The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-21
VOTED $4,000 TO
MOVE fire ALARM
Finance Committee Recon-
mended Passage Of Resolution.
BOARD C0NCURRED-.S TO !.
Superintendent Of Hacks Asked for Revision
Of System Of Issuing Vehicle Licenses
TO Comply with the Law.
BOARD C0NCURRED--S TO I.

passed the resolution appropriating $500
for the removal OF the switchboard anc
other apparatus from city hall 10 the
new Central Fire station. The actor
was taken with the recommends ton oi
the joint committee on finance, to whom
the matter had been referred, when the
measure first came up in the board
There was. OF course. some discussion
but the only opposition came from AL
derman Gray. who pictured the fire sta
tion as a terribly dangerous place full
of hay and grain. when the fremen
walked about smoking and doing other
careless things. He asked the members
OF the board to picture the condition OF
the city IL anything should happen 10 the
fire alarm system. and requested the ma
ture deliberation OF the board before the
removal was voted.
Alderman Cooke came out strongly for
the removal and asked to have a COM
munication from the Inspector OF build
ings read, relating TO the safety OF the
structure
The report showed that the building
was a very safe one. that IL is isolated
from all other buildings the excellent
hre-fghung appartus on the lower moor
E with trained men. that 1t in sub-divided
by brick walls so that fire could not
travel fast and that by the use OF tin
clad. self-closing doors very little fear
OF fire need be felt.
GAVE 1T BLACK EYE.
Alderman Perkins said that from the
first there had been a tendency TO give
this building a black eve" for some rea-
son or other, but that It was constructed
for the purpose OF housing the fire alarm
and II should be placed there.
Alderman Gray still adhered 10 MS
original positions and was the only man
TO record his vote against the resolu-
ton.
AS IL was street day" I'm the board.
a number Of matters pertaining TO lay
out, curbing and otherwise making OF
public highways were taken up.
ABOUT VEHICLE LICENSES.
A communication was received from the
superintendent OF hacks, calling attention
TO the present unsatisfactory method OF
issuing vehicle licenses, which he said
was not in accordance with the ordinance
At present there is a delay OF two
weeks In nearly every case before man
can get a license as the schedule recon-
mended by the inspector must be ap-
proved by the board of aldermen before
the city clerk who keeps the stubs, can
issue the license certificate. The superin-
tendent OF hacks suggests that the entire
matter OF issuing the certificates be left
with him and that he make return OF
the money 10 the city clerk afterwards.
This matter was referred to the commit
tee on hackney carriages.
All the alderman except DR.. Budlong
were present. and the board was called TO
order promptly at o'clock, and after
the reading of the records by City Clerk
Col William Z. Clarke a number OF
health orders were issued and appoint
ments of collectors OF swill and offal were
made.
PERMITS FOR BARNS.
Applications for permits to build barns
by D. w Granderson Rodman street;
Donate Paolucei. 90 Spruce street; Leo
Winograd Lopez street: Bartolomeo Can
tanzaro. Gesler street. and Walter r. d.
Vaughan. "a Stanwood street which had
laid on the table were granted.
Abraham Bazaar was given leave to
withdraw his petition for permit 10 build
Alderman Gray presented reports OF the
committees on the layout OF Cleveland
street from easterly termination to
Laurel Hill avenue; Linton street from
Academy avenue TO Canton street: White
hall street, from Wallace street 10 Union
avenue which were received, approved
and ordered recorded; damages nothing
CAN LOCATE BOILER.
The petition TO locate and operate n
steam boiler by A. o. Card 81 Arcade.
which was recommended by the inspector
Of buildings was granted.
The weekly reports OF the Dexter
asylum Oct s and Is 1904: n communica-
tlon from the superintendent of hacks.
and monthly report OF the inspector OF
steam boilers for September, 1904 was re-
ceived
The quarterly report of the supervising
Inspector under the smoke nuisance act.
ending Sept 80 was received
Appraisals OF damage to fowl Of Mrs.
Elz Gearrin, $l620; Thomas Amos. $40:
William @. Moore. 81 90 were received and
referred To the committee on damage
under the dog law.
The. resolution defining a grade for
Aleppo street, from Pelham street TO
Bosworth street was brought up and At
torney t Il. Carroll appeared for abut-
ters who raised objections and after a
lengthy discussion over the plats. the |
matter was postponed to the third Thurs
day In February, 1905. on motion of AL |
derman Gray
ORDERS FOR CURLING
orders TO curb Tiber street from Ridge |
street TO Swiss street. Grand street from |
Potter avenue TO Huntington avenue: |
Laban street. from corner Laurel Hill |
avenue to Merino street; were issued
The curbing of Eastwood avenue. from |
laurel Hill avenue TO Merino street, was |
els0 ordered after some discussion
James +. Moore, Cotton Bainton and |
Herbert ,Welch objected to curbing of |
Eastwood avenue The former said the
assessment for his three lots would be /
20 heavy he could not meet Il without
selling his lots.
A resolution declaring Elmdale avenue,
from webster avenue 20 Whitehall street
and Eastwood avenue, from easterly side
OF Laurel Hill avenue GO the easterly
side Of Ralph street. as public high.
WAYS. were passed.
Accounts OF Charles A. walsh. street.
$40: John NJ. Battey. street s29: William
A Compton. streets. SIS vere approved
on motion OF Alderman Gray for the COM
noittee on streets and allowed
REFERRED PETITIONS
The petition Of American oyster COM