The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-05

nolds for president pro tenn OF the board
| and he was unanimously elected.
| Both gentlemen responded IN htuns
| speeches, thanking the board for the hon
! ors conferred.
| City Treasurer Clarke appeared and
| was sworn in by Mayor Miller.
The following officers were elected Tor
| the ensuing year:
spector OF provisions. John j. Donnelly;
inspector OF steam boilers, John B-
DOYLE; superintendent OF burial soldiers
and sailors. william Franklin; quaran-
tine sentinel, Edward Crogan; weighers
Of coal and other merchandise.
on motion OF Alderman Freeman, Al
dermen Reynolds and Coveli were ap-
pointed members OF the joint committee
on finance on the part OF the board
The board In concurrence elected George
w. Barth. commissioner OF the sinking
fund for three years, also Dr. Fenner H.
Peckham TO NIL the unexpired term or
Richard H. Deming on the park commits
sion: also Richard G. Lyman and James
A. Pierce as Justices OF the police court
City Registrar Chapin announced 10 the
board that he had appointed Eugene j.
King as medical inspector and Walter j.
Lewis. sanitary inspector and the ap-
pointments were confirmed by the board.
City Treasurer Clarke announced his
appointment OF Earl =. Mason as deputy
city treasurer and he was confirmed
The mayor announced the appointment
of CHRISTOPHER w. O'Brien as the private
secretary to the mayor
The standing rules Of the board as USED
during the year 1902 were adopted by
the board for 1909.
A resolution was introduced express
ing the sympathy of the board To Alder
man elect Davis. who was unable TO be
present through illness and TO send an
engrossed copy OF the resolution to the
alderman. II was voted.
The board concurred with the common
council in the passage of the following
resolutions
Resolution -referring- the mayors mos
sage and the stated reports 10 the proper
committees
Also to print 1000 copies OF the annual
report Of the city engineer.
Also TO index and bind the resolutions
and city documents for 1902.
Also appointing a special committee
on pending sunts.
Also TO contract for city printing.
Also appointing a joint special COM
mittee 10 procure portrait OF Mayor
Miller.
Also regulating the number Of city doc
uments TO be printed.
Also continuing joint special committees.
Also appointing a joint special commit
tee on Fourth OF July celebration.
Also appointing Joint special commit
tee relative to public baths.
Also resolution accepting gift OF Isabel
r. Mulcahey to North Burial ground.
The reports OF Richard r.. Lyman and
James A. Pierce. police justices were re-
ceivedr Also the monthly report OF the
city auditor; also the repoN OF the joint
special committee on pending suits Of the
payment OF s400 TO William H. Hanley for
| Injuries on Smithfeld avenue. Also the
report OF the city treasurer and joint
| resolution appointing a special committee
/ on taxation, TO inquire into present
: methods and report recommendations OF
| desirable changes,
| dent OF the Dexter asylum was received.
The board confirmed the appointment OF
/ Henry w. Goff as assistant inspector OF
] buildings.
The report OF James Moran, city
| guagsr, was received.
Alderman Reynolds presented the pc
| tition OF James A. Vaughan for remis-
! sion of 1tax which was referred to the
! committee on claims.
The mayor appointed TO the joint COM
mittee on Fourth of July celebration on
the part OF the board Aldermen Perkins.
James Davis and Cushing. and on the
erection of suitable bath houses Alder
! man Freeman and Perkins.
Mayor Miller announced the standing
Armorles--Lewis r. Davis, Burmah f.
| Perkins
Auctioneers william X. Reynolds,
! Lewis II. Davis.
Bridges-Burmah r. Perkins. william
| III. Coyell. Lewis II. Davis
Damages Under the Dog Law-william
| II. Covell, Adonlram J. Cushing James
Davis.
Hackney CarriaCes-James II. Freeman,
Lewis r.. Davis. Adoniram j. Cushing
Health Committee-Dennis r. Nc
Carthy, William X. Reynolds. James
Davis.
Mnk-Abraham A. Gray, stephen A.
Cooke. James +. Freeman.
| Poor observation-disclosures r Mccarthy.
ing.
Streets Abraham A. Gray. Dennis f.
| Mccarthy. James Davis.
Street Signs and Numbers-James r.
Freeman, william III. Covel Lewis r.
Davis.
Police--Wllliam III. Covel. James r.
| Freeman stephen A. Cooke.
Mayor Miller announced tho members
% the joint standing committee OF tn,
city council on the part OF the board as
follows:
city property. Alderman Gray: claims
Alderman Mccarthy: education. Alder
man Freeman: finance. Alderman Rey
H'iAes ht' u'poA Nhtuts AidtInlhu fer
kns; harbor. Aldermas Mccarthy; high
ways, Alderman Gray; lamps. Alderman
James Davis; North Burial ground Al
derman Reynolds: ordinances. Alderman
Cushing. parks, Alderman Cooke print
ing. Alderman James Davis: railroads
! Alderman Cooke; sewers Alderman Per
kns. water. Alderman Lewis r. Davis
The board adjourned TO Thursday, Jan
IS. at $3.50.
NETTING