The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24
Special Meetings Of Both Branches Of
City Council Called
TO CONSIDER A FORMAL NATTER.
Mr.. Vaughan OF Committee on Railway
Terminal Facilities May Bo Heard
Searching for Karamania pas-
sengers- Notes Of Interest.

Mayor Potter has called a special
meeting of the board of aldermen for IL
O'Clock m, tomorrow, aud of the common
council for = O'Clock ia the evening The
reason for the calling Of these special
sessions is that action by the city council
is necessary before the auditor can pass
certain bills for highway Improvements.
The matter IL mere formal one and
does not involve the making or any new
appropriations.
meeting had been called some political
wiseacres declared at once that
an Inspector Of plumbing was
to be elected They were wide OF the
mark, however, as the Inspector must
be chosen in joint convention, and as one
branch will meet nt noon and the other
in the evening there Is little prospect
not the purpose for wnlcn the meetinAs
have been o. dered.
There is probability, however, that at
the meeting Of the common councii taere
may be some lively and Interesting Ia X.
IL VIII be remembered that at the las
session Mayor Potter sent in communl-
cation stating tDat he had been
unable TO secure any information
relating 10 term nal facility improve
ments. This communication was re-
ferred to the committee on terminal
facilities, OF which Mr. William II.
Vaughan is chairman. Mr.. Vaughan
very naturally thought the mayors &C, ION
unne cessary and uDcalied for. He
c aimed that all the information in
tine possession OF the committee was
at the mayors disposal, that lie mad b b.en
invited to participate In all its dellbers
tiops, and, more than that, had not asked
for any information Oh the snhject.
L. s...< A. Il.
tion Mr.. Vaughan mas been looking
over the commit tees records, and IL is said
had n rod in pickle for the mayor which
it Is thoue ht will lie brought out tomor-
row ni"ht.
Mr.. Vaughan is out of town, and will
not return until tomorrow 20 that no
direct information AS TO his intention
could be obtained.
A Dispatch That Came Too Late.
The officials of the health department
are hustlin about the city today to To-
cate four persons who were PASSENGERS
on the steamer Knramania, on which
there were several cases of cholera. Yes
terday noon DR.. Chapin received n dies
patch from Washington notifying him that
the suspects would come here. The force
OF the department was mt once put to
work ard the result Of their labors was
to find that the Karamania passenge rs
bad come to the city several hours before
the telegram was received.
This morning the health authorities
succeeded in learning that the suspects
were Vincenzo L'Hetilo, his wife and two
children and Guiseppr hovrfto. They are
in the city, but just where is the oues ion
which DIR. Chaplin and his assistants
are trying to find out. Had the telegram
reached here before the arrival OF the
trains aud boats from New York the heath
department would have been able to nave
found the people on their arrival and
have taken such precautions as they
deemed necessary.
Something over 60 per cent. of the per-
sons notified to counect their premises
with the sewers have complied with the
law. Those who have failed to
do so hav, received n letter
telling them that unless they obey the
law their cases will he called to the at
tent ion of the board OF aldermen.
Notes About the Hall.
After the close of this month the city
hail will I've open until o'clock Saturday
afternoons.
Vaccination begins mt the health office
in the city hall the first Satur lay In Sep
tender, whom it 10 expected about 150
will he on hand for inoculation.
Next Wednesday Captain Pettis will
start for Indianapolis
Westminster and Weyhosset stree are
both open to horse car traffic. Washing
ton street will he the next one closed on
account OF the Dorrance street sewer.
Ex-Alderman Dennis is said to he n
candidate for a p' s.tion on the fire com
mission.
PROPERTY Clerk Biaediug is writing
another book.
Contractors doing work for the city
who were complaining short time ago
of the scarcity of laborers. now say they
can get more than they reed
Registration Is very slow at the city
clerks Office but an increase is expected
rs soon ~ the municipal campiigu open S
in the fall.
Chief Child will tc among tho grand
arinv veterans at the reunion In Indiaa-
apolis.