The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-22

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nue.. was received and the street accepted
az a public highway.
| Catherine Brennan was granted a
victualling house licenses.
All matters pertaining 10 the estate of
Mary 4. Merriss. which were To have
been considered by the board at this
meeting were continued to Dec. ~.
A complaint of a nuisance I'm the rear
OF Meeting street. from II Il. Baker was
referred to the board OF health The
petition OF Andrew Prior, 10 maintain
an intelligence office at $50 Main street,
was referred to the committee on police
| and licenses.
Petition for the abatement Of taxes
we're received from the following: Fran
els Smith. S73.54: rnest II. Soue. poll
tax; William Hyde S6: ~ w. Swift for
Swift & Co, Ss2l7, John r. and Eliza
heth Sullivan. $lG: John A. Arnold, on
$4,000. All We're referred 20 the COM
| mittee on claims.
The curbing assessment on Young street.
from Pond TO Meadow street, amounting
| to S58S.07 was confirmed The petition OF
| Margaret Blackburn to pay her curbing
assessment in three instalments was
granted. A joint resolution approprat-
/ ing so TO pay Joseph Boyer S.75 and
james McCaffrey sl525 for fowl killed
/ b. dogs was passed
A joint resolution appropriating S25
! for the payment of tax enormously
assessed against William II. Harper
estate A9S3 TO pay Eliza Slucum &50S.
! Arthur H. Galipay $s25 and Frank Du-
| puts $3.50: $lOS9 10 Albert h. White;
Si15 10 Thomas Brady for duplicate dog
license paid A.12 10 Edward McDuff
$22. 10 10 John Reilly; sl9.H TO Annie +.
/ Cressy; S27 to owen Meehan and wife,
and Sl5 10 Amanda -. Crowell for taxes
erroneusly assessed. were passed and
| referred TO the common council for con-
Currence
A resolution accepting a gift OF 800
for a fund 10 be known as the Mary A.
Livingston Fund" for the perpetual care
and maintenance OF a burial lot In Oak
Grove Cemetery, was passed and referred
20 the Common Council for concurrence.
From tho council came the ordinance
| creating a deputy chief of the police de-
partment and a clerk Of police. Alder
man McCaughey objected TO the passage
at the present time saying that there
seemed To him no reason for any hurried
action but there was no one TO agree
with him and the ordinance was passed
although IL was a noticeable fact that
only two OF the Republican members
voted i'm favor of IL and Alderman Nc
Caughey was registered against it, Alder
man Bennett took no part i'm any dis
cussion and neither did he vote either
way on the ordinance. Instead of that he
sat I'm his seat with a cynical smile on
his face though the game was being
played just about as he expected IL would
be.
The ordinance fixing the salaries OF the
deputy chief at 5000 and the clerk OF po-
lice at $1,000 was read and passed and
then came the ordinance which changes
the fiscal year OF the city so that IL will
end on Dec 81 instead of Sept 30 as at
present. This met with about the same
opposition from Alderman McCaughey as
4 4. 80 eN.x..e
were treated i'm about the same way
Following action on these matters there
came a resolution from the council invit-
ing the board to meet the council in joint
session and this was accepted at once.
ON reassembling Acting Mayor Wood
made his appointments for the police as
follows. For Deputy Chief OF police
Charles f.. Hill; for clerk of police. VIII
liam j. stanton; for patrolman. James
Jeffrey
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The common council was called to or
der by President Hughes with two alb
sentees. The records of the last meeting
| were read and approved and then there
was also read the notice for the special
meeting
An ordinance changing the date OF the
on Dec 81 instead OF Sept 80 was read
and Councilman Hughes asked that IL be
printed. No one was willing to grant this
and the ordinance was passed with prob
ably not more than one or two members
of the council having the slightest idea
OF what IL contained
An ordinance creating the office OF dep
uty chief OF police and clerk Of the police
department was read Again Mr. Hughes
made a plea To have the ordinance con-
sidered at greater length. The ordinance
was passed, with the Democrats on the
| losing side again.
The ordinance fixing the salaries of
deputy chief clerk was read and Mr..
| Hughes moved that the clerks salary be
$500. The motion was lost and the ordin-
ance passed, with the Democrats again I'm
| the minority.
Joint resolutions accepting tho slco for
the burial list; appropriatng $40 for dam
ages done by dogs. $l0S9 To Albert r..
White. Sl.15 10 Thomas Brady, 81 to J. -.
| DAILY, Al2 10 Edward McDuf s93 10 TO
John Reilly. $l9.ii to Annie T.. Cressey.
! S2I To owen Meehan and wife, and SIS
to Amanda NJ Crowell were read and
passed in concurrence.
\ resolution appropriating s6l3sas for
! public schools was passed I'm consequence.
recess was here taken, during which
the committee on ordinances considered
the ordinances passed during the meeting
and later reConvened. passing all the or
diuanccs although protests were made by
| Councilman Hughes OF the Third ward
against all OF them. The resignation of
James Jeffries as iantor OF the police sta
| tion was accepted.
JOINT SESSION.
Acting Mayor Wood presided In joint
session and called for nominations for the
! position OF janitor Of the police station.
! Councilman Joseph A. Hughes was first
on his feet and nominated +. II McNulty
| for the position Councilman Frech nom.
! mated Thomas McHugh. The latter was
| elected by strict party vote. IS to 2.
! ON reconvening there was no other
! business and the common council ad-
| iourned
CHANGE OF FISCAL YEAR.
Tho following is the report Of the COM
/ imttee on ordinances. relating 10 the or
! dinance changing the fiscal year OF the
/ city.
'ro tho City Councils
"Gentlemen--You joint standing com
/ mittee on ordinance TO which was refer
red the accompanying ordinance In reld
! tion To- the date of beginning and the date
| Of ending ~ the UesaI Naar hos IpaNa ta