The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-09-29
CITY APPROPRIATIONS.
THE BILL PASSES BOTH BOARDS,
SOME ALDERMEN VOTING mo"
Some OF the Departments Have Been Cut
Down But The Committee Thinks the
sums Enough-A New City Yard--Re-
port OF No Delay On Cove Work.

The Common Council and Aldermen
passed the appropriation bill last night.
In the lower board the committee on fin
ance reported that the city auditors esti-
mate of expenditures, submitted March
10, $500, was q, 1851, ,o07 Al; valuation for the
year ending Sept 80 1892, slo4, ,6si 44o real,
and S35,932, $40 personal and increase of So
2s4. 80 over the valuation for $780, the rate
OF taxation, $3.50 ON $1,000; income esti-
mated. =, 203, ,527 80: from other sources
$4,000; total, revenue, $2,277. $500. The
deficiency between the auditors estimates
and receipts and expenditures. 1919, ,0o3sl.
There Will be "a deficiency OF sl04, ,s233l,
which Il Is estimated the liquor license
fees will make up.
The appropriation bill as passed was;
Asylum walls and building. $1,000: city
engineers department, s52 900; contingent
expenses sI5, 600; care Of city hall, sl6,OOO.
dredging harbor, 5000; election expense
$1,000; fire department, $4,000; health
department, $50, 900; highway department,
Sl5O,OOO and the balance left over from
this year; payment Of notes for highways,
s4O,OOOi FOR interest on city debt, s5O2, 300;
lamp department, $4,000 and the unex-
pended balance for the year ending
sept, 80, 1891; police department,
S2l4,OO0; public schools, S29l,0O0 and
al money received from poll taxes, dog
IRON the state for public education; for
repairs Of public buildings, $50, 600 and un-
expected balance; for bridges, $4,000 and
uneXpended balance; for maintenance of
public parks, 81. 900; printing advertising,
etc, So, 800; for the Providence. pub.
nc library, $500; rent of land and
buildings, $3.50; relief for hremen, silo;
relief fund for policemen, 1910 aud unex.
pended balance; for maintenance and im-
provement OF Roger Williams park, s20,-
GOV; Rhode Island hospital, 5000, salaries,
so',uOo; Tor state tax sos, 3s5.9i; for main
curbing, 5000.
For sinking fund; City hall and
sewer, loans, s55,200; public improve
ment loans, $4,000, bonds issued for war
expense, payable in 1898, 5000; Davis
estate loan, payable in 1909, 5000 school
loan payable in 1911, Sl3.30O0; to redeem
sewer loan payable in 1921, 1000.
FOR support OF poor, etc, $4,000 and all
receipts from charity building and charity
woodward, etc; for water for departments
and city buildings, 10000; for care and
maintenance of water works, $4,000.
:, Olney. street was ordered paved from
North Main 10 Prospectstreet, at a cost OF
about sl,100.
The gates and fence were ordered re-
placed az Grace Church Cemetery.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
$4,000 for new city yard. The railroads
will take the old one at 20 cents per
square foot.
Mr. Vaughan for the special committee
on terminal facilities reported that there
had been no delay in filling the cove, and
that the railroad companies had already
begun the work of excavating for the
foundations for the new station. The
committee reported Soc, oll 05 spent on the
cove or which the two railroads paid s32,-
51i44
Letters from President Choate of the Old
Colony and General Manager Miller of the
y. Y, u. * B. road were read. President
Choate referred 10 litigation with the
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island road and
said the Old Colony had spent 800, 600 on
the work alrtAdy.
Mr.. Miller was surprised that anyone
should speak of delays. -Four tracks to
Pawtucket had been built at cost of about
Sl50,OOO and $4,000 for preparation for the
station foundations besides the Harbor
Junction aud other work
An additional appropriation of s., 900
was made for Roger Williams Park.
y resolution asking for plans for the adj
dition TO fire station No. 81 referred To the
committee on city property: to lay out
Congdon, Somner and Goddard streets
and macadamiZe Sheldon and Transit
streets. referred TO the highway commit
tee: for a sewer on Waterford street, re
ferred to the committee on sewers; TO ap-
propriate - 800 to concrete sidewalks and
grade Dexter Training ground, referred
TO the finance committee: communi
cation from Chief of Police Child. asking
that the police force be increased to 2G0
members, to the police committee petit
tion from +. Benjamin Andrews asking
for 81 900 for University exhibition, to the
committee on education invitation from
first Separate Company X. l. NJ for City
Council TO review them on Oct. u, accept
ed. Bill for an ordinance relative TO
ordinances. Adjourned till next Monday
evening.
In the AIdermen's Room.
The appropriation bill was read. Mr.
Winship said appropriations had been cut
down, that for highways about 100000 !;
parks $4,000, etc. and he wanted it TO lie
over On motion of Alderman Burrows
the board went into executive session TO
consider the Appropriation bill
Aldermen Dyer voted for the bill under
protest, so did Alderman McGuinness, who
suggested that II the assessors would obey
the will of the people and assess land in
the third, tenth and second wards higher
there would be an increase of rev.
enue and no need of increasing the
tax rate to get enough money. He said
there were estates taxed as unimproved
land at very low figures, while If the own
erS sold "a lot to poor man he must pay
heavy tax ON il. The way to stop il he
thought was To ''cut of the head of one of
the assessors and let the others fix the
valuations. Alderman West said there
would be more money il the license COM
missioners would let the good people in
the Tenth ward have more liquor licenses.
He voted no on the bill and SO did Alder
man Winship. The others voted yes.
Alderman Slocum was absent.
The board concurred in regard 10 the
Grace cemetery fence, the appropriation Of
900 To purchase land for city yard,
paving Olney street, adding 5000 TO the
appropriation for Roger Williams park, to
fence in Roger Williams rock, corner of
Williams and Gano streets, for improve
ments in fire station, To pave Broad and
asphalt Union streets and various minor
matters.
The report of the joint committee on
terminal facilities was received
A resolution 20 change the name OF
Webster street from Ashburton TO the
railroad 10 Webster court was referred TO
the next meeting.
Chief Child reported the appointment of
Frank a. Carpenter, Michael r. Downey,
Thomas Rooney and Maynard l.. Stone as
police constables and the appointments
were confirmed. The board adjourned
until Thursday