The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-19
POINTS On PAWTUCKET.
A Spicy Meeting Of the Common
Council.
A NEW SCHEME TO PAY DEBTS.
Getting Along without y Sinking Fund
The Treasurer Explains-C Central Falls.
ManviIIe and the Other Towns OF the
Blackstone Valley.

The regular meeting of the Common
Council was held last evening. During
the forty-flve minutes of its session poll
tics reigned supreme, the Republicans as
usual being very alert to prevent the
Democratic members from gaining any
advantage in the fight. which has been
waged since January. The fight over the
committees came up early as usual.
Mr.. McHughes started the ball rolling
by making a motion that the committee
on accounts be ordered to organize. The
motion was declared lost on viva voce
vote. and 1t was lost on the roll-call vote
demanded by Mr.. O'Brien. Mr.. Nc
Hughes then made motion that the
committee appointed by the president be
discharged.
Mr.. O'Brien, in supporting the motion,
made the point that the several depart
ments were doing business without the
advice or supervision of the committee,
which should control them.
Such is violation Of the city ordi-
nanccs, which the City Council is zeal
GUS to have all citizens obey, and yet
which the city servants disobey- The
president ruled that the Common Coun-
Gil had no power to direct what the joint
committee should do.
Mr.. McCabe thought to press the mo-
tion would be of no avail, for we (the
Democrats) have already been beaten on
the first motion.
The chair again ruled as before, but to
accommodate Mr.. Hughes put the motion
as amended by Mr.. McDuf. This amend
ment was to the effect that the Common
committee be DISCHARGED. The motion
was defeated by n strlc party vote.
From the board of Aldermen was re-
ceived for concurrent action petition
for the establishment Of a certain electric
light Mr.. O'Brien's motion that IL be
referred to the joint standing committee
on street lights was denied.
Mr.. Davis introduced a resolution to
empower the city solicitor to appear be.
fore the General Assembly to have the
bill recently passed in regard to the is
suance of city bonds, amended to abolish
the sinking fund now required.
Mr. Tingley said the bill intended to
abolish the sinking funds SO that the
money of the city need not be tied up for
years in such manner that it could draw
interest
Mr.. O'Brien stated that Mr.. Quigley
evidently was ignorant OF the fact that
the city treasurer often hired the moneys
in the sinking funds at interest.
City Treasurer Bates explained that
abolishment of the sinking funds was q
measure to avoid the tying up every year
of a certain amount OF money. Instead
of this annual laying aside OF certain
sum. it was proposed to have the law SO
that interest payments be made by ap-
preparation every five years. The resolu-
tion was passed. q reference of it to the
finance committee being refused by a
strict party vote.
Communication from the school COM
mittee recommending an appropriation of
$4,000 for addition to Garden street school
was laid on the table.
A petition to widen Main street from
Common street to West avenue was re-
ceived.
Mr. O'Brien moved to refer it to the
committee on highways. Lost. Ordered
laid on the table.
Petition for sewer in Marian street
was also laid on the table. Adjourned.
The board of license commissioners met
Tuesday afternoon, and in executive ses-
sion granted sixty-seven licenses.