The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
PARK BUSINESS DONE
The Common Council Votes to Pur.
chase the Addition.
ALSOTO BUY THE SEEKONK LAND.
School Board to Attend to University Ex-
tension Matters-Chances i'm the Time
for Paying Park Bonds and Reduction
of the Annual Sinking Fund.

The Common Council was in session
passed an ordinance making provision
for the issuing of bonds for the purchase
of the land adjoining Roger Williams
Park, and an annual appropriation of s12,-
600 to the sinking fund. A resolution ap-
pointing a special committee to purchase
lands adjoining Blackstone Park at Il
cost not to exceed Sl25.000 was
adopted. and considerable business of
minor Importance was also attended to-
When the council was called to order
the committe on finance submitted re
port on the issue of bonds for the purchase
of land adjoining Roger Williams Park
for park purposes and the improvement of
the same. The original bill for an ordin-
ance was amended making the bonds ma
ture in thirty years instead of twenty and
appropriating Sl2 900 10 the sinking fund
annually, instead of 49,, 200. The ordin-
ance as amended was passed.
The same committee reported on the
joint resolution to appoint committee to
purchase land adjoining Blackstone Park.
The original resolution was indefinitely
postponed and substitute resolution pre-
sented authorizing n joint special commit
tee to make the proposed purchase at n
cost not TO exceed sl25,000 The ordinance
rs amended was passed. Messrs. Aldrich
Barney, Vose and Remlinger were ap-
pointed by the chair on this committee on
the part of the council.
On recommendation of the committee on
claims the following petitioners for remis
sion of taxes was given leave to withdraw :
Mary II. Anthony, Gilbert f. Whipple ad-
ministrator, q. "A. Read, John w. Carter
and. on recommendation of the same com
mittee, resolutions were passed ordering
the remission of enormously assessed
w. Brown trustee, Betsy B. Penniman,
Henry &. Arnold administrators.
On recommendation of the committee on
highways the petitioners for the layout of
Richardson street were given leave to
Withdraw and a resolution was passed or
dering the layout of Langdon street from
Branch avenue to Sherman street.
a joint resolution was passed making
an appropriation of 500 for educational
purposes and on the petition for an appro-
prlation of 81 900 for university extension,
the committee on education reported that
il was n matter for the school committee
TO attend to: and the resolution was in
definitely postponed.
Resolutions were passed ordering water
pipes in Case street from Fenner avenue
east. and in Canton street from Chalk
stone avenue to Linton street.
Under the head of miscellaneous bust
ness the petition of Thomas G.. Stratton
for n remission OF tax was sent to the com
mittee on claims; an ordinance was adopted
giving permission to the ElSctric Light
ing Company TO erect poles and maintain
wires on Simpson street; n petition from
the New York, Providence and Boston
railroad to lay rails in Orange street was
referred To the committee on railroads:
the resolution to condemn for park pur-
poses land adjoining Roger Williams
Park and also the resolution to place
Davis Park, so called, i'm charge OF the
park commissioners. were taken from the
table and indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned for two weeks.