The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-17
ALDERMEN PASS
RESOLUTIONS
Vote 10 Secure Permission 10
Borrow S25O,OO0.

/ The board Of aldermen met yesterday
afternoon and in the course of lively
session transacted business OF much i'm
portance.
! A resolution authorizing the city law
department TO obtain from the general
assembly permission 10 borrow 800. 900
for Are department improvements WAS
passed. nine aldermen voting in It's favor
Alderman Reynolds alone opposed the
measure.
A resolution authorizing the securing
of similar privilege for borrowing si50.Oo0
for the widening of South Main street
from Crawford 70 Planet streets and OF
Crawford from South Main to South Water
streets was una nimously passed.
MAYOR ABSENT.
The board was called to order at 3
o'clock. all the aldermen being present.
Alderman Reynolds in the chair sundry
routine business was first disposed OF.
The petition OF Thomas II. Broadheld
10 keep swine was granted
The report OF the committee on lay
out OF Hope street from Rochambeau
avenue 10 the city line was referred 20
March 16
A resolution to define grade on Alep-
po street from PELHAM to Bosworth street
was continued TO the third Thursday i'm
september. The American Wooden Co.
offered objections.
Resolutions 10 curb Mouton street
from Westminster street TO Bewet street:
Emdale avenue from Webster avenue to
Whitehall street; Whitehall street from
Wallace street 10 Union avenue and
Reservoir avenue on the west side from
Algonquin street TO Crescent street. were
continued TO March 16.
The resolution TO lay out Unit street
from Chalkstone avenue TO Maynard
street was passed. divers minor objec-
tions Notwithstanding
The weekly report OF the Dexter ASYLUM
for Feb. II and the monthly report OF
the inspector OF steam boilers for Janu-
airy were presented and received on the
part of the board. A resolution 20 make
the quarterly examination OF Dexter asy-
lun on Saturday. March II. was adopted.
A resolution granting permission 10 the
Shepard Land company 70 reconstruct
vaults underline ualk-eH-GaFnet-
street with the recommends ton OF the
commissioner Of public works for passage
was passed.
Report Of the police commissioners that
the nuisance on Gladstone avenue COM
planned of by Joseph w. Smith and Others
had ceased TO exist was received.
TAKEN FROM TABLE
on motion ~ Alderman sisson the reso-
luton instructing the city solicitor 10
apply 10 the general assembly for per
mission 10 hire 1925. 600 for fire depsrt-
ment purposes, together with the report
Of the committee on city property recon
mending the same, was taken from the
"a bic.
Alderman Presbrey moved 10 amend bv
substituting 800 900 for the amount a sked
for. s125.0oo. The amendment was sec
onded by Alderman Cooke and the mo-
tion prevailed
on the question OF the passage Of the
resolution. lively discussion ensuad Al
derman Reynolds taking the floor onnos
ing the measure as on the last occasion
for debate. He had no new argument
Alderman Cooke spoke ably in support
OF the measure
On the roll call vote the resolution wa.
carried.
A resolution 20 renumber Mount p,ea.-
ant avenue. from Atweirs avenue "a
Gladstone avenue. was passed. Resolu-
ton declaring Moulton street. from West
minister TO Bewet street. n public high
way. was passed
Resolution approving appropriations for
the poor department. health department
and asylum walls and buildings was
passed.
Claim ~ Thomas J. Duffy for Injuries
was referred to the committee on claims.
EAST SIDE APPROACH.
Alderman Cooke. chairman Of the spec.
ial committee on the matter OF n new
East Side approach. reported a resolution
asking for authority from the general
assembly to expcnd not exceeding sI5Oco
for widening Crawford street and South
Main street. from Crawford 10 Planet
street. and for other expenses incidental |
thereto.
Alderman Cooke explained that the com /
mittee deemed u necessary that prompt 4
action no taken In the matter A petition 4
signed by numerous well known busines. /
men and manufacturers was appended.
The alderman slated that mans show.