The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-18

little discussion, led by Alderman Cooke.
The situation was explained by Com
missioner of Public Works Smith and the
ordinance was passed in concurrence.
A resolution was read and referred to
the committee on street signs and num-
bers, which changed the names OF GER
tain streets as follows: That OF Gano
street, from Angeli street.. 10 Laurel ave-
nue., 10 Taber avenue; that new street,
from Cypress street TO Larch street. be
named cataipa road; that the name of
Hennequin place from 81 Hospital street,
be changed 10 Manchester place; that Lin
wood avenue, from Pocasset avenue to
the city line. be named. Alta street.
The report OF the committee on the
the committee on streets was referred to
the committee on streets, upon motion
OF Alderman Gray.
The accounts OF BENJAMIN Baker and
others amounting to s30i.25 for services as
commissioners on the layout or Barre
street were allowed.
The question of ordering notices for
May II, TO define grade on Babcock and
Gala streets provoked considerable OPP
position on the part OF Alderman Rey-
nolds who urged that there was not
money enough In the city treasury TO
pay the salaries OF the city officers for
the past quarter His motion TO postpone
action on the matter until next meeting
was lost, and IL was voted 10 order the
notices.
BUILDING BOOM
A resolution permitting Ernest l.. Bea-
man 10 move "A building was referred TO
the joint committee on highways.
Alderman Freeman also presented the
application of William NJ. Harris for
permit to construct a wooden building
at the corner OF Aliens avenue and Sayles
street with the request that IL be allowed
to 10. ha "a
ing.
A communication from the Inspector
OF buildings relative 10 the petition OF
John j. Banigan, executor. for an iron
shelter or awning over sidewalk at IL,
10. Is and Il Dyer street, was read by the
mayor. The Inspector approved of the
petition and IL was granted.
Alderman Sheahan presented the APP
plcation OF Isaac Abraham for permit
10 build wooden building i'm the rear
of 80 North Davis street; also OF Charles
III. Davis TO build a wooden building on
Charles street: Tomasso Coletti 10 re-
locate "A building from corner OF Hassan
and Greeley streets to next lot west on
Greeley street These petitions were all
recommended by the inspector OF build
ings and were laid on the table until the
next meeting.
The petitions of Max Perlow and II. r.
Craghan for permission TO build barns
were granted under a suspension OF the
rules.
The following petitions 10 build or re-
locate barns were laid upon the table for
two weeks! Isaac Abraham, North Davis
street: Tomasso Colett Greeley street:
Charles III. Davis. Charles street; William
NJ. Harris, Sayles street: Nincenzo de
Lillis, Union avenue: l.. G. Peterson. Puri
tan street: Whitford, Bartlett & Co,
Swansea street: Francesca Esposito ct
al, Swiss street.
NEW STATION AND VACATIONS.
Upon motion OF Alderman Sheahan the
resolution making an appropriation of 800
for the inspector OF milk was recommit-
ted TO the committee with instructions to
report az the next meeting OF the board.
The resolution authorizing the purchase
OF a site for fire station I'm Mount Pleas
ant district, ward 10, and appropriating
sl225 for the purchase of two lots at the
corner OF Carleton street and Pomona
recommended by the committee on A.
nance.
The resolution authorizing the city
treasurer TO hire $4,000 for the purchase
OF land and the building and furnishing
OF a fire station in the Mount Pleasant
district of the Tenth ward. which as pass
ed by the common council at its last
meeting, was concurred In without dis
sent.
The ordinance In amendment OF chap
ter 13 OF the revised ordinances author
izing the board of fire commissioners to
grant leaves of absence 10 members OF
the fire department for period not ex-
ceeding ten days during any year was al
so passed i'm concurrence. This ordinance
extends the vacation OF firemen from one
week to ten days.
n ordinance
authorizing the board of aldermen 10
contract for the removal of swill and Of
fal. Passed.
The petition OF Ellen NJ s. Caheone to
keep swine at s0i Admiral street was
granted.
The petition OF the same to keep swine
on Hartford avenue was also granted.
Petitions to collect swill and offal were
presented by NJ. c. Sullivan, r. @. Davis,
Antoine Gauvea, Adolph Horc, Victor
Gelb John w. Lindberg, James Morel,
George r. Tucker. G. l.. Edridge, John
Izzo, Louis Buley, Carl Gustavson, Maz-
"a Cesare. Joseph Goodhue. Philip Keene.
Peter McCauley. Waldo Graves. A. A.
Steere George Il. Hill. Theodore Roberts.
James Tellessey, Cosimo Wardalardo,
Sarkis Catalan, Robert Petze. @. l.. Gen
dreau, Donate Lombardi. Francesca Mon
tagano and John Mucci; referred.
JULY AMI BAN IL CONtERlS.
When the common council resolution 10
appropriate $500 for the, observance of
July was called up, Alderman Rey-
nolds from the committee on finance told
a narrowing tale of the condition OF the
city treasury, He hoped that fthe board
would Not concur and on, roll call tho
vote was FIVE TO five, the mayor casting
the decisive in the negative. The actual
roll call Is given above.
The resolution appropriating $1,000 for
band concerts at Roger Williams park.
which was passed at the last meeting of
the common council, was objected 10 by
Alderman Reynolds, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance. Alderman Reynolds
read a statement of the city's financial
condition and urged that the board would
not concur Upon the roll call the reso-
luton was lost by vote OF to 3.
Alderman Reynolds then advocate the
concurrence by the board I'm the resolu-
tlon approprintlng $500 for the Olneyville
Free Library association.
Alderman Gushing said that he was
heartily I'm favor Of the passage OF the
resolution and also OF the resolution APP
proprating money for Memorial day, but
II the city was too poor TO provide band