The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-07
VAUGHAN TALKS.
He Explains that the Terminal
Question is Getting intoShape.
The RAILROAD MATTER.
The New York and New England
Difference Settled.
A $4,000 ART MUSEUM VOTED.
The Two Boards Meet I'm Joint Conven-
tion and Elect City Omcers-A Resoiu-
ton to Purchase Land for Terminal
Purposes Passes Finance and Other
Matters.

Both branches Of the City Council met
last evening, first in their separate
chambers and later in joint convention TO
elect two of the minor city officers for the
year. The business of the two branches.
after the convention was dissolved, was
important though short.
Common Council.
Iu the Common Council Mr.. Barney
moved that action in the matter OF the
fit ration of water which was to come be-
fore the Council last evening be post
poned for one week, and IL was so voted.
Later Mr.. Barney called the attention Of
the council to the fact that the date of
the Charity Ball fell upon next Monday
night, and moved that when he body adj
journed il be for two weeks, aud that the
water question be considered at that
meeting, and it was SO voted.
The Joint Session.
The council was informed that the
Board OF Aldermen was ready to come
into joint convention.
The chair appointed Mr.. Angel as
committe to inform the board that the
council was ready for the joint business.
The mayor and aldermen then came in
and the mayor announced that the first
officer to be elected was an assessor OF
taxes.
Mr. Angel nominated Arthur II.
Armington and he was unanimously
elected.
Mr. Angel then nominated Nathaniel
c. Busher for surveyor of lumber, and he
was unanimously elected.
The convention then arose and both
branches separated after being in joint
session about five minutes.
Terminal Matters.
An ordinance giving the New York
and New England road the right to run
a dummy engine through certain streets
of the city. was presented. Mr.. Vaughan,
chairman Of the committee on terminal
facilities, announced that all the differ
ences existing between the city and the
New York and New England Railroad
Company had been adjusted satisfac-
torily TO all the parties concerned, and
stated that there was now nothing TO
hinder or retard the completion of the
long delayed work.
The ordinance giving the road the
right TO run the dummy engine on the
city streets, specifies that the New FORK
and New England Railroad Company be
given the right to lay rails and run "a
dummy engine and cars on Gaspee street
from Kinsley avenue south through Cove
ard DOrrance streets to tidewater and
this will necessitate the running OF the
The chairman of the committee ex-
planned this ordinance, stating that il
was similar to an ordinance whic h
has already been in existence for twenty
nine years. The only material difference
in the two is that the city suspends the
right TO order up the tracks at a ninety
days notice for period of five years. He
stated that the ordnance had received
the unanimous recommendation of the
committee for IL was necessary for the
road to reach tide-water in order to carry
its freight. He stated that the road had
been fair and that the corporation was
given no exclusive right TO the highway
aud that the corporation was to pay TO
tue CITY $500 per annum for the rights
now enjoyed.
Mr.. Hendricks state ment
John f. kendrick said that all obsta-
cles which had interfered with the work
of terminal facilities were practically
removed by the passage of this ordinance.
The only question now was the matter
of the occupancy of the streets by the
railroad and to this there had always
been considerable opposition by citizens
The committee, he stated had been
obliged TO grant this right To the road
for the interests and benefit of the bust
ness people of this city, aud the city aud
all the railroad corporations were TO be
congratulated on the amicable manner in
which everything had been arranged
The ordinance was then put To vote
and was passed.
The Resolution.
Mr.. Vaughan then presented the fol-