The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-07
HEARING ON THE
CITY HOSPITAL
Aldermen Sent Matter Back
TO Committee.
BOARD HAD LONG SESSION
II Was ealIvensd BY Protests From Alder.
men Cooke and Duan-Rspurt on
Technical High School,

There were many lively occurrences In
the board Of aldermen's long meeting yes
terday at which the Contagion hospital
plan was sent back 10 the joint special
committee with instructions TO give a pub
lie hearing
The long expected report on the Tech
n!oai High school proposition came in
from the committee and was a very lame
affair the recommendation being for con-
currence with the common council in the
passage OF the resolution. IL was passed
and II is very likely that something will
be doing toward a new school soon.
Alderman Stephen Cook OF the First
ward took a whack at the city property
committees policy OF patronizing as he in
tl,nated. but two or three architects and
I'm unmistakable terms denounced the
architecture OF the Central fire station.
Alderman Dunn voiced protest also in
bohalf OF his constituents In the Third
ward whose petitions for highway i'm
p-Ovements receive very little attention
n ON the committees. he said while all
s,.r's Of improvements are made In other
sections
Nearly an hour vas spent In contro-
versy over a barn on Blackstone street, a
hearing being given
II was almost O'Clock when the board
aclC urned.
The mayor suggested when the matter
OF amending the ordinance relating TO
city flags cane up that it was rather pc
ouliar TO put the flags in the hands OF the
state
Alderman sisson said almost everything
else is. why not that. and the board sent
the matter back TO the committee for ex-
plaLGtion.
HEARING ON BARN.
The board OF aldermen was called to or
der at p. m. and after the records had
been read and approved the board went
into executive session on motion OF Alder
man Reynolds. There was a contest over
the location OF a barn by Samuel Wald-
man on Blackstone street and Attorney
A. ]. Gushing appeared for the petitioner
and he explained how IL came about that
he came here for the third time in con-
Eection with IL.
Ho said there were people on the re-
mol STRANGE who liveCs long way from
the location for the barn as proposed.
Mr. Gushing said the nearest house Is
o. er 30 feet distant and this house is on
the next street. tine house beside IL is 60
feet distant and the nearest house on
blackstone street is about II feet away.
| found that there is a great deal or
misarprehension about Mr.. .Waldron. There
Is story that he Is in the junk business
ana tfat ne Is not ana mas not pttn ioE
seNsral years. He deals in cotton waste
and damaged yarns from the various
Tills.
lie does not even design to use the
barn as storehouse Mr.. Gushing said
that he understood several objectors had
a barn in an open lot near this same
location.
In answer 10 the inquiries of Alderman
Cook, Mr. Gushing said that no infam-
Ia ba Cfn
size OF the barn being such as TO pre-
vent the possibility.
AN ALLEGED NUISANCE.
c. II. Peck OF the estate of ]. II. Peck
said that he understood that the man
made a nuisance of the barn he used on
Comstock avenue.
Mr.. b. r. Medbury, who leases the
barn Mr. Waldron occupies. said he had
the room adjoining the barn and the
horse never bothered him, nor was there
any nuisance.
Harry Lee, 323 Blackstone street, said
he objected to the barn because such
structure would be Objectionable in a
residential section.
George W. Smith, representing the
Snow estate on which the other barn
was located, referred 10 by Mr.. Cushing
and he said his barn was put up before
the section was so much built ND.
He said he thought this or any barn
would be Objectionable, and that he
thought his own barn was a detriment
to the property.
George NJ. Hunt. who had four houses
In the section, and thought that this
structure II built. would depreciate the
value of the property.
The long signed petition was read and
when the motion was made 70 give the
petitioner for the barn leave to with
darw. Alderman Cooke said the question
was whether or not people in the rear and
distant from the proposed location had
n right 10 object
VOTED TT DOWN.
Alderman Reynolds opposed the build
ing OF the barn and explained his rea-
sons. which moved Alderman Cooke 10
remark that he had disclosed his real
reason for opposition "It has touched
his pocketbook. / wouldn't advance such
an argument before this board" Tho
petitioner was finally given leave TO with
draw. the vote being z to g.
The petition 70 build a barn OF Charles
Halpern. l2l Gladstone avenue. was
granted.
Petitions 10 keep and sell fireworks OF
William r Eddy & Co, the Rhode Island
News company. % Pine street. T. p
Chester e. Co. Pine street; blanchard
Young & Co. 24-35 Pine street, were
granted, being recommended by the fire
commissioners
The petitions 10 locate and operate
steam boilers OF the Rhode Island Supply
and Engineering company. 15e-l6s West
Exchange street. and Smith A. Newman.
rear 50 West Friendship street. were
granted.
APPROVED THE BILLS.
To the committee on damage under the
law was referred appraisal or damage 70
fowl OF Mrs Ellen Cahoone. amounting
20 f220 Catherine Gilbert. $500 and of
damage TO fowl OF Alfred Barnett amount
ing TO $3.50
Petition Of Walter l.. Preston 20 be
appointed an auctioneer was referred TO
the committee on auctioneers.
The schedule " bills Inspector Of milk.
t46.4s sealcr Of weights and measures.
s77 0S; asylum walls and buildings. 1920. 6s;
bill for ringing bell. First Baptist church.
st25.O0. schedule for health department.
s495T24. and schedule for poor depart
ment. s2f5029 were received and ap-