The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-03
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Tho Election OF City Solicitor and Park
Commissioner, etc.


Commissioner, etc.
At the meeting of the common council
last evening, Rathbone Gardner was the
choice of that body forthe city solicitor on
the third ballot. This council also re-
fused to concur with the, board OF alder
men in the election of Gen. Elisha Dyer
as park commissioner for three years, ana
on the first ballot the present encumbent,
George l.. Vose, was elected by large
majority.
There was an immense quantity of
routine business. From the committee
on ordinances came an ordinance grant
ing permission to the Providence Teie,
phone Company to erect poles ana
maintain wires in Dexter, Fuller
and Westfield streets, adopted resolu-
tion directing the city solicitor TO- apply
to the General Assembly for a law to
elect the mayor by plurality vote wa; was
laid on the table; a resolution for an ordi-
nance directing the assessors or taxes TO
notify certain persons of the personal
property tax assessed against them for
the first time, was indefinitely post
poned; a resolution for an ordinance
transferring the case of the school build
ings and fire stations from the committee
on city property to the committees on ed
ucation and fire department, respectively,
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Vaughan, for the committee on
finances, introduced bill for an ordi-
nance for the assessment and collection OF
the annual tax. The bill fixed the tax at
$3.50 for 800. comprising the following:
For ordinary expenses, 20 cents: for inter
est and sinking funds, 52 cents; for the
city's proportion of the State tax for ls92.
hereby assumed, 22 cents. The board OF
assessors is to assess July |, 1892, and the
tax be paid between the Sd and gath days
of October. with the addition or per
cent interest in the case OF delay later.
The bill was passed.
From the Committees.
From the committee on highway the
following business was reported: A re-
port on the petition to extend Pond street
and widen Winslow place; the petition
was given leave to withdraw. Petition
for the extention and widening OF Thayer
street from Arnold to Sheldon street was
indefinitely postponed. Resolutions were
adopted directing the board OF aldermen
to define the grade of Warrington, Mag
ara and Gallatin streets and to lay out
Wood and Parnell streets.
From the committee on sewers the fol-
lowing business was reported "A resolu-
tion ordering a sewer in Harrison street
from High TO Cranston was adopted a
resolution ordering sewer in Congress
avenue from Broad to Hamilton street
sewer in Manton avenue from Florence to
'Delaine street was adopted.
From the committee on railroads came
a report in the petition OF the Old Colony
Railroad TO lay rails in India street and
an ordinances was passed. granting the
right asked for.
A resolution from the committee on
city property to water the streets in front
of the High School building was laid on
the table.
"A resolution from the committee on
education was adopted establishing the
Manual Training School and naming it
the Manual Training High School.
Resolutions were adopted ordering
water pipes in Balch, Daball and Mitchell
streets and Norwood avenue.
-. As to Street Watering.
communication from the commissioner
of public works relative to watering the
streets was laid on the table. The COM
munication states that it would require
fifty-four carts, with horses, etc., for
eighty-twO miles of streets, at a cost of
81, 900 for the plant only Drivers and
keeping for each cart would cost s21 per
week, or for all the teams for six months,
would cost SSi, 300 per season, besides the
first cost of the plant and hydrants.
The following matters from the Board
OF Aldermen we're passed in concurrence;
resolution granting permission to Chas.
M, Sheldon to raise building; resolution
to pay the Cleveland Club s25 for the use
of It's room; resolution to pay Elizabeth
ges; resolution appropriating 5000 for
improvements at the city pest house:
resolution appropriating 5000 tor
repairs at the Red Bridge; a
resolution granting permission to Ellen
G. Chapman to raise building. The
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apply to the General Assembly for legis-
lation to impose tax on all corporations
except the Union Railroad Company
using the city streets. was laid on the
table. A notice from the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company was received,
to the effect that 1t should apply to the
General Assembly for an amendment to
its charter. The resolution appointing a
committee TO ask the General Assembly
to pass no legislation affecting the city
unless 1t is asked for by the City Council,
was laid on the table.
Under the head OF miscellaneous busi-
ness a resolution was passed appropriat-
ing &lQQ, 900 for water works construction
Mr.. Vaughan introduced bill for an
ordinance amending Chapter II, aud di-
recting the city auditor to submit to the
joint standing committee on finance for
their approval the annual estimates of the
several standing committees and heads of
also providing that the an
nual estimate Of the auditor of the amount
of money necessary TO be raised by taxa
ton shall he based upon the estimates of
the various committees and heads of de-
Passed.
A resolution was passed directing the
Joint committee on police to report the
cost Of extending the police signal system
to the Fourth District. A petition for the
layou: Of Pacific avenue was referred to
the committee on highways. The follow
ing petitions aud resolutions were re-
ferred. Jacob Schaefer to raise build
ing; for an electric light at the corner of
Canal street and Market square; Eli
Aylesworth for refunding of sewer
tax: for the abatement of the sewer tax
of Walter Richmond and of Louis l..
Angell, j. ii. Richardson, and Tobias
Burke, for remission OF tax, all to the
Joint standing committee on claims; for
the layout of Pacific avenue, to the Joint
committee on highway; for
Jacob Scheffer to raise n building, TO the
Of Public Buildings; for
an electric lamp corner of Canal street
aud Market square, TO the the committee
ON lamps; to define the grade of Oakland
avenue, and lay out Cornell, Robin, AL
ston, and Robinson streets. to the Joint