The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-05
;MDGD.0F,lT CRY HALL.
Why tho Fire Commission Ordinance
Has Postponed.
7OsAVOID ADDITIONAL EXPENSE
ynvolvsd In IN Extra Election for City
4 Counoilnen-Tho Question OF Taxa
tion-Ths Report OF tho Special Com
nitess IL Awaited with Much Interest.

Some Of tho advocates of the fire COM
mission bill are greatly disappointed be-
cause OF its failure TO pass the board at
yesterdays session. They iseem TO be-
lisve that the postponement means the
fipal defeat of the measure. One Of
them remarked this morning. that in his
opinion the board would kill the bill
outright IL IL came to vote. This opin-
ION does not appear TO be borne out how
ever As several members OF the board de-
clared themselves TO be in favor of COM
mission and ready to vote for IL when the
proper time comes One OF them said In
the course Of his conversation on the sub
jects "There isn't any doubt abont the
ultimate passage Of this bill. / have
talked with nearly every member OF tie
is strongly in favor OF the creation OF a
commission.
ssThe postponement last night means
nothing, as even had the bill pissed COM
missioners could not be elected until
October. But there Is another considera-
tion which had much influence in favor
Of the postponement. Several mem
bers OF the city council are candi-
Mission. nasss '0' One p''Vf Of them at at least least
will he elected because he is perhaps the
man best qualifi,d d for the position. II
next there will be n vacancy in the city
council and a special election will have
TO be held. To save this expense H. is
proposed to postp me the choice OF COM
missioners until just before the annual
election in November"
The Committee ON Taxation.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the mat ter OF taxation has he one
meeting and others are liable to follow
"a. l. s.I.. t..s A.
The city OF course can do nothing OF
itself to change the tax laws. but 1t can
make recommendations to- the general
assembly which may or may not be
adopted. There Is strong feeling that
the burdens OF taxation are not equally
distributed There is certainly room for
improvement in this respect but bette
conditions will not prevail until the
legislature makes u radical revision of
Che laws.
AS it is now man may own half
million dollars worth OF stock in rail
road corporation that pays an annual
dividend OF eight or nine per cent, and
fault of the assessors. but or the law which
exempts from taxarion property taxed
or liable to be taxed in another state. Ia
the same way holders of stock in mills
located outside Rhode Island escape { be
payment of n tax.
10 aihouhb VI pcisOuui DTOTrfty Oh
this kind held in this city, an official said
today. would figure up into the millions.
1t should and ought TO be taxed and no
doubt this will DO one of the points upon
which the committe will make special in-
quiry before making its report.
Notes About the Hall.
The public works department has al
ready recsived two bids for the pumping
TO be erected ut Pettaconsett. Bids will
be received until the last day of the pres
ent month and It is exp .cted that he new
engine will be ready for service next
spring.
Some people imagine the vitrified
brick pavement In trout Of the post Office
ON Wvy bosset street il more costly than
granite. According to the officials of the
public works department It is cheaper.
The consumption OF water still contin-
ues 70 hover about the 100000 gallon
mark.