The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-23


town council was held to consider IL
cense petitions. This was not the only
business transacted, however.
1t was voted that the town clerk be
instructed to Issue a warrant for a special
town meeting to be held on Wednesday.
May 90 This town meeting is to be held
for the purpose of making an appropria-
tion for the construction OF sewers. The
council has received several bids for the
construction OF the sewer proposed but
Is unable TO award a contract until such
time as the necessary funds are avail
able.
The money can only be made available
for the prosecution OF the work only by
calling a special town meeting TO appro-
pirate IL. The land which II is intended
to drain Is I'm the vicinity OF Burgess ave-
nue.. Under present conditions lands and
cellars In that locality are flooded at
every big storm, causing damage to prop
erty owners which lays the town open to
expensive litigation.
The business transacted at the meeting
was as follows:
The petition of the Hope Land company
for liquor license at the Bullocks Point
hotel was granted. Licenses for the new
summer hotel and the Club House
hotel were also granted.
The petition OF James III. Sherman for
license to cart night soil was granted.
The petition OF James r. Hoyle for per-
mission to cart swill through the streets
of the town was granted
The petition of b. T. Horton for II
cense to cart night soil was granted.
The petition OF A. III. Barney for a
license to cart swill was granted.
The petition OF William A. Girard for
a night soil license was granted.
The petition OF Watchemoket Tribe No
| IL, |. O. X. NJ, TO hold a ball on May 5
was granted
The petition OF Benjamin Mitchell for
a license TO cart night soil was granted
The petition OF William III. Mclaughlin
! for a hotel license at Pleasant Bluff was
/ granted.
! The petition OF Alexander NJ Craig
! for a license to cart night soil was grant
/ ed.
! A communication was received from the
! state board OF public roads relative to the
! macadamizing OF Taunton avenue from
| the state line to where IL Is macadamized
| at present a distance of about one mile.
| This communicat ton stated that the state
! made the roads IA feet wide and gave the
| town an opportunity TO contract for the
! Improvement of the entire width Of the
| street.
| 1t was voted that the town clerk notify
| the board that the town did not care to
| make such a contract at this time.
!
permission to hold a sparrng exhibition
| with buck and wing dancing was referred
! to the chief of police.
Town Solicitor Babcock reported re-
garding the claim OF John j. Murry
! against the town for damages for an ac-
cident which occurred on Lincoln ave-
nue., that in his opinion Mr.. Murray was
not entitled to damages.
In the case OF George j. Norton va. Ru-
I fus w Adams the town solicitor reported
that the statute was Interpreted TO mean
that charges must be presented and a
hearing held before the council could
! take action.
!. 1t was voted that the president OF the
council be authorized to appoint some
! one to act as overseer OF the poor pro
TEN during the incapacity of the present
incumbent, Mason B. Wood.
| Mr. Cady reported that the highway
| commissioner In his district had called
| his attention to the fact that the Provi-
dence Telephone company. in building Its
conduits for underground wires had to-
| tally obstructed culvert on Pawtucket
| avenue above Silver Spring. 1t was voted
| that the Telephone company be notified
| to restore the culvert to it's original con-
| dit.Cn.
Several bids for the building OF new
sewers were received. but no action was
| taekn on them.
The fury list was read by the clerk and
approved. There are about twelve hundred
names on the list
IL was voted that the town clerk be
| instructed to issue his warrant for spe-
| cial town meeting on May 20 to see II the
! town will appropriate $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to build a
| sewer from Schuyler street along Burgess
! avenue TO Mauran avenue and thence
| along Mauran avenue 10 the Seekonk
| river.
IL was voted that the town council
meet as a board OF canvassers on Thurs
day. May II.
The meeting was then adjourned.
MIR. WOOD WORSE.
There was marked change yesterday
in the care OF Mason r. Wood the over
seer OF the poor, for the worse. Mr.. Wood
had a sinking spell from which at late
hour today he had not recovered. He fails
10 respond to medical treatment. the med
icnes administered TO him having little
| or no appreciable effect.
Mr. Wood has been III for long time
and numerous consultations have been
held. but despite all the efforts of medi-
| cal science the condition OF the patient
has grown steadily worse.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transfers were
! recorded at the town hall yesterday:
Annie c. Foley, by mortgage. sold 10
| Charles A. Slattery two lots with i'm
provements thereon at Riverside. for $975.
/ Charles A. Slattery mortgaged two lots
| with improvements thereon at Riverside
] 10 Edward G. Dubois Tor yg0O.
] Charles A Slattery sold TO Charles III.
] Curran ct al two lots of land at River
/ side with improvements thereon for 500.
William IL. Carter sold To Flora a.
/ Carter lot No. on the Waterman ave-
/ nue. plat for 81
Michael sutton ct ux. mortgaged To- the
I trustees Of the Attleboro Savings and
\ Loan association tract of land ON Paw
| fnckef avenue for tinn