The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-12

ln0 mOQUnty TtpOEt Oh tuo CulcI Gil
gineer of the 6re department was received.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the chief engineer to continue on the paw
roll at their regular salaries the names OF
Charles j.. Connor and John Z. Carlin,
both OF whom were injured while on duty.
w Increased Speed for Electric Cars.
Tho COMMITTEES on railroads reported an
ordinance granting the Union Railroad
Company permission to run the electric
ears on Broad street at the rate of ten
miles an hour between Trinity quaro and
Public street, and twelve miles an hour
from Public street to city line. Also "a
resolution was adopted grantin1 the Union
double tracks on Broad and South Main
streets and Pawtucket avenue.
Resolutions received from the commit
tee on city properly providing for the To-
cation. maintenance aud repairing Of the
city bath houses.
Resolutions were adopted ordering
water pipes in jefferson and Union ave-
nues, Evergreen, Lisbon, W~ardsworth,
Keene, Labean, Greenwood, Lorraine,
Richards, Pontiac aud Waverly streets,
and Francis avenue, Cranston.
The resolution to pay Hugh Hamil 5000
compensation for damages to his estate
came back from the board. Mr.. Aldrich
moved its indefinite postponemenu. Mr..
Read moved to lay IL on the table. Lost,
IA TO is. After some discussion the mat
ter was indefinitely postponed by a vote Of
10 toA
Police Pensions.
A joint resolution came from the board
directing the city solicitor To apply to the
General Assembly for authority to create
. pension fund for s~uperanuated police
men and those disabled while I'm the per-
Torrance OF duty. Messrs. Clark and
Angel opposed the pensioning of the
euperanuated as that would be an in
justice to the other city employees and
would be a ~stepping-stone toward the
pensioning OF the school teachers and city
laborers who had grown old in service.
Joseph II. kendrick spoke in favor Of toe
superanuated police as having risked life
and limb in the service of the citizens.
Mr.. Read wanted TO have the resolution
-emeaded Sc a. 10 iHeiHae the ffre-rrcr.=
The resolution finally passed with three
amendments, namely. striking out the
words "superanuated or" using the
words "city council " In place of "board
Of aldermen" and inserting the words
land fremen-"
Concurrent Business.
The following matters were pissed in
concurrence Resolutions to repair the
Harrison street fire station: to sell the
old Harris avenue school building to sell
land belonging to the city to pay s. J.
Siemeh eou anu VI. n. fnllIps SlJO Tor
damages; allowing Alexander Durante
and B. l.. Dennis to raise buildings.
The quarterly report Of the city weigher
a the monthly report OF the city auditor
were received.
An ordinance instructing the committee
on finance to report annually ordinances
providing for the annual tax was referred
TO the COMMITTEES on ~finance. An ordi.
nance granting the N~arragansett Electric
Lighting Company permission 10 erect
poles and wires on Reservoir avenue was
referred to the committee on lamps. A
resolution to bnild Sheldon, Hudson, FL
lery n Harriet streets was referred TO
the COMMITTEES on highways. Sewers were
ordered In Eagle. Valley, Harold, Dover
smy, Belmont and Regent avenues.
The following petitions were referred
Smith Bros. for compensation for dam
ages, Hannah w. Kendall for remission
OF tax 81. Elizabeth Home for remission
of assessment. Alfred Underwood for com
p~ensation for damages. Tobias Burke and
Luther A. Tinkbam compensation for
damages TO the committee on claims to
concrete sidewalks OF Putnam street TO
the committee on highways; for sewers In
Putnam street, Smith street and Congress
avenue 90 the committee OF sewers the
Old Colony Railroad Company to locate a
turnout on India street to the committee
on railroads; Of James @. Green for a pen
sion ~ an aged lamplighter to the com
mittes on lamps: for electric lights on At
wells and Amherst stFeet 70 tie
eommittee on lamps; Of Alfred Walker
and the American Electrical Company 20
rniss buiidinss. TO the inspector Of build
A.. a rsolution was adopted directing the
0ommiesioner VI public works 20 report
- - plsa for watering the streets