New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
MAYOR HONEY'S LEGAL MIND.
LIKELY TO COST RHODE ISLAND SPECIAL
SESSION OF TIE LEGISLATURE.

LIKELY To OOSI huOprs lcIIhND ~ II HNAH''
SESSION OF TIE LEGISLATURE.
Providence, II. l., Sept. II (Spccia)-Tbrongh the
action Of the Board Of Aldermen Of Newport prompted
by Mayor Honey, who Is lawyer well as Mayor, the
State Of Rhode Island is to be subjected 10 the cx-
pense Of all extra session Of the Legislature. The
Legislature at its last session In response 10 re
quest OF the Newport people authorized the Governor to
appoint commission to rearange the ward boundaries
OF the city OF Newport and that commission has done
It's work The Newpoi; Board Of Aldermen. being
composed Of Democrats opposed to this revision
and took Mayv IImeys word that the act was m
constitutional. The municipal election was 10 have
been held last Wednesday, but the Board of Adcrnc-
failing to designate voting places within the new ward
boundaries, and the CITY Clerk holding that
the voting places must be within said bound
aries the time passed and the warrant for the
election not lssucd. The Board OF Aldermen held
that by the Wnrd ReYsios act no power conferred
Oh the Board to make voting lists In agreement with
the ward boundaries. The Republicans Of New
port petition Governor Brown 10 call special
sion of the Legislature 10 amend IN" chnter Of the
city that the question at Issue may be settled
ard settled thoroughly In accordance With law.
Not only is there no provision Mt present for holding
the municipal election but the validity Of the Prcsi-
Dental election In Newport will be In grave doubt I'M
less action is taken. The Mayor has written to
The Governor. suggesting that the citizens Of Newport
shoIld ask the supreme Court for n mandamus com
manding the Aldermen to establish voting places IN
accordance with the new ward boundaries. lie also
suggests that The Governor ask the supreme Court
whether the act ordering the ward revision /, con
stltutionnl second, should the Aldermen prepare vOt
Ing lists In pursuance with said act third, ought the
voting places TO be within the geographical boundaries
Of the wards TO which they bcong1 Governor Brown
Is consulting with Attorney General Burbank the
matter. and it Is thought that he will eventually
the General Assembly In special session carly Ia
october. The stubborn conduct OF the oard Of Alder
men In dciylng the law Will thus great annoy
ance and cA pcnsc but il Will furnish the Republicans
with abundant campaign material.
The county fairs have had excellent weather and
have enjoyed unprecedented success. Tile coming
week the GROWING event Of the year occurs In the
State Fair at Narragansett Park The Rhode Island
state the reputation OF being cXccllcd
only BY the ew-England FAIR, and this years cx-
position will put even that In the shade. Besides
acres OF exhibits pertaining strictly 10 agriculture,
horticulture and cattle raising, there are other acre,
devoted TO domestic Industries. especially the hand
craft OF women and this show Away attracts great
thrOngs Of women and not n few The horse
show is also something out Of III. common. There
are races on each of the five days OF the fair, the
purses amounting 10 $l4,4OO. Colts bnnd, OF Hart
ford will furnish music The amusement feature IN
trouced last year with great success, will be amplted
This year. so that the visitors 10 the fair will
frstclaSS circus performance os wei as al the oth'r
wonders Last year there were $4,000 visitors, and
Secretary Collins IS making earnest efforts 10 BRING
the attendance mp to 100000. The Ncw-Nork and
New England Railroad It's trains into the park
every fifteen minutes. ON Thursday, which is COY
ornors Day, there will be pigeon race, ana 1000
birds Will be set free.
The present cholera scare in New-Yorh ana the
presence of some typhoid fever up the lawtnNct
Valley has started afresh tho crusade against
the pollution Of the ctys water sup
ply In the Pawtuxet River. There Is no doubt
pollution arising from the presence Of factories
a All lac
Obliged 10 pass stringent law in order t. keep the
water pure.