The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-19
Docket Of Routine Business
Was Quickly Disposed Of.
Resolution Providing for a Commission TO
laquIs and Report on il Passed Unanl-
moasly--Slrest Matters Disposed OF.

The board of aldermen met at o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Mayor Baker in the
chair and quorum present.
After all the matters published in yes
terday's News had been disposed OF. the
board took up regular business.
The petition OF Joseph B. Henderson
and Henry L. Benson for abatement of
taxes were referred to the committee on
claims.
The petition of Angelo Rossi TO build a
barn, rear OF 165 Spruce street, was grant
ed and the petition OF Il. ID. Herman 10
use a building as barn at % Hyatt
street, was continued two weeks.
Resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a commission to inquire into and
report relative to the city water supply,
was unanimously adopted.
The following street matters were dis
posed of favorably on recommendation of
The committee: Abandonment of a por-
tion of Manton avenue.
Curbing of Ontario. Saunders, Dudley
and Danforth streets and Reynolds ave-
nue..
Defining grades Of Crins. Holbrook
and Lawton streets.
Order OF notice to curb Winchester
place was recommended, and curbing of
Lowell avenue was continued TO Decem-
ber p, and eurbing o. Webster avenue 10
November Is.
The committee 10 lay out a street not
less than 50 feet wide, from South Water
lows: Samuel S. Durfee. George Ii.
Burnham, Frank Il. Hazard.
Samuel S. Durfee. John w. Butts and
James III. .,IcGann were appointed com
mittee 10 lay out Niagara and stanwood
streets.
Resolution TO bring Douglas avenue to
grade, from Chadbrown 10 Eaton streets.
was referred TO the committee on streets,
and the petition OF Richard Richardson
Tor Z loot bridge over the Moonasqua-
tucket river at Manton, was referred TO
the commissioner OF public works.
JOINT resolution directing the city soli-
citor to apply To the general assembly
tor legislation 10 dispose OF receipts for
sewer assessments, was referred TO the
committee on finance.
Petitions OF julius Riewold to pave
BlDdu street, lIOnl fTlcilOSHlp street 10
irinity square with asphalt, of Michael
Rodgers Tor grade OF Alton street. of l..
~. Burton To lay out Suffolk street, were
referred TO the committee on highways.
The same course was pursued with peu-
tions of John A. Chase tor grade on An
drews avenue, and w. l.. Brownell to lay
out Berkshire street.
Leave OF absence, without pay, was
granted TO Officers Fred H. Blackman OF
tation ana Samuel -. Sessions OF sta
lion 8.
A number of applications 10 build barns
were reGerEea- -+aF-tre weeks while
others. as foSSws, were granted under
"A suspension of the rules:
Atlantic mills, Chaffee street; James w.
Maby Highland avenue; heirs of Horace
Martin. rear l53 Whittier avenue; Mrs. IL.
W. B. ChaHee, rear % Baker street;
James Gum. Pilgrim street
A large number OF petitions for remis-
sion OF taxes were received and were re-
ferrcd To the committee on claims.
From the common council came the re-
port OF the city messenger for month of
September, 1900: Monthly report of joint
standing committee on finance on the
surrender of coupon bonds; monthly re-
port OF the city treasurer on the sur
render OF coupon bonds; quarterly report
of the city weigher; report of George s.
Chase on examination OF accounts. all or
which were received in concurrence.
On motion OF Alderman Vincent the
November ], at p. IN.