The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-15
A Special Committee to Investigate
Fruit Hill! Reservoir.
MAYOR POTTER INDIFFERENT.
He Did Not Call the Committee on City
Engineers Department Together
Trolley for South Providence and
Cranston-Mr. Mccarthy Aims Blow
at Mr.. watson-Politics Seemed to
Take Hand In the Meeting Last Night.

The Common Council met last evening
at 8 O'Clock President Watson presiding.
The committee on claims reported res
olutions remitting the tax enormously
assessed on William and Robert Gam
nell, trustees, Harvey III. and Lucy "A.
Chace, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Grundy and
Edward S. Cheney. Passed.
George +. Aldrch, Catherine +. Rider,
Francis Salmon and Owen Linn petition
ing for the remission of tax were grantel
leave TO withdraw.
Resolutions were adopted ordering
sewer in Pouter's avenue, from Broad
street to Providence. and in Public street,
from Ocean street to Plain street.
Trolley for Prairie Avenue and Cranston
Street.
Chairman Vose of the Committee on
Railroads reported ordinances granting
permission to the Union Railroad Com
pany to lay rails aud erect poles and
wires for the purpose OF operatl NJ elec,
trio cars on the Prairie avenue ana
Cranston street routes
Mr.. Mccarthy ASKED IL the Union Rail
road Company was bound by written
agresment to respect the rights OF private
citizens.
Mr.. Vose said he believed that such
was the case.
MIR. Mccarthy said that the language
OF the report was then unnecessary, when
il said that the company had agreed not
to interfere with private property. liz the
company had not voted as corporation
on the matter they were not bound to In
demnify persons for damage except by
the ordinances.
Mr.. Vose explained that the manager
of the Union Railroad Company had been
out to Mr.. Arnold's where the chief oppo-
sition had been aud with n twenty-foot
pole demonstrated that the wires would
not damage the trees in front OF Mr.. Ar
nold's house and he withdrew his objec-
tions.
The ordinances were then passed.
Fire station Repairs.
Resolutions providing for additions to
be built on the fire station, No. 3 on Pond
street and No. s on Harrison street, on
recommendation of the committee on city
property were referred TO the committee
on finance as il was found that there was
was not money enough in the appropria-
tion for repairs.
Resolutions were passed providing for
the sale Of the Walling street school
estate and the old schoolhouse on
Branch avenue.
Evening Schools.
John f. Kendrck. chairman OF the
committee on education. reported reso-
luton providing for the establishment of
evening schools as heretofore established.
Passed.
Also a resolution providing for n flag
staff on the Charles street primary scaool
house was indefinitely postponed.
Also resolution establishing kinder
parten in the Charles street primary
school was passed.
Also report recommending the pas
sage of n resolution ordering the concret-
ed flatx oil 4 aH N ~ snhnnlhnU 60
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was adopted to buy land
for school building IN the Seventh
school district to relieve the school chill
dren for whom the city had to pay tuition
i'm Cranston, the expenses not TO exceed
$1,000. Passed
The committee on education also re-
ported resolution providing for the ex-
change of land belonging To the city on
the corner of Broad and Kelly streets for
n lot i'm Washington park TO be used for
a school house. The resolution was
adopted.
Also a resolution increasing the salary
of the principals of the Branch avenue
and Manton avenue grammar schools TO
81, 500 per annum. Passed.
Also an ordinance increasing the sala-
ries OF critic teachers of the grammar
grade. The critic teachers are those who
are engaged in instructing the teachers,
SOlI Oh NORMAN IIdlulUE ny
the city. The resolution provided for an
increase from $500 to $1,000 per annun
for the principal, and OF Sl25 per year fol
the assistants. Passed
A resolution to print the report of the
inspector Of milk was passed.
Water Pipes.
Resolutions were adopted orderins
water pipes in Aurora and Laura streets
Bluff avenue and Howard Place.
Fruit Hill Reservoir Again.
Mr.. Clark asked il this was rot the
meeting Mt which the committee on city
engineers department was TO report OF
the condition OF Fruit Hill Reservoir.
Mr.. Sellew as member OF that com
mittee said that he had received no no
tice of "A meeting for that purpose.
Mr.. Mccarthy explained that the com
mittee had had instructions To report bu,
instructions had not Deen given on whu
TO report, so that they could have no re
port 10 make.
Mr. Burdck said that he thought th
COMMITTEES would not report and that
should be taken out of their hands.
Mr. Mccarthy presented the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the Joint standing commit
tee on city engineers department be and II /
hereby requested To Investigate the condition
of Fruit rill reservoir and report TO eithe
branch OF the city council within thirty days
thereon 10 date of report, the cause, exten
and location of existing defects, the mos
feasible plan or method of repairing sal
reservoir and the estimate of the prObabl
cost OF such repairs, together with such recon
mendatiOns as the committee decide TO sup
init to the city council for consideration in th
premises.
Mr.. Sellew explained that no one bu
the mayor could call meeting OF th
committee or city engineers department
80 that the blame could not rest on an
member of the council.
Mr. Burdick thought the mayor ough
20 call n meeting OF the COMMITTEES IL tn
council demanded It.
Mr.. j. IA. kendrick said that IL Iii
Honor the Mayor did not choose TO cal
the meeting the council could not compe
him TO do so. He thought that the on j.
way TO find out what was wanted was 4
appoint n special committee.
Mr., Mccarthy said he did not know a
the mayor had refused TO call the com
mittee together.