The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-26
TALKED OF At CITY HALL.
Some Opposition to Increasing Salaries
Of Piremen at This Time.
INCOME OF CITY NOT KNOWN.
Until IL In Some Councilmen believe SAL
aries should Not lie Incre sedan
other Invitation to the Board-It
Looks as Though MIR. Lansing was
sdrewder Than MIR. West.

One OF the important matters to come
before the common council this evening
Is the bill for an ordinance increasing
the salaries Of the firemen. The fate OF
the bill is problematic, but is certain it
will not be passed without considerable
opposition. Those who will vote against
its passage at this time say they will do
so OF bee iuse they do not believe the
frenen should havs more pay but be-
cluse IL Is not known whether the city
will have the money to pay the increase.
In u VOID, they put the se on pa rely
business isis, anu say however desir able
II may be To increase the wages OF The
firenIcn IL sht uld not be done until II Is
know n whether or not the city's income
will be sufficient 10 warrant IL.
At present no one knows what the
city's income will be, nor can anyone tel
whether il will be larger or smaiier than
last year. The assessors themselves can
give no estimate until their work is COM
plete d on July lst. This being he case an
effort will be made this evt ming to secure
the postponment of action op the measure
until it is definitely ascertained whether
or not the city will have money enough
10 give the firemen the desired increas.
1t Is doubtful however whether tnis
movement will be SUCCESSFUL. The
friends OF the firemen have car led on
pretty lively canvass, aud expect to be
able TO get the bill assed tonight A
appointment I'd them; but there IS little
oanger that any Of them Will throw up
their positions in cons. quen ce.
That would be unwise, especiaiiy in
view Of the fact that tuere are
200 men who have filed applications Ios
appointment to the depart .eht AM who
would be- wiiiing TO accept the pres ut
salary with,u VI que stiou.
Win Be Invited Again.
1t is now certain that at the meeting
tonight the common council will pass
another resolution inviting the board Of
aldermen to m eet ia joint convention for
-thcTe ertfot- OF license commissioners.
Saturday some OF the councilmen were in
favor OF leaving the h lie matter just
where it was, but since then IL has been
dee elned advisable to again ASK the board
TO jOiI the countil in convention.
This invitation may share the fate OF
the two that went before it but theSe are
ind ications that II will be accepted.
Indeed some Of Mr.. Lansiug's friends
assert that when he voted with the West
combine ne knew what he was dong and
was really shrewder thGa ths tenth ward
alder nan was.
1t is well known that NJ. West aud his
friends in the board WA. led the salaries
year SO when Mr.. Lansing voted with
hem in declining the councils Invitation
they thought they would have everything
their own way. When the resolution
fixing salaries of the members of the
License board At $500 a year cane up
however Mr.. Lansing voteu for 1t.
Now Mr. Lausing's IrieEds say he
wanted the salaries fixed at the larger
sum and in order To accomplish thaJ
voted with the combine on the earlier
propos: tion against meeting in joint
convention. / is also asserted that when
abolher invitation reaches the board be
will vote in favor of acceptance aad thus
break the deadlock.
III the plumbing ordinance Is passed at
all tonight 1t will be as originally drawn
and not with the board amendment pro-
viding that the inspt ctor shall De electe d
by concurrent vote. The council does
not propose TO surrender to the West
combine, aud will figh. it out on that line
II 1T takes all summer aud winter to boot.
Sewer improvements.
1t is probable the building of the biz
sewer along Aliens avenue will be begun
this summer. Other sewers are being
built in different sections o. the city and
In accordanc. with the gene rdl plan for
sewerage disposal adopted some time
ago. Lust year twenty-five and one-half
miles of sewers were built and this year
the length be ,ven greater
1t Is "a matter of comment among these
at City Hall Interested in the subject
that since the sewage has been turned in-
to the bay at Fields Point there has been
no discoloration Of the water, nor IL it
possible Tor any one 10 discover he
slightest difference in condition from
what it was before. or C, urse, al the
sewage is not yet going into the river mt
that point but there are those who b
lieve ev, n when 1t Is no bad results will
be discoverable.
However, the resolution of the city
council includes the building of the pre-
cipitation tanks, aud they will be erected
in regular order, though 1t may be demon
strated before that time that they are not
actoally needed.