Fruit street 10 Bradley street
Evergreen street. from Ivy 10 Hope
! street. To Lauriston street.
! Woodbine street from Ivy to Hope
! street. 20 Hart street.
fremont street. from Charles 10 Ash
/ burton street. to Conanicut street
Lilac street. from Dexter 10 Cranstor
| street. 90 Wadsworth street.
Lorca street, from Cranston street tc
! Union avenue. 20 Jessamlne street
After several petitions had been 70.
! ferred TO the proper committees. tho
| board on motion of Alderman Free.
| man. adjourned to mcot on Thursday
| February at n. m.
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