The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-22

The board of aldermen met at 3:7
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mayor
Granger in the chair, and quorum pres
ent.
The usual nuisances were ordered
abated on recommendation of the super
intendent OF health.
Under the head OF new business, the
petitions To locate steam boilers Of Peter
Montplaisir & Company. at 400 Admiral
street, and OF o'Rourke Bros, at 675 Eddy
street. were granted.
order OF notice for defining grades OF
the following: Bellevue avenue. from
Dexter street 10 Elmwood avenue; Eliza
street. from Hartford avenue 10 Killlngly
street; Greenwood street. from Atwelrs
avenue 90 Manton avenue. Iassan street,
from Hawkins street 10 Nahant street;
Monticello street, from Hassan street 10
Opper street continued to April Is
Report OF committee 10 lay out a
highway from a point on Cemetery street,
opposite Clarke street TO Smithfeld ave-
nue., was, on motion OF Alderman Gray,
laid on the table for two weeks.
Report of The city auditor on the esti-
mates OF receipts and expenditures for
the financial year ending Sept 80, 1902,
was received.
The petition Of Thomas T. o. Donner for
remission of personal property tax, as
sessed June 1851. was referred To- the
committee ON claims
Petitions of William A. O'Conuor, TO
keep swine at Si3 North Main street; 10
keep pawnbroker shop. Charles som, lS1
South Main street; TO keep bowling AL
ley, Otto II. Grousse, S39 Potter's avenue.
were all granted as recommended.
POLICE OFFICERS APPOINTED.
The usual schedule OF dances and en-
tertanments and the schedule OF vehicles
were granted as recommended.
Claim for damages Of John T.. Neesam;
claim for damages to fowls or William
II. Whitehead: petition of Mrs. Annie
King for remission OF tax; all sent to
committee on claims.
Joseph Barad, who petitioped To be APP
pointed "A police constable was granted
leave 10 withdraw.
ON recommendation OF the chief of po-
lice. John Carmody, Charles j. McCar-
thy, John J. st. Peter. John j. Mcclure
and Daniel Ahern were appointed as po-
lice constables
The annual report OF the chief of police
for the year 1900. was received.
A communication was received from
the Rhode Island Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty 10 Children. signed
by Joseph ~. Tanning the president. and
Secretary Charles ". Thurber. asking
that no tavern license be granted to any
but reputable hotels doing a legitimate
hotel business: that IL, that no tavern
license be granted Ia saloons where there
are no accommodations for guests other
than lunches or the sale of beer and in
toxicating liquors. The communication
was read and received.
The report Of the commissioner of pub
lie works recommending an ordinance
granting permission TO the Providence
Telephone company TO build subwsys and
erect poles and wires was received, and
the ordinance, as recommended was
adopted
THEY HAVE NOT COMPLIED
A communicate tion was also received
from the commissioner of public works
calling attention to the fact that TN,
Western Union Telegraph company. Pos
tai District and Messenger company and
the owners of many other private wires
have not complied with the ordinance
providing that electric wires In the close
building district shall be placed under
ground.
Alderman Gray introduced Joint reso-
luton 10 apply to the General Assembly
for authority to hire $4,000 for highway
purposes.
Alderman Reynolds objected 10 the pas
sage OF the resolution; but, on roll call
A. was adopted. 7 ayes TO no.
communication from the commits
sloner OF public works called attention
to the necessity OF an investigation into
the causes Of the bursting OF the dams
at Randalls and Canada ponds. and I'm
case the dams are 10 be rebuilt their safe
construction should he insured in ac-
cordsnce with the act Of The General As
scmhy. The communication was re-
ceiyed and referred 20 the city engineers
department.
Alderman Gray introduced resolution
resembling the permission granted John
n. Mason Real Estate company 10 build a
vault IN the sidewalk az 2n3 Union street;
read and passed.
Petition OF proprietors of Swan Point
cemetery for a sewer IN Borden street:
referred TO committee on sewers.
About ALIENS AvfNCE.
Resolution directing the commissioner
of public works To take possession. re-
move distractions and pitt IN good te'iI'i-
ton a portion of Aliens avenue, was
read and passed.
Joint resolution 90 sell certain Wand
owned ny The city OF Providence. was
read and i,assed.
Joint resolution adding 500 10 the Me-