The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-06
German Withdraws His Charges Agains
Chief Of Police Adams.
Action Was Taken at Session Of The
Town Council Yesterday Afternoon.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
town council was called TO order yester-
day afternoon at 2:15 with President Ben
jamin Martin presiding and a full board
| in attendance.
The journal Of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The monthly report OF town treasurer
David S. Ray was read and placed on file.
| The report showed a balance in the
treasury OF s109os.57.
| The monthly report OF Chief OF Police
Rufus w. Adams was rendered as fol-
| lows:
Total number of arrests. 43: males 40;
females g.. American, 3; foreign "a; resi-
| dents. 22: non residents. 2l: causes OF ar
rest, assault and battery, L. breaking and
| entering in the night time, 1. bastardy.
i; cruelty to animals. l.. common drunk
! ard. /: drunkenness. Is; defacing build
| ing. i; idle persons. 8: insanity, 2; lar
! ceny. 1; revelling. 4; trespassing on rail-
! road, 2; total 43.
Commitments: Committed 10 Jail, IA (;
! to state workhouse, 4: TO reform school.
q hospital for the insane. 2; total %.
Miscellaneous business: Buildings found
| open, Z: cases investigated, 33: disturb
/
| tray and returned to owner, 1; light fur
| nished for dangerous places. /: sick per-
| sons assisted, L. officers fees received and
| to be paid TO the town treasurer, $3.50.
| The report was received and placed on
| file.
The report OF assessor OF taxes, Henry
j. Pickersgil was read and placed on
file. 1t was as follows:
| Received from tax assessment of 1902,
| So S.75 received from assessment for
curbing on Burgess avenue. 63.67; re-
ceivei from levies and expenses OF tax
sales. s22; interest on taxes. s2l5.H; poll
| taxes for 1902. So: total s., 1897. .SS.
The petition OF Poe Ennis, OF Seekonk
for permission to cart swill through the
| highways OF the town was granted.
The petition of Christian NJ Berlsch for
transfer OF second class liquor license
from 241 to 242 Warren avenue was con-
tinued with order OF notice
Upon recommendation Of Chief OF Po-
| lice Rufus w. Adams George N Miller,
O..ver J. spellman and Eugene Chase
were appointed special constables with
| out power TO serve civil process
The petition OF the Espinto Santo So
ciety for victualling license at los
| woodward avenue was granted. Frank
3. Bannon was named as surety.
| The petition OF Luke III. Rice for per-
mission 10 connect with the Mauran ave-
nue. sewer was received and laid over
| pending the completion of the sewer
The petition from the Thomas Hudson
estate asking permission to connect with
the Taunton avenue sewer was read and
the petitioner was given leave TO with
draw.
The petition OF Frank Hammond for
transfer OF victua,ling license to Charles
F. Giff was granted.
Bills as per pay order No. II were or
dered paid.
The current bills were taken up and
acted upon by tn council.
| The following petition was read and
| laid over until the next meeting
| To the Honorable Town Council OF the
Town Of East Providence. r. I.
The undersigned, persons engaged In
the practice OF barbering in the town Of
East Providence respectfully request
! your honorable body to adopt the pro-
| Wis ons OF chapter 100 Of the public laws
passed by the general assembly. April II.
| 1903, relative to the practice OF barbering
end as In duty bound will ever pray
John r. Slavin, Taunton avenue; Peter
| Muncino, Riverside; Peter Petit. Jr..
Joseph W. Rose. Frank Finnegan, 81
| Taunton avenue Peter Petit "a Taun-
tor avenue: William Wilson. 10 War
| rem avenue.
Upon estimate OF w NJ. Dexter, Theo-
dore Perry and Frederick r. Shaw
were allowed $500 on account OF the
| Maursn and Burgess avenues sewer. This
makes 400 paid TO date
! The following communication, which
explains itself. was read:
| To the Honorable Town Councils
Gentlemen-It appears 10 the collector
/ Of taxes that the tax for the curbing of
Burgess avenue was assessed before the
| work was completed and ne respectfully
/ requests 10 be allowed 70 receive the
curbing taxes now uncolected without
interest n paid before December. 1903.
| and the interest paid by the parties here
I In named he refunded 10 them by the
town treasurer. Resp ectfully submitted.
TT. J. PICKERsGILL,
! Collector Of Taxes.
The action recommended was taken
The report of the committee on police
| was read as follows.
! The committee on police states that 4
had prepared 10 report recommending an
investigation Of the charges made by
Harry u. German under date ~ June
] l6. 1893, 10 be presented at this meeting.
although placing no confidence in the
truth Of his statements but believing
that 30 grave charges against a public
official required action by the council.
| Since reaching the council chamber.
however. the committee has learned that
| Mr.. German Yesterday withdrew IN writ.
ing all Of such charges which he had
made against the CHIEF OF police. leaving
before the council only such Of his charges
az were made against the management
/ OF Crescent Park and thereby can form
an opinion Of the truth OF his statements.
II Is fair 10 presume that he would not
have withdraw any of these unless hs
was convinced that they were unfounded.
and we do not believe that the remaining
ones have any more foundation. I'm fact.
. than those he has taken out Of the way.
We arc also convinced OF this because
of our own observations OF the conduct
| of affairs az Crescent Park. which COW
ers many days and nights since this mat
| ter was referred 60 us and By the con-