The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The regular meeting OF the board OF al
dermen was held yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock all members being present At
ter the reading OF the record the board
went into executive session for about a
half hour When the members again took
their seats and proceeded 10 consider the
matter OF the removal OF dead animals
from the city.
An ordinance authorizing the board of
aldermen TO make a contract for the re-
moval OF dead animals was passed and
a resolution authirizing Theodore s.
| Barnes and William Edmunds 10 carry
putrid or condemned meat and dead ami
| mails through the streets for a period OF
five years was examined BY IL the city
would receive $500 annually and the men
would be required TO furnish bond si
$500. The resolution passed.
John 3. Gray was ordered 10 abate an
alleged nuisance on Randall street at his
| own expense. The place complained OF
was a house where rabbits. dogs, fowl
| and pigeons were kept
Petition from Cornelius Mclaughlin to
move building and for the laying out o.
Piedmont street were referred to the
committee on highways.
The petitions of Rachel Rosenfeld and
L. z. Rising to build barns were laid on
the table for two weeks.
MANY PROTESTED.
The matter Of the petition OF George r.
McAuslan, trustee, TO locate and operate
steam boiler on Laura street near Mel
rose street against the granting OF which
remonstrances has been filed from resi-
dents in the vicinity representing taxa
BILE property OF over $3.50, 900.
The steam boiler IL appears was for
laundry w he
put in and nearly all OF the residents
claim that II would prove nuisance
from noises. gases and smoke. They were
represented yesterday by Counsel Clar-
ence Aldrich appearing for them and rep
resenting that the section was essential
ly a residential one and a manufacturing
interest would make the property less de-
sirable as place TO live He represented
that the people In the immediate vicinity
were In some cases not wealthy and were
not able to remove their homes because |
the surroundings were not desirable
Mr.. McAuslan the petitioner for the es
tate said that when they asked for per-
mission to establish the boiler in the
house that they had received permission
to build they did not think they would
have awakened the opposition OF the
neighbors. The chimney, he said. was
higher and conditions were changed so
that II would be all right.
The matter was laid on the table until
tho next meeting and the board will visit
the place I'm the interval.
A 10 PER CENT. RAISE.
The matter OF increasing the wages OF
laborers In public works department 10
per cent who are getting IS cents or less
an hour after October l. 1903, which was
PASSED In the city council came UP for
concurrence
Alderman Reynolds recommended that |
the matter be referred 10 the committee |
on finance Mr.. Freeman stated that he |
cuuid not see any reason for holding up
this matter after II had passed the coun- |
ell
Mr. Mccarthy said he thought this in
crease was a thing which had been long |
needed, that these men in the city ward /
werc paid less than many in other simi-
ar employments and thought that owing
to the higher prices for goods and the
Increased cost OF living that they should
have more wages
Alderman Reynolds said that he con-
sidered labor as a commodity and that
n these men We're underpaid which he
did not think n was strange because the
price Is always in keeping with the de-
mand He thought that II should not
be considered then but referred TO the
finance committee
NIGHT BE DISCOURTESY.
Ju1ee COOK said that he thought that |
II this ordinance was passed n would
be casting slight on the efficient com
OF Public works. Indicating
that he had been behind in his duty. He
said II the commissioner had thought
the men were underpatd he would have
arranged for them 20 receive
more and suggested that the board con-
fer with the commissioner before grant
ing II
Several members said that n the mat
ter needed referring 90 the finance com
nittee or otherwise the council would
have discovered n
Mr. Covell thought the teamster~ should
be Included IN the increase and made n
notion 10 that effect but when ne learn
a that 4 would hold up this motion for
long time he withdrew ~
vote on the matter resulted in the
,assine - the resolution. Alderman
Reynolds being the only one who did not
'ote in the Affirmative
resolution sss presented BY Alder
nan Cook. granting n compromise in !
he matter Of the will OF George Henry
" which the city OF Providence IA iesa.
ee as the money was to be used for an
~ Mems home
The terms Of the will and the amount
Z money left made that use OF n un-
racticsble and tho resolution was pass
ai.d communicated ~ the common
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