The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-06
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
All the Trolley Routes Are Now Author
lied.

/ All the Trolley Routes Are Now Author.
iZed.
| President Watson of the Common
Council was absent on account of illness
last night, and after Clerk Hayden hal
| called the Council together Councilman
John Il. Kendrick was chosen temp orary
chairman on motion OF Mr.. Vaughan.
The committee on ordinances reported
on the claims of certain parties whose
land on Jackson avenue had been used
by the city when jackson avenue was
built. The claim was allowed.
Also number of ordinances recon-
they were so disposed of
James Tiffany, John Ryan. j. s. ID.
Spink, j. 5. Babson and wife and others,
petitioners for abatement of taxes were
granted leave to withdraw.
Resolutions were adopted ordering the
abatement of the taxes of Mary a. Whip
pie, Mary Mckeough, Hannah H. Ran
dali, Elizabeth +. Daily and Il. > Rouse.
A resolution ordering the payment of
S75 to III. ). Page of Boston for ope ming a
safe in he mayors Office, was ad pied
The monthly report of the cit treas
urer regarding the issue Of registry bonds
for Move mber was received.
Trolley all Granted.
Mr.. Vose for the committee on rail
roads reported on the petition OF the
Union Railroad Comt any for permission
to use the trolley On the East Providence.
Governor street, Brook street, Camp
street, Branch avenue aud Mauton ave
nue. routes which are all the routes re
naming on which permission TO use the
trolley had not already been given. He
also presented an ordinance granting tn.
right, which passed.
The monthly report of the chief of the
fire department. for November was re-
ceivcd and communicated to the Board of
Aldermen.
j, IA. kendrick presented a resolution
inviting the board to meet the council at
the close of the regular business l., con
slider the matter of tie arbitrator in the
electric light mater Passed.
Telephone Conduits-
Mr.. Parkhurst presented the report of
the committee of conference appointed
on the part Of the council to confer with |
similar committee appo ntei by the |
Oodrd regarding the ordinance granting
To the Proyidence Telephone Company |
the right TO place its wires ia conduits to |
be built in the public streets. The report |
and acco ,npanylng ordinance were the |
same as those presented To The Board of |
Aldermen, and Mr.. Parkhurst suggested
that IL need not be read Till il came up |
for concurrent action, IL having, he un- |
derstood, Just passed the board.
The matter then arriving with the
business from the Board of Aldermen il
was taken up and discussion continued.
Mr.. Mccarthy asked n the police and
fire alarm wires mentioned in the ordi-
nance were the only low tension wires
the city owned.
Ira Winsor said that the fire stations
were connected by privats wire.
Mr.. White said that all tbes, lines were
included IN the ordinance. The duct was
to be given TO the city for its use AS it
sees fit.
Mr.. Mccarthy moved an amendment
which should iuclu1e all the tension
wires owned by the city.
The amendment was not seconded aud
the question recurred on the original
question aud the ordinance was lassed
In concurrence.
The City Clerks Salary.
From the Board was received an ordi-
nance increasing the salary Of the City
Clerk from $500 to $4,000 per annum.
in response To question from Mr.
Clarke, Mr.. Vaughan said that tue du.
ties OF the city clerk had increased great.
ly since his salary was last fixed, and
that on account OF the responsibility in
yolyed this was no more shan fair com
j. IA. Kendrick said that IL the salary
was increased, there were three o,her Of |
hcials at least wbJ would want an in