The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-04
The Common Council.

market, tDafleS ID CODD.
City gauger, Edward G. Farmer.
The Common Council.
Councilman Ira Winsor. called the coun-
Gil TO order and Councilman Angen nom
mated Arthur III. Watson for president
and he was unanimously elected. Coun-
cilmen Vaughan and Mccarthy escorted
him to the desk.
Many of the visitors had now dispersed.
President Watson spoke of his appre-
| citation of his unanimous election for the
third time and said he was deeply sensible
of the responsibility and hoped to dis
charge his duties so that there would be
no reason for regret at the end Of the year.
Mr.. Angel nominated ID. 4. Hayden for
| clerk and he was unanimously elected.
| Mr. Angel was appointed TO take the
clerk before the mayor and have him
sworn, which he did.
On motion of Mr.. Barney, the rules and
orders Of 1891 were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke the mayors
address and city manual were ordered
printed; also for printing, advertising and
stationery, Mr.. Coles resolution; Mr.. Nc
Carthy'ss. motion to appoint a committee
on pending suits was adopted, and Z. j.
Mccarthy, John w. Angel aud Joseph ii.
| kendrick were appointed.
Reports Of Justices Of the peace, inspec-
tor of kerosene, on printing resolutions,
report of city gauger, chief engineer OF the
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alarms and city sealer were received
On motion of Mr.. Vaughan the special
committees on land for sewerage purposes,
site OF State house, electric wires and in
! spector, terminal facilities, manufactur-
ers' waste, Cranston water taxes, new in
dustries, improvement of the shore, leRis-
lation amending the State ballot law, spe-
cial franchises, widening Elmwood ave-
| nue., on the estate of Clark Dalrymple,
purchase Of land adjoining Roger Will
liams Park and Blackstone Park were
| continued and all others discontinued.
j. 5. q. Cobb and Elias NJ. Jencks were
re elected justices of the peace and John
q. Massie commissioner of sinking fund
for three years.
Documents for 1891 were ordered in
| deXed and bound.
A resolution by Mr.. McGann providing
that steps be taken to have the mayor
elected by majority vote, was referred to
| the committee on ordinances.
George l.. Pierce, John w. Angel, r. 8.
| Aldrich, l.. f.. Davis, and j. p. Stone were
| appointed committee on accounts.
City Clerk Clarke presented the resolu-
tion passed by the upper board and they
were concurred in.
| Mr.. Pierce offered resolution referring
matters of stock belonging to the North
burial ground fund to the committee on
| ordinances.
On the Fourth of July celebration the
president appointed Messrs. Davis, +.
Winsor and Ryan. Mr. Darcy thought in
view Of the big expenses of the city ", 800
was enough for the celebration. His
amendment was seconded. Mr.. Barstow
opposed it. Mr.. Vaughan said a, 900 was all
there was TO spare between Washington's
birthday and Memorial day. Mr.. Kelley
withdrew his amendment The $4,000 APP
priation was adopted.
The following committee on pending
suits was appointed: Mccarthy, Angel,
j. f. Kendrick, j. III. Kendrick.
The city treasurer's report was received
| and w. L. Clark was confirmed as deputy
treasurer Gifts for the North Burial
Ground were accepted.
| .Councilmen Vose and Hickey were ap-
pointed to ask Mayor Potter for his pic
board of Aldermen.
The board of aldermen met after the ris-
| ing of the city council, and Alderman
| Winship nominated Alderman Burrows
| for president of the board for 1892, and he
was unanimously elected.
On motion of Alderman West the rules
| of last year were adopted for 1892.
| j. :. q. Cobb and Elias NJ. Jenckes were
| elected police justices.
John &. Massie was elected member of
committee on sinking fund.
Charles II. Thurber was reelected
| truant officer.
Alderman Olney presented a joint reso-
| luton for the appropriation of $4,000 for
| a proper celebration OF the Fourth of July
| aud moved its passage. Adopted.
An announcement then appeared from
| the common council that Daniel Il. Hay
den had been elected clerk of that body
and was prepared to take the oath of
office, which was administered at once
| and he retired.
Alderman Little moved joint resolu-
tion for committee of one alderman and
| one councilman to secure portrait of
Mayor Potter. Passed.
A joint resolution was passed appropri-
ating $500 for the proper observance of
Memorial Day.
A resolution fixing the fees for pool,
billiard and scipio tables was referred to
the committee on shows.
A resolution TO print 1000 copies of an
nual report of fire department, passed. also
a resolution to print l,l5O copies of City
| Manual for 1892.
George +. Perkins was appointed spec
ial constable under the milk law, in the
place of Edwin +. Calder
| Charles y. Chaplin was elected city reg
istrar, and AZ inspector of steam boilers,
w. III. Hicks.
Alderman McGuinness offered reso-
luton to change the names of certain
streets
Alderman Little offered communica-
tion to the City Treasurer Grangers re-
report
| lHtSe auCtlOneerS were appointed. JOnn
+. Greene, Albert q. Barton, Geo. IL. Burn
ham, Timothy :. .Cooney, Herbert f. Dodge
Edwin Draper, Charles l.. Ellis, Henry f.
Ferrin, David Frank, Benjamin w. Gal
lup, Patrick Greene, T.. b. Gransul, Chris
topher A. Hall, William III. Herrick,
Oliver Hill, Horace L. Horton, Arnold IL.
Manchester, Bernard McGuinness, Aaron
Milkman, John q. Moore, Julian A. Pres
ton, George l.. Robinson, William Row
ley, Jr.. r.. Il. Shaw, Francis j. Sheldon,
Arthur NJ. Thompson, Edward ii. Turner,
John NJ. Whan.
The Joint Committees.
President Watson announced the fol-
lowing members of joint committees: On
City Debt-Angell. City Engineers De-
partment, ,Sellew. City Property-Batch-
elder, Burton, Read and McGann.
| Claims-Durfee, Pierce, Aldrich, Davis.
Education-John T.. Kendrick, Barstow,
Knight. Burdick. Finance-Vaughan, AL
drich, Darling and Covell. Fire Depart
ment-Winsor, Read, Clarke, Davis. Har-
bor-Sellew, Blanchard, Darling and Gala
CHER. Highways-Covell, Durfee, Kelly,