The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-17

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business was transacted.
Among the more important measures
were resolutions adopted 20 control tho
sale Of milk and 10 purity drinking water
through new filtration process. should
special committee 80 recommend. Alder
man Cooke also intr91uced a very i'm
portaut resolution requesting the PARK
commissioners 20 set aside a portion ot
one or more OF the public parks 10 be
used as a playground OF for athletic
sports.
BIG BUsTLE OVER A BARN
Promptly az 2 o'clock. Mayor Granger
called the members 10 order and there
rras nor an obsentee. The records OF tho
preceding meeting as read by city clerk
Clarke were approved and the first YER
hal controversy not between members OF
The board but attorneys on the outside,
arose over the petition OF Edwin a
smith and others relative 10 the erection
of a barn on MedWaN street py the htis
OF Thomas Phillips.
Attorney Lyman said he appeared for
II Of the II owners in that section OF ter
yftorv on the east side and they paid
taxes on S60O,Io worth of property COM
pared to only $4,000 assessed against the
barn builders. This assessment represent
I'd nm annual tax or nearly $4,000 paid
uromoferE for that location could be cred
tied with only a little more than S9o lie
declared that this building OF inc parh
W. a real estate speculation IL was no'
the desire OF the present owner hut thS
application was made TO sell the proper
~ more readily, in fact the erection OF
a harm was made and Is penang cohui-
,ional with prospective purchasers.
Attorney Charles c. Mumford appeared
GOV tho phllips estate and he asserted
that inasmuch as tho petition had once
been granted by the board 1t could not Ve
revoked. Il was beyond their jurisdiction.
since the granting of the petition proVls-
sa,,al contracts had been made for the
,,roposed structure lie presented "A plat
~ inc vicinity 10 show that there were
harns on every side and no resldenSe
within 300 feet OF the proposed location
should the new barn become a nuisahc.
and ne assured the aldermen u "ouiu
not--fur the property was 70 pe puTsnaS p'',
..d nv TWO of the best citizens OF ProNl-
hence who would utilize the structure lot
,heir rrnate equtpages, conchrneh anu
,hair fanilies-then there was "A remedy
fnr The re,nonstrants. They could come 10
tho board and have II promptly aSeteo.
He placed in the possession OF 'he az
aer.,en. the plat he caused 10 ." prepar-
I'D and Attorney Lyman ulu hhSNlsa o'
fo the plat OF his clients.
rnasnuch as Mr.. Mumford rcferreo 10
,n,uions Of previous city solicitors, MI
lyman cxnressed the wish that ne wouia
W. ~ have time 10 look into the law as
"a the power of the board III the mater
,-,sa, ,ontion OF Alderman Freeman, the
whole matter was referred TO the c'ty go
licitor.
ALDERMAN sHEAHAN SUSTAINED
Alderman sheahan presented "a resolu-
tion asking that the city solicitor ne au-
thorized 10 apply 10 the general Assembly
for such Legislation as shall eh1V'0 ~
alderelanic committee 60 bring the mix
industry Of the city under license sys-
TEN
Alderman Parker objected 10 the pass
ago of the resolution. He stated that he
had been a member OF the committee
on milk hat brief period ana was con-
scquenuy not thoroughly posted on the
situation lie argued that the matter
should be postponed for further consid-
cTation.
Alderman Sheahan said that the COM
n,ittee had tried 20 do all that II could
10 facilitate Mr. Parker's knowing All
about H. and had. indeed deferred the
matter for a week, az which time Mr..
Parker had returned ana voted against
81. a.. of course. he had a perfect right
10 do "But' added Alderman Sheahan,
the milk permits are granted in Feb
ruary and hope that this resolution viii
prevail"
Alderman covell moved that Il be re-
ferred 10 the committee on milk and that
Dealer be given an opportunity 20 be
heard befor. tho board
Alderman Cooke couldn't see why tho
Issue should De postponed or why 81 WIS
necessary Tor dealers 20 he heard He
said that The question was simply for
#n application 90 the general assembly
FOR authority 60 grant Licensees 20 sellers
ar producers df mix. The time 80 do this
a. nov. when the General assembly is iu
resH 80. Convicted dealers. DE said. cared
Nothing iof the lne imposed In court oy
tho pared ding ~ thVir uames in the uaptre
hni she question ~ obtaining and holding
licsn-s would bg "a more serious matter
Alderma1 Reynolds considered himself
- qua'ltei through tie business expert.
.rcc 20 scnk iu favor ~ fhs vi solution
ihe riehi direction ann hello that th,
Ycverut from min licenses should g..
fownrd ocfrayinr the inspection of ullt
Snd the Fslar-- &C officers.
AlJnrn1r GRAY lur tnn commit zoe. rsls
fh.u zinc matter sad been car,futiy con.
'siderea and deemed now 20 bc ir prone,
7orru Tor action IN rr~riat.rr th. profre.
i-y enf fCllnr ~ milk for yitt. ,orfurlp
tlor
Tho raNiiou % rrser was ihe, rr, .ry
icsf Aide-trau eheahan we thrn er1a.,
siAiv - artsina6 rv VIE aaaociafes ir, is-...
ria '"'f'v oriv Abdomen CotoiI ana Part
- ieudinr their va'rse in tta rsra ttv4 -,
The passfg gc of Che original motion.
ToR MO1lE rLAyGRouNDs.
Aidcrman Cooke introduced ioint res,
iutlou lrau,sti1g ne park commissioner
~ consider and report "A 20 thc propriot,
~ seiting apart portion ~ one or NOR
of the public narks % he used for uiev
grounds ard athletic sports Tho reeofii
ton vas rsfsc1 BY the board unanimous
iy
l"9fr rev husinns9 the wnokiv - rof
~ the prrfer apvlrrn for week ordin
jan II was rercived. 0fprinriv ren0rf q
fae cifv weigia-r v-ps rreelvsd. rr,rrnt.s
of tn~o IL seaier ~ v~iy1'a nnA mcas
tr~s was frtcds arr-rrai ~ hrld ~ tH
frrirffrf rt ~ nuhfr buildings Va
sttl-f rrfrrrff~fr frafior from ~ifv reris
fra~ feoIr~fsulfrQ ihs s"rcf-fine 80 ur
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