The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-25
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
The City Council Has Numerous
Matters of Interest Left Over.
THE TROLLEY FOR ELMwoOD.
Tho Telephone Company's Subway Bill
wn Gut Quite Figure in the Board
VIII We Have a Board OF Commission
ers ?-The Next Session.

There is considerable important legis
Aation still before the City Council In
both branches which was not gotten out
OF the way when adjournment was taken
through the month of August. The2e
was also much of importance which was
cleared up before the adjournment and
which kept both branches at work
Through the mouth of July. contrary TO
the usual custom.
At the last meeting of the Council the
Gas Companys franchise was passed over
{the veto of the Mayor, Mr. NC
Carthy's resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee to report on
sthe placing of wires underground was
killed, thus putting an Cnc;, sna 70 'ne 'on'r0-
The Interstate Railroad Co was given
permission to come into the city over
A COMMITTEES was appointed to confer
with the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Co, regarding the prices OF lighting II
the city should decide to use 1900 arc
lights in the future.
7rbe Board of Aldermen, when the sub
ways bill came before them, appointed
committee to look into the advisability OF
granting the desired permission, and it Is
expected that their report will be one OF
the early matters to be taken up.
The committee to confer with the Mar
rapapsett Electric Lighting Company Is
expected to report the result OF their con-
ference st an early day, and 1t may be
one of the matters to bc first considered
when the meetings OF the council again
begin. the first Of which is Monday, Sep
tembsr 8.
The Fire Commission.
The only important matter which was
left by the Board OF Aldermen was
whether the city would place its fire de-
suartment in the hands of Board OF Fire
Eommissioners The permission has been
s0ranted by the General Assembly to the
bcity and the hitch comes in the manner
in which the commissioners are TO be ap-
It was intended, aud so stated in the
! original bill, that they should be appoint
ed BY the mayor and confirmed by the
Board of Aldermen, but before It's pas
the election of the commissioners by joint
ballot. 1t is not probable that the matter
will be brought up at the next meeting
ON Sept. I, and IL Is more than possible
that the Board will take no action what.
ever in the matter as the prerogatives OF
the Board are in some measure usurped.
Electric street Cars.
One matter which will be of great In
terest to the public, and perhaps the most
flmpOrL8ut mc8Sutc w Souno up tuio ioits
is the petition of the Union Railroad
Company for permission to use electricity
10 propel their cars over the Elmwood
route, from Smiths Hill to Roger Will
liams Park. At the hearing in the
council chamber on Friday, Aug. s. 1t
was surprising to see what change OF
heart had apparently come over many Of
the business men and residents along the
line. On Westminster and Weybosset
streets, where the opposition was greatest
three years ago, many men who then
signed the petition against the trolley are
found on the other side at present and
are openly advocating the electric road,
with it's buqaboo of trolley, at least till
: more convenient and safe system shall
be perfected.
It 10 confidently expected, therefore that
the desired permission will be granted,
az not for Westminster street, then for
oome adjacent street. which will amount
80 practically the same thing ana it can
be easily seen that with the trolley on
xhese narrow streets, about which the
most of the fuss was made, 1t will be
comparatively easy for the company to
gain the Same permission for the other
syinea