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lay on the table and the report and testi'
mony be printed.
Councilman Angel asked how much
that would cost.
Councilman Mclaughlin said the COM
mittee exhausted the 500 allowed in hav-
ing seven typewriter copies prepared OF
the testimony of the members. he SAID
in regard to the $50, that the committee
on investigation came to the conclusion
that the member of the committee that
received il was not entitled to it, because
he was s4 500 out of the way on his esti-
mate on that building.
Councilman Vaughan said he was not
strenuous about having the testimony
printed.
Councilman Barney thought IL the ques-
tion was passing vote OF censure he
he could understand the position taken.
The resolution asked simply for two
things: To define the duties OF the COM
mittee and to appoint an assistant TO the
Superintendent of Buildings. He did not
see that the resolution reflected on the
committee on city property. he saw NO
good in postponement.
Councilman Burton said: 81 don't see
how there can be any argument about the
system of the committee on city property.
We object for the single reason tnat we
are censured for doing certain work. We
want the committee TO come here and
ences."
Councilman Read said: 81 wish to
simply say that he (McCaughin), will find
it hard work to prove those figures -, 800.
don't think my figures were so far out of
the way"
Councilman Mclaughlin interrupted
with You testified to it,"
Councilman Read continued: THAT
800 the committee have spent on expert
work, and they object to expert work.
Councilman Vaughan said the commit
tee on city property asked to make GER
tain comments, and he saw no objection to
giving them fair play.
Councilman Angel thought the mem.
bers of the investigating committee were
over sensitive in the matter of delaying
the receiving of the report. Line after
line of the report implied wrong doing,
and while it was said there was no inten-
tional wrong-doing the implication was
there. He therefore renewed his motion
that the matter be laid on the table.
Councilman Mclaughlin offered an
amendment that the matter be made the
special order at the next meeting of the
Council.
Mr.. Read moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the council refused to concur
with the board in the matter OF increas-
ing salaries for aldermen and councilmen.
This vote was reconsidered, and the ordi-
nance was passed in concurrence
Councilman kendrick said: There is not
a man here who does MT know that mem
bers Of the Council do work on committees
which the city could not hire done for
81, 1,OO0 If it is right to pay the City
Treasurer and other city officials for work
done, it is right to pay members of the
City Council for their work think the
responsible citizens believe that IL this
body performs honest service, the mem
bers should be paid for 1t;
coiH hiv1y
il right, two weeks after being elected, for
us to vote to increase our salaries, and
will vote against it,"
Councilman Mclaughlin said he thought
the resolution should take effect in 1898,
but he held that the compensation was in
adequate for the work, and should vote for
the bill.
Councilman McHale said I believe in
paying laborers for their hire, and so have
reconsidered my vote. / voted against il
last week, bnt [ am going to vote for it to-
night.
The ordinance was then passed by the
following roll-call vote:
Ayes-Councilmen Angell, Batchelder,
Burton, Barney, Blanchard, Covell, Car
penter, Durfee, Davis, Darcy, Gibbons,
Hickey, Joseph IL. kendrick, John +.
Kendrick, knight, Mclaughlin, McHale,
Pierce, Rounds, Reynolds, Read, Ira Win
sor and Edwin Winsor-23.
NayS-MT. 1TtSlutut wa dtSOn ana lOun-
cilmen Aldrich, Clarke, Kelly, Lansing,
Little, Millen, Olney, Remlinger, Vaughan
and Vose-11.
Absent and not voting - Councilmen
Barstow, Darling, Gilmartin. Metcalf,
These matters were also passed In con-
currence
Resolution TO pay George e. Bowen the
sum of s215 for compensation for injuries
resolution To nav Godfrey l.. Gendreau
the sum Of s15 for damages to wagon and
furniture; /; resolution to pay Elijah Baker
the sum of $s5 for damage TO estate on
Knowles street resolution TO grade Ernest
street and to charge the expense thereof 10
the appropriation for the improved sewer
age system; resolution TO lay out Green.
wich street resolution to contract with
the Rhode Island Hospital to perfnrm the
ambulance service OF the city and TO care
for delirium tremens patients.
The following miscellaneous business
was referred: Petition of Patrick Love
for curbing on Wayne street, TO the high
way committee; petition of James Dunn
for a sewer in Steere street, TO the com
mittee on sewers: petition of Samuel s.
Darling for compensation for damages, 20
the committee on claims; petition for the
extension OF Clark street. 10 the highway
committee: petition OF the Nicholson File
co. for lamps, 20 the committee on lamps.
A communication from the commission.
ers OF the Dexter donation on the improve
ments at the Training Ground was re
ceived and the matter was indefinitely
postponed.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the
recorder Of deeds at 5000. an increase oi
500 over his present salary was referred IL
the committee on finance.
Adjourned to next Monday evening AT
s o'clock.