The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-18
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Joint Investigating Committee Sub
mits Its Report.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE FOUND.
New Code OF Rules for tho Police De-
partment Adopted-New Police Ser
geant Appointed-streets Ordered To
be Laid out-Petitions, Miscellaneous
and Concurrent Business.

Yesterday afternoon. AS a board OF health
citation TO the heirs of Nathan Truman
were continued until the next meeting.
The following people we're notified to APP
near before the board and show cause why
citations should not be issued to them:
Elizabeth Birtwistle, 10 Gardiner street;
Robert Muir, l34 South street. james
Lynch, corner of Penn and Courtland
streets.
The following persons were ordered to
abate nuisances Mrs. Charles III. Atkins,
Pettis street; Mary Kelly, 237 Chalk
stone avenue; A. B. McCrillis, 10 Frank
lin avenue: Welcome C. Irons, % Ham
mond street Robert Muir, 6l ri street !;
Oliver NJ Bosworth, q Davis street,
Teresa Guhard, 10 Chafiee street; Cath
crime Barry, IL Preston street; Lewis l..
Fisher, Gl Bates street.
AS "a Board of Aldermen Mr.. Douglas
introduced the new code of rules for the
police department and asked that it be
put upon its passage. The new rules
were adopted.
Mayor smith announced the appoint
ment of Joseph A. Prout as police SER
ppant, vice Hugh McCusker, which was
COP armed by the Board.
The bill OF the Cleveland Club, for the
use of its hall, amounting TO Nl0 was sent
To the committee on claims. The follow
ing bills were allowed and ordered paid !:
Milk, S265.32; Henry c. Webb, sos Charles
III Bartlett, 20: Charles G.. Mumford, SSl.
Peleg W. Lippitt, $50; George +. Holroyd,
$50
A resolution was adopted ordering the
commissioner OF public works to clear
Winslow place of all obstruct tion and re-
ceive il as a public highway.
\ resolution was adopted oil rectlng the
superintendent of lamps TO place lights
ON Anthony avenue, Newark and Oliver
sti eets.
lhe following-named were appointed
police constables to fill vacancies existing
In the police force: Thomas l.. Nolan,
George G. Chipman, Alonzo j. Brown.
The joint special committee appointed
to investigate the methods OF the city
property committee presented It's report.
This report sets forth that there were GER
tain facts which go to prove the charge of
arbitrary conduct on the part of
the chairman of the committee and
to mNnbers of the city govern
ment; while the committee are
of the opinion that the best interests
of the city demand that the committee on
city property should be allowed to use
their best Judgment and discretion in
awarding contracts that are the result of
competitive bidding, they cannot entirely
exonerate the committee from the charge
of favoritsm. The committee is open to
great criticism because violation of the
city ordinance i'm neglecting to advertise
for bids for school furniture. In ordering
and allowing their own individual bills the
committee on city property acted contrary
O the spirit of the ordinances: the COM
nittee is OF the opinion that the city has
not received an adequate return for the
extra compensation to architects for
supervision, and condemn the practice of
members of the committee on city property
in charging the city for expert opinions
the city is OF the opinion that the charge
that the office Of the department of public
buildings has been negligently managed
is well founded
The committee further reports that
after mature deliberation il finds: That
the best interests Of the city demand til a
a change should he made In the methods
and practice of conducting the business
of the department of public buildings;
that all contracts for work to be done
under written contract should be execut-
ed before the work Is commenced; that
the superintendent Of public buildings
should have competent assistant in the
performance of his duties in the superyis-
ion and construction of the buildings of
the city; that, while abuses have crept
into the management of this department,
yet the committee IL satisfied that the
committee on city property has endeav-
ored to perform its duties in manner
that they deemed for the best interests of
their constituents.
The committee recommend the passage
of the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolred: That the committee on ordinan-
ces be, and they are hereby directed TO exam
Inc into and report an ordinance providing
and regulating the method and practice of the
committee on on city property in the a award var Of
work pertaining TO the department of public
buildings; and also to provide that the super
intendent of Public Buildings shall be ant hor-
lied to appoint an assistant, who shall be an
expert builder or architect, and To define the
duties and fix the compensation of each of said
officers.
General Routine Business.
The following petitions to build barns
were presented John Gearen, rear of No
36 Concord street; Isabella Sutherlands
No. "A Woodbine street; William r..
johnson, No. 60 Bacon street. !,
The report of the committee to lay out
Alma street was recommitted, and tue re-
ports OF the committees to lay out Durfee,
Hawkins and Troy streets and Woonas-
quatucket avenue were adopted and the
commissioners of public works was ordered
TO build the highways. The matter of the
lay out OF Spruce street was continued to
April 81. The matter of curbing of Alma
street was indefinitely postponed Curb
stones were ordered 10 be set on Branch
avenue and Earl street. The matter of
the curbing Of Cambridge street aud de-
fning the grade of Darlington avenue and
Robin street was continued To April II.
The change of grade Of Reservoir avenue
was ordered.
The matter of curbing on Hudson.
Ellery, Harriet and Willow streets, Pot
ter's avenue and Regent street was con-
tinued TO Feb. Is, and that of America
and Carlton streets TO May IL. a resolu-
tion was adopted to lay out Greenwich
street from Sprague TO Cromwell street.
The report OF the ambulance committee,
recommending placing the ambulances of
the city in ,h rye of the X. |. Hospital for
nine months, beginning Jan. |, 1892. the
consideration not 20 exceed S4 800, and the
care Of persons suffering from delirium
tiemens or drunkenness TO be placed with
the IL. i. Hospital, the consideration not
TO exceed ~ per day, was adopted.
The following petitioners for compensa-
tion for damages were gwen leave To with
draw: Edward *. Randall, William
Kelly. Arthur NJ. Harris, X. B. Grover,
Hugh Hammill. Michael Kearney. The
petition of Bridget Lynch for remission
Of tax was indefinitely postponed. Reso-
lutions were adopted directing the city
treasurer TO pay the following claims:
George H. Brown: S255; Godfrey Gendreau,
s,5 Il lisha Baker, els.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Joint standing committee on claims 10 re-
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