The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-29
CENTRAL FALLS
ALDERMEN HOLD
LAST MEETING

The board of aldermen held its last
meeting of this year last evening.
All OF the members were present, and
President Smith presided. From the
mayor was received with his approval
number of resolutions which had been ap-
proved by both branches Of the city c7un-
ell and which were ordered filed
From the common council were received
the annual reports Of the city officers,
which were referred TO the Joint standing
committee on printing, and the annual re-
port OF the street, sewer and water com
missioners was accepted and referred 10
the common council.
A communication was received from the
j. q =. Coats Co. asking that the city
engineer be instructed TO furnish the com
pany with the elevation of a sewer at the
corner OF Rand and Pine streets. The
matter was referred 10 the city engineer.
Alphonse Choquet was appointed enumef-
ator OF births for Wards 2 and =, ana
Charles Y. Baker for Wards ], ana ,. An
application for junk license from Morris
Dunder was referred TO the chief OF police
with power to act
A bill approved by the city sergeant
amounting to S725, for t. hens killed by
dogs was allowed. IL was voted TO es-
tablish a change of grade on Hadwin
street. 1870 feet easterly from HOOD street
TO fremont street according TO plat
which was submitted.
The board then met as a board OF abate-
ment and considered the applications
presented al the last meeting, and whlcn
report was received from the tax asses
sors recommending that the following pc
titioncrS be given leave 10 WltndraW'
James and Jonathan Chace, Samoset
company. Fred Hill, Simon w. Waterman,
Joseph +. Fales. Blackstone Realty com
pany. and Wardwell company. The fol-
lowing amounts We're recommended lor
abatement: Annie e. Hood, N.5o; Mathew
j. Gallagher, $3.50
Upon motion of Alderman Wright. the
petitions OF James H. Chace and others
were referred to the next board of alder
men. Joseph T.. Fales was granted an
abatement on personal property To the
amount OF $500 Matthew J. Gallagher
1880 on real estate and Lucian Trahan TO
cents on the curbing assessment.
A petition was received from Elizabeth,
Dorothy and Theresa Dolan and Mary T..
Carney asking for an abatement to the
extent of $500 on the property owned by
them, and this was referred to the board
OF tax assessors Telesphore Laliberte
was given leave to withdraw his applica-
tion for appointment rs enumerator OF
births.
Alderman Wright said that as this was
the last meeting of the board at which
he would be present, he wanted to ex-
press his thanks to the president OF the
board and the other members for the
treatment accorded him.
President Smith spoke in regard TO the
former president OF the board, the late
Alderman Davenport, and said that, al
though the relations between them had
been somewhat strained at the beginning
of the year, yet before his death Mr.. Dav-
export had expressed the wish that he
had been better acquainted with him
earlier in the year. lie referred 20 the
late president as n conscientious servant
and one who had at all times the inter-
est OF the city at heart. The board then
adjourned sine die.
MIR. DWyER DIED.
Edward A. Dwyer. chairman of the
board OF license commissioners, died at
his home at 173 Cross street last Thurs
day after a lingering illness. lie was past
chancellor of Washington lodge. knights
OF Pythias and was also a member of the
Veteran Firemen's association. His funer-
al will he held next Monday.
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD.
At the meeting OF Branch William
OBrien, l. n. f.. held last evening, tho
annual election resulted as follows:
Chief ranger James IL McGlynn; sub
chief Patrick German; treasurer. Thomas
T. Flynn: financial secretary George
Weeks: assistant secretary, John r. Rob
nson: senior woodward, James Mcclure;
junior woodward. owen Curley; senior
beadle. Francis Callahan; junior beadle.
James Robinson physician. Or. l.. IL.
Mangan. trustees. Thomas German,
James r. Collins and John Hughes.