The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26

of Public Works relative to the progress
In the building OF the new sewerage plan.
which referred TO the committees on
sewers:
To the Honorable citv Council;
Gentlemen Resolution No. l06, approved
July Is, 1889, orders the Commissioner OF
Public Works TO contract Tor the materials "
be used in building the improved seweraye
system in the city of PROVIDENCE and 20 build
the same by contract, consisting OF outiai
sewers, conduits, tanks and appurtenances,
aud the pumping works at Fields foint, 10,
gcther with the intercepting sewers, as shown
on the acco gnpanying map, and IN accordance
with the detail drawings, working plans ann
specifications, as furnished ey tue city enn.
neer. and appropriates therefor such sums as
may be necessary 10 pay for said works tnat
sh all not exceed In the aggregate one million
seven hundred thousand dollars.
The work has been pushed forward rs rap
idly as possible when we take into considers.
ton the great difficulty that was experienced
on account of the quicksand that was encoun, i,,
tered in all of the sewers that have been built
and that are now In process OF construction.
the experience acquired by the contractors
from the work already done Will be OF great
advantage TO the city In building the balance
OF the system.
The following sewers, comprising portion
od
namely: The outfall sewers and sewers OF
the Eimwood division. from Potter's avenue
TO Fields Point including grading for same
and excavating for tanks: sewers in Dexter
street, from ,ranston street To Potter's ave.
nue.; sewers in Hamilton, Irving and Meirose
streets; sewers IN Gordon avenue. ooiia
street, Prairie avenue, Logan avenue ana
Ocean street, sewer in Humboldt avenue ana
blackstone Park: sewer In Deaine street
from Manton avenue to the river
The following sewers are In process OF con,
struction, namely: Sewers in Delaine ana
Valley streets; sewers in Valley and Eagle
streets: sewers in hathbone street, from Nal-
ley street TO the river.
The cost of the sewers completed and in
process OF construction TO Aug. III, los-, was
SLOW ,I8.s4; The estimated cost TO complete
the sewers In process OF construction Is aoont
Sl49,yO. The sewer In Canal street, from
steeple street TO Market square, has been or,
oa sS order Of he City
Council the following streets are now being
laid out for the improved sewerage system
viz: Norfolk street. Station street, hunting
ton avenue. Chambers street and burlington
street, from McDonougn street To Crocker
avenue. The estimated cost OF the sewer Is
about x97, so; total 81, ,sd9, ,y,S.sf. This leaves
a balance under the present app o )rlation 70
COM plete that portion OF the system PROVIDED
in the resolution OF about S4U.oo3. lJ.
present heresi a communication rom
estimate of the cost OF the balance or the
work, not including any OF the aboye-named
sewers, amounting To Sl.91,6OU This will re.
quire Sl,5OO,OJU additional appropriation, and
4 respectfully request that a sum sufficient 10
complete the work ordered be appropriated,
or IL the City Council deems IL inadyisaDe 20
make the necessary appropriation, that they
designate such portions OF the work as they
desire TO have built from the present nppro-
koBERT E. SMITH,
Commissioner.
Accompanying the communication was
one from the city engineer TO the commits
sioner, stating chat the estimated cost
for completing the sewers now building,
dating from Sept 1, is $4,000, that OF
building the Canal street sewer Is $l3,-
900, the cost of building the sewers III
Norfolk street aud the streets from
Croker avenue to Oak street is S97, 900.
The estimated cost Of building that por-
tion of the improved sewerage plan as
ABOVE stated is 81, ,927 800,
Concurrent Business.
The report of the committee on finance
accompanied by an ordinance making ap-
preparations for the support of the city
passed in concurrence. Also the message
OF the mayor relative to the anniversary
OF the discovery OF America by Columbus
on Oct. 81. Also the resolution appoint
ing joint special committee on the cele-
bration OF Oct III. Messrs. Parkhurst,
SelIew and Burdick were appointed on
the part Of the council. Resolutions
were adopted granting permission to B.
McGuinness and Thomas B. Saunders to
raise buildings.
Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Clark called from the table the re-
solution relating to the connecting of GER
tain school houses with the sewers and
moved its reference to the committee on
city property. Passed.
The following matters were referred as
follows: Resolutions ordering sewers In
Lexington avenue, Pike, Beneht and Pope
streets. Petitions for sewers in Winslow
street and Lexington avenue to the COM
mittee on sewers: resolution to extend
jefferson street to Douglas avenue, and
petitions for the layout OF Robinson street
and EldridKe avenue, for defining the
grade Of Winslow street, aud for the
curbing OF Edwin street to the COMMITTEES
on highways; Of Alonzo Warren remis-
sion of personal property tax, and OF q.
T. Pomroy for compensation for damages
to estate on Eddy street to the committee
on claims.
A communication was received from the
city clerk relative to the acceptance by
the Interstate Railway Company of It's
franchise. Placed on file.
On motion Of Mr.. Angel the council