The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-05
Board Of Aldermen Transacted
Much Street Business.
MAYOR MILLER IN THE CHAIR.
Report Of Fourth Of July Committee Says
$1,000 Is Not Enough for a Proper
Celebration Of Day.

Considerable street business added TO
the regular docket OF the board of alder
mel yesterday made the session a long
drawn out affair. but there was little or
no opposition TO the reports of any Of the
committees save In one instance This
instance was In regard to the layout OF
Tiber street and the person making the
objection was under misapprehension' so
members Of the board afterward stated.
In the report OF the Fourth of July com
nfttee the attention Of the board was
called TO the fact that there was only
cent and a half each appropriated for the
citizens OF Providence 10 celebrate the
birthday of national independence and
that the $4,000 was a very small sum TO
give good celebration for so many with.
The reelection Of Walter A. Scott as IN
epector OF milk was unanimous, after
brief eulogistic speech by Alderman Per-
kins. who referred 10 his excellent work
IN that capacity in the past year.
The board met at city hall at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon with Mayor Miller
IN the chair for the first time In about
two months.
After the reading OF the record OF the
preceding meeting by Col William r.
Clarke. the city clerk. sundry health
matters were considered.
Petition Of David Brannon to keep
swine at "a Glen avenue; Michele Lom
bardi TO keep swine at 22 Peter street
were granted.
Petition for permits 10 remove swill
and offal were granted.
sundry nuisance orders were also is
sued. as recommended by the superin-
tendent OF health.
TO LOCATE COAL HOLE.
The monthly report Of inspector OF
steam boilers for June, 1904. was received
A resolution was passed permitting the
Industrial Trust Co. 10 build coal hole
In It's vault under the sidewalk on Ex-
change place.
The monthly report OF the overseers OF
the poor for July was received.
The recommendations OF the inspector
Of hacks were accepted and the schedule
of vehicle licenses was granted
The petition to locate and operate
"a steam boiler by the William II. Place
Manufacturing Co. at 66s Eddy street,
luton passed.
Permission was granted the Rhode ISL
and Brown Stone works to locate a steam
boiler on Leland street.
Alderman Mccarthy, the petition OF
Dennis F. Mccarthy to build barn in
TAKEN FROM TABLE.
Petitions for barns by Camille Colaluca.
No 8 Veazie street; Edwin A. Briggs.
on Chapman street: Thomas Hanna, to
uee building as barn on Luna street.
were passed after taking the usual course.
Councilman Flynn of the Third ward
objected to granting a permit to build
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Sarbissian on Wayne street. Councilman
McGovern also spoke against the grant
Ing OF permit for barn and sawmill and
referred TO a general protest by property
owners. Alderman Mccarthy also spoke
and the petitioners were given leave to
withdraw on his motion.
Under the suspension OF the rules tho
petitions OF the following for permits to
build barns were granted
By Alderman Parker, Clemence Cham
berlain TO build a barn in the rear Of
81 Curtis street.
BY Alderman Cooke, Sidney f. Adams
10 build barn at 20 South Court street.
the rear OF 81 Ashburton street BENJAMIN
Fink 10 build a barn at IS Ashburton
street; that OF Bernard McNiff TO build
a barn at 1lo Sherwood street, and
Antonio Lolio to build barn at 80 PAUL
street: and of Alderman Budiong, the
petition OF Mrs. Abigail T. Stone 10
build barn on Calverly street.
FOR MORE BARNS.
Alderman Perkins presented the petl-
tions OF Salvatore Catonzaro, for n barn
at rear OF IS Swiss street. and Giusepp
Tonnorino. for barn on Tell street,
which were laid on the table till the next
meeting.
Application for barns were laid on the
table as follows: George Dmkoff. rear GO
Gay street. alderman Reynolds); Ida
c. Bailey. in Ward g. alderman Free
mani: and John Pyne, for Arthur street
alderman Presbrey).
Alderman Gray presented Joint resoIu-
ton OF the city council to pay the bill OF
the Eastern Coal comps ny OF s22.5o. and
charse the same to the committee on
public buildings.
The usual resolution, appropriatInr
10000 for sewers. was passed unanimously
STREET COMMITTEES.
Alderman Gray for the committee ON
streets. recommended the committees for
the layout OF certain streets as follows.
Cleveland street. from it's present ter
mination {, Laurel Hill avenue; Stuart
Brady, John NJ. Rounds, Isaac w.
GarT1ck.
Dixon street. from Elmwood avenue 10
Stamford street; Samuel S. Stone. Robert
=. Spencer 70 Mckinley street. and John
J. Cilmartin.
Whitehall street, from Wallace street "a
Union avenue; Stuart +. Brady. John NJ.
Battey and James Mulvey. They were
elected as recommended
Alderman Gray presented resolutions TO
lay out Unit street and Robin street. and
resolution 10 define a grade for Unit
street, which passed.
The report OF COMMITTEES on lay ont NJ
Nebraska street from Eddy street 20
Rugby street was received. damage moth
Ing
Tho report Of committee on lay out Of
1fDcr street from Ffdgu street 70 Swiss
street were received, and referred back 10
(he committee.
The matter OF curbing Nebraska street
vas referred 20 sept. LIST.
The report OF the committee on ordinan
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