The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-19

The board OF aldermen was called to
order at o'clock by Mayor Miller. an
the members being present
Several health orders In form c were
issued
The board then went into executive ses-
sion on motion OF Alderman Mccarthy.
After they returned to the board room
the petitions Of Antonio Bova. n Ring
street, and Charles r. La Rose, Wash
ington avenue, for permission to build
wooden buildings, were granted.
The report OF the committee on finance
upon resolution. appropriating SIS to
printing. was received, and the resolution
was passed. upon recommendation OF the
committee on finance
for Feb. and l3. 1904. and the monthly
report OF the inspector of steam boilers
for January, 1904, were received.
A communication from the city regis
trar. recommending the. appointment of
undertakers was received, and these were
spp1p,in.ed pinsSG ThSmas 0sns, nonahsR Joseph
Perry. Nestor .Ricard. George w. Wal
lace and Alfred Juhlin.
A resolution ordering the quarterly
meeting at the Dexter asylum was
passed.
APPROVED APPROPRIATIONS.
A resolution OF the board OF aldermen
approving the appropriations for health
and poor departments and asylum walls
80, 1906. passed as follows: Health. $4,000;
poor department, $4,000, and asylum walls
and buildings. 5000.
for the location Of wooden building and
those Of tho Ward-Corby company and
Frank P. Taft were granted under sus-
tons were laid upon the table for two
weeks.
Petitions to keep and sell fireworks of
and W. b. Eddy. & Co.. 50 Douglas ave-
nue. were granted.
A petition to be appointed auctioneer
e&psnation by AID Alderman s a Reynoids. ss'er an
Petitions to locate and operate steam
boilers by William j. Arnold, at 40 Fou,-
street stre s'resI snd American mery s @ wSssl u
works, Waterman and East River streets,
were granted.
MEDICAL INSPECTORS.
The schedule Of bills. Inspector of
MIX. OF f7b.66 was approved.
From the common council was received
the quarterly report OF the harbor master
for the quarter ending Jan. 1. 1904: also
the annual report OF the overser OF the
poor for the year 1908.
mended by the superintendent OF hacks
was approved and the licenses granted
communication from the superintend-
ent OF health was received with an accom-
perintendent Of health to appoint two
medical inspectors at a cost OF not ex-
ceeding $1,000 per annum
Alderman Cooke suggested the matter
be referred 20 the committee ON ordi-
nances in order TO have the duties de-
fined.
1t was referred. after a considerable de-
bate between Aldermen Reynolds, Nc
Carthy and Cooke, to the committee on
ordinances with direction TO report at
the next meeting.
The report OF the committee on the
layout OF Admiral street from Douglas
avenue to the city line was received.
The committee recommended that the
report be rejected and IL was 30 voted
Alderman Parker presented the petI
tion OF William Critchlsy for electric
lights on Union avenue and was referred
20 the committee on lights.
The same alderman presented tho pcti-
ton Of Taylor Barnes and others for a
sewer in Laban street and II was re-
ferred 10 the committee on sewers
Alderman Covell presented the petition
o. Edwin Smith to remit tax and IL was
referred TO the COMMITTEES on claims.
The committee on the laying out OF
Hope street from Rochambeau avenue 10
the city line was appointed as follows:
John F. Conaty, Samuel W. Crttcheley
and John J. Gilmartin.
Alderman Freeman nominated for the
office OF FIRE marshal. vacant for some
time. John r. Dennis OF Adelaide avenue.
in the sixth ward. This Is not a sal
aried office" he said. and we have had
several fires that looked as though they
were OF incendiary origin and these should
be investigated. Alderman Cushing
seconded the nomination and Mr.. Dsn-
mis- was elected unanimouely.
Alderman Cooke presented the following
communication which was referred 20 the
committee on health:
SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS
Honorable CITY Council for the CITY
of Providence:
"Gentlemen-At n meeting of the Provi-
dence Public Education association In
Manning hall on the evening II Jan. 9th,
~. nccncrn ma n wing reeolution was adoptsl