The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-21
OTHER STREET MATTERS.

| OTHER STREET MATTERS.
| Alderman Gray introduced a joint res
| oiution directing the city solicitor TO APP
l ply TO the General Assembly at its next
| session 10 obtain such legislation as ia
| necessary TO take certain land belong
| ing TO the state i'm the layout OF new
street from South Water 10 Prospect
| street.
| He moved suspension of the rules and
4 the resolution was adopted unanimously.
Orders of notice for curbing on East
| wood and Lloyd avenues were continued
| 10 Oct. IL. Also resolutions TO define
| grades for Rodman. sackett and Niagara
! streets.
On recommendation OF the committee
| on streets. Alexander A. Mclaughlin.
| Robert ID. Spencer and Edward v. Caf-
| ferty wore appointed a committee to
layout Hamlin street; Charles j. O'Coa-
nor, William A. Fisks and Henry E. Cor
bin, to layout Tenth street; Richard r..
Lyman. Thomas IA. Donahue and James
III. McGann. TO layout Laurel Ilill ave-
nue..
Petition for layout OF Barstow street
was referred TO the committee on high
ways.
Petition for change OF name OF Arthur
avenue from Atwells avenue 10 Ken
yon street. TO Primrose street. was re-
ferred 10 the committee on street signs
and numbers.
Petition OF John Borland et al. 20 have
n grade defined for Nebraska street, was
referred 10 the committee on highways.
Petition for an electric light corner OF
University and Taber avenues. was re-
ferred 10 the committee on lights.
Petitions OF John ]. Fox for damages
and Annie Leonard. for remission OF taxes
were referred 10 the committee on claims.
Also petition OF Kate Roach for compen-
sat ton for damages.
Petition of William +. Louttit TO build
a laundry and stable at Broad and Central
streets was continued for two weeks.
resolution transferring S0,025 9s 10
miscellaneous receipts from the credit OF
the committee on city debt was passed.
ON recommendation OF the CHIEF Of
Police the pay OF Thomas J. Drury, VIII
liam ]. Tracy and Thomas Kelly. police
officers. was increased from s. % 20 81 80
a day.
LICENSED AT LAST.
Among the tavern licenses granted at
yesterday afternoons session were two
that have hung for nearly nve months.
and as was remarked by more than one
person in the aldermanic chamber after
the board had adjourned, could have been
consistently granted long ago. They were
the petitions OF John Capsoni d Co, for
a tavern license at l12-ll6 Orange street
and 40 Peck street now known as the
Albany. but formerly the National; and
the petition of Joseph III. Gerhard for the
Trivoli az II Peck street. Both were grant
cd without the least opposition, as they
had been recommended, and so were the
following: +. S. Aldrich. at II Greene
street, T. +. Bart. manager, at 5 Frank
lin street: T. Wilson Black. at 46i West
minister street, and Charles w. Schnell,
at 2S Eimwood avenue.
The Arlington and the Essex are the
only two still left ont i'm the cold
Nn viz 10 f,a
In junk and hold dances were granted.
RAILROADS AGREE.
From the committee on ordinances 4ame
report with accompanying ordinance.
The report was to the effect that the Con-
soidated road and the Union Railroad
company had come 10 the agreement rel
atve 10 the use OF certain tracks on India
street. BY the agreement the Consoli-
dated can now propel its cars by cleo
tricity along India street TO the Fox Point
station.
since the Consolidated substituted cleo
tricity for steam power, the plan follow
ed has been 10 run the cars 20 the freight
yard and there couple TO an engine which
was I'm waiting 10 complete tho trip by
hauling the train along India street a
short distance into the Fox Point station.
This arrangement has been far from
pleasant for passengers or convenient for
the railroad company. which was forced
10 put up with IL. but Il was the best that
could be arranged as long as the Union
company Withheld It's consent. and has
now baen In practice since the substitu-
tion OF electricity for steam.
When the South Water and India street
matter was up the Consolidated road Of
ncials suggested operating their cars by
electricity. but the city council could not
grant permission, as the Union railroad
had an exclusive right Co run cars on the
city streets by electricity Subsequently
a petition was presented TO the city coun-
Gil and yesterday tho committee on rail-
roads. Walter +. Angel counsel for the
Consolidated road, and General Manager
Potter OF the Union railroad company
talked the matter over and the latter as
sented TO the granting Of the privilege
asked for. An ordinance amending the
original ordinance was presented giving
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company the right 10 operate
cars In India street by electricity and
II was this amended ordinance that was
passed by the board OF aldermen.
FISCAL BILL GOES BACK.
When the resolution making appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year was taken
up Alderman Vincent objected 20 Its pas
sage. lie said the duties of the inspector
OF milk have increased during the past
committee having charge OF this depart
ment he said he had kept track of the
work and he was satisfied that the depart
ment was honestly administered. Last
year S6700 was required for the business
of the department, and for the coming
year the committee has provided only
$500. This Is one OF the most important
departments in the city government to-
day. lie moved that the resolution be re-
ferred back 10 the finance committee,
and that motion was adopted.
on motion OF Alderman Mccarthy the
subject of opening the public urinals
was referred TO the committee on
health
MINOR MENTION.
The board adjourned 10 Thursday. Oct
3, at p M.
A resolution thanking the Third Divis-
ion, Naval Reserves. Lieutenant Sykes,
for acting as escort 20 the city council
on Mckinley Memorial Day was passed.
The board passed In concurrence the
resolution accepting the gift under the
will OF Anna II. Man 10 Roger Williams
Park
a resolution was introduced by Alder
man Freeman and adopted accepting the