The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-24
TALKED OF At CITY HALL.
Council May Not Invite Board to Meet
In Joint Convention.
NOTHING is SETTLED AS YET.
Members Of the Lower Branch Say They
Will Oppose the Board's Amon dment
to the Plumbing ordinance Re ga rd
1t as Scheme.

| Whether or not the common council
will send another invitation TO the
board OF aldermen to meet In Joint con-
vention for the election Of license COM
missioners is question which has not
yet been settled by the members of that
body. There are some who are inclined
10 the opinion tn at it would be better to
continue sending invitations, because
each refusal on the part Of the board
makes 1t all the palmer 10 the people
| that that body is responsible for the
fallur TO elect n license board.
There are others, however, and their
number Is growing, who believe the
| council has done enough. 1t has ex-
tended two invitations, both OF which
have been declined without cause and
! without warrant and there is not in
their opinion, any reason for again sub
| Jecting the lower branch To the humilia-
| tion OF another refusal. So far as the
public Is concerned 1t already knows
where the responsibility rests for the
failure to comply with the law.
or course there may "a change before
Monday evening. aud it will bs la no
way surprising III another resolution pro-
posing a Joint convention is passed aud
seat To the board.
| Mr.. winship's Position.
| Alderman Winship is not likely to
change his views on the question, how
ever. or to consent to the acceptance Of
the invitation il the nominees OF the
Republican caucus are to be brought for
| ward. In conversation he declared en-
| phaticaily that he would not bulge an
/ inch.
| What seems to make him most angry
is the face that he was not invited TO the
Republican caucus AID the explanation
given that he was left out because he
was regarded as Democrat. lie de-
| clarts most distinctly that he never voted
| a Democratic ticket in mis- life and ac-
| counts for his being classed as a me. Der
of tnat party because on certain occa-
| sions he had shows a disposition TO ex-
ercise his own Judgment.
| Mr.. Winship will not accept the eau
Gus nominees as whole. because b, be.
lieves that they should have been
chosen at a meeting where all ths NOM
bers were present and given chance to
two branches called by the mayor the
other night is more to Mr.. Winship's
liking. He says that when Republicans
who had previously y held a secret meet
Ing on Their own hook found they could
not run things as they pleased, they re-
iusel to take part in the proceedings or
| to be bound by the action taken. Now,
| so far "a lie is concerned, Mr.. Winship
will not yield an inch from the position
| he has taken.
Public Interests Suffering.
| In the meantime puplic interest is suf-
fering. Applications that have beeu on
| file for weeks are in the pigeonholes
:. here they were left when the old board
-
| phase OF this matter, and u serious one
| TOO. All the time the oi,y is without
| license boa rd much OF the restraint is re-
| moved from those dealers VINO are will
| ing To take chances in order that they
may increase their income
| Now the unscrupulous dealer fears
| only detection by the police IL he opens
| ON sunday, and should he fall into their
hands for violation of the law the worst
| that eau happen him Will be the imposi-
| ton OF fne aid u short term OF i'm
! priSonment, whicn he is certain to stave
of from IN mJnth to month or even for a
year or more. With a license board in
power his infraction of the law would
entail not only fne aud Imprisonment
| but that more serious puuisLmeut-the
| forfeiture of his license.
| A member OF the city government who
is in position to know whereof he
| s. eaks, declares that an agreement has
been catered into by certain members OF
| the board OF aldermen by which they
| hope to be able eventually to get at least
| two meinb ers uf their own choosing on
| the commission aud that until they are
certain of this they will prevent the m, Ct
ing OF the two bodies in joint convention.
VIII Not Agree.
| 1t Is now certain tbs council will no
| agree to the West amendment to the
| pl umbing ordinance, providing for the
| election of an inspector by concur
| rent vote instead of in joint con-
| ventiop. Members OF the lower branch
say without hesitation that it is bold
attempt on the part OF the combine
headed by Alderman West to defeat tue
will of the mai ,rity and make five men
able to nullify the votes of forty-five
A sharp political trick then asserts 1t
| is but one that Is certain to fail. We
mad enough Of elec i)n by concurrent
vote" said an old member of the coun-
ell this morning "and don'G believe Mr..
West and his friends will succeed in
their little scneme. There was too much
wrangiing over the election OF
for us ever To make IL possible for
the city council TO get into such "A
muddle again. III the five members OF
the board of aldermen wish To defeat
this Necessary legislation unless they are
allowed their own way they can do so.
for ole will never vote for that amend
ment and / think very large majority
OF the council are OF exactly the same
way OF thinking"
How Much 1t Costs.
Several gentlemen from out of town
visited the city hall this morning. AS