The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-12
The COMMON COUNCIL.
An Ordinance Relating to Under
ground Telephone Wires.
A NEW INTERSTATE ROUTE.
The Report OF tho COMMITTEES ON Police
signal system Says IL will Cost e43,-
600, but Recommends No Action-A
City Electric Plant.

in reg,slar session, President Watson pre-
siding.
The chairman on the committee on or
dinances presented an ordinance autho-
rizing the PROVIDENCE Telephone Com
pany to construct aud maintain under
ground conduits for telephone wires
which ordinance was laid on the table
and made special order for the next
meeting.
The ordinance reads as follows;
SECTION I. The PROVIDENCE Telephone
Company. its successors aud assigns, are
hereby authorized and empowered 70 con-
struct and maintain underground conduits,
ducts, pipes or subways in under and along
the following streets, alleys, squares and other
wit Wcybosset and Broad streets from West
minister street TO Beacon avenue, Beacon
avenue from Broad street to Plain street.
street, Fenner street from Broad street TO
Pond street. Richmond street from Weybosset
street to Zine street. Eddy street from Wey-
Weybosset street TO Dyer street. From Wey-
bosset street through Aborn's gangway, Dyer
street, Crawford street bridge and CEawlord is s,
from Crawford street TO Wickendcn street,
Union street from Weybosset street TO Cove
street Washington street from Union street street
through Dean street across High street and
through summer street 70 Pond street, Pond
street from summer 10 Searl Strtet, uitoh
street from Union street TO Exchange place,
from Fulton street through Exchange place
across Canal street and through Amos street
Amos street to Mil street. Waterman street
from North Main street to Prospect alley, and
In such other streets, squares, alleys and pub
lie places as the City Council may from time
SEC. 2. said PROVIDENCE Telephone Com
pany shall place and maintain In such con-
duits, ducts, pipes or subwgys, such wires,
cables and other fixtures and appurtenances
as may be necessary and suitable for the con.
duct OF the business Of said company, and
maintain and operate all such manholes, con;
nections and distributing facilities under and
above ground as may be required to carry on
SEC. T. All such conduits, ducts, pipes and
subways shall be constructed and from time
10 time repaired by said company. Its success
ors and assigns, In such manner as TO cause
the least possible injury and delay to the pub
lie and as soon as any such work OF construc-
tion or repair Is completed. the said company.
own cost, replace the streets, alleys or side
walks with the same material OF which the
adjoining portions of such streets, alleys or
sidewalks are constructed and said company,
its successors and assigns shall keep all such
portions OF the streets, alleys and side
walks SO replaced by them IN good conaition ,tiol
the same, and said company shall keep All
such conduits, ducts, pipes and subways IN
such condition as in no way to interfere With With
the use OF the streets, squares, alleys. SIDE
walks and public places as public highways;
and all such work of construction and repair
eH to the Satisfaction %% %% o. Of % the Commissioner Of
Public Works of said city.
SEQ. 4. All such condnits, ducts, pipes or
of the placing therein Of the fire alarm and
police signal wires of the city of PRovIDENCE,
and said wires of said city shall at all times in
kept by said city in said conduits, ducts, pipes
and subways without charge to said city.
SEC. 8. The permission hereby given Is sub
Ordinances, and all conduits. ducts, pipes
subways and wires laid or constructed by said
Telephone Company pursuant TO the pro-
the reasonable control of the City Council
and any part or parts thereof shall be re-
moved, altered or changed by said Telephone
from the city Of PROVIDENCE, whenever In the
opinion Of said City Council such removal,
alteration or change shall be required for tho
SEC. 8. Work shall be commenced by said
Telephone Company upon the construction OF
said conduits: ducts, pipes and subways within
dinance. and the construction thereof shall DC
completed within two years from said date OF
SIC Z. This ordinance shall be null and
void unless the said PROVIDENCE Telephone
Company shall, within sixty days from the
date of its approval, file with the city clerk Its
acceptance of this ordinance and its bond In
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars. con-
ditioncd upon the faithful observance Of the
condition Of this ordinance, and to indempify
the City of Providence for all damages which
shall accrue to said city or be adtudged
against IL by reason of the exercise by said
company, its successors or assigns, Oh any OF
the privileges hereby granted.
The same committee reported q resolu
ton favoring the abandonment OF certain
lands. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Vaughan, for the committee on
finance, presented the report of the COM
mittee relative to the surrender OF coupon
bonds for June.
The same committee presented an ordi-
nance. increasing the appropriations Tor
public buildings, from s6O 900 to $65, ,000
The same committee presented An ordl-
nance which was indefinitely postponed,
adding 10000 to the appropriations for
Mr.. Coveil, Tor the committee on high
ways, submitted a report In which the pc
titioners for the layout Of Robinson,
Blundell and Wendall streets were given
leave to withdraw. The report was &C.
cepted.
The same committee reported resolu-
tion providing that Atweli.s avenue pe
paved with granite blocks from Knight
street to Harris avenue. The resolution
was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted ordering the
layout of Laura aud Wendall streets, and
sewers in Pratt street, Hannah street,
GOtterS y avenue, AJWellS avenue. DuCk-
lin street, Cambridge street, Vermont
street. Mawney street, Oxford street and
and Glenham street.
The monthly report Of the chief en-
gineer of the fire department was re-
ceived aud communicated to the Board
OF Aldermen.
The joint standing committee on police
reported with reference TO the extension
of the police signal system. The cost
would be about S4J, 200 aud the committee
did not advise the extension. leaving IL
with the council To do rs they saw ft, rs
there is no money in the the treasury for
that purpose.
Ira Winsor said that he considered the
system of rs great value To the police
department as the fire alarm system is TO
the fire department and hoped that some
way might be found TO provide for their
system. He moved that IL be referred to
the committee on finance. So voted.
Mr.. Barstow moved that when the
council adjourn IL be to meet July 25.
Relating to Electric Lighting.
Mr.. Reynolds moved TO amend, making
the date July Is at 4 o'clock Il. NJ, as the
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