The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-03


at Taunton avenue. Telephone llz-z
East Providence.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
town council was held yesterday aiter-
noon IN the council chamber In the Town
hall The meeting was called to order
bv council President Herbert r. Horton
with all of the members In attendance
except Councilman Phillips.
II had been expected that the meeting
would be an interesting one.but there was
was no special business which came up
or any discussion TO give color TO the
proceedings
The report of Town Treasurer David .
Raw for the month OF February was re-
ceived and after being read. II was or
aered that the report he placed on hle
The report of Collector of Taxes Henry
Pickersgill was also read and It was
ordered that II he placed on file. The re-
mort showed that sss.seS of the town tax
had been collected to date.
THE report Of Chief Of Police Rufus w.
Adams. as printed in Yesterdays News
xas also read and Il was ordered placed
on file.
Mr.. Nicholson appeared before the
council and stated that on account OF an
,cv place on the sidewalk on Lincoln ave
nue in the Riverside district he hnd On
Ian. H. fallen and injured his shoulder
He asked that the town reimburse hirn
for damages sustained by reason OF the
fan. but Town Solicitor Baocock eN
nressed the opinion that the town Was not
liable In the premises and Mr. Nichoi-
son was informed that the town h'u
nothing TO do with the matter.
A netition was received from the new
york New Haven q Hartford Railroad
company asking for permiss On 10 olscoa-
tinue the fagmen station at the 'Heeh,
wood and Newman avenue crossings anu
nut In one OF the companys electrlc pel'
signals instead. After iew renlains , u'
the matter by the members or the coun-
I'll Councilman Cady moved that the pc
titioner be given leave 10 withdraw ana u
was so voted. ,.,. ,,u...,to-
representative OF the Smith-Premler
Tvpewriter company appeared before tne
council and explained the workings OF the
machine manufactured by that company
and after some discussion II was voted 10
purchase new machine lot use III '"0
Office OF the town clerk.
THE petition of Charles j. Sanford that
no he appointed a special constable with
ont uower 10 serve civil process Whi0h
was approved by the chief OF police was
granted. The council also granted tne
neition of Walter s. Humes Tor peu-
d.er's license. - 49,
A communication was reau iruin "he
board OF tax assessors stauns tna' ~
I've assessment Of the tax against Danle
and Julia Murphy an error OF 10 Genus
mad baen made and asking that II be rec
,ioad The desired action was taken a.
rerSesrsai TSe usiit,op q George e. Read for ap
notntment as a special constable wlthou
mower TO serve civil process was ho
granted. -. ,,.or.o
several applications for JUNK licenses
were read and granted.
The petition OF the Rhode islan'
Amusement company for second clas
Yo,or license at Boyden's Heights wa
read and referred to the chief or ponce.
,rha annlication OF George r. Read TO
. raddIer's license was read and granted
II was voted that IL was the sense
the council that persons holding s s.i'
peddlers' licenses were not requii 81 81
,,ndar the statute TO take out town
censes - 49,, NO
~rantsd permission 10 hold an entertain
nsnt IN the town hall Friday evening
lanes Lawson and others were grante'
rarmission 10 hold n dance In the toW'
han on the evening OF April s.
THE netltion of the Broadway Socla
c,ub for permission TO hold dance ol
the evening OF March IL was granted
The petition Of William T. Haskln
that the sum of S75.lS, which ne na'
paid under protest as taxes, be retuhde'
10 him, was referred TO the board OF Ia
assessors.
The current bills. as well as the pay
rolls for February, were then taken u
and after being audited they were OF
dered paid.
In compliance with an order from th
common pleas division OF the suprem
court. the following petit jurors wer
drawn in addition 10 those previousl
drawn: Pardon w. s. Brownen, Georg
A Martin. Peter Duamell. George b. HUI
Archibald Blrtwell. Horace w. Jenk'
James f. Noonan, Fred u Mason, Waite
Rockford. Cornelius OConnor Peter :
Sheldon. Levi +. Langill. Ellery {. Sher
man. william A. Mcleod James V. Hud
son John Wareham. Frank G. Halliday
Philip j. Mcclure. Rufus s. Curti
Thomas c. Whitmarsh. Edward r. Her
aigan, Benjamin J. Whitaker. Clarenc
J. Purvere and III. Elmer Freeman
After the jurors had been drawn. Pres
dent Horton reported that he had pa
the bills for the care OF a number Of lo
In different cemeteries In the town o,
OF funds OF which the town IL trustee 4
the purpose. After some discussion
regard TO the old cemeteries In the tow
OF which there are several the meetlr
adjourned. After the adjournmnt a vel
pleasant time was enjoyed smoking son