The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-07


sion yesterday afternoon and the meeting
was busy one. One of the most i'm
portant acts of the council was the ap-
pointment of a successor TO the late
Mason B. Wood. an overseer of the poor.
Frank f. Calef received the appointment.
Mr.. Calef is a we'll known resident of
the town and there is general satisfaction
called to order by President Benjamin
Martin. The following business was
transacted:
The report OF the town treasurer was
received II showed that the receipts TO
date were sl5S.l and the disburse-
ments $lSl. .7o5.5S. leaving balance on
hand of $2i. .40SS9.
The report of the chief OF police Of
business transacted during the month of
April was as follows:
Total arrests, TO- males. 3. females, i;
American, 4: foreigners. 8; residents, 10.
Causes OF arrest: Assault with intent
to kill. /; drunkenness, 5: disorderly per-
sons, /; idle person, /; larceny. /; revel-
ling. !.
house, 2.
Miscellaneous business: Buildings found
open and secured, 8: cases investigated.
% disturbances suppressed. 3; horses
shot. /; lights furnished for dangerous
places. 6.
Councilman Phillips introduced the fol-
lowing resolution: That the track of the
| Union Railroad company, authorized to
be constructed by the act passed Dec. 8,
1902. is hereby fixed as follows. to wit:
In Roger Williams avenue. in track now
terminating at Phillipsdale store, 10 the
angle In said avenue at the band u, y
shown in the layout thereof. sixteen and
one-half feet from east line OF said track
| in Roger williams avenue from said
angle TO Pawtucket avenue. to the north
| erly line of the town, sixteen and one-half
feet from the northerly and westerly
sides of said avenues respectively: except
| that north of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad crossing. said
! track may be laid at such convenient To-
cation as may be necessary 10 connect
the proposed line with the track now laid
on Pawtucket avenue In the city of Paw
! tucket:
And the curves necessary at the angle
/ of bound ~ and at the corner OF said
| avenues may not be less than eight feet
! from the lines thereof. the distance speci-
! fed being in all cases from the street line
to the nearest rail of the track
The resolution was adopted.
The consideration of the sidewalk act
was postponed.
The petition of Fred. c. Medbrey for the
! transfer OF a second-class liquor license
| for the Island Home. at l49 Narragansett
| avenue TO Alex. D. Duranto and Angelo
De Santin was granted.
A communication from the family of
I the late Mason b. Wood, thanking the
! council for their sympathy in their hour
| of bereavement was read and ordered
placed on file.
Fred w. Dexter and Frank +. Ladd
were accepted as bondsmen for the Hope
Land company.
Patrick Cuneen and John O'Reilly were
accepted as bondsmen on the transferred
second class liquor license OF William A.
4 Lawrence.
communication from the board Of har-
Dor commissioners, granting the town
permission to empty sewerage into the
Seekonk river was received and placed on
file.
The petition of Charles II. Aldrich for a
1 lunch cart license at Riverside was refer
red TO the chief OF police.
The petition OF Bertha b. Walker to use
the town hall on the evening OF May IL
! was granted
Albert o. Woodward was appointed a
special constable without power to serve
civil process.
on recommendation OF the chief OF pu-
lice. Leonard A. Sipifino was appointed a
special constable without power TO serve
civil process.
The petition OF Antonio vessala for =
victualng license at 215 Narraganset'
avenue Riverside, was referred to the
| chief Of police
Charles J. Sanford was appointed a spe-
cial constable without power to serve civil
process. -
LOYAL Alpha Lodge, I. O. o. r, NJ. T..
was granted a license TO hold a dance In
odd Fellows hall May %.
John u. Evangelist and Arthur L.
Moore were granted licenses 10 cart swill
William s. Haskins was given permis-
sion to cart night soil.
Louis ID. Wilcox was granted a license
TO cart swil.
A communication from William +. Kup-
! per I'm regard to the building of bridge
was received and placed on file. The
| clerk was directed 20 communicate &c
him the information that the town did
not at present contemplate the construc'
ton OF any bridges
A communication was received from the
Postal Telegraph company asking for per
| mission to erect pole at Broadway Six
/ corners IL stated that the Telegraph
company and the Providence Telephone
company would use the same pole and
strengthen IL. so as TO do away with a
/ number OF poles now erected.
Permission was granted, the work 10 be
done under the direction OF the highway
| commissioner OF the district.
| IL was voted that In case of the Inca
I paCity OF a police sergeant from any
cause the chief of police should have
power. I'm his discretion TO hll the vacan-
cy
: A large number OF bills and the usual
pay rolls were audited and ordered paid
The petition OF Herbert V. Plummer. OF
I Riverside. for an abatement OF taxes was
referred TO the board OF tax assessors.
Upon motion Of Councilman Sampson