The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-11

pay the tax and make a living them.
selves. The company, be said, would
never accept such an ordinances.
Mr.. Mccarthy moved that the matter
be made special order for the next
Mr.. Barney said it was better to vote
down the amendments and then have
committee OF conference appointed TO see
what could be arrived at in the way OF
satisfactory settlement.
Mr. Mccarthy said the amendments were
proper in view of the privileges
concur with the board. lie moved that
the matter be referred to "a special COM
mittee with instructions To report ut the
next meeting.
Mr.. Angel favored reference to com
mittee OF conference.
The question was then put on concur
renee and lost.
President Watson appointed Messrs
Parkhurst, Vaughan aud j. II. kendrck
for the council On the conference COM
mittee.
President Watson then reappointed
on the special committee on the celebra-
tion of Columbus Day.
Petitions and Miscellaneous Business.
The petitions of George + Aldrich for
compensation for damages to his estate:
of Il. A. Briggs. Alfred Nlcholay. Edward
L. Curtis, Helena Caylor, Cornelius q.
Horton, Frederick Goff and Emily +.
Gregory, for remission OF tax ; OF Henry
W. Tabor for remission OF sewer assess
ment of Charles G.. and Henry ID. Allen,
for compensation for land taken for high
way purposes; of James O'Brien for COM
pensation, were all referred TO the COM
mittee on claims.
electric lights on Manton avenue was re-
ferred To the committee on lamps.
The petition of the III. Ludwig Co. for
u sewer in Blackstone street WAS referred
To the committee on sewers
Mr.. Pierce introduced an ordinance pro-
ylding that no trapeZe or slack wire per
former shall perform in theatre unless
"a net is spread underneath him. Referred
to the committee on ordinances.
Joint resolutions to pave Wickenden
and South Main streets were referred to
| the committee on highways.
Mr.: Barney introduced an act in
amendment of chapter ~ of the ordin-
ances The ordinance fixes the salary OF
| the first critic teacher OF the grammar
| grade at 81 900. and to such other teach
| ers OF the grammar grade below the rank
of assistant teacher OF the first grammar
| grade AS shall be assigned to train pupil
teachers Sl25 in addition TO the salary to
which they shall otherwise be entitled.
Referred to he committee on ordinances.
The monthly report OF the city mes
senger was received and ordered commu-
nicated to the Board OF Aldermen.
Fruit Hill Reservoir.
Mr.. Mccarthy introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was passed
Resolved. That the Commissioner of
Public Works be ana he is hereby re-
quired to report at the next meeting of
the Common Council the number of gal
Ions OF water pumped by the high SER
vice pumping engines at Hope Station
during the months Of July and August.
1891, and during the mouths of July and
August, 1892. Also to state whether the
quantity OF water. viz, 66, $50, $50 gallons,
given by the City Engineer under date of
Sept. III, 1892, as the consumption of he
high service during July and August,
1892, included the leakage from Fruit
Hill Reservoir. And TO report as near as
possible the quantity of water that es-
capped from Fruit Hill Reservoir b. leak
age during the months of July aud Au-
gust, 1892.
Educational Matt ers.
Mr.. Vaughan presented the petitions of
James *. Hathaway aud John NJ. Dean
for pubic schools between Roger viii
lams Park and Mashapaug pond; also
joint resolution authorizing the estab-
lishment Of evening schools; Also. petition
Of the PROVIDENCE Free Kindergarten
Association for permission to establish a
kindergarten in the Charles street school
building. All referred to the committee
OH educ ttion.
The Council accepted an invitation to
review the parade OF the Catholic parish
es on the evening OF Oct. II, at 945
o'clock.
The Council then adjourned to meet Oct
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