The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
ALDERMEN TRANSACTED
SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS

The board Of aldermen met this af-
ternoon, Mayor Dyer presiding, and
proceeded to the transaction OF com
paratively unimportant routine bust
ness appearing on the docket.
The committee on health reported IA
vorably on the resolution sppropriating
$1,000 for the treatment OF persons at
the Pasteur institute This Is intended
10 defray the expenses OF those persons
-aEe-hsinR- treated TO offset the
bites OF rabid dogs and who cannot
afford 10 meet the necessary cost.
The board considered petitions 70
build borns. previously laid on the
table. from l Y. Richards, rear p Penn
berton street, r. n Myers, Salina and
Donaldson streets, Antonio Volta, 100
Jasper street, Samuel Lyman. rear 3
Hewes street; Barbara Schmidt. north
west corner Potter avenue and Ocean
street; Nicola Marchioni Burns street
Reports were received on the layout
OF Eaton street, from River avenue 10
Smith street. and orders for curbing
Kelly and Elton streets
Committees were appointed on the
layout OF Chatham street from Silver
Spring street to Branch avenue Green
wood street from Manton avenue TO At
wells avenue, Tell street from Vinton
street TO Courtland street
The petition TO locate and operate
steam boiler from Ward Corby com
pany, corner Manchester and Eddy
streets was recommended and permis-
sion granted. and the following were
appropriately referred Petition OF Al
fred n Cary et al for electric lights on
Depew street petition to Vincenzo
Darazzo TO give an exhibition OF fire
works. order OF notice 10 abandon por-
tions OF Garfield and Sackett streets;
order Of notice 10 curb Cedar street
from Acorn street to West FIX
change street. order OF notice for de-
hnng grades for Elgin and Wisdom
avenue.
The resolution approving the com
pensation OF assistant enginemen in the
fire department was passed in concur
renee.
The weekly report OF the Dexter asy-
lum, week ending Sept Is, 1906 was re-
ceived as were the report OF the city
messenger for May. June. July and Aug
ust. 1905. the monthly statement cf the
city auditor for August and monthly re-
port OF the city treasurer for August
Resolutions OF the common council an
nouncing the appointment OF members 10
FIJI vacancies on certain committees and
adopting a minute on the life and char
acter OF the late Councilman Henry q.
II Rawson were also received
The board afvU trHussctcd=tf4a=f feiiesv-s
ing concurrent business from the com
mon council Resolutions authorizing the
commissioner OF public works TO contract
certain bills in excess OF appropriations;
authorizing the board OF Ars commIs-
soners to use $3.50, unexpended balance
I'm the purchase OF new fire engines. FOR
any authorized expense OF said depart
ment, making certain transfers of ap~
propriations for the fiscal year ending
Sept 20, 1905, making appropriations FOR
the support of the city government for
the financial year ending Sept 30 1907
amending resolution No 96. series Of l9GG
appointing joint special committee rela-
tive TO a public market; accepting the
gifts OF Simon +. and sophia A. Smith,
Walter L. and Josephine g. Smith and
Julia L. Giilis TO the North Burial s~ound
fund, all OF which were passed in con
CuirenCe.