The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-19

ing that bithulithic pavement be laid on
Main street from Broad 10 Garden streets.
II was accompanied by joint resolution
transferring the sum OF si7s403 from the
unexpended balance appropriated for the
widening OF Main street from East ave-
nue. 10 River street 10 be used I'm widening
Main street from Broad TO Garden streets.
1t was passed.
A resolution abating taxes assessed
against John r. Adams for the years OF
1903. 1904 and 1905 and authorizing the city
treasurer TO accept the sum OF sl0.l5 was
passed in concurrence.
Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The common council was called 10 or
der by President Hughes with quorum
present. The records OF the last meeting
was read and approved.
From the committee on finance came a
Joint resolution providing for the abate-
ment OF a tax assessed against John #.
Adams and authorizing the city treasurer
10 accept the sum OF slo.i5 In payment OF
tax; passed.
From the board OF aldermen came the
following
Joint resolution ordering that iagmen
be restored 10 the crossings on the east
side OF the city.
Also joint resolution appropriating the
sum OF s5,l6o 10 pay the claim OF the
American School Furniture company for
a bin contracted by the school committee.
Also a joint resolution abating the tax
on the estates OF John c. Thresher, 20.
and Elizabeth n weeden. s36s6l
Also Joint resolution appropriating the
following amounts for damages done by
dogs: Rose Phillips 1915 and Reuben
Chase So
Also joint resolution appropriating the
sum OF $3.50 for abatement OF tax against
the estate OF Sadie Quinn
Also n joint resolution transferring the
sum OF s219i.S9 from the unexpended bal
ance OF the appropriation for repairing
North Main street north OF Division
tion street 10 the sum TO be expended for
the laying OF bitulithic pavement on North
street from Main street 10 the police sta
ton
Also Joint resolution appropriating the
sum OF $500 for the police department ac-
count
Also joint resolution ordering that the
poll tax be made payable from July 30
TO Aug 4 inclusive.
Also Joint resolution appropriating the
sum OF 5000 for the erection OF an addi-
ton 10 the Lincoln avenue school house
Aso joint resolution appropria ting the
sum OF sS7l9 for payment OF the state
tax.
Aso a joint resolution appropriating the
sum OF $500 for board OF prisoners at the
state Institutions
Aso Joint resolutions appropriating 1900
for work on Paterson avenue: 1890 for
work on Coye avenue, s1150 for work on
Coye avenue.
An these resolutions were passed in
concurrence.
A Joint resolution appropr1ating the sum
or 1900 for the use OF the Deborah Cooke
Sayes Pubic Library was referred 10 the
committee on finance.
A petition for sewer on Lowden
street from East avenue 10 Dartmouth
street was referred TO the committee on
sewers.
A resolution was introduced by Council
man Hughes providing that the board OF
assessors be directed to file with the city
treasurer on or before July q a true and
attested list OF all persons against whom
tax for personal property has been as
sessed on July II and that said list shall
be opened to the inspection OF all persons
who desire 10 see the same
Councilman Barker moved TO Law the
resolution on the table and this motion
prevailed by vote OF IA 10 2 Councilmen
hughes and Lennon voting I'm the mega
tive and the Republican members all vot-
ing in the affirmative.
joint resolution from the board OF al
dermen providing for the transfer of
sl7S4O3 TO be used for laying bithulithie
pavement on Main street was concurred
in
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
BIG BUSINESS ENTERPRISE,
Announcement is made of the early
Ion, a., ..l
mill which will be one OF the larRes1
enterprises in this section OF the state
The site for this mill that has been Sc
lected Is In what Is known as the OAR
lington district and IA acres of land have
been purchased bordering on the India
Point road and between that and Ken
yon avenue, This land was formerly the
property OF the Bridge Mil Power Com
pany and II has been purchased by n cor
poration composed Of some OF the best
known and most influential mill men I'm
New England
Inc mill Is 10 be known as the Burgess
mill and Robert Burgess. at present con
nected with the management OF the Slater
Cotton Company, Is TO be the treasurer
OF the new corporation and its moving
spirit. Associated with him are said 10
be such men as Eugene Foss. the present
head OF the y. f. Sturtevant Company
OF Jamaico Plain. Mass. Gen. William r
Draper OF Hopedale. Mass Fben 8
Draper. his brother and the present leu
tenat governor OF Massa chusetts, George
A. Draper, treasurer OF the Hopedale
Company. Frank l.. Young OF Boston. Ed
ward +. Atkinson OF Boston c. T. Riley.
treasurer OF the Howard Bullough Com
pany, and Col. Lyman n. Con- OF this
city
For the past week surveyors have been
at work laying out the land on which
is to be located this mill and II is said
that the work OF construction which has
been awarded TO the J. w. Bishop Com
pany OF Worcester will be begun right