The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-16
VERY IMPORTANT
Meeting Of the Board Of Alder.
men Yesterday.
ARBITRATOR CHOSEN.
The City Needs to Hire $780,
for Public Improvements.
REPORT ON THE PENSION FUND.
The Sanitary Gymnasium's Swimming
Tank TO be Hired for a Public Bath
Salary of the Clerk of the Fire
Department to be Raised-Important
Street Matters.

When the Board OF Aldermen came to
gether yesterday afternoon an invitation
was received for the Mayor and Board tC
review the procession of the bands in
welcome to ID. w. Reeves.
On motion OF Alderman Winship the
Board took recess and went to the front
entrance to review the procession.
Board of Health. .
In the meeting of the Board of Health
.he citation to the heirs of Cyrus Tink-
ham was indefinitely postponed
Orders to abate uuisan ces were ordered
to be issued TO the following: Desire G.
Sowden, Mary III. Bisbee, Patrick Wag-
ner, Emma Wolf, Horace Clarke, James
I. Kennedy, Daniel O'Brien, Joseph r.
True C2), heirs of Charles X. Cozzsns.
Alderman Burrows for the committee
on public heath presented the proposi-
tion of John IL Smith to the city of
Providence Offering the use OF his swim
ming school at "a Aborn street for pub.
lie bath, for five months beginning Jan.
!, 1898. TO be open to the public three
days In the week from to - O'Clock T.
NJ. for consideration of 500, the help
to be furnished by Mr.. Snitn. A resolu-
tion directing the mayor to execute a
contract with Mr.. Smith securing the use
OF the swimming tank for a public bach
for the city OF Providence under the con
ditions stated in the proposition was
presented and adopted.
The Board OF Health then adjourned to
meet Thursday. Dec. 20. at O'clock.
Board of Aldermen.
In the meeting of the Board of Alder :
...en the quarterly report of the superin-
tendent of hacks was received.
The Columbus Society were given leave
TO withdraw their petitiou for leay to
hold dance at 63S Charles street.
A joint resolution was adopted direct
Ing the city messenger TO provide addi-
tional electric lights for the city hall
Electric Light Arbitrator.
The committee OF conference appointed
on behalf of the Board of Aldermen re-
garding the election of an arbitrator in
the electric ma tier was received. 1t ai-
vlsed the appointment of Gardiner &.
Sims.
A resolution accompanied the report
providing for the election of Mr. Sims on
The part of the Board of Aldermen as
arbitrator on benalf of the city
Alderman Burrows moved that the
resolution should lie on the table till the
next meeting, in order TO see what action
the Council would take in regard To the
matter. IL was not certain that the
Council would not concur with the Board
in the appointment OF Henry T. Root.
Alderman Winship said that 1t was
pretty well demonstrated tha tue council
would no. concur in that appointments,
and hoped that the resolution would not
pe tabled, as that would practically
kill il.
On the motion to lay on the table the
vote was five ayes to five noes, and the
mayor voted mo" The vote was as
follows; Ayes = Aldermen Burrows.
Harris, Little, Olne, and Rounds. Noes
aldermen BalIou, Fuller, McGuinness,
West ana Winship
Mayor Potter voting mo-" the rasolu-
lion was not laid on the table
Alderman Winship moved the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Simms as Arbitrator and he
was elected.
Layout of North street.
The supplementary report of the COM
mittee on the layout of North street was
received and $1,000 damages awarded to
John Norris aud TO the others nothing.
A joint resolution was adopted order
tng an iron bridge over the Woonasqu.-
tucket river at Francis street, the expense
TO be charged to the appropriation for
hfllng in the Cove basin.
resolution was adopted directing the
superin endent of lights to set up lamps
Oh Pettfs lane and Tenth street
A communication was received from the
city clerk relative To The acceptance of the
Union Railroad Company of the priyi-
iege 10 use electrici for street car ser
vice in certain streets
A joint resolution was adopted order
lng the CONSTRUCTION OF foot bridge over
the railroad tracks at o Ike street. the ex-
peDse Co be charged To tae appropriat ion
Tor bridges
Resolutions were adopted directing the
commissioner OF Public Works 10 take
possession OF Julian street from Amherst
street TO AtwelFs avenue and OF Kossuth
street from Hyatt street TO Pope street
Numerous vehicle licenses were granted
Ihe ordinance providing Tor the ex
cnange OF laud on the corner of Broad
and Kelly streets for land at Washington
fark Tor school purposes was amended SO
ss 10 authorize tne mayor To sign tue
deed on behalf Of the CITY.
Ihe ordinance fixing the salaries OF tho
oihcers and members OF the fire depart
ment was ameuded SO as TO increase the
saiary OF the clerk of the fire department
from - "a per day u 81 ,2J0 per annum.
"A JOINT resolution was adopted appro-
prla1iny sf,OOO for an iron bridge over
Tue Woonasquatucket river at Acorn
street.
For Public improvements.
His HoHor the Mayor presented the fol-
lowing:
! have requested OF the Com mi ssloner OF Puhlio
wofss statement OF tue condition and needs OF
NC highway, water aO1 sewer departments 1
present. herewith brier statement ffom tne Com.
missioner IN reply. together with a JOINT RESOLUTION
ancctinR The City solicitor q apply al tas nexf
session Of the 0enera Assembly Tor authority TO e
k klven 70 the city OF Proyd nee 20 issue notes or
yonds f0r the purpose Of Continuing the wore OF
these departments.
Ihe communication from the Commits
sioner oil PuOiic w rSs was as follows:
Hon. Wmiam X Potter, Mayor
DEAR sIR-ln reply % yOur request, I present
nerswitn a brle. statement " the conditl Jns aud
meuis Nf-''-
lhe unexpended balance of the special aopropr,.
stlon 10. mig gawsys on Dec. l. 1sg2. was according
10 sns S.y Anitor stalement tls11ti.y5. and the
~ ~ syun.ii has erdered enough highway work 20
~ charged 70 t1is appropriation use up the mli
tmount ~ about t0J.gJ0 Ia addition 70 the above
~ se ~ least forty received streets 10 be-
t.ID1 ann Ollit Oesdes. about sixty streets that
49, D-en and are nov beiag aid out BY orlers OF
ne ttty tounc and for the protection 81 the sftv
s3elnss claims Tor damag should b. built a. soon
poespie. The work already riered thai will he
sn.tssd 70 he regular Appropriation. together