The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-02
INSISTED ON
The RECORDS.
Board Would Not Give Approval
Without Reading.
SEWAGE ORDINANCE PASSED.
Aldermen Had Short Session Largely De-
voted 10 Transaction Of Routine Business. i.
Munfsrd Appointed on ST. Committee

The Board of Aldermen met at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Mayor Baker in the
chair and a quorum present.
A motion made by Alderman Winship
providing that the records be approved
without being read, caused an objection
from Alderman Reynolds, and, after
brief discussion, the motion OF Alderman
Winship was lost on roll call, 10 ..
Alderman Reynolds moved that the
board rescind the action taken at
the last meeting in relation TO Manton
avenue and IL was so voted.
Alderman Winship moved that the
name of Charles G. Mumford be subsu-
tuted for that of s. s. Durfee' as one Oh
the commissioners 10 lay out the % foot
street from South Water street TO Pros
pect street. so voted.
Petitions OF f. ID. Herman, TO use
building as barn at IS Hyatt street;
Frank Gammino, To build barn on Ar
thur avenue; David T.. Sherwood, TO
build barn corner Broad and ftneid
streets: John Dolan. to build barn rear
No 55 Unit street, were granted.
The report OF the committee to lay out
Swiss street was received, approved and
ordered recorded.
l.. Turner, Harry Pepper, u. M. NORM,
Smith Thomas, were licensed 10 collect
swil and offaL
RELATING TO CITY SEWERS.
An ordinance forbidding the introduce
ton or turning into the common sewers
of the city certain substances injurious
and detrimental to sewers and the public
use thereof was passed. and ordered
communicated TO the common council.
The following schedules of bills were
allowed and ordered paid: PoIice depart
ment. 81, 1904; health department. $685.. 63
poor department. $l592.is; weights and
measures. s69.l0.
Following petitions 10 build barns were
passed under suspension OF the rules:
Nathan B Kelley, Alverson avenue:
Christopher Higgins, 81 Printery street;
John Carey, 135 Hazard street; Hyman
Bro hers. rear 272 Gladstone avenue; AL
fred McCoates, Brown and Chesterfield
streets.
Following petitions were referred: Os-
car r. Place for reduction I'm the valua-
ton uf his maehinefy,-ee committee ON
claims; Sarah X. Robinson, to use build
ing as barn, on table for two weeks;
George Duffney, TO use building as barn.
on table for two weeks: Rachel Rosen-
field, to build barn 100 Ash street. con-
tinued two weeks; Louis Bachand 10
build barn rear 60 Boyd street. continued
two weeks: James A. Mccullough. for
abatement of nuisance. committee on city
property.
MANY PETITIONS REFERRED.
Petitions of Daniel Costin. for abate-
ment of tax, committee on claims; III. b.
Campbell, for remission OF taxes, COM
mittee on claims; William s. Todd, ct
al. for electric lights on Rochambeau
avenue, committee on lamps; Dexter
Street Land Company. for electric lights
on Peck street. committee on lamps.
On recommendation of the chief OF po-
a natrOlman.
granted leave OF absence. without pay.
The pay OF Police officer Alfred G.
Warhurst was advanced from $3.50 to
s275 per day, and James B. Mcclure,
William F. Sullivan and John Il. Black
were reappointed TO the police force, all
on recommendation of the chief OF police.
Resolution was passed requesting the
overseer OF the poor TO appear before the
board OF state charities, with authority
10 arrange for the support OF Rose Muir
ply at the state institutions.
Resolutions accepting gifts TO the North
Burial ground fund from the following
named were passed: Alexander i. Gray
heirs OF Nathaniel +. Winslow, Jr, Ade-
line M winslow, Charles A. Hubbard,
Emma F. Burdick. William ii. Dyson
and heirs OF Samuel Dyson.
NOTES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
An ordinance In amendment of chap
ter sos OF the ordinances. entitled IAN
ordinance providing for the issue OF notes
for a Manual Training High school,
was adopted.
A resolution was passed ordering the
construction OF a sewer In Swiss street
The following grand and petit jurors
were drawn for the November term or
the United States Circuit court:
Grand--Frank Reade, Aaron c. Townes,
George b. Darling. James Lister, Jr..
John ]. Beard James Il. Morrissey, Dam
iel IL. Bennett, Almon w. Johnson.
Petit--Robert T.. Shawcross, John r.
Chapman Benjamin W. Winsor, Chris
topher C. Coggeswell. George l.. Hurd,
Edmund A. Farwell
On motion OF Alderman Vincent the
board adjourned TO meet on Wednesday,
November Z, at $50 n. IN.