The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-06
Tx G|MM0N COUNCIL.
IoY Central Police Station Appfopi-
alton Passed Last Night
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS PAY.
Five Hundred Dollars is Fixed by the
Council Union Railroad Company
Can Build Trolley Lines on East Side
Important School Matters Passed.


acted A considerable amount of business.
The session was stretched out. owing to
the disposition on the part OF many
members to argue everything that came
M. The ordinance allowing the Union
Railroad company to maintain and OPP
crate its trolley system on the East side
and over Rcd bridge was argued and ar
Cued, Mr.. Darcy and Mr.. Gallagher
failing to comprehend how two
teams could pass each other on
North Main street were that thor
oughfare double-tracked. Mr. Vose
for the committee and Mr.. Vaughan tor
himself endeavored to explain how this
phenomenon might be accomplished, and
after the bill had been amended and
moved lay on the table and been
threatened with other dire disasters, IL
went through as originally drawn up-
of course after Mr.. Gallagher and Mr..
Darcy had been shown how the team,
etc, could be arranged. There was also
some discussion 40 to the raising OF
Superintendent Tarbell's salary, several
of the Democratic members In righte-
ous fit of economy arguing that the city
m the bill would cause. 1t finally passed
Just as first presented, and unanimously
1t that. Just what most OF the argu-
ment was meant for was not evident In
its delivery but then 1t was hot night.
Reports OF Committees.
The first business in order was the re-
port OF committees. Chairman ri cree
from committee on claims presented re-
port on Bridget Lynch's petition for re.
mission of sewer { AK recommending that
it be remitted; also an accompanying res
olution that the tax be remitted; al so
Init ha
Mary Lyon for injuries received; also a
resolution for the payment o. $500 TO >.
w. Budlong. for injuries receive: All
three resolutions were then passed.
Chairman Covell from the com
mittee on highways presented pc
titions for the changing of grade
and laying out OF certain streets
with ACCOMMODATING recommendations
that the petitioners be given leave to
withdraw rs follows: BY Samuel Bot
tomly 10 have grade defined for Lake
wood street; by Samuel Bottomley to
have grade dsfiped for Ardwick street;
by james Dearnley to have. grade
defined for Glonop street; by X
A. Dyer to Law out Reynolds ave-
nue., by Peter Rodgers, TO lay out De-
define grade Of Crescent court bv Will
liam A. Harris Steam Epgine company
ct al. relating to condition of Kiasley
avenue; by p. 4. Field ct al.
to widen Porter street by A
b. Rice ct al, to lay out and extend
williams. ct al. for extension Of Pearl
street; by William Nj. Harris ct al. to
repair Coventry street; by Araold Block
estate ct al, for cross walk on North
Main street by j. A. Colweli, ct al. to
concrete sidewalks on Fountain street
and resolution to build Dexter street:
by A b. Rice ct ais, to extend and
widen certain streets; by w. Is. Thomp-
son ct ais, for extension of Winter street
from High street to Carpenter street.
Mr.. Blanchard from the committee on
lamps presented reports an ordinance
Lighting company TO erect poles and
wires In the following streets: Florence,
JvsIin. Ring and Walnut streets and
Washington avenue; also TO erect fifty
foot poles on Elm street from the Gen.
trail lighting station OF the company to
Chestnut street. Chestnut street from
Point street to Broad street. Dyer street
from Dorrance street to Eddy stree Z,
Eddy street from Dyer street to LOCK-
wood street. Passed.
To Increase Mr.. TarbeI's Q Salary.
John Z. Kendrick, for the committee
on education. presented report on the
raising of Superintendent Tarbell's sal
arr, with an accompanying ordinance
that the salary be raised from $500 to
$4,000.
Mr.. McGann, in consideration of the
Dresent condition Of the city's treasury,
wished to be placed on record as voting
in the negative.
Mr.. Kendrick thought that the in
crease was no more than the position de-
manded.
Mr.. Barney thought it was poor
economy TO keep the salary as it is oaly
to find in q short time that the city would
need new superintendent
Mr.. Darcy, on principle, thought that
"a, 500 was sufficient salary.
The ordinance was then passed.
The COMMITTEES on education pre- Sc nted
resolutions ordering: That kinde rgar-
ten be established In the schoo hou SO on
Almy street; also in schoolho ouse o Ben
eft street; for establis hing a cooking
school; also an amendment Of chapter 4S
Of the ordinances entitled "sal aries, and
thereof and in addi tion there.
TO; also resolution relating to
principals OF cooking scho lis; also
same in rela ION to teachers in the girls
department Of he High school; also to
appropriate 81, 200 r site for school
tr.ct; also. to, sell the old Stae
street, Federal street primary and
Carpenter street school building; also To
cause. alterati ms TO b, made in the fol-
lowing school houses: Manning street.
Ring street, Eimwood avenue, Arnold
street. Benefit street. Elm street, Friend
ship street, Julian street. Beacon avenue,
lold building); said alterations to include
heating. lighting. ventilation and i'm.
provement Of lots; also to erect four
TO IN school houses on Roger Williams
avenue. at Washington park; on Federal,
NJ corner Manton avenue and Fruit Hill
avenues; on Carpenter street.
The New Police station Plans Accepted.
Mr.. Burton from the committee on
city property presented a joint report OF
that committee, and tho committee on
police department recommending the
adoption OF plans Of Stone. Carpenter and
Wilson for the new Central police station
and an appropriation OF 81 80, 500 for that
purpose. and also directing the commit
tee on city property TO proce q at once
with the work, which was passeI.
The committee on sewers presented res
olutions ordering sewers In the following
streets:
Mathew son, Wickenden. South Main
and Crawford, Superior. Vineyard. Hone.
Harris and Quade. Resolution passed.
The chairman OF the committee on
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