The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-04
administered to Col. Honey by the out

administered to Col. Honey by the out
going Mayor Coggeshail
Mayor Honey at once proceeded. after
the new aldermen and council had been
sworn in, to read his inaugural, at the
conclusion of which an adjournment was
taken till evening, for the election of of
ficers and organization of the new mu-
nicipal government. The message occti-
pies about four columns, and deals very
largely with the water question, on which
the claim is made that the present Demo-
cratic administration was returned to
power.
In his opening Mayor Honey said that
the executive officers and members of the
city government should perform their
duties in the same business-like manner
in which corporation conducts its
affairs
Newport, he declared, could not be made
manufacturing place, but must owe its
prosperity to the summer cottagers and
visitors The notion of starting new in
dustres he thought wholly chimerical. In
1870 the assessed resident taxation was
Sl2, 10000, and of summer residents
50, l10,50O; in 1880 the resident taxation
was sl2, 743, ,450, and of summer residents
S12,356, $50; in 1890 the resident taxation
was Sl5,513,JO0, summer residents, $l1513,-
100; which figures, he said were signif-
cant of the course to be pursued in the
development of it's business interests.
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clean and properly watered, with judici-
Gus economy in administration for low
rate of taxation
For the city's house offal and garbage
he recommended cremation.
Under streets and highways, he recon-
mended the extension of the sewer system
and completion i'm the abandonment of
cesspools and vaults. He advocated the
widening of Thames street, the filing i'm
of the Cove basin, the extension of the
street railroad over to Coddington Point
and the transfer of the whole construction
of highways to the city conncil.
In recommending the rcadjustment of
ward lines he advised that portion of the
First ward should be taken into the Sec
ond and portion of the Fifth into the
Fourth wards.
In his remarks on public schools he adj
vocated free text books. He wants new
City Hall and asks for the creation of the
Office of city auditor.
His most important point was his open
hostility TO the water works. He will apply
to the Legislature for limitations TO the
powers OF the corporation and increased
powers over it for the city council His
aim eventually will be to have the city
acquire possession of the water works.
In conclusion he advocated the strict
observance Of civil service reform in all
appointments in the city government.
several new offices arc to be created,
notably that of an assistant city clerk and
also OF assistant city solicitors. IL is un-
derstood that Mayor Honey himself will
be a candidate for city solicitor and that
Il. r. Nolan, rising young lawyer, will
attend 10 all the duties in the District
Court as Honey's henchman and assistant.
IL will be remembered in the EVENING
NEWS last report of the water works
mattel in Supreme Court Arnold Greene
OF Providence put in an appearance
against the water works corporation. It
is now understood that he will be paid his
Zee, etc by Mayor Honey out of mis- sal
airy, as also will be Mr.. Nolan for his ser
vices as assistant city solicitor.
Immediately after the mornings adj
| Journment, at the conclusion of the inaug-
ural, the Democrats went into private
caucus for the adoption of a slate for the
evenings convention, when IL is expected
that the vote for officers will be viva voce
There is evidently to be clean sweep of
Republican Office holders, root aud branch,
the only official To be retained being the
present city clerk, w. G.. Stevens.
For the Office of chief of police, there
are four candidates. w. Cary Congdon. Is.
III. Richards, &. Corbett, and the present
incumbent, Harry f.. Turner. Jr., and the
fight will lie between the first and last
named.
In the matter of giving his inaugural
message TO the press, Mayor-elect Honey
pledged his word In the most sincere man
ner possible that no paper should have
any advantage but that at 9 o'clock this
morning the two local papers and the
various correspondents should bc supplied
at the same time. IL leaked out, however,
on Saturday afternoon that Mr.. Honey
had given n copy 10 the Newport D0UH
Nclcs. To the exclusion of all other papers
and correspondents, including the ObSCr-
rcr This Is "A gross breach OF faith at the
very outset and points to partisan ad-
ministration.