The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-06
Natural System Of Filtration
Approved by City Council.
Appropriation for Band Concerts and
Fourth Of Mayors Veto as 10
South Main Street Tracks.

Both branches Of the city council met
yesterday, the aldermen In the afternoon
at O'Clock with adjournment to the
evening and the common council in the
evening at o'clock. At the latter hour
the aldermen reconvened Neither ses-
sion lasted two hours, but several mat
ters of Importance were finally passed
upon.
Mayor Granger presided In the board
and the first business was the granting
OF permits 10 build barns TO Francesca
Amello and Giovanni Esposity, rear 3
Swiss street: Whitford, Bartlett Co,
z Swansea street; VinzenZo DE Lilis,rear
504 Union avenue; William NJ. Harris.
Aliens avenue and Sayles street; Charles
ii. Davis, Charles street; Tomasso Co
letti. 10 relocate barn; l. w Sawin,
rear l97 Whittier avenue and Isaac Abra-
ham at 30 North Davis street.
Il. c. Peterson was given leave TO
withdraw his petition to build "A barn I'm
the rear OF 40 Puritan street.
The following petitions TO erect barns
or wooden buildings were laid on the ta-
Bile for two weeks OF Edward s. Cook,
for a barn on Tenth street and Highland
avenue; OF Louis Wlseman, for a wooden
building I'm the rear OF Ash street; OF AL
bert NJ. Steinert, for a barn on the south
side OF Dudley street; OF William Brler.
for wooden building at the corner of
Gay and Dudley streets; OF Daniel L.
Douglass, for a building on Meeting
street Of George G. Taylor FOR a barn
In the rear OF l5S Gano street. OF Emilio
Grande, for wooden building ~ % Ethan
street. and OF Edward S. Cooke Co use
"a building corner OF Tenth street and
Highland avenue as a barn.
Under a suspension OF the rules the
Salcsses. to relocate a barn. OF Levi
Fisher. to build wooden building I'm the
rear OF n North Davis street; OF Frank
Sylvester. To relocate barn on the cor
ner OF Charles and Marietta streets; OF
w j. Bowen, TO erect building at i2G
Althea street; of Frank A. Matthews,
for a barn at 81 Narrower street and OF
Ernest J.. Beaman. for a barn on Althea
street near Dexter street.
CITY ENGINEER ENDORSED.
The resolution approving the reappoint-
ment of Otis +. Clapp as city engineer
al a salary OF $1,000 was unanimously APP
proved.
Richard IL Deming was reelected park
commissioners for three years, upon mo-
ton of Alderman Freeman.
SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM.
Alderman Reynolds submitted report
as chairman of the joint committee on
pure water supply. The committee ia
vored the natural or sand, rather than
the mechanical system.
The concluding and decisive paragraph
signed by all members OF the committee
who made careful inspection at East
Providence, Albany, Troy, n. Y, and
other places as follows:
In view of the facts and after careful
consideration of the whole subject your
committee unanimously recommend that
your honorable body order the intall-
ment of a natural or slow sand filtration
plant on the land now owned by the city
of Providence at Pettaconsett. and pre-
sent herewith an ordinance and unani-
mously urge the passage OF the same. Re
spectfully submitted, for the committee.
William X. Reynolds. chairman: William
II Lowell. Stephen A.Cooke Benjamin w
Sphinx. Allen A. Presbrey Henry Fletcher,
George II. Grant, committee.
With the report was an ordinance pro-
viding for the building OF a natural or
slow sand L.,ration plant on land now
owned by the city at pettaconset for the