The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-22
No Opposition Offered 10 tho
Lighting Contract.
THANKS FOR CITY OFFICIALS
FlnaI SsssIsR Of Aldermen Yesterday After
aoon Was a Busy One, and
Lasted Two Hours.

The board of aldermen held It's final
meeting OF the year. unless a special
session should be called. yesterday after
noon. The board cleaned up long dock
ct with celerity and transacted consider
able business
A number OF permits to erect stables
and one building already erected as sta
BILE were granted. Two petitioners for
such permits were given leave to with
draw. They were Charles McGrath, who
desired to use as a stable, the building at
% Madison street and the c. w. Mass
company
In relation TO the former petition Ter
ence M O'Reilly addressed the board,
stating that he represented Mr.. Doolin,
who owned adjoining property and indi-
rectly other property owners. In the vi
cinity. He said the dividing line between
the lot on which IL was proposed to locate
the stable and the property OF his client
were within five feet OF the proposed sta
BILE, and that the stable would come with
I'm nine feet and four Inches OF bedroom
windows in four-tenement house on
Mr.. Doolin's lot The petitioner was Civ
en- leave to withdraw.
Robert 8. Emerson, appeared In behalf
OF the O. w. Mass company. He said IL
was simply desired 10 move the stable
of the company 10 the adjoining lot to
the one on which IL is now located A
rernonstrance signed by 81 neighboring
citizens induced Alderman Dunn 20 with
hold his approval and the petitioner was
given leave TO withdraw.
The board was called TO order at 3
o'clock by Mayor Reynolds. The full
board was present.
Isaac w. Swim. 224 Laban street: Madl-
ros III. Kimiatian, s5 Douglas evenue: Le-
ma Michaelcvitz. rear 1913 Broad street;
Giovanni Barella, rear corner McAvoy
and Exchange streets; Rosa Yuettner. 152
Wadsworth street; George Lowe. 6s Da-
vid street were granted permission 20
build barns.
c. w. Mass company and Charles Nc
Grath, who asked for barn permits were
given leave TO withdraw.
Resolution amending the rules OF the
board of aldermen; indefinitely post
poned.
Resolution to apply to the General. As
sembly for legislation requiring the tax
assessors TO notify parties taxed for the
first time or where taxes are increased
on personal property; indefinitely post
poned.
The following reports were received:
Report OF the committee on the layout
OF Arthur avenue and Dean street: report
OF the committee on the layout OF What
Cheer avenue; report OF the committee
on the layout OF South Main and Craw-
ford streets.
Antonio vetta was granted permission
TO keep swine.
The weekly report OF the Dexter asylum
for week ending Dec. 18th was received.
Frank G. Waterman, under a suspension
p,,nd ., the rules; was granted permission TO
Cargfll and Fountain streets.
Resolution TO establish grade OF o'Neill
Resolution to lay open Arthur avenue
and Dean street and put In condition for
public travel; Passed: ~
pany 2T Globe street and Arthur r.
Smith $50 Eddy street. to locate and
operate steam boilers, were granted.
Petition OF Allen Opera House company
to build vault under the sidewalk on the
westerly side OF Mathewson street was
granted
REPORTS AND PETITIONS,
The petition OF Catherine A. Findlay
2or damages was referred to the commit
tee on claims,
The petitions of Mary A. Lewis and
ages TO fowls were referred to the COM
mittee on damages under the dog law.
Order of notice to define grades on
Darien street; from Elgin street to Hart
street. and Harvest street. from Harold
street 10 Robin street. were referred to
the committee on highways.
The reports Of the committees on lay
out OF Arthur avenue and Dean street,
from West Exchange street to the new
a% raven aver te ana or ne Rsred eo
pany. and What Cheer avenue. from
.Laurel- Hill avenue to Pocasset avenue,
John W: peck wss given permission to
The bills OF William ]. Brown. s762 SIS;
SlRes lock- $500: Arthur Arthur F sami,sr4 Sumner 8 ,is. 70:
George II. Burnham, s4s; John NJ. Battey,
$3.50; were approved and ordered paid.
Claims OF Herbert b. Lockwood. trus-
tee, and John Keenan, were referred to
committee on claims.
Monthly report OF the Joint standing
an IN tear af
registered bonds. received In concurrence.
Monthly report OF the city treasurer for
November. 1906 and monthly report Of the
city messenger for November. 1905, re-
ceivcd In concurrence.
Resolution approving compensation OF
inspectors I'm the department OF public
works and resolutions 10 define grades for
Revere and Bismark streets we're passed
in concurrence.
Resolution TO lay out Mckinley street.
Passed In concurrence.
Resolution authorizing the committee
on city property 10 repair the East street
primary school damaged by fire Decem-
her 49, 1905. and also 10 do certain work
at the Technical High school. with or
without advertising for proposals there
for Referred back TO committee on city
property for further consideration
Report OF the committee on lights.
submitting n form OF contract with the
Narragansett Elccric Lighting Co. for
supplying the city with street lights at a
reduced price Received In concurrence
Resolution authorizing His Honor the
acting mayor 20 execute said contract
with the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Co. for supplying street lights ~ n reduc-
cd price OF A75 per lamp per year on and
after January !. 1906. Passed In concur
renee.
The report of the committee on the lay
out OF What Cheer avenue from Laurel
Hiil avenue 10 Pocassst avenue was re-
ceivcd an was the report OF the commit
&C. an fhr Or Argf. a
Dean street
Resolutions for establishing grades on
Point Ts-stttA,- Harvest and Darien streets
were referred 20 the meeting OF Feb IS
1905
Tho petition OF st Michael's church cor
poraion for electric lights on Crayland
road was referred 10 the committee on
lights
The resolution 20 apply 10 the general
assembly for legislation requiring tho