The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

follows:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Alderman Henry Fletcher. the new
president OF the board. served I'm the
common council from 1928 to 1879 from the
Eighth ward. and from the Seventh ward
from that time to January, 1901. In the
fall OF 1906 he was elected TO the board OF
aldermen.
2een president OF the board of alderm>,
,or the past three years. on two occa.
sons becoming acting mayor, I'm 1896
through the death of Mayor Miller, anG
died
lie entered the service Of the city gov.
ernment In 1887 I'm the common council
from the Sixth ward, remaining from 1883
10 March I. 1896. TO represent the Fifth
ward. lie was then elected TO the board
of aldermen, where he has been ever
since, lie has been commissioner OF the
North Burial Ground since 1897, and OF
the Dexter Donation two years.
Alderman OHM c. Dunn OF the Third
ward was chosen president pro tenn. OF
The board
The following. selected by the alder
manic caucus for their respective offices,
We're elected today:
Clerk, William II. Clarke. registrar Of
births. marriages and deaths Charles ".
Chaplin; inspector of provisions, William
Beane; inspector OF steam boilers,
under the smoke nuisance act. Horace Il.
Chadwick superintendent OF burial of
deceased soldiers ana sailors. William
Frankland; quarantine sentinel Joseph
l.. Sweet; weighers OF coal and other
merchandise. William r.. Arbuclle, Wal
lace l.. Barden. Daniel Baton, w. IT. T.
Beazley Earl c. BullocK, Cyrl Burston,
Timothy Crompton, Charles r.. Doe,
Philip A. browne, EDWARD j., Eastwood.
L. go A III.
ter A. Follett. Frank a. Cory, Ernest
Hartshorn. William j. Hopkins. oliver
Jentzel. Herbert T.. Is snyon. j. Richard
Little. James w. Luther, Robert r.
Lowry, Joe Moss, Harold w. Nichols
George Il. Paddock. Albert r. Farrott
Harry c. Patterson. Fred w. Perry. Ed
ward l.. Pnkham, William T.. Pollard
Ellery A. Pomroy. Alfred w. Purvere.
Earl Robinson, p. o. stanwood. John ID.
Turner. Thomas Walsh. Frank w. Will
bur. oJhn Wilkinson; hre marshal, John
r.. Dennis.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The common council reelected President
Joseph Balch and Daniel r. Hayden for
clerk.
JOINT CONVENTION.
In joint convention the two branches
elected the following city officials:
City clerk. William Il. Clarke; Judge OF
the municipal court, Joseph +. SPHINX
clerk OF the municipal court. George A
stone; recorder OF deed, Edward G.
Joyce; city auditor, Philip S. Chase; SUI
perintendent OF public buildings. Henry
r.. Evans. city sergeant, Il. Frederick
Chase; superintendent OF health for three
years, Charles v. Chaplin; sealer OF
weights and measures. Louis B. Jones;
inspector OF buildings for two years,
IIA.. lei NJ hA
fire department. Ira Winsor. George A.
Steere and Charles Telesfor the last
named to succeed John w. Tillinghast,
deceased; commissioners OF the North
Burial ground. William II. Reynolds.
George l.. Pierce. Henry A. Grimwood:
clerk OF the market, Patrick Egan, to
succeed Frank a. Matthews; viewers of
fences. George III. Pettis. Jonathan G.
Parkhurst; inspector of Kerosene. George
p. Cressy
Pound Keeper at the Asytunl--John T.
Bowen in the Seventh ward stephen
Watson; in the Tenth ward Will am B.
Hazard: port wardens. Clarence H. Car
penter, j. T. Il. Bucklin. Fred f. Fol-
som; public administrator, Thomas j.
Flynn; packers OF Ash. Owen Il.
O O'Rourke. William T., Higgins; inspector
of pot and pearl ashes, Dutee Arnold; IN.
spector OF saleratus and bi-carbonate OF
soda, George L. Pierce; Inspector OF chain
cables. jeremiah w. Miller.
Inspector OF Beef and Pork-William ].
Beane; sealer of leather. Edward h.
Hough: viewer OF hoops. John r. O'Brien;
surveyors and corders OF wood Judson
Davis, T.. O. Mathewson. Byron w
Wells, George +. A. Beane; surveyor and
measurer of stone. James Warren, Jr.
Inspector and measurer OF carpenters,
and painters work. jeremiah Ia
Han.
Moasurers OF Grain, Salt and Sea Coal
Burmah f. Perkins. Roswell c. Smlu
Charles Slsson: city weigher, Charles
Cobb: weghers OF cotton, William
D 'Brien, c. Earl Whitaker, Joseph f.
schellinger, Harry A. Scribner. Alexan-
Ter Huntington: city gauger, James Mo
ran; justices OF the police court. Rich
ard u Lyman Nathnn NJ Wright