The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-02
Business Transacted al Monthly Meet
ing Of Town Council.
Excellent Athletic Exh btion by High
School Pupils.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
town council was held In the council
chamber in the town hall yesterday after
noon. President Benjamin Martin pre-
siding.
The record Of the last meeting was read
and accepted. after which the report OF
Town Treasurer David s. Ray was read
and ordered placed OH file. The report
showed the receipts from various sources
to be 1924. les "A and the disbursements
s2O. 2sa.OS. leaving a balance of $3sOs.3s.
The report OF the chief OF police, Rufus
w Adams, was read and ordered placed
on file. The report was as follows;
Total arrests for March, q; males, II:
females. s; Americans. 5; foreigners, III;
residents. l3: non-residents, o. Causes of
| arrest: Assault and battery, L: counter
feiting United States money. q common
drunkards, 2; common nuisance. 1: drunk
enness. 6; illegal sale OF liquor. 5: illegal
keeping OF liquor for sale. /; larceny. q;
non-support. 4: safe keeping. !.
Commitments: Committed TO jail, IL;
committed 10 state workhouse. 3.
Miscellaneous business: Buildings found
open and secured, 10; cases Investigated.
e; disturbances suppressed. 2: lights for
dangerous places. /; search warrants for
| LIQUOR served, l. seizure OF liquor. l.
The petition Of William Clements for a
transfer of liquor license to william A.
Lawrence at III Sutton avenue was
granted.
The draft OF an ordinance relating 10
sidewalks was next taken up for con-
sideration being taken from the table
| on motion OF Councilman Phillips.
Mr.. Phillips said that II the draft was
not acted upon at this meeting so as 10
| be brought before the general assembly
| this year n was OF no use TO try to clean
the matter up, and II might as well De
laid over for the next council
At the request of Mr. Phillips the town
| solicitor read the act. Councilman
Horton expressed the opinion that IL was
an injustice To tax people who did not
| own horses for highway maintenance.
Mr. Peirce addressed the council stating
that IL the act was passed IL would cause
! MANY people to suffer. He thought II
would be better to charge abutters one
half OF the cost of curbtng
Mr. Cady said he thought that the pas
| sage OF the measure would stir up nor
nets nest Mr.. Horton thought the sub
ject should be treated carefully and pre-
sented at the town meeting.
Upon motion of Mr. Cady the mattel
was laid upon the table.
Andrew Potter was granted a victual
ling license al 299 Taunton avenue.
Frank Hammond was granted victual
ling license on Bullock's Point avenue "a
Riverside.
William I1eddy was granted a pool ta'
BILE license for No. IS Lincoln avenue.
William H. Edwards was granted
victualling license for No 2s4 Taunton
avenue
The Remington social club was grantet
a license 10 hold dance In Climber haii
April II.
The petition OF the E. p. II. 8. for per
mission TO hold an athletic exhibition II
the town hall, April I. was granted
Edwin j. jerks was granted hotel IL
cense for No. 80 Stanton avenue.
Oliver f.. Hammond was granted O. II
cense for a lunch room at Riverside.
oliver T. Angell WAS granted Yictuallni
license for No. All Bullocks Point avenue
The petition OF Emil II. Matthews 10
| a license 10 cart swill was referred 10 III
health department.
Thomas n. Rich was granted licens
to hold a dance in the town hall, May ~
s. r. Clements was appointed specia
constable without power to serve CIV
. process
. The petition or tne ffope iIhhu N'i'
, pany for a license 10 hold dances at cres
cent park from May 30th 20 Sept. wa
granted
Previous 10 the granting OF this licens
II was voted that the cost OF such IL
cense was $50
A hotel license was granted TO Charic
T. pierce for the hotel at Hunts mill
: The Hope land company was granted
. hotel license for the Bullock's Point hote
at Crescent Park.
The Hope Land company was granted
license for the new summer hotei at Cres
cent Park. -.
r operate the steeple chase at Crescen
Park. -
The cost OF this kind Of license wa
fixed at $50 for the season.
Thomas Weich was granted victual
> ling license for his place on Watcnemohe
I square. -
r operate "A Day ~ the Alps" at Crescen
, park
$50
The application OF the Hope Land com
z pany for liquor licenses for the Bullock
= Point hotel. the New summer notei an
I the club house at Crescent Park was rs
. ferred to tho chief of police. with orde
: Of notice II the consideration of the az
piIcation at 30 y. m. April e. 1908.
Z Antonio v. Corey was granted a licens
!. for three pool tables In the Leslie blocl
: Charles r. Pierce was granted dane
n hall license for Hunts Mills from Ma
J. go 10 oct ].
A Az this time Allan j. Barbour prcSer
A ted n petition that the Rhode Island CON
Q pany be stopped from running expires
v passenger care through the streets of IN
e town
The petition bore the signatures Of u
) citizens and was referred TO a commtte
J. consisting of Councilman benjamin MAJ
!. tin. Fred W. Cady and Herbert Horton
l. \ desk in the town hall was given !
the Bav View Fire company.
j. Councilman Horton moved that the AZ
,ion ~ March IS laying ou, the stre'