The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-03


on public bridges was read and received:
a communication from the city clerk
making appointment OF Col. Arthur y.
Spink as deputy city clerk was read and
the appointment was confirmed: the COM
! municaton from the city gauger making
appointment of John n OBrien as
deputy was read and the appointment
confirmed and a resolution directing the
committee on hackney carriages to ad-
vertise FOR bids and contracts for oar
riages for the use OF the city govern
ment for 1908 was read and passed. and
these documents were ordered communi-
Gated to the common council.
The bills OF Jerry O'Counor for SIC. 60 OF
John r. Mulvey for A.6O and OF John
O'Rourke for sS7 80 for damage done TO
fowls by dogs were severally allowed and
ordered paid.
SENT TO THE COUNCIL.
The annual report OF the park commits
sioners was received the annual report
OF the surveyor OF lumber was read and
received: the resolutions accepting the
gifts OF the J. c.. Parker estate. William
Il. Robinson, Harry Parker, Martha Shell
don Ware and Lewis Kenyon were read
and passed; a joint resolution directing
the city messenger to ascertain why IT
was that the truant officer had not vaoa-
ted a room I'm the city hall az directed by
luton, was read and passed and the sew
eral documents were ordered communlca-
ted To the common council for concurrent
action.
resolution authorizing the city audi
tor TO approve the unpaid bills OF tho
| joint special committee on distribution OF
| coal TO the needy people OF the city; the
| report OF the city treasurer relating 10
| the Issue OF registered bonds: n resolu ton
| authorizing the city 10 build sewers on
| private land controlled by the Consolida-
| ted road resolutions remltting certain
taes and joint resolution creating a
| joint special COMMITTEES 10 Investigate the
| quality of'gss furnished the city by the
| Providence Gas Co. were severaily pass
| ed In concurrence.
| APPROPRIATION MADE
| a Joint resolution making appropriation
| Of 5000. accompanied by report by the
! Joint committee on city property. FOR the
| furnishing OF the new central fire station,
was read and passed In concurrence
The annual report OF the overseer OF the
| poor was presented and ordered commu-
| nicated 10 the common council
! The petition OF Louise O'Learv for cleo
| trtc lights on Jackson street was referred
TO the committee on lights.
| The petition Of Bernard McCaughev
| and others for a sewer IN Atwelrs ave-
nue. fT0m Hannah 10 Parnell streets was
| referred to the committee on sewers.
| The petition of F. r.. White TO build a
! barn on Olney street was passed under
| the suspension OF the rules
| The petition ~ John J. Banigan and
| others go build n bridge over Middle street
| was referred 10 the commissioner OF pub
| lic works
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The following petitions to build barns
were laid on the table for two weeks.
Rachel Roscnfeld. - Ash street: Loo
Gregerman, 100 lippitt street Frank J.
Mclaughlin. f9S Charles street. Charles
r. Quigg, 81 Ormsbee avenue: William T.
Benson, corner Brown and Rugby streets.
Simon Greenblatt willard avenue. near
Taylor street.
OPPOSED RESOLUTION.
From the common council came n reso-
luton instructing the committee on har.
Dor TO make report relative 20 the duties
of the harbor master: also "a resolution
making appropriation OF 500 for the pur.
! chase OF launch and a rowboat for
the use OF the harbor master and To pur.
chase necessary supplies for the office
Alderman Freeman differed with ths
committee on harbors and he could no,
sec the expedency OF spending 500 for =
launch when n rowboat would do iust a.
wei He believed that several Years aRs
the hsrbor master needed boat 10 gs
about among the vessels IN the harbor
but he did not think this necessary now
lie believed there VAS Just as much need
OF purchasing an automobile for the har
Dor master - ride from Point stree
bridge 10 draw his salary. lie though