The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-02

> NEWS MONDAY JAN
layed in obtaining necessary data from
the city, And fnen. after being in Office
about SIX months, one resigned on ac-
count OF ill-health. and the others re-
signed ar the suggestion Of last years
chief executive, His Honor Mayor Car
roll AT the time the commission was
appointed ! considered 1t To be wise
move, aud have not altered my opinion
particle sincs then.
street Lighting.
The city is now lighted by 1874 electric
lights which burn until / o'clock at
night, or until the carbon shall have
burned out; so electric lights which are
supposed TO burn all night. and are sit
uated In the business PORTIONS of the city;
100 gas lights which are placed in the
outlying residential portion OF the city,
and which are extinguished at or about
midnight. and Us oil lights wnieh are
located in the outlying districts
OF the city. The city has to-
day, at tine Diamond Hill reser-
ming to waste that should be utilized for,
some purpose, and IL would:seem like neg
| Iect on the part of the city council TO
allow such a valuable privilege not to be
| utiIlzed In some manner or form. The
subject OF the city doing its own street
lighting has been brought before a pre-
Vious city council. but on account OF op-
position was dele yed. / thoroughly be-
lleve that 1t would be wise economy for
the city TO do Its own street lighting, and
that steps should be taken at an early
date in this direction. | recommend that
JOINT special committee be appointed to
Investigate this matter aud TO report to
the city council ut as early date as
possible.
The Assessors.
My recommendation is that the de-
partmeDt be so re-arranged as to require
that one assessor be Obliged TO devote his
entire time TO the work, on the same
principle as the assessors' department in
the city OF Providence is conducted and |
that ms salary be made sufficiently large |
TO enable the city to obtain the services |
oil man who Will be without question, |
thoroughly competent To perform the |
duties of the Office in an impartial man |
ner.
The Poor Department.
The actual government of the farm is
In the hands of the overseer of the poor
and the keeper Of the farm, and while
they should exercise good sound judg-
meut IN administering to their wants
they should at the same time take pro-
Per care not 10 DC extravagant with the
cty's money. do not intend to cast any
rshectlons upon the present management
OF the poor department but make these
statements that all may understand my
IDEAS ot how the poor of the city should
oe treated L respectfully call your at
tention to the bad condition of the build
ings In which the inmates live and sug-
gest that something be done the coming
year TO better their condition.
The Police Department.
Ten OF the members OF the patrolmen's
rank were added to the force during the
past year. / understand that portion
services actually performed. and respect.
July call your attention TO the matter at
this time that 1t may at An early date be
equitably adjusted.
The department now has In use what is
supposed to be signal system by which |
the officers on duty at the station NAV be
notified when an officer needs assistancs.
IL is TACT that the system is totally use
less and IL should be discarded for one
which is OF some value-one which will
answer the purposes for which it is in
And according to the police record, the
per cent. or persons arrested on SUNDAY
furing the past fiscal year was more
man ~. And what Is more striking than
me before mentioned statements is the
'act that OF the arrests OH Sundays near
y 80 per cent OF them were for drunken
ness or Tor reveling-and the two terms
IRE nearly synonymous for the reason
hat ~ per cent. of those charged with
'eveling are at the best partially drunk.
Now why Is thisf The license law permits
iquor To be sold only six days In the Z
week and the sale of it on Sun-
lays Is prohibited. But it is quite evil
lent to the mind of casual observer
hat the law Is being disregarded aud
iranting that IL is sold on that day, for
ic not think any of you will deny the
tatement. we must look for reason
3ut 10 obtain reason it Is necessary To
ook into statistics somewhat. BY the
'olice books IL will be found that nearIv
U per cent of the total nun Der of arrests
or drunkenness aud Tor reveling Oh Sun
ays mas been during the last six moaths
Inu IL may be SAID that during this |
lne there nave been numerous "pork
le licenses granted To retail liuuor 4
callers. 30 IL is plain To bs seen where
he cause of considerable amount of
unday drunkenness lest is in the
pork pie" license. The way to remedy
lls Is To refuse TO grant any such IL
snses.
Finances.
II am correctly informed. it was in
ended to bond the Indebtedness of the
ty this year, but it has not been done.
Is my belief that the indebtedness
ioud be bonded inst .ad of carving
aiouD on snorb time notes. But in
)ing this, care should be taken to bond
when money can be secured at low
tie of interest.
The City Hall.
My recommendation Is that the cues r
On of building city hall be submitted
the taxpaying voters at the April 4
ection, the question OF site to be an =
ter consideration.
)isordered Liver set right with BrFou.nspu,s fis