The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-17
Aldermen Laid 0. H. Whites
Petition Over for Two Weeks
WANTS AN OLD CASE SETTLED
Alderman Cooke Thinks There Should Be q
Decision on Controversy Involving Rights
10 River Bed.

The board OF aldermen disposed OF a
large amount Of routine business a. yester-
day afternoons session. The meeting was
called 10 order by Acting Mayor Rey-
uoids at ; O'Clock.
The petition Of Q. II. White for permits
sion TO use "A building at 391 Fountain
street for a barn was taken from the ta-
BILE. Judge Thomas u. Lee appeared In be-
half OF several people in that locality with
"A remonstrance against the granting OF
the petition.
Appearance was made for the other side
and the allegation was made that the eff
fort to stop the granting OF the petition
was simply an act OF spite. II was finally
decided TO lay the matter over two weeks
to give opportunity for a further hearing
Walter 3. Arnold was given permission
to build a barn at the corner OF Orms and
Zone streets and George Johnson at the
rear OF Is Earl street.
Petitions OF Nicolo Coppelli, A. Silver
man, heirs Of Denis Lyons and NJ. III.
Kinnatian to build barns were laid on the
table.
The following accounts for the laying
out OF streets were allowed:
Nathan NJ. Wright, $40: John NJ.
Rounds. S2i: William II. Barron, s2i.
The following reports were received in
concurrence:
Monthly statement OF the city auditor
for October, 1905.
Monthly report OF the city treasurer on
the issue OF registered bonds for Septem-
Der, 1906.
Monthly report OF the Joint standing
on finance on the issue or reg
fct. rod hnpIc fnr Capfapahar fQnE
Monthly report Of the city treasurer e.
September and October, 1906.
Nonthly report OF the city messenger
for Sc ptember, 1906.
Monthly report or the board or FIRE COM
missioners for September and October.
1905.
Report Of the city solicitor. relative TO
suits pending against the city.
Resolutions were passed i'm concurrence
TO remit the following taxes:
Emma Wolf, executrix. s27625; Oscar r..
Boehne, administrator SIC. $50: Edwin u.
Shaw. $3.50; william r. CSrsse. 1850.
william A. Chandler, 1850: Walter A.
Crandall, sic. 80: j. Franklin Collins. srO.5s:
General Chemical Co. j. L.. S~tarkweath-
err, manager, Sfs5; st. Mary's church,
$2SS.i4; Mary B. Macomber Henry w.
Cooke Co, agents., 1925; Antoine Czubak
-w4fe-eFEeHaiseiet4-ef sewer assess-
ment.
The following petitions were referred:
Petition OF Catherine Lynn TO rebate
tax on personal property. Joint com
mittee on claims.
Petition OF Theodore III. Willard ct al,
for electric lights corner OF Cranston and
Benedict street-eomnittee on lights.
Claim OF damages to fowl OF Miss f.
]. Hopkins. $40. Referred TO tho COM
mittee on damages under the dog law.
Petition OF John Bowen for a Welsbach
light on Academy avenue Committee on
lights.
lights on Dyer street. Committee on
lights.
Petition OF Peter Taft for acceptance
OF Geneva street. Committee on high
ways.
Resolution defining a grade for Aleppo
street. Continued to Dec. q.
Weekly report OF the Dexter asylum,
week ending Nov. IL, 1905. Received.
Report of the committee on the layout
OF Arthur avenue and Dean street. Con-
tinued to Dec. q.
For curblng Andem street. from Cam
ton street 10 Bergen street: Dixon street,
from Elmwood avenue TO Stamford ave-
nue.: Grotto avenue. from Penrose ave-
nue. TO Irving avenue: Baxter street, from
Massie avenue TO its s%outherly ermina-
ton; Handy street. from Amsterdam
q ~ AfAhA ~ " ~ Y
from Union avenue TO Cranston street.
Taber avenue. from President avenue to
-Ma44aee street. from frfs-
ella avenue 10 Whitehall street; Dora
street, from Webster avenue to Whitehall
street. and Ralph street. from Eastwood
10 Laban street. Order OF notice
for Jan. is. 1905.
Order OF notice TO define grades on All
ston street. from Harold street TO GIN
street: Aurora street, from Rill street TO
Harold street. Boyd street. from Allston
street 10 Rill street; Cliff street from All
ston street TO Valley street: Daisy street.
from Allston 10 Rill street: Dorr street
formerly Iillson street,, from Allston to
Rill street; Rill street, from Allston 10
Valley street. and Turner street. from
Valley 10 about 200 feet westerly, was
ordered issued for Jan. is. 1000.
Resolution providing for the holding OF
the quarterly meeting at Dexter asylum
at I O'Clock In the afternoon OF Dec. .
Passed.
Bills Of the inspector OF milk amounting
to s43. q were approved.
Alderman Cooke. after the routine bust
ness had been disposed OF. urged that ac-
tion be taken towards securing a decision
I'm the trespass action OF the city against
Walter !. Comstock. The case has been
before the court several wears. II in
wolves tho question 81 the city's right To
the bed Of the Moshassuck river. The
board adjourned without taking action on
the matter,
stephen Briggs. - years old. OF ~ Han
nxsr atreaf u.aa found a. yHarf,. ,hnn,