The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-17
ground. now present TO you the follow
Ing resolution, and move its passage

ground. now present 10 you the follow
Ing resolution, and move its passage
Resolved That the Board Of Aldermen
petition the General Assembly now in session.
for an amendment Of the act entitled. AN act
TO establish the city of Pawtucket, passed at
the January session, 1885, repeating so much OF
the rame as authorizes the Mayor 10 preside
or vote in the Board of Aldermen, and In con-
ventions OF the City Council, substantially In
accordance with the accompanying bill, and
the CITY Solicitor Is hereby requested TO APP
pear before the committee OF the General
Assembly, 10 whom said petition and bill may
DC referred. and In behalf Of the Board OF
Aldermen advocate the passage OF said act
The accompanying bill repeals so much
of the city charter az authorizes the
Mayor to vote in or preside over the Board
Of Aldermen.
After Alderman Adams speech the
Mayor addressed the Board as follows:
There is nothing you could do i'm refer
ence to any matter in relation 10 the gov
ernment OF the city that would please me
so much as this. IL you had brought i'm
an ordinance i would have signed IL.
Neither you nor any other man In Rhode
Island knows that i ever broke my word.
But don't believe the Mayor OF any city
or the Governor of any State should be
allowed or compelled TO preside over the
meetings OF the legislative bodies. They
should be let outside Of any deliberative
body. After the deliberative body has
passed upon certain matters then comes
the time for the Mayor, upon whom is the
responsibility or accepting or rejecting,
to take action. And the same with the
Governor Iagree with you, and give you
my word that will go TO Providence and
do all I can to get this act passed by the
General Assembly. The man who has the
vetoing power should not be n member Of
the body which passes the act. / have
tried TO have the charter amended in this
regard. believe the Mayor should stand
one side, and then say whether he approves
or not. There is another matter that /
have complained about; that Of canvass
ing the voting lists. The charter says the
presiding officer of the Board OF Aldermen
shall preside. j think the PresidenC of
the Board should do that, or the lists be
canvassed in each ward / think il would
be good idea TO amend the charter in
that way.
The motion was unanimously adopted
and the Board adjourned until | o'clock
to-day to join in the st. Patrick's Day
parade.
Common Council.
The Common Council was presided over
by President Pierce, all the members being
present except Mr.. Gorton.
Bill of the Boston Furniture Company
was presented by the committee on ac-
counts, with the information that there
was no appropriation to pay the same.
The money had been expended in furnish
ing No. 4 engine house, for which $500
had been appropriated, and il had all been
expended but about 81. Several minor bills,
for which the city solicitor reported there
was no appropriation, were read aud after
some discussion were laid on the table and
continued until some future meeting.
The sum Of 800 was accepted in trust
for the care OF the burial lot of George
Morse in Oak Grove Cemetery.
m ms 10
to-day WAS accepted.
Petition for an electric light on North
Main street, between Smith and Jackson
streets. was referred TO the committee on
street lights.
Ordinance appropriating $500 to erect
retaining wall in the rear OF the Cleveland
street school house was referred to the
committee on finance.
Ordinance requiring all assessments for
the construction of sewers 10 be made be-
fore April 10 of each year was passed.
A resolution similar TO that introduced
in the Board of Aldermen, petitioning the
General Assembly TO amend the city char
ter by repeating the the portion authoriz-
ing the Mayor to preside over the Board
of Aldermen and in conventions of tho
city council, was introduced, and its pas
sage opposed by Mr.. O'Brien, who offered
several amendments, which were lost.
After some discussion the motion was
carried by n vote of . to B.
Joint resolution petitioning the General
Assembly TO enact legislation compelling
railroads TO abolish grade crossings was
discussed as to its disposition. The vote
was "A tie,7 to7.
At this point the Council joined the
Board in convention for the election of
officers.
In Joint Convention.
Olney Arnold was elected Water Com
missioner for three years.
Surveyors of lumber were elected as
follows: Charles l.. Rogers, Frank $.
Roberts, William /. Small, Edward Nc
Duff, David Small, Elberton II. Keiser,
Daniel w. Bullock, Edwin Newell and
Abraham Dubuque.
Andrew j. Kingsley was appointed a
weigher of merchandise. and Walter NJ.
Robbins was elected an auctioneer
The Common Council then re-assembled
and concurred with the Board of Alder
men in the joint resolution allowing
claims for damages by dogs; adjourned.
Obitunry-Thc Hon. Lewis Fairbrother.
The Hon. Lewis Fairbrother died at 7:20
O'Clock this morning at bis residence on
Summer street after an illness of twenty