The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
NO MONEY FOR
A PLAYGROUND.
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railroad company in. blocking up. the
streets with cars and concluded with
/ glowing eulogy for the brave fire depart
/ ment who aid great work at the Are on
| Saturday night.
Tho greatest fire that was ever con-
Quoted In the city OF Providence" he af-
Others were heard and the ordinance
| passed.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
From the committee on city property
was received report recommending a
! resolution appropriating $1,000 for and au.
| thorizing the erection OF a primary school
unanimously.
| From the committee on city property
was also received resolution appropriat-
| ing S65. 900 for and authorizing the erec-
! tion OF primary school building on
/ America street, which was passed.
Mr.. Leonard for the committee on
/ lights presented n report recommending
resolution 10 contract for ten additional
electric arc lights for the use Of the city
on certain highways. which was received.
! The resolution was passed.
! GIFTS TO NORTH BURIAL GROUND
Mr.. Grinwood. for the commissioners
OF the North Burial ground. presented
resolutions accepting gifts to the North
Burial ground fund. OF Howard W. Ran
| dali. Pauline Nhitford. Walter II. Du-fee,
Almiger r. England, Annie S. Humphrey.
James w Gallagher. James s. and Sarah
| -. hetDety, f1oWdru w. 4lL, ~
Wilson, Mary Landy. Stephen H. Arnold
Sarah z. swindels. Annie Heppenstal,
Roscoe r. Stokes. administrator: Gather
1 Inc NJ Kyle, executrix, and Ottillia Knob
lock. executrix, which passed.
From the board of aldermen was re-
! ceived resolution appointing joint
| sreclal committee 10 inquire into and re-
port upon a communica tion Of the super
! intenr1ent of health relative To the in
adequate provisions I'm Providence for the
care OF contagious diseases. which passed
| I'm concurrence.
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE.
From the board OF aldermen were also
received the monthly reports OF the city
auditor and city treasurer for March.
1904, and quarterly report Of the city
weishcr. and resolutions announcing the
election OF appraisers Of damage under
the dog law and special constables under
the bird law on the part Of the board OF
aldermen; an ordinance permitting the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Co, to lay rails for spur track
in Aliens avenue, was passed in con-
currence.
The matter OF the election of a park
commissioner for three years on the part
OF the common council, the term OF Will
liam A. Walton. ESQ, expiring in May:
1904. William A. Walton was reelected
The annual report of the park com
missioners for 1903 was received: also the
annual report OF the superintendent OF
public buildings for 1903,
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Petitions OF w. w. whipple, for COM
pensation for damages; Elwin l.. Sar-
gent, for remission OF sewer assessments,
and w y. Vincent ct ais. for light cor
ner Elmgrove and Irving avenues; re-
ferred to the committee on claims
The petitions of l.. p. Andrews ct ais.
for lights on Fruit IIill avenue; and of
Horace L. Mason ct ais. for lights on
Marion avenue, were referred 10 the COM
mlttee on lights.
The petition Of the Union Railroad COM
pany (Rhcde Island company lessee). TO
relocate its rails in me centre OF Elm
wood avenue. from Broad street To Earl
street, was referred TO the committee on
railroads with instructions TO hold pub
lie hearing. II was so referred.
Councilman Darling for the fire COM
mssloners. presented report asking
that the fire alarm telegraph system be
transferred from the city hall to the new
Central fire station. 1t will probably
take an outlay Of 5000, according 10 the
report, and IL was stated that this was
the best time for such an action. The
matter was referred TO the committee on
finance
The following petitions for lights were
presented: Councilman Dunn, petition OF
John ]. Gaffney for lights on Chadbrown
street Councilman Daw, petition of Will
liam II. Marshall for lights on Wallace
street. petition OF James O. Brundrett
for lights or Eimdale avenue: Council
man Littlehed, petition OF william Daw-
son for lights on Dora street; petition OF
r. r. Lewis for lights on Progress ave-
nue.; Councilman Flynn, petition OF
Thomas r. Kelley for light on Oakland
and Smith streets; petition OF Grace n.
Raymond ct al for lights on Reservoir
avenue: Councilman Peterson, petition of
George w. Stelley ct al for lights on
Pleasant and Knowles streets. They were
referred to the committee on lights
NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Councilman Grady presented the petit
tion OF Gustavus A. Miller ct ais. TO lay
out Oakland avenue from Gladstone ave-
nue. 10 Smith street and II was referred TO
the committee on highways.
Councilman Balch presented the petit
ton OF tho Providence Mothers club re-
questing tho establishment of public play
grounds In every ward in the city which
was referred to the committee on finance.
Councilman Balch presented the petition
of the chamber of commence relative 10
leasing city property located at Market
square The petition asks for n 20 years
eAtenSipn OF tns preStrl tease OF tns
board OF trade building. providing that
before the termination OF the said present
lease the chamber OF commerce shall
commence 90 erect upon the site OF the
present city building (so-called) n Cham
Der OF commerce building 20 cost not less
than 10000. The petition was referred TO
the committee on city property.
Councilman Lake presented the petition
OF Jacob Kaufman for compensation fSr
damages which was referred 20 the com
r'ittee on claims
The report OF the committee on ordi-
nances recommending resolution in
structing the city solicitor to favor leEls-
lation 60 reduce the fee for liduof*ll-
cense 90 wholesale druggists TO n sum not
less than $500 WAS called from the table
by Mr.. Balch and on his motion was post
poncd indefinitely.
Mr.. Dunn asked FOR an expla or
the committee on finance regarding the
reason for not reporting on his resolution
appropriating 5000 for st. Joseph's hospi-
tai
Mr. Parks stated that tho COMMITTEES