The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-03
STILL NO License BOARD.
The Salary Question Awaits Settlement
by Common Council.
new SCHOOL BUILDINGS WANTED.
Mayor Potter Returns from His So
journ In Newport - City Mortality
for the week-New Arrangements at
City Hall.

The Office Of the board Of license COM
misioners still remains vacant, and there
is no evidence that the city council is in
any haste to elect. In fact the matter
will not regularly come before the joint
convention until the common council
takes some action regarding the matter
OF salary for the said commissioners.
The board of aldermen passed
an ordinance fixing the salary at 500
-each per anpun, ard though special
meeting Of the common council has been
held since that meeting OF the board the
matter did not come up as the meeting
was called for another special purpose.
At tie meeting OF the council
next Monday evening the matter OF
salaries will come up for concurrence
with the probable result that the coun-
Gil will refuse to concur with the board
in the fixing OF so meagre q salary.
Mayor Potter claims to have received no
official notification OF the fact that there
Is at present no board OF license commits
sioners for the city, but the city clerk
has received certified copy of the act as
it passed the general assembly, and YER
ballv notified the mayor and aldermen to
that effect.
The Mayor in no Hurry.
That the board recognized the fact OF
the non-existence OF such a board OF
commissioners is evident from the fact
that the salary matter was taken up:
The mayor could call a special meeting OF
the city council to elect the commissioners
IL he saw fit. but he says the ty did not
ask for the passage of the act, and inti-
mates that he is In no hurry to have the
board elec ed. Still he says that
IL the two branches OF the city
government wish TO convene for the
purpose of electing then ne shall be very
of petitions for license to sell liquor
which have not been heard. and there
seems Co be no reason to expect that they
will be acted upon at present.
When Mayor Potter returned TO his
Office this morning after an absence at
Newport OF five days he found that the
cleaning had Eeen carried on with more
push than ne had anticipated. The carpets
furniture, wsfts and ornaments all wors
new LOOK, the effect OF which was very
cheering. The mayor was afraid he had
returned too soou, bat was pleased TO
find everything shipshape.
New School Building.
The COMMITTEES on public buildings
will introduce several resolutions for
new school buildings and repairs on old
ones, at the meeting Monday. evening.
The $500, 600 which is to be hired for this
purpose places the department beyond
/ he pale Of the stereotyped objection.
"There IL no mo ley in the treasury"
The new mail arrangement at the City
hall ensures the collection of all mail
matter at the hours OF $50 and 11:30
a. III. and $40, $40 aud D. ~, each day.
A certificae of exemption has been is
sued to Cuarles ii. Perkins in the case of
the Ada building, Sprague, Harrison
and Westfield streets. as fire escapes have
been placed thereon.
During the past week 48 deaths were
reported I'm the city, 3 from scarlet lever
and from measles.