The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-03
'CANVASSMEEYING
A Special One Ordered for
Saturday Evening.
The RAILROAD MATTER
The Tracks on South Water and Dyer
Streets to Be Connected.
CRANST0N WATER AGREEMENT.
The Police Force to BE Increased to $50
Men-Civil Service Examination for
Police Ofcers Ten Days Furiough
Hereafter = Westminster street Ex-
tension.

The session of the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday was preceded by long execu-
tive session. at which the question OF an
extra meeting of the board of canvassers
of the several wards was fully discussed
As the law now reads the naturalizsd
citizen must present his papers proving
his naturalization, to the city clerk, five
days before the meeting Of the board of
canvassers at which he wishes his name
to be put on the list.
At the meeting of the boards Of can
vassers last Monday In only one ward
were the names of the naturalized voters,
of whose citizenship no proof had been
filed, stricken from the list These voters
will, therefore, have ample time to take
notice of the fact that their names ar Q
no longer on the list and may file til cir
naturalization papers and have h cir
names put back on the list. In the Ninth
ward men orandum was made OF such
names and they will probably DO noti-
fed But in the other waris no action
was taken and the names Of many still
remain on the lists.
On the Wednesday preceding election
these names would be naturally stricken
from the list aud as there are not five
days intervening before the last canvass
meeting which occurs on the following
Saturday many men who have natural
xation papers and are legally entitled TO
vote would be unable TO comply with the
law and have their names put back on
the list
Extra Canvass Meetings.
To remedy the defect the Boari of
Aldermen have provided for an extra
meeting Of the board of canvassers on
next Saturday evening. At this meeting
it is understood that all doubtful names
will be taken from the list and thus am
pie notification of the removal will be
allowed to every naturalized voter.
The matter of changing the name of
High street to Westminster street as far
as Hoye building was laid over until
next lneeting.
The question of the city gauger and
his petition for quarters In the City Hall
are still alive, aud some time was spent In
further consideration OF the letters, coun-
ter letters, petitions and counter petit
tions. Mr.. Manchester has explained his
position to the board. He claims that
before the erection OF the City Hall the
city gauger had charge OF the weights
and measures and that an allowance was
made at that time for office rent. Since
the present City Hall was erected mat
ters nave changed and no allowance h as
been maue. Mr. Manchester said that 1t
is necessa for the best interests of the
business men that he should have some
fixed offics and that some one should be
in constant at endance.
He had hired such an Office, and had
put in n telephone for the convenience of
the business men. He found the Office
work much delayed He had hired An
extra deputy so that the demands of the
citizens might be attended to at the time
that they need such work. AS matters
now stand he has deputy in his Office
from a. m. 10 6 p. IN, aud while he and
his deputies are all at work during the
morning during the rush of business, yet
in the afternoon there WAS no one needed.
He was therefore paying for three depu-
ties, two of whom were occupied only
half their time.
Under these conditions Mr.. Manchester
believes that ne Is serving the interests
of the city at the expense Of his own
pocket; for after paying for his assistants.
etc. there promises to bs very little left.
Al the open meeting OF the board the
matter as summary disposed of by
simple motion to indefinitely postpone.
City Engineer Shedd was present with
his plans for a filtration system. The
boaru took recess of few minutes and
carefully scanned and discussed tue
plans.
When the board reasse bled, Alder
man West said that this was an impor-
tsnt question, an he believed that it
ought TO be referred to the special CON-
mittee appointed by the Common Coun-
Gil and IL was so voeed.
Extens sion Of Electrics.
There was further business rela ting to
the extension of the electric system OF the
Union Railroad Company along Eldy
street route and along Kingsley avenue,
which extends the Smiths Hill route to
Davis Park, and bill to increase the
police force from its present number OF
2is TO $50 members, providing for fur
Tough OF ten days for policemen, anu for
an examination of new police officers al
Ter six months of service.
The joint special committee on railro ad
terminal facilities reported an ordin an CO
granting the petition OF the y. Y, y. III.
and II. to build a trestle bridge and rail-
road across the river from it's South
Water street tracks to its Dyer street
tracks. and also the extension OF the
Dyer street track through h Idly : rect TO
Langley street, there meeting tue present
road. 1he resolution provided that the
petition be granted providing that the
n. Y, n. II. and III. should draw over It's
tracks the cars OF the n. Y. and ". 4.
while tue iatier,s tracks through Dor
rance street should be rendered impass-
ible by reason OF the laying OF the sewers
contemplated this year.
The proposition to furnish the town of
CraDsson with water was favorably acted
upou. The first proposition was made
by Commissioners smith To the town OF
Cranston to furnish said town VITA a
water supply at the same rates as are
now charged the citizens OF Providence.
on condition that the mains extendinQ =
along Reservoir avenue IL Cranston be
exempt from tax tlon by that town. At
meeting OF the Cranston Town Coun-
ell this proposition was accepted.
no. "A ~ rs~.tsa
The board Of health ordered the alb ate
ment of nulsances on the property Of tn
following persons Simon weismaa
william McElroy. Lazarus Lipsohitz
Charles 4. Jencks. william Moran, VIII