The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-02
EAST PROVIDENCE

have a hoIse warming at their new boat
house, which has been fitted up, near the
bridge. This building was for many
years the tool house at the old covered
bridge and now belongs to the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad COM
pany. which has given the reserves per-
mission TO occupy II as a boat house
and for social purposes. The building has
been repaired and painted inside and out
and now looks very much improved
TOWN COUNCIL.
Last evening the town council held
its regular monthly pay order meeting
The records OF the two last meetings were
read by the clerk and approved. The ex-
penditures from March LIST to date were
read and ordered filed. The balance IN
the treasury Is $23.G47. The report of the
Chief OF Police for September showing
that % arrests had been made, was read
and ordered filed. The statement OF the
collector OF taxes. showing that $ll6,3 "a
OF the assessment OF 1901 had been collect
ed was read and filed. The council then
sat as a court OF probate. The will of
Ellen II. Aldrich was taken up. II. e.
Pierce, counsel for the interested parties
said that as there was TO be a contest,
he thought Il better TO have the matter
continued and II was so ordered, the
hearing 10 be on Monday. oct 20, at Z
Telephone company for the right TO lay
subways on Vincent avenue and on Bull
locks Point avenue. from Pomham aven-e
To Lincoln avenue. was considered. A
plan Of the proposed subway was shown
10 the council. The attorney for the coin-
pany asked TO have the petition grantee
as soon as possible, so as To get the work
done before cold weather The pipe II is
proposed TO lay is something like a sewer
pipe and would be placed about two feet
below the surface OF the ground. Presi-
dent Wilson though that the better course
would be TO refer the matter TO the coun-
Gilman from that district, Councilman
Neadeau. TO examine and report at the
meeting Monday, oct. 20. Councilman
Neadeau asked that the expense OF repair
Ing the Lincoln avenue sewer be charged
To the highway appropriation and IL was
$50 voted The Rumford Social club was
granted permission 20 hold a dance. a
communication was received from Dr. A.
Groves, asking that his mothers tax be
abated and II was referred TO the board
OF assessors. a communication was re-
ceived from the Riverside Improvement
society, calling the attention OF the coun-
Gil TO dangerous holes an that district.
was referred 90 Councilman Neadeau.
Charles A Ingraham was appointed as
special constable. a Phillpsdale society
was granted permission 20 hold an en-
tertainment I'm the town hall Edw IN
Johnston was appointed a special consta-
bic. A claim was received from Jane
Hennessey for 500 damages 90 her prop
erty by water. and the matter was re-
ferred To the town solicitor. James Mai
Ion asked go have n light placed at the
corner % Freeborn avenue and Phillip
street Councilman Moore said that pro-
gress was being made on the smallpox hos
pital. The bond Of the collector OF taxes
was fixed AZ sl5uo0, and the matter was
placed IN the hands OF the town treasurer.
II was voted 20 hold the meeting 20 ap-
point supervisors. Oct. "a. and the can
vasscrB meeting Oct 81 A large number
OF bills were ordered paid The matter OF
printing tax books was referrcd 20 the
printing committee. The council then sd-
journed until Oct. 20.