The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-08
MANY REPORTS RECEIVED.


The monthly reports on surrender OF
| coupon bonds for February and March.
| lyUz' were received and ordered placed on
| Mr.. A. A. Presbey presented the quar-
! terly report OF the joint specia1 commit
\ tee on pending suits setting forth i'm
| detall the number OF suits against the
| city which had been settled; approved and
| filed.
The monthly reports OF the city treas
| urer for February and March, 1902. were
received, as were also the monthly re-
| ports OF the city treasurer on the issue
Of registered bonds for February. 1902.
From the board OF aldermen the
monthly report OF the city auditor for
February 1902. the annual report of the
city auditor submitting estimates OF the
receipts and expenditures OF the city Of
providence for the financial year ending
Sept. 30. 1908, and the annual report OF
the chief of police for 1901 were received
The resignation OF Reuben II. Baker as
clerk OF the market was read and ac-
cepted.
The report OF the city messenger for the
month OF February. 1902. the quarterly
report of the city weigher and the annual
report or the city engineer were received.
The report OF the committee on city
property recommending a resolution APP
propriating $1,000 for completing the Sew
motion OF Mr. Massie the resolution was
referred TO the committee on finance.
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE.
From the board OF aldermen was also
received resolution appropriating 500. 900
Tor providing suitable accommodations for
the recorder of deeds. with recommends
ton OF the finance committee that IL be
passed in concurrence. IL was SO voted.
Resolutions permitting Emma A. Handy
estate OF Robert McGill and sullivan
passed.
President Kendrick then read the reso-
luuons announcing the election OF APP
praisers OF damage under the dog law
Of EDPCial HES no irH
law on the part OF the board OF alder
men, which We're received and the cleo
ton concurred in President Kendrick hes
itated over putting this resolution, as he
expressed the opinion that possibly these
officers might come under the control of
the board OF police commissioners. He
the election be concurred I'm, so as Ito
be on the safe side"
From the board was also received the
report OF the commissioner OF public
works. recommending an ordinance per-
hitting the Narragansett Electric Light
ing company 20 erect poles and wires I'm
certain streets and also an ordinance per-
mitting the Providence Telephone com
pany TO erect poles and wires i'm certain
streets. The ordinances were passed I'm
accordance with the recommendation
The report OF the committee on parks
relative to resolution accepting the
gift OF tract Of land for a playground
or for park purposes from Miss Sarah j.
Eddy was received from the board and
passed in concurrence.
Resolutions accepting gifts OF Alice
Jenckes. a. w. Jenckes, administrator,
and of Joseph and Elizabeth Oates to
the North Burial ground fund were pass
ed In concurrence.
VACATIONS FOR FIREMEN.
Chairman Darling OF the committee on
fire department presented a communica-
tion from the board Of fire commissioners
with an accompanying ordinance allow
ing the members of the fire department
annual vacations Of ten days instead OF
one week, as at present The committees
on fire department and ordinances. Coun-
Gilman Balch speaking for the latter. rec
commended the passage of the ordinance
and II was so voted.
A petition OF the committee on city
property to define a grade for Harriet
street to define adtootier ad-dddnoosg
street was granted.
The petitions OF Melissa A. Brown, Ell
len J. Costigan. A. S. Waterman & Co.
and Michael Campbell for compensa tion
for damages were referred to the commit
tee on claims.
communication OF the boaTG OF fire
commissioners relative 10 hiring $4,000 for
fire department purposes, and the accom-
panying resolution to apply 10 the Cen
eral Assembly for authority 20 hire S2O.-
900 for the fire department purposes were
received. and upon motion OF Mr.. Darling
were referred TO the committee on a.
nance.
TENTH WARD PROTEST.
Councilman Grady, who has Just return
ed from an important trip South. COM
blning business and pleasure, Is homo
again. and presented a petition signed by
Father Simmons and csc others I'm protest
against the erection OF a school house at
the corner OF Academy avenue and Beau
fort street. In effect IL stated that the