The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-08
Explained TO Board by Repre-
sentatives Of Phettep|aCe Co.
Alderman Reynolds Sustained in His
Position as to Junk Licensees
Main Street Widening Approved,

The session of thob oard of aldermen
Yesterday afternoon. lasted nearly two
and one-half hours. and the attention
81 the members OF the upper branch OF
the city council for three-hfths OF that
time was devoted 10 three public hear
ings.
The first was "a CONTINUATION of the
hearing in regard 10 the plant OF the
Pletteplace Olive oil company. the sec
ond concerned the grant Of certain junk
licensees not recommended ana the third
was the question OF granting q permit for
building "A barn on the south side or
Saratoga near Plain street. in the face
OF q strong remonstraca by abutting OWE
era and residents.
The Phctteplace matter was again con-
finued for two weeks. white in the junk
liccnso aud harm building cases, the petit
toners were given leave to withdraw.
In the latter instances. Alderman Rey-
noldS Of the Fifth ward, who was re.
elected Tuesday by the handsome plural
ity OF 800 took n firm and manly stand.
he Same as before election. and I've was
consistently sustained by his colleagues
OIL HEARING AGAIN
Promptly at 3 clock the nine members
y
only absentee. were called 60 order by
Mayor Granger The records of the pre-
Vious meeting as read hy City Clerk
Clarke were approved aud the FIRST busi-
ness was renewed consideration of the pc
titiou OF William ". Harris aud others
relative 20 the works of The Phcttcplace
Olive Oii company un South Angel
street.
Attorney Rathbone Gardner asked IN,
Iu
been done 20 relieve the ueighborhood o'
The doors complained of and Attorney
Nfurdock said the time n which % MAKE
tho improvements contemplated had beet
rotnparatively short The company ha,
installed system of fans that woul'
AXE the odors from the boiling watts &
The chimney.
Mr.. phettepiace. ga answer o. Alr Gard
ner. said the boiling process would b
carried on perhaps only one day weel
and the gases after being driven by q ta'
~ inchVs into the chimney wound be con
yumed
Mr. Gardner said the testimony at 40
isaf meeting was that not only once
week when the boiling was going on Va
The od0r noticeable in The ucighborhpo'
hut thar n was constant aud that 81 wa
detrimental - public hcnith tie sal
Or. Chapir had visited the work. an
willie the fan ras sufficiently powerii
20 carry The garas from the vsts 10 On
ehimncy the arranEemrnis iu the lntt'
were insufficient 10 cremaie said ease
The result was 'he od1rf were dissipatc
from tho iop ~ the chlmncr practical
% before
lie called az exlerf witness. pr Fief
= graduate of Johns Hopkins universit
in Is9s. and ~ present teacher ~ hioloe
~ the Massachusetts Institute of Tecl
nologs, Hc explained that odors 'r'
animal and vegetable Fibstanccs hri'
from three clraeS. lrst. direct oxidation
second. ihrough bactefini growth, an
third. a combination ~ 'hc two nNidailo
ard bacterial gfnvth ie said ~ he
visited the works on three different 90
saslonr. brit on account ~ mlsunde
standing be- bad not happened 90 me-
Mr. Pbctiepsce nor had Dc made an u
epcctior.
NOT INJURIOUS TO HEALTH
Upon cross-exsminat.on bv Attoruc
Nurdock IL was evident that the Nitnc'