The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Request for Authority to Ap-
point a Fire Commission.
THE CITY LAW DEPARTMENT.
ResoIutions I'm Honor OF the Late City
solicitor Van slyck-The Park Cages
No Change of Name of North Burial
Ground.

promptly last evening, PRESIDENT WATSON
IN the chair. The session was rather
long one and considerable business was
done. The most important thing was the
massage in concurrence OF the resolution
10 authorize the City Solicitor 10 apply TO
the General Assembly for authority TO APP
point three fire commissioners, after at
tempted tabling and amendment.
Chairman Vaughan presented the re-
mort of the committee on ordinances rela-
tive to the appointment of the mayor on
the Joint special committee on taxation of
certain franchises, and recommended that
the resolution appointing the mayor on
such committee be indefinitely post
poned. as the mavor is, ex-otficio. men,
her of that committee. Indefinitely post
poned. Also fro n the same committee n
resolution authorizing the commissioners
OF the sinking funds to hold IN trust bonds
and stocks of the North Burial Ground.
Adopted
A resolution was adopted asking for an
amendment TO Section 9. Chapter OF the
public statues, extending the time for re-
turning the voting lists by the city clerk
TO the several ward clerks from the third
Saturday in January TO February |.
A resolution was adopted forbidding the
throwing of electric light carbons into the
streets.
Mr.. Vaughn presented the monthly report
of the finance committee relative To the
taking up the city's bonds for the, month
OF February Also. from the finance COM
Ynittee he presented resolution as sub
stitute. adding 1000 to the appropriation
for building the new fire station on East
avenue and Olney street anu taking the
same from the appropriations for the fire
station corner of South Main and Coin
streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Pearce for the committee on sewers
rressnted resolutions ordering sewers in
Cofax, Melrose and Messer streets and
Bellevue avenue. Adopted.
Ira Winsor for the committee on fire
department presented the monthly report
of the chief of the fire department.
Also resolution TO pay TO Orin ,.
Mowrv. his salary for the months of Jan
nary, February and March, 1892. Adopted
Joseph H. Kendrick, for the committee
on police, presented the monthly report of
the chief of police, which was ordered
communicated 10 the Board of Aldermen.
Mr. Kendrick also gave notice that the
banquet Of the Common Councilmen
would be held in Tillinghast's parlors on
Monday evening. March IA. at 7;30 o'clock.
Mr.. Reynolds, for the COMMITTEES on
North Burial Ground, presented a resolu-
tion that legislation be asked for placing
the North Burial Ground under the control
az the City Council. Adopted.
Mr. Reynolds also presented the report
oI the committee on North burial ground
ralatire to the certi tifieate ef the -steek II,
the Boston and Providence railroad.
which had been lost and which the corpo-
ration had agreed to renew, provided IL
was relieved from further liability and
responsibility with regard to the. stock.
A resolution was adopted relieving the
corporation from said liabilities. The re
port of the same committee relative to the
change of the name to Oak Hill cemetery
was to the effect that many prominent
~ ha6 "
the change and recommended that the
matter be indefinitely postponed. So
voted.
Mr. Durfee for the committee on claims
presented resolutions for the remission of
taxes in the case of Samuel G. Blodgett,
Jr., and Mary Miller; adopted. On recon-
mendation of the same committee, Joseph
Hill and o. A. Read. petitioners for re-
mission of tax, were granted leave to
withdraw.
Park Lights to BE Turned on.
Mr.. Remlinger for the committee on
parks presented n joint resolution of the
city council authorizing a contract with
the Narragansett Electric Lighting Co.
whereby the forty-five electric lights now
in use at Roger Williams Park shall be
turned off at l2 O'Clock midnight, and in
place of the service after l2 o'clock that
nineteen lights be provided on such streets
as the lamp department shall determine.
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the committee on lamps. Lost. The
resolution was then adopted
From the Board of Aldermen was re-
ceived the report of the joint special COM
mittee appointed to examine and report
relative 10 the expediency of establishing
q board OF fire commissioners, which was
received. Accompanying the report was
a resolution directing the city solicitor to
apply to the General Assembly for author
ity to establish board Of fire commits
sioners,
Mr.. Mccarthy moved to Law the resolu-
tion on the table that the Council might
become informed concerning the expense
aud advisability of such a movement.
Lost, 12 TO 81.
Mr.. Mccarthy moved TO substitute in
the resolution the word ''one" in place of
''three." Mr. Winsor said he hoped the |
motion would not prevail as the Judgment
of the special committee was that three
commissioners would better perform the |
duties, and the salaries would not be !
large.
Mr.. Mccarthy said the Council had no |
knowledge chat such would be the case
and thought that one high salaried com
missioner was better for the city than |
three
The amendment was lost
The Council concurred with the Board |
in the passage of the resolution.
An ordinance permitting the Narragan-
sett Electric Lighting Company 10 put up /
and maintain poles ana wires in certain /
streets was passed in concurrence.
President Watson read an invitation TO /
the Council TO review the parade on st. |
Patrick's Day, which was accepted
~ A communication from the school board /
presenting the petition OF Albert w. 1
smith and others for better sanitary con /
ditions in the State Street School was re- /
ferred TO the committee on city property 1
- The petition OF Sophia &. H. Babbitt for /
the layout of Oregon, pomroy, Fesseuden.
Chad, Brown and Fillmore streets was re-
fcrred TO the committee on highways.
In Regard 60 the Pumping Station.
Mr.. Sellew presented Joint resolution |
of the city council directing the city |
engineering department to inquire into 1
the reeds OF gre ter pumping facilities az
Pet onsett ar d also into the practicable
ity II hltration OF the Pawtuxet water
Adopted.
The petition of Ephraim Howard for the
layout Of River street was referred TO the
committee on highways.
The petition for the layout OF Jilson