The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-16
Aldermen Concur in Common
Council Appropriations.
Health Department Needs More Money.
Board Of CanvasserS and RegiSIra-
tion Claims to Be Short.

The aldermen were in session scarcely
an hour and a bali yesterday afternoon,
but within that time transacted consider
able business. but chiefly of routine
nature.
The most important matters that
passed muster were the common council
resolutions appropriating $1,000 for band
concerts and $500 for the observance of
the Fourth of July.
Both were passed in concurrence, the
only opponents of the former measure be-
ing Aldermen Cooke and Reynolds and
of the latter Alderman Reynolds who,
as chairman OF the finance committee,
claims he acted consistently.
Mayor Granger called the members to
order promptly at o'clock and the only
absentee was Alderman Sheahan.
The records of the previous meeting as
read by City Clerk Clarke were approved
and then the docket was taken up.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT sH 1RT.
The mayor read the following commu-
nication which was referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Il
TO the impending deficiency in the appro-
priation for this department This was
foreseen early i'm the year. but II was
deemed necessary by your board that
the usual work OF this department should
be continued. In addition smallpox has
been present in the city since December
49, There have been 36 cases. entailing
For the above reasons the appropria-
tion has been so drawn upon that there
will probably not be quite enough 10 car
ry the work through the month of June.
At least $4,000 Wal be needed for the
remaining three months. though the ex
act amount of the deficiency will depend
upon whether smallpox continues during
the remainder of the financial year.
tsigned) &C. v. CHAPLIN.
superintendent OF Health"
Frank f. Randall of $50 Cranston
street, was appointed an undertaken up
on recommendation OF the superintendent
of health.
The petition of George Martin to col
lect swill and offal was granted
The monthly reports of the city mes
senger and fire commissioners for April
and the quarterly report OF the board OF
police commissioners were received and
placed on file.
HIGHWAY MATTERS.
Resolutions were passed and orders is-
sued defining the grades OF the follow
Ing streets, Calvary place. from Or
chard avenue to end thereof; Carlisle
street, from Elmwood avenue to Alger
avenue; Thackeray street. from Elmwood
avenue to Melrose street Thorne street
from Roanok street TO Belmont avenue; ;
Cedar street. from Brayton avenue 10
Bradford street; Babcock street from
Broad street to Roger Williams park; !;
Gala street from Broad street TO Roger
Williams park
Upon motion OF Alderman Gray the
matter of curbing Smithfield avenue. from
Branch avenue over the Moshassuck
river, ana OF Hope street. from Doyle
avenue TO Phillips street, and OF the lay
out of Regent avenue was referred to
June 10 with order OF notice TO issue
Ihe resolution defining the grade Of
Phillips street, from Belair avenue to
Morris avenue, was read and passed
BENJAMIN Baker. James III. MoGann
and Nathan NJ Wright were appointed
commission TO lay out Chatlett street.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
Under suspension OF the rules, the fol-
lowing petitions were granted: Proyi-
dence Ice company, to use a building on
Ethel street as a barn: Bridget John
son, TO erect a building on Greenwood
street: Henry $. Sprague for a permit
TO move a building 20 10 LLOYD street
Louis Wiseman. Ia erect a wooden build
Ing I'm the rear OF Ash street Albert NJ
Steinert, 10 build barn on Dudley street:
William Brier. to erect building al the
corner OF Gay and Dudley streets
The resolution permitting James Moore.
bad 20 move a building was passed
The applications Of the Dawley estate
20 erect n building at iie0 North Nam
street and OF Leon Rosenfeld 20 use 4.
building as barn were laid on the table
for two weeks.
The application OF Edward s. Cook for
permit 20 build barn at the corner OF
Tenth street. The petitioner was given
leave 10 withdraw
An ordinance auth )rizing the ParL
commissioners 10 eNpend the balance ot
On appropriation for making certai,
repairs In Davis park was referred 10 IN,
hnance committee.
MAY KEEP FIREWORKS.
The following petitions to keep and sci
hrcworks. having been recommended n,
the board % fire commissioners wer,
granted. Samuel A. Whittemorc. AZ
West River street Albert IT, Smith. cor
NJ Edo and Dbcao. t.a-.,