The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-17
The COMMON COUNCIL.
The Police and Firemen's Pension
Fund Probable.
ROUTINE BUSINESS MOSTLY.
A Deputy City Treasurer Appointed
Deputy City Gaugers-Mr. Miller
Wanted to Hear About Terminai
Facilities, bnt He Got Nothing.

The Common Council met last evening
at so'clock in regular session, the first
time since the inauguration of the new
City Government and for that reason IL
was not expected to be long session.
At e:l5 the council had adjourned hav.
ing been in session one hour aud omar
ter.
The Pension Fund.
The special order, the report Of the joint
special committee relative to pension
fund for disabled policemen and firemep.
with an accompanying resolution to
apply to the General Assembly for an
thority to create pesion fund for
policemen aud iremen, laid on the table.
Jan. 2, 1893, and made the special order
for this meeting, was first taken from the
table.
Joseph II. Kendrick moved that the re.
port be referred to the committee on
ordinances, with instructions sto present
TO the General Assembly suitable bill
Tor an act granting the desired authority
Ira Winsor was opposed TO the delay
that would be caused by its reference TO
the committee on ordinances.
Mr.. kendrick said that he did not wish
Tor delay but that the committee on
ordinances could frame suitable bill To
present to the General Assembly
Mr.. Winsor moved TO include In the
motion the committee on fire depart
ment.
Mr.. Vaughan saw no reason for refer
ring the ma ter to a committee III tho
matter was carried to the General AS
sembly IL would be changed, and when
1t came back IL would need more discus
sion involving considerable needless de-
lay:
Mr.. Parkhurst said that a reference to
the committee on ordinances was a need
less delay and that TO take il out of the
hands of the special committee which
had prepared an elaborate report, was al
most an affront 20 that committee.
Mr. Barney said that IL the matter was
feierred TO the COMMITTEES on ordinances
before going TO the General Assembly it
would tie the hands of the council
Mr.. Kendrick said that he Dad misun-
derstood the report. aud as IL was sim
ply for fund for disabled policemen and
hremen. and did not include "A service
pension he would withdraw mis- motion.
The resolution was then alopted with.
out opposition.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Vaughan presented a communica.
tion from the commissioner OF public
works fixing the pay of employees in his
department. The appointments and
amounts OF salaries Were confirmed.
From ihe committee on claims, resolu.
tions were reported TO pay damages TO the
amount OF $35 TO 5 NJ. Baker, TO remit
tax OF Charles 5. Button, trustee, TO re.
init the ever tax of j.. w. McCrillis. 70
remit tax Of Charles A. Carpenter and
Albert 4. Follett. The resolutions wers
adopted.
The committee on highways reported
adversely on the petitions for the iayout
OF Home aud Pacific avenues and Met.
calf street and on the layout aud exten.
I ion OF A, Abbott. 1sothrop. Forrs.t
T. gan and Lilac streets aud swan ave,
nue. and the petitioners were given leave
10 withdraw.
From the same committee resolutions
were adopted TO define the grade ~ |
avenue from Smith TO Walton |
stfeet. Pacihc and Jefferson avenues aud |
- build Wbipple aud Douglas streets
Zhe chairinap VI the committee on CITY