The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-17
WASHINGTON
Street RAILS
BOARD Of Aldermen Grants Per-
mission for Location.
TO SWAN PUNT Cemetery
Tracks VIII Be Extended Through the
Centre Of The Parkway Relocation Of
the Monuments.
TO SWAN PUNT CEMETERY


session yesterday afternoon and outsi1e
OF two street railway grants the business
transacted was largely OF a routine char
scter. including considerable old business
and concurrences with the common coun-
ell.
Relief was afforded Westminster street
in a resolution passed giving the Union
Railroad company permission to relocate
tracks on Washington street, thereby TAX
ing many cars of the former thorough
fare.
Permission was also granted the rail-
road company TO extend it's Butler avenuo
line 10 Swan Point cemetery along the
centre OF the parkway.
Mayor Granger called the meeting TO
order. all the aldermen being present
The petitions OF the following persons
20 build barns were granted Bernard
Daley, on Printery street: Mrs jeanette
ID. Mahy, 3OS Doyle avenue. and Andrew
r. Martin, As East George street
Order OF notice was issued for the curb
Ing OF the following streets:
oxford street, from Devine street west
erly about 30 feet TO present curbing:
Tenth street from North Main street TO
Highland avenue; Bellevue avenue from
Elmwood avenue to Bucklin street; Calais
street. from Edith street to West Park
street; Bolander street from Abbott
street TO Grand View street: Woodbine
street, from North Main street TO Camp
street; Primrose street from Vinton
street TO Vernon street, and Laurel Hill
avenue. from present end OF curbing 70
Pocasset avenue.
To the order for curbing Phillips street
there was considerable objection from
several parties. Charles NJ. Young and
others addressing the board on the sub
Al.
Nov. 20.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
Arthur w Carpenter, SIS Plainfield
street, was appointed an undertaken and
upon recommendation OF DR.. Chaplin, the
board granted the petition of Charles
Isabella for leave 10 keep swine on
Sharon street.
The committee appointed on the layout
OF Tuxedo avenue presented it's report
and the weekly reports OF the Dexter
asylu-, for the weeks ending Oct. 4 and
ii. and the monthly reports OF the in
spector OF steam boilers for September
were also received.
A resolution was presented to estab-
lish grade on Chatlett street which
was referred to the highway committee
A resolution was passed to renumber
Bellevue avenue.
Permission TO locate steam boilers was
granted as follows: The Niblo company.
er company, at l59 Aborn street, and Ar
thur NJ. Read. ut rear of IA Constitution
street
The schedule of vehicle licenses issuea
by the superintendent OF hacks was re-
ceived and approved.
To the committee on claims was re-
ferred the petitions OF William Miller
for damages and Mary J. Reynolds, re-
mission OF taxes. and the petition OF VII
liam Stanley for leave TO move a build
Ing was referred to the committee on
highways.
common council the monthly report OF the
city treasurer on the surrender OF coupon
bonds for September, the monthly report
of the finance committee on the same sub
tect, the quarterly report of the commit
tee on pending suits, the quarterly re-
port OF the city weigher and the report
OF the special committee or Fourth of
July celebration were received.
TO RELOCATE MONUMENTS.
The joint special committee on the new
the relocation of the soIesrs and reiase ssiors rs
and Burnside monuments. resolution
accompanies aon,r ,s,e the report appiying to the
lation TO relocate the monuments. The
resolution was passed in concurrence.
''e II the 'GGGSrHhee Committees ON ON
ssiiy; Michael 3 g Lyons. So ~ and john R r
sessments were also passed I'm concur
renee: William IL and Nader f. Boyd.
i'sa ss5aer Johp ~ BBSxSSry BSwn. and wife, s'lsS
Alfred Rockford and wife. 1880: Joseph
Marandoa. and wife. $3.50; Dominick
An ordinance was also passed in con-
currence providing for issuing a fire and
police loan. bonding the present floating
debt incurred In building and repairing
station buildings
Resolutions we're passed in concurrence.
sppropriatlng $500 for dredging the har-
Dor. and requesting the park commission
ers 10 make report relative TO the ad-
visibility OF setting apart certain portions
OF the park for Fairgrounds
Also a resolution applying TO the gem
eral assembly for authority TO hire sl20. 900
for new bridge over the river between
Exchange and Burnside bridges.
ON motion OF Alderman Cook the COM
mon council resolution calling for re-
port from the joint special committee,
relative 20 building over the Moshassuck
river. was laid on the table. In a short
executive session., held previous TO the
regular session Judge Cooke , explained
the matter and that Il would be very
difficult for the committee 70 prepare a
Stances at such short notice.
The board accepted the Invitation Of the
Rhode island Institute OF Instruction 10
attend Its sessions.
TO LAY RAILS.
An ordinance was passed permitting the
Rhode Island company 10 lay rails in the
centre OF the parkway from the Butler
avenue terminus TO Swan Point cemetery.
The committee on railroads reported
upon the plan TO relieve the lower por-
tions OF Westminster and Wevbosset
streets OF the car congestion, permitting
cars TO run up Washington street By
double tracking the street from the ter
minus OF the present double track TO
Jackson street and I'm Cathedral square
The bill was passed.
The petition OF Dawson a Hazeiton for
q license 20 keep and Sell gun powder at
81 and 10 Westminster street having
been recommended by the board OF IRE
commissioners, was granted.
Upon recommendation OF Alderman
eheahan, the following petitions 70 ouild
the rules: V N. Fsrnghietti. rear 5ss
Charles street; Charles y. QuigH rear ~
Ormsbee avenue. and Francesca Ranallo.
Alderman Freeman presented the peti-
tions OF the following persons for abste-
ment OF personal property Tax; Eagar l.