The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-08


and the common council in the evening.
Albert A. Baker was elected city So
licitor for three years and Robert "a. l.
Goddard park commissioners for similar
term.
The city treasurer was authorized 20
hire sl75.coo for the establishment OF
city hospital for contagious diseases.
The aldermen passed resolution APP
propriating $500 900 for purchase OF land
for park purposes, and referred 10 the
committee on parks a resolution appropri-
atng $4,000 for the conversion OF land
already owned by the city into public
play grounds.
The common council concurred on the
$4,000 resolution, but an attempt was
made 10 amend the other resolution and
10 secure It's passage without avail.
The public comfort station proposed mt
the corner of South Main and Crawford
streets was concurred in. as were the
items OF 10000 and for the erection OF
fire station I'm the Fifth ward. and $4,000
for ward room buildings In the Eighth
and Second wards.
The common council non-concurred in
the board resolution giving TO the mayor
authority OF revision and approval OF con-
tracts for work on city property.
The board by a vote OF 10 reScinded
its amendment but 10y vote OF 20 3
tabled the resolution until the next meet
ing.
In Joint convention william j. Beane
was elected inspector OF meat
The aldermen passed a resolution pro-
viding for additions TO and improvements
upon the Pettaconsett filter beds 10 cost
$4,000
Otis r. Clapp was reappointed city en-
gineer,
The Rhode Island company was granted
permission 10 double-track a section OF
nny-ga taA
for the dredging OF the harbor.
The following schedule OF bills was re-
ceived and allowed: Inspector OF milk,
sl02.N: sealer OF weights and measures
tlSi9: poor department, sl621.s3; health
department. tlo0a.
TO the Joint committee on highways
was referred petition OF Thomas w
Waterman and others for the layout OF
Broad and Friendship streets on the east
erly side from Blackstone street, south
erly.
The petition OF the General Fire Ex-
tnguisher company for the abandonment
OF portion OF Brayton avenue was re-
ferred TO the committee on streets.
resolution TO renumber Silver Spring
street was presented and adopted
resolution permitting the Queen Dye
ing company TO build building over the
Woonasguatucket river was adopted
resolution relative to n quarterly
meeting at the Dexter Asylum was adopt
ed. IL provides for a meeting OF the
board at the asylum on Saturday, June
g. TO examine accounts.
The board received a communication
from the sealer OF weights and measures
relating to the appointment OF a deputy.
the salary not exceeding sl2 a week, and
adopted resolution TO that effect Rob-
ert w. Thornton was appointed
GIFTS or the following 10 the North Bur
ial Ground perpetual care fund. viz: Ju-
lila M. Allen, George w. Allen and Alberto
p Allen. Mrs John H. Springer and Mrs.
Edwin A. Perrin. Jennie b Jones Anna
q. Jones, Ella G. Church Ruth w. Nc
Ghee and Julia NJ Harris George +.
Boyden, Herbert c. Clemence, Ardern
Dewsnap and wife, Hattie b.; Adm
Hubbard and wife, Adde NJ: Walter C.
lngerson and wife. Alice c.; Emma T.
Lynn Shedd. Mary sutclire. Arnold Smith
and wife, Louisa s.; Nancie A. Sphinx.
BERTHE f. Smith.
The board passed an ordinance norp,i,-
ting the Union Railroad company (the
Rhode Island company, lessee). TO Law
rails and TO erect poles and wires in Aborn
street. from the present trackway at
broadway TO Atwell's avenue, and in At
wells's avenue from Aborn street to con-
meet with the track at Bradford street.
A report of the commissioners Of public
works was received recommending an
ordinance permitting the Narragansett
Electric Lighting company TO erect poles
and wires In Pratt street, and the ordl-
nance was passed.
- From the commissioner Of public works
was received report recommending an
ordinance permitting the Providence Tele-
phone company 10 build conduts and 10
erect poles and wires I'm certain streets.
The board adopted the ordinance.
From the committee on harbor came
q report recommending a resolution pro-
vidng for locating and maintaining the
city bath houses, which was passed: also
a resolution for repairing bath houses
The following grand Jurors were drawn:
Byron e Tawton. Andrew r. Charles,
James Lester. Jr., Henry O. T. Cameron.
willard L. Lansing. George F. A. Beane.
The following petit Jurors were drawn:
George w. Arnold. Charles A. Russell,
Walter c. Greene. Gustavus Emerson,
Edwin Barrows Benjamin NJ. Curtis, Ed.
son T. Cheever, Wesley A. Darling.
A minute relative TO the death OF City
Solicitor Francis Colwell was read and
adopted.
The following measures from the com
mon council were passed In concurrence:
Resolution TO hire $4,000 for purchase OF
site and erection OF ward room In tho
Eighth ward and for erection OF ward
room In the SECOND WdIus Itsolulion 10
purchase additional land for the Roose-
welt street school: resolution directing the
committee on hre department TO report
relative to enlsrging First fire district and
relative 10 fire risks.
The resolution authorizing the commit
tee on city property TO attend to the re
pairs Of school buildings during the sum-
mer, which had been amended by the
board on April 6. TO the effect that the
permission OF the mayor should first be
obtained. was returned from the council.
which refused 20 concur In the amend
ment. BY vote OF 5 to the amendment
was then rescinded.
IN THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Al the session OF the common council
q resolution was passed 90 hire $4,000 for
the erection OF a fire station In the Fifth
ward.
Also resolution TO hire 10000 for he
construction OF ward room buildings in
the Sixth and Eighth wards.