The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-19


At 8 o'clock Mayor Miller called the
board OF aldermen TO order and all were
present except Alderman Covell, the rec
ords OF the preceding meeting being read
by City Clerk William Z. Clarke and
approved.
Petitions TO keep swine OF Michael
Briggs, Argel and Jasper streets, Frank
Erler at 4 Thornton street dwo), were
granted as recommended.
The aldermen also approved the petit
tons TO collect swill and offal by Gustano
De Benedictis OF Riverpoint,. Harry San
ford, Hughesdale: Manuel Morris. Rocky
Point: Joe Parent OF Warwick Neck, as
they were recommended by the superind-
ent OF health
REFERRED TO NEW BUSINESS
Alderman Sisson presented resolution
relative 10 defining grades on the fol-
lowing streets. viz: Dana street. from
Camp street 10 Hope street; Fisher street,
from Hope street 10 Morris avenue; Ivy
street, from Hart street 10 Rochambeau
avenue; Hart street, from Hope street
20 Ivy street; Mount Pleasant avenue.
from AtweITs avenue To It's northerly
termination; Whiting street, from Hope
street TO Morris avenue, ami IL was
passed forthwith without discussion.
For the committee on streets also. AL
derman Sisson recommended the issuing
OF order for curbstones 20 be set and
cutters be paved on the following streets,
viz:
Narragansett avenue, from city line
northerly 10 point about 100 feet north
or Ardoene street. Eastwood avenue.
from Ralph street TO Laurel Hill avenue.
Cleveland street, from its easterly ter
mination 10 Laurel Hill avenue, and
Wadsworth street, from Sorrento street
10 Crsnston street.
No objections being made the orders
were issued as recommended.
NEW BUSINESS
The weekly reports OF the Dexter asy-
lum for May 6-l3, 1905. and the monthly
report OF Inspector OF steam boilers for
April, 1905. were received.
Resolution directing the commissioner
of public works TO lay open Hope street
from Rochambeau avenue to the city
line.
A communication was received from the
superintendent of health recommending
that r. A. Dyer's license TO keep swine
be revoked and II was passed
The petition OF Vernon A. Reach To be
appointed an auctioneer was referred 10
appraisal OF damage 10 fowl OF Leon
Semenof APPOINTING to $40. was referred
20 the committee on damage under the
dog law
Sundry petitions TO locate and operat q
steam boilers by William f. lsouttit. 2e7
Broad street. and Wifred Legare. 81 De-
laine street were granted. as were also
petitions 10 keep and sell fireworks oy
s. A. Whittemore. 226 Admiral street :
Tucker & Walker 1915 weybosset street
James c. Macomber. sos North Main
street; s. A. Whittemore. West River
street: Frederick Graeben 50 Plainneld
street; Patrick j. Markey. $40 Amherst
street; Mrs. G. A Stone. 1913 Prairie ave-
nue.: Miss Kate Heaney. 227 wfckenden
street.
FOR STATE TAX.
The aldermen received the monthly re-
port OF the city auditor for April. 1905 .
monthly report OF the city messenger for
April 1905; monthly report OF the Joint
standing committee on finances on the
issue OF registered bonds for April 1905:
monthly report OF the city treasurer for
April. 1905. The regular resolution pro-
viding for the assessment and collection
OF taxes was passed IA was also the
resolution appropriating slS7,lS5.26 for
state tax in concurrence The resolution
adding 10000 TO the appropriation for
contingencies was also passed in con-
currence.
A resolution appointing three students
70 the city engineers department was
passed
AS recommended by Superintendent, Of
Public Works Walter F. Slade. the peti-
ton OF the Samuels' Land company for a
big coalhole was not granted. as the plsn
Is not in keeping With the building laws.
the hole being too large The petitioner
was given leave 10 withdraw.
The resolution authorizing the city
treasurer 10 hire $4,000 for removal and
relocating monuments on Exchange place.
under provisions OF chapter l077 OF the
public laws. and the amendments there
20. was read and passed BY the common
council at It's last meeting
WORSE THAN A WASTE.
Alderman sisson.spoke before voting on
his position in the matter and said that
Il seemed 20 him that II was worse than
a waste for II was worse than throwing
the money away. ut will desicrate the
finest square in the city and Is. as say.
worse than waste.
THAT relocation of the monument is
ordered by some power outside the city
and II should pay for g. All the feeling
i have encountered Is against the pro-
posed change.
''The Soldiers and Sailors monument
was built for the site n now occupies
and designeu 90 have n large building for
background. II Is against my wish TO
move u 20 an Inappropriate place. and
then also the Burnside statue will be
stuck up IN front % the FIRE station az
one side. away from the statue
Alderman Cooke ssid he agreed with the
sentments expressed asainst the removal,