The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-20
FROM AROUND CITY HALL
A BITCH or NEWS NOTES PICKED
UP IN THE BUILDING.
New city wharf-Washington Bridge
Trial Filters street Re-
membe red-yisitors from Other Cities.


The work of preparation to build the
dock for the new city yard below HIPS
wharf has been pushed as fast as the
weather would permit up TO the present
time. The dredging has been finished
and the work Of driving the piles has
commenced. A cargo of lumber has
arrived ard before long things will begin
10 look businesslike at the new site.
The western wall and the two western
piers of tue new Washington bridge over
the Providence river are nearly COM
pleted and the Golfer dam will be taken
down very soon, as WORK is TO be com
mepced on the eastern wall.
The three trial filters will soon be In
operation at the Cornish engine house at
Pettaconsett. The filter constructed by
Mr.. Shedd is being set up. The New
York filter arrived today, and the Mori-
son-Allen is expected TO arrive tomorrow
The elevator at the city hall is not in
operation today, as workmen are busy
running electric light wires in the
shaft. Wires are also being run in the
police department. and the lights will be
turned Oh tonight for the first time
Watts Brothers have attached John +.
McKenna for 500, aud Meta Clara
Nestler has attached Patrick Mckenna
for 81, 600.
The committee on finance met this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The joint special
committee on taxation of railroad cor
porations has meeting scheduled for
Wednesday at p. IN.
Captain George III. Pettis. superinten-
dent OF street signs aud numbers, mas
received instructions from the committee
of the board Of aldermen TO begin
.a..ae So.
street from Market square TO the
city line at Olneyville square. sThe
street needs it badly at the lower end,
aud th Is good opportunity as the
new part would necessarily b. renum-
bered. Captain Pettis began today on
the work.
The city's share of the state educational
exhibit for Chicago is nearly ready and
will be on exhibition with he others in
the hall on the NTH floor OF the Butler
exchange, March ~, 2S and 20.
DR.. Chaplin, the superintendent of
health, left his Office Oct. Is not feeling
would not be down in the
afternoon. lie has not been Sin
the Office since tor auy business
until last Saturday, March Is, exactly
i've months. He dropped in for "A short
time TO attend to some official ma ters,
anu lutu NtuL ONl. ilt 10 lOOhlHk 'IuiNc
veil. except that there is not much flesh
on his bones.
Friday last was quite day for visitors
at the city hall, not on account of st.
Patrick's Day, but 1t just happened SO.
The mayor, chief of police aud board OF
aldermen OF Meriden, Conn, visited the
city TO examine into the workings of the
Gamewell police signal system, and paid
visit TO the city hall 10 take a view
from the dome aud 10 see the Interior.
The leading officials of the city OF New
Bedford wers also visitors at the build
lug, being here To inspect the tax collect
ing system.
Mayor Potter received both delegate ons
courteously aud gave them every assist
ance IN his power.
There were seventy-four deaths in the
city last week, OF which number dipth-
tneria typhoid fever, measles and scar let
fever caused one each.