The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-17
The COMMON COUNCIL.
A Short Session, But Some Very
important Business.
FOR A NEW POLICE STATION.
The City Solicitor to Ask tho General
Assembly for Permission to Borrow
$4,000 for that Purpose-A Com
mittee ON DiIatory Legisiation.

It took the Common Council little
more than half an hour last night to tran
sact its business. The most important
matters attended to were the passage of a
resolution to ask the General Assembly
for authority to borrow 100000 to be
used in building a new central police
station, and the passage OF resolution
appointing n committee to appear befor 9
the General Assembly at its May session,
and urge the passage of such leglsiati on
AS has been recommended to the January
session, but has not received attention.
From the committee on highways, reso-
lutions were reported TO lay out Bucklin
Kossuth. -Steere. Jilson, Julian, Black
stone and Dean streets, Lexington and
Marlborough avenues, all of which are
adopted. On recommendation of the
sewer committee the petitioners for the
lay out OF River avenue, Reynolds, New
ton aud Ash streets were given leave to
withdraw.
A resolution was passed ordering water
pipes to be laid in North street, Johnston.
An invitation from Slocum Post, q. A.
II TO attend divine service on Sunday,
May %, at the Chestnut Street Congrega-
tional church was accepted.
On recommendation of the committee
on sewer resolutions were passed order
ing sewers to be built in High street aud
Pennsylvania avenue.
From the committee on police came
resolution directing the city solicitor to
apply to the General Assembly for au-
thority to borrow $1,000 TO be used for a
new Central Police Station. The resolu-
tion was adopted by an almost unan-
nous vote, Mr.. Daring being the only
voice against it. A resolution was also
adopted directing the committee on city
property TO advertise for competitive bids
Tor plans for the new station and $1,000
was appropriated for this purpose
A communication was received from
John IA. Smith of the Sanitary Gymnas-
lum Offering the use OF his bath TO the
city for three months for $500. The
communication was referred to the COM
mittee Oh finance.
The following petitions were severally
referred: For concreting sidewalks on
Meeting street, to the committee on high
ways; Joseph n. Wheldon for abatement
OF tax, to the committee on claims; for
the release of land bounded by Barclay,
Dean and Ridge streets, To the committee
on ordinances; for a sewer in Hern-
don street, to the committee on
sewers; for the layout of Valley and Ade-
laide avenue, to the COMMITTEES on high
ways; for electric lights on Broad street,
to the committee on lamps; resolution
directing the removal of distractions on
Cranston street, TO the committee on
highway; Poor Children's Friend society
Tor remission of lax. 10 the committees ON
claims; petition for school accommoda
tions near Washington Park, To the COM
mittee on education Jencks Mowry for
compensation for damages, to the com
mittee ON claims.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolrcd, That the president of the common
council, the city solicitor, and such others as
the Honorable board of aldermen may add
thereto, be and they are hereby appointed a
Joint special committees to appear before the
GENERAL Assembly at its coming May session
az Newport and urge the passage OF such leg
lsiation as has been asked for by the city coun-
Gil ana not acted upon by the present General
Assembly at the time of the adjournment of
the present January session; also to look after
the interests of the city of Providence in any
legislation continued to or introduced at such
May session and affecting the city.
Messrs. Barney, Covell and Burdick
were appointed on this committee on the
part of the council
Mr.. Angel was authorized to astertain
II the committee in the Mayors office
had anything to report relative to the
electric lighting franchise. He reported
that the committee had nothing to COM
municate and the council adjourned for
three weeks.