The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10


annexed district was a portion OF that
| town.
The motion 10 recommit-public hearing
included-was then agreed 10 unanimous
| ly.
MANY CONCURRENT MEASURES.
| There were no less than sc measures
! from the board of aldermen for concur
\ renee. These included an ordinance dls-
| continuing the committee on city debt;
report OF park commissioners and accom-
| panyiug resolution appropriating 800 Tor
4 destroying the gypsy moth and elm bee
4 tie; resolution transferring an uneN-
pended balafce OF s54.2S Tor the Berk-
shire street school 10 the appropriation
| for the Grove street school; resolution
| adding $1,000 TO the appropriation for me
| health department from sewer depart
ment: ordinance authorizing the commit
| tee on finance 10 make transfers or ap-
propratiOns at the close OF any nscal
year TO an amount not exceeding $oVO'
resolution authorizing the commissioners
OF the North Burial cemetery TO purchase
a certain lot, for 81 and transfer or
graves. from John +. and Jeannette
Hutchinson.
Also resolutions accepting gifts OF Gull
ford W. Greene. Hope A ketcham, HUI
dab ~ Waliing and Lydia A. Jordan
Thomas Worthington Mary w. ANDREWS
u
Pearce William III. Perry, executor OF
the will OF Samuel n. Amesbury. William
H. Perry James Gibson and wife, Cath-
crime, Margaret Vaughan, Eliza A.Trow'
Charles +. and Francis +. HILL James
Jr, and Ida A. Warren, and Clara ;.
Sweet. 10 the North Burial Ground Per-
petual Care fund.
OTHER MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The following additional resolutions
from the board OF aldermen Affecting
other municipal matters and meaning
various local improvements were also
passed I'm concurrence:
Directing the commissioner or pubic
works 10 build Perkins street and Saun-
ders street in connection with the work
OF setting curbing ana paving cutters
heretofore ordered
TO Law out Harnlin street. Tenth street
and Laurel TIill avenue.
Permitting M. J. Read. Edward a. Ho-
gan and Daniel r. Wlghtman 10 move
certain buildings.
Authorizing the park commissioners 10
expend a sum not exceeding 5000 annually
for supplying the Carrie Brown Memorial
Fountain with water.
To pay the bill OF George w Herbert
e. Co. amounting 10 500. for electric rams
for the fire department
Reducing certain appropriations for the
current financial year.
Transferring $3.50 TO the appropriations
for certain departments.
Increasing tho appropriation for care
and maintenance and managing the water
works
Adding $500 TO the appropriation for the
support the poor.
Directing the city auditor TO withdraw
certain bills for rent and cancel the
same.
NEW BUSINESS
Councilman Sisson presented the follow
ing petitions: OF w. l. Getchell and
others for n sewer I'm President avenue;
of Hiram J. Emerson and others for
sewer i'm Seventh street: OF Charles r.
Holmes and others for a sewer i'm Everett
avenue: all referred to the committee on
sewers.
Councilman Devlin presented n petition
from Ludwig Rudolph for electric lights
on Concannon street referred to the COM
mittee on street lights. Also OF James
Petschke and others for the layout OF
Henrietta street referred TO the commit
tee on highways
Councilman Leonard presented the pc
tition of John Kelly for permission 10
move two buildings: referred TO the COM
| mttee on highways. Also OF Michael
| Corley for the removal OF certain cob
blestones on knight street; referred TO
the committee on highways
Councilman Crawford presented the pe-
titions OF w H. Graham and Charles
Birmingham for remission of their sewer
taxes; referred TO the committee on
claims.
Councilman Johnson introduced n petit
tion from r. r. Winsor and others for
electric lights on Lowell avenue; referred
TO the committee on street lights
TRANSFERS NOT TOUCHED.
Tho saroe ola a,te-atactiSn seams 70
exist in the matter OF transfer tickets
| on local street railways for the following
| matters were neither taken from the
| table nor even referred to:
Report on the committee on railroads
| submitting plans for a system of free
transfers. and also resolution providing
| for the acceptance OF the proposal OF the
| Union Railroad company for system or
free transfers upon condition that said
| system shall be installed without expense
| 10 the city Laid on the table July J.,
| 1901
Petitions of Isaac T. .coff and others re-
! questlng that no action he taken relative
| 10 transfers on street railroads until the
/ citizens OF Providence have had FUR
| Their opportunity 20 he heard thereon.
! [I.aid on the table July J, 190i.l
| Report of the committee on education
| relative 70 the use OF land az the corner
| OF Summer and Pond streets, acquired for
school purposes. and recommending the
| indennite postponement Of resolution
| 10 applv 20 the General Assembly for au-
! thority 80 lease. sell or use said land for
any purpose Laid on the table, Feb. IS,
/ 1901
| Report ot the committee on parks rec
| ommending the passage OF resolution
! 10 hire S5i c0o and directing the purchase
! Of certain land for Blackstone Park az
= price not exceeding Sji 900 Laid on the
table. June 2. 1901
| Upon motion Of Councilman Massie.
the members voted 20 adjourn. after n
| busy session OF an hour and half. until
| Monday evening, Sept. 30, ct o'clock
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