The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-23

The people of the City Hall are all busy
to-day, as they always are. aud 1t is al
ways warm aud comfortable there, SO no
wo nder there are aspirants for the offices
of which the City Council has the dispo-
sition.
1t isn't easy to find out just what the
changes will be, for the counciimen do
not feel disposed TO say very much before
the caucus, but a week from tomorrow
night it will be practically known who
is to be elected for the year 1893 or
course the caucus results are not abso-
lutely sure to be confirmed at the session
Monday forenoon, but they usually are.
A year or two ago. it will be remembered,
Mr. Shepherd was elected chief OF the
fire departmenr by the caucus but the
council reelected Chief Steere.
There are still three candidates for the
police jndgship, George "A. Littlefeld.
Isaac ii. Southwick and Henry j. Duboi,
to know what the result Is going to be.
The police judgship pays pretty well and
doesn't spoil a lawyers practice at all.
so il is quite plum.
IL anyone knows how much the opposi-
tion to Chief Steere of the fire depart
ment will amount to he doesn't tell IL. so
it cannot be estimated. The council will
undoubtedly. not act rashly in the mat
ter, nor decide without understanding
the matter fully.
Registration.
There Is a great deal of interest just
now in the matter of registration, es-
pecially among the Democrats, who think
that they are losing votes. The total
registration Is 9,006, which is 1,696 behind
that Of last year. 1t is also 326 behind
what il was in 1890, which Is more favor
able year for comparison.
There is something of an n-ofset in the
fact that probably 1000 registry voters
have b, come property voters, but the in
crease in the number OF registry voters
ought to prevent such falling of AS is
indicated.
There will be the usual crowd from
now until Dec. 81. Officer Pioneer says
that on one occasion 1900 people were
registered in a single day and night.
The office has been open four days and
evenings. On the 10Th, "a were registered
Goth, 81 in the evening and 3le all day; on
the 2lst. 1913 in the evening and 3Sl all
day; OH the ED, 13e in the evening and
1888 all day. Ii people won't register they
must get left, but it looks strange. the
city clerk says, that they should take less
interest in city than n state election
aud less interest in n state than a ma
tional election, but they do.
The Building Law.
One Of the things in which the city Off
cials are taking some interest now is the
building law which Ia before the genera
assembly and has been for a session o,
| two. The present law provides for GER
| tain inspection Of buildings as To theii
safety but there is no penalty for moi
| obeying the suggestions OF the Inspector
= ....lf l. hat
was injured after the owners OF
| building have been notified the
owners would be more liable fol
damages. 1t is understood that Senator
| Comstock is in favor of the law and will
| take charge of it and push 1T in tn,
| Senate.
The city auditors report for the year il
now in the hands of the binder. 1t ha,
required great deal Of hard work ant
| contains 322 pages. The new=case fo
| holding bills contains 1872 compartments
| which are alphabetically numbered 81
that the bills may be- easily got mt
When Mr.. Nisbet came into Office
the COMMITTEES , thought ybt ,as the ,iii 4,
was extravagant, but 1t sits on a corner o
the counter now and looks like toy
Then there was one assistant and nov
there are three and they are all busy.
The City Census
The taking of the census. which begins
in the city Jan. 2 is OF considerable In
terest. The State appropriates over Sl20.
600 for schools every year and pays $40
TO each town for each school, but n
town gets over $500. Besides tha
IL divides the remainder anon,
the towns aud cities according
to the number OF scholars. or children o
year and over. Last year the city go
over -. 900, and 1t is important that pa
rents should see that all children Of 8 ant
over IRE reported.
Superintendent OF Health Cnapin Is re
ported TO be through the fever and gain
ing strength rapidly. lie will no doub
lie about in few weeks.