The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-06
BOARD VOTES
To PAY FOR
BLACK GHOST

ne DodIu OF aldermen dt the hlcetib
this afternoon concurred with the COM
mon council In passing the resolution pay
ing for the police commissioners auto
mobile. and ordered that the sum of 1898 50
be paid TO the Rhode Island Motor Car
company for the BLACK Ghost"
The board also concurred in passing
the resolution providing for the 80 per
cent. pension for the firemen.
The only new business TO come before
the board was resolution granting per-
mission 10 Henry II. Wirth TO erect "A
marquis over the entrance of Hof Brau
Haus. and a resolution TO re-number GER
tain streets.
Petitions for appraisal Of damages to
fowl OF Wixifred Devine, Thomas Caru-
olo and Mrs Rose Hin, the petition of
Mary Cannon for damages, and the petit
ton of stephen III. Arnold ct al 10 curb
and build Montague street from Hope
street and Morris avenue, were referred
10 committees
The concurrent business was as follows
Messages OF the acting mayor transmit
ting report OF the committee on sum-
mer Fairgrounds. and submitting certain
recommendations of the late Mayor Dyer
relative TO the appointment of a commit
tee TO consider certain matters in interest
between the city of Providence and the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company were received; and a
resolution appointing joint special COM
mittee TO confer with the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company,
relative to certain matters in interest be-
tween the city and the company, was
passed.
The monthly statement OF the city treas
urer for October 1906. monthly report of
the joint standing committee on finance on
the issue of registered bonds for October,
1906, and the monthly report OF the city
treasurer on the issue OF registered bonds
for October. 1905, were received.
Resolutions we're passed to remit taxes
enormously assessed as follows; Goddard
brothers, sl65; Sturgess & Gammel, sl65:
George Morrow, $l00.9S: Franklin w. Cum
mings, of Cranston, 1850; Elwin p Shaw,
of Taunton, Mass, $3.50: John T. Tank
OF Chatham, n. Y, $l9s; George b. Mer-
chant. administrator, $3.50 William w.
Dempster, administrator. 500 and George
w. Tucker. $45
resolution accepting voluntary pay
ment OF s14s0O5 from J. Samuels and
brother in full settlement OF n tax on
personal property enormously assessed for
1906. was passed.
Resolutions paying Harry Pierce Pur-
cell $SS and Catherine A. Finley s75 as
compensation for injuries were passed.
resolution was adopted paying Charles
S. Taylor s295 in settlement OF his claim
against the city.
The report of the committee on high
ways, recommending resolution for
widening the highway. at the junction of
Broad and Friendship streets, was re-
ceived and ordered recorded and reso-
luton appropriating A09 for the work was
passed.
Resolutions were passed defining the
grades OF the following highways: An
drew avenue. Arnold avenue. Ardoene
street, Corinth street, Farm street. Fifeld
avenue, Home avenue, Louis avenue. Nc
ANoy street and Morton street. Roger
Williams avenue River avenue. Sassafras
street, Savings street and Waterman ave-
nue..
Report OF the committee on railroads re-
commending a bill for an ordinance per-
mittng the Union Railroad company to
lay rails for a single track In Ashburton
street and Gladstone avenue, and TO sub
stitute rails for a single track in place
of a double track in Charles street be-
tween West River street and Ashburton
street, was passed.
The report of the committee on city
property recommending a resolution au-
thorzing the expenditure of $500 from the
appropriation for public buildings for the
completion OF work at the Humboldt ave-
nue. fire station was received.
Resolutions accepting gifts Of Caroline
a. Greene, James r. Kennedy, Elisha s.
Williams. Lucy Eliza Hines and Sarah
NJ Hudson to the North Burial ground
perpetual care fund. were passed.
An ordinance permitting the Providence
Telephone company to erect poles and
wires i'm certain streets. was adopted
Communication from the record com
missioners submitting volume 10 OF the
early town records. was received
The annual report Of the superintendent
1.n- tl4a II FO-
rcrt OF the superintendent OF health for
1905. and the monthly report of the city
me ssenger for October. 1906 were receiv-
ed.