The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-22
A BUSY SESSION.
Important Matters Discussed by
Council Last Night.
TO WIDEN ELMwOOD AVENUE.
A Resolution Pissed TO Purchase Land Az
joining Roger Williams Park-The Pire
Commission Biii-Mr. Mccarthy Ac-
cuses Vaughan OF not doing His Duty.

sion last night. An ordinance relative TO
swill and house offal, providing for an
annual allowance OF So, 900 was passed in
concurrence.
A resolution was adopted to remit the
tax to the executors Of George II. Elridge's
estate; also 10 pay to Thomas Case $500 as
compensation for damages sustained by
reason of defective side walk on Bacon
street: also directing the Commissioners of
Public Works to rebuild Ives street from
Power to Pittman street.
From the committee on highways came
a resolution TO pave High street from
Broad TO Crapston street with granite
blocks, which was adopted.
In he matter of the layout OF Orchard
avenue the petitioners were given leave to
withdraw.
A resolution was adopted to define
grade for Concord street.
A resolution was presented by Chairman
Kendrick of the committee on police,
directing the city property committee to
provide sleeping apartments for the police
of the Seventh Station. Mr.. kcndrick
said that it was time that the officers at
the Seventh Station had place TO sleep;
that the sleeping apartment Is now used
as ward room, which compelled the
officers TO lose their rest on caucus or
election night.
Mr.. Reed of the committee on city prop
erty objected to the resolution. He said
the station was built three years ago and
with the consent Of the chief of police.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on city property with instructions
10 report at the next meeting.
The matter of improving the sanitary
condition of the State street school was
re-committed 70 the committee on city
property; n resolution TO repair and reno
vate tho Harrison street fire station was
received from the city property commit
tee and adopted.
A resolution from the committee on
judiciary, providing for the distribution
of Volume of the early records of the
city and appropriating 800 for the same,
was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted TO lay water
pipes in Oriole avenue, Linwood avenue,
and Brook street in Cranston.
widening Elmwood Avenue.
Mr.. Barstow Of the special committee
on the widening OF Elmwood avenue Of
fered report recommending the widen
ing of the avenue to uniform width of
so feet and resolutions were presented ex-
empting abutting owners on Elmwood ave
nue. from assessments for curbing and
all other assessments by reason of the
widening of the street. Also a resolution
directing the mayor and board OF alder
men to layout Elmwood avenue at uni
form width OF eighty feet. Both of the
resolutions were adopted. The commit
tee reported that all but two of the prop
erty owners had given their land and that
the cost would be about S23, ,6s2.o1.
Land for Park Purposes.
In the special committee TO purchase land
for park purposes, Mr.. Barney introduced
two resolutions to purchase land adjoip-
ing Roger Williams Park, one OF these was
TO pay Walter Il. Willis 21f cents a foot
for an undivided half of n triangular
strip OF land adjoining the park, which
was adopted. The other resolution was
as follows:
Rcsolccd, That the Joint special committee
for the purchase of land adjoining Roger Will
liams Park for park purposes be, and they are
hereby authorized and empowered. with the
advice and approval OF the mayor and the city
Providence, with the owners OF any part or
parts OF the land taken for park purposes, by
virtue Of resolution No. T35, approved Nov. 20,
1901. for the price OF their interests in the land
% taken.
There was spirited discussion on this
resolution between Mr.. Barney, Mr.. Park |
hurst and Mr.. Mccarthy, tho latter being |
opposed TO il, and when the roll-call vote |
was taken it was adopted by vote of |
S3 TO o
From the same committee n resolution |
"
apd the joint special committee ON the |
purchase of lands for Lark purposes to |
apply to the General Assembly at its |
present session for legislation to annex to |
the city that part of Cranston which IL is
proposed TO add to Roger Williams Park.
been amended by changing the boundary |
line from Elmwood avenue to the easterly |
line of the New York, Providence and |
Boston railroad.
AT this juncture Mr. Mccarthy moved |
for reconsideration OF the vote whereby |
the city solicitor was authorized TO apply |
TO the General Assembly for legislation
to appoint three fire commissioners. He
had framed another resolution whereby
the control of the commissioners should |
be vested in tho city council instead of the
Board OF Aldermen and giving authority
TO that body TO appoint one or more fire |
commissioners. not TO exceed three Mr.
Mccarthy stated that he should later
move for an Indefinite postpUnement OF
the original resolution aud the passage of
his substitute. There was n hot discuss
ion on the matter and the motion to re- |
consider the vote on the original resolu-
tlon was lost.
The following matters from the board
OF aldermen were passed in concurrence:
A resolution TO print 1000 copies OF the
report OF the city engineer; a resolution 10
provide temporary accommodation for the
highway department; n resolution to con-
crete sidewalks on Eddy street; a COM
from the assistant city solici-
tor upon a resolution 10 apply TO the Cen
eral Assembly for an amendment TO sec
tion of chapter Of the public statutes;
q resolution TO concrete cutters on Bur
mott street; resolutions granting permis-
sion TO John +. Oates, Rebecca :. Johnston
and the Central Real Estate Company TO
raise buildings. and resolution TO lay out
EXCHANGE street.
A resolution from the Board OF Alder
men directing the city property commit
tee 10 place two gates In the fence sur
the Atlantic avenue primary
school was referred TO the city property
committee.
The resolution from the Board Of Alder
men TO pay Hugh Hamill 500 for dam
ages 10 his estate on Atwells avenue was
amended, making the sum $50 and then
passed Ia concurrence.
Under the head Of miscellaneous busi-
less caulc resolution authorizing the
,nrk commissioners 10 expend $1,000 for
vpairine the walks aud driveways i'm
Roger Williams park, which was passed.
"A resolution TO concrete the sidewalk
Iround TOckwotten Park was referred TO
he committee on highways.
"A resolution was adopted, directing the
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