The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-27
common council and the matter was
temporarily laid on the table.
Salaries for Firemen.


temporarily laid on the table.
Salaries for Firemen.
An ordinance entitled Salaries, fixing
the salaries OF the officers and members
OF the fire apartment was taken up.
Mr.. Winsor moved that the council con-
cur with the board.
Mr.. Bars;ow moved that the ordinance
be referred to the COMMITTEES on finance.
because 1t was not certain that the city
would be In position to meet the increased
expenses which the increased salaries
would make necessary. He Thought the
question ought TO be laid aside until
October. The motion was favored by
Councilman Vaughn and opposed by
Messrs. Kniaht. Winsor. McGuy.
The referen 20 to the finance COMMITTEES
was then carried by the following vote
Ayes. President Sellew, Counciimen
Angel. Aldrich, Burton, barstow, Clark.
Darling, Durfee. Gallagher, Millen,
Pierce. Phillips, Reynolds. Remlinger.
Vaughan. vose, Edwin Wlnsor, White
Wood.-l9.
Nays-Councilmen Covell. Davis. Dar-
CIV. Giblin. Kelly, knight. McGuy. Read,
Stone, Trask, Thurston and Ira Winsor-
L.
Resolution granted to Emerson Newell
the right to erec. a building at No 9lS
Westminster street was passed.
A one Year Term.
The city solicitor was then announced
aud explained that the act which euabled
the city to elect an inspector OF plumbing
was a. gene raj one passed ia 1855.
Although ~ was not an ameadmenr to
the charter which provided that all
Off GERS shall be elected for one year only.
Yet he concluded that it was not COM
petent to elect an inspector Of plumbing
under the act for more than one year
because unless it was a special act for
| the election of the officer named 1t must
be in conformity to the charter
restrictions. Mr.. Barstow withdrew his
amendment, aud the ordinance was con-
| sidered by sections. II was amended s.
as to provide a salary OF $500 instead oi
| $1,000 and raising the fee Tor inspection b.,
| plumbers from 80 cents TO 81, aud passed
| IN concurrence as amended
miscellaneous business.
| The petitions OF Henry p. Jordan ct. al.
| to lay out Swan street from K Idly to
Co IA mon street, Of Il. Is. Skinner ct. al t.
| lay out T. leasaut View avenue, petition
to lay out Huntiguton avenue and to
| concrete Congdon street. All were
referred to the committee on highways
| Petitions for sewers in Pacific street
Sycamore aud in Duncan avenues. refer
| red to com NIT tee on Sewers.
The petition Of ii. Is. Deane for remis-
| sion o. taxes OF Weybosses mill Tor dam
| ages, of VIM. u. S. Brown for damages,
| OF Asa Messer for remission OF PERSONA
| property and sewer tax, and OF Rober,
| Lynch were referred TO the committee on
claims.
A Communication from the city mes
senger relating to the need OF 5000 for
| the running expenses Of the City Hall
was referred to the committee on
| finance. A communication relating to
| the creation of a board OF fire commits
sioners was referred to joint committee
| consisting Of tho committees on ordi
Electric Light Arbitrators.
City Solicitor Colwell asked p,rmis-
sion to explain the position Of the city
aud the board Of arbitrators regarding
| the extra number of electric lights aad
the price to be paid for them. Permis
sion was granted and he explained that
the time within which the arbitrator
should act had expired on April 20. Ii
was proposed however by the arbitrators
to have hearings and listen to expert tes-
| timony.
He did not feel competent to handle the
question alone under the circumst ,nces
| and he asked that n committee be ap.
| pointed to confer with him aud advise as
| to what action IL any the city should
| take. There were 600 extra lights which
should have been erected aud In opera
tien by April 20. Nothing had been done
| on them aud he felt that the city was uu.
der no obligation to pay for them unit
further action should be taken between
the city and tie Electric Lighting Co
! A joi mt special committe OF five mem
bers, consisting of Messrs. Reynolds
wood, Blancha I'd, Barney and j. A. Ken
drick, from the council was then appoint
| ed.
An ordinance directing the city treas
| urer to borrow SIS 900 to be expended Oh
| Davis Park was received.
| A concurrent resolution which had been
| previously referred committee on
| claims was taken mp. 1t provided for
the remission of sewer tax on Elton street
| A resolution was amended 80 that tn,
assessment was to be paid when psrmis-
sion is given to enter the sewer. 1t W a:
passed.
The council adjourned at 1L07 until
Monday evening, July 10, at p. m.
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