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

tators as could comfortably crowd into
the council chamber. The ceremonies
opened with the invocation OF Divine
blessing by the Rev. Theodore b. Foster.
after which Mayor Carroll administered
the oath OF office TO Mayor-elect Brown
and congratulated the members of the
city government in having SO good a
mayor.
As soon as Mavor Brown n id taken his
seat Alderman O'Reilly presented Nayor
Carroll with handsome basket OF flow
ers, on behalf of his friends in the Second
Ward. Mr.. Carroll expressed bis thanks.
Before swearing the members of the
City Council into Office Mayor Brown
presented a communica ion to the clerk
which was Rad. 1t ca led at ention to the
fact tDat tuere had been no election In
the Second ward.
All the members OF the City Couuo8.
with the exception of the "holdovers''
from the Second ward, were then sworn
into Office.
Mayor Brown then delivered his inaup-
ural address to the City Council, an ab-
stract OF whicl appears elsewhere.
Board of Aldermen.
After the reading OF the mayors mesa
age the two branches separated and or
gauizsd.
The new board OF aldermen oraanized
by the selection OF B 4. Davis as presi-
dent aud the adoption of the rules Of or
der OF 1892 with few minor changes
The COMMITTEES OF the board for the wear
were then elected us follows
o. Armories-Benjamiu Il. Davis. To-
seph W. Miller.
On Auctioneers-James IL. Winters.
Frank O'iteilley
o. Police and Licenses-Benjamin +.
Davis. James III. Winters.
On Street Lights-Joseph w. Miller,
John 4. Adams.
On poor--John F. Adams, Joseph w.
Miller. James ii. Winter. pA W.
On STREETS and bridges-John f.
Adams, Joseph w. Miller, James Ii.
Winter.
Advisory on BridRes-Johu +. Adams.
James "A. " int rs, Benjamin L. Davis,
Joseph w. Miller, Frank O'ReilIy.
sub Committee = John II. Adams
Jos.ph w. Miller, James II. Winters.
The members of the joint standing
committee from the board OF aldermen
were then elected. and will be found in
the lists OF those committees below
The board transacted consi derabe
business, among which was the cancel
linz of all votes whereby special consta-
pointment OF several others: the b
passage of ordinances appropriating
$500 for the payment III the
ten suspended policemen, prohibiting
street cars from running over Exchange
street bridge, ordering all street cars 70
come 60 full stop at a railway crossing,
and amending All ordinance for the abate-
ment of tax so that The work shall be
done by both branches.
Common Council.
The new Common Council organized
by re-electing Alonzo G. Pierce president
and +. l. Gatchel clerk. Rules of order
were adopted, a change being made in the
clause relating to motions for reconsider
alton.
The members Of the joint standing
committees from the Common Council
were then appointed. The Joint commit
tees as made up for the year are AS fol-
lows:
Accounts-Fred Binford, Peter Len
non, Lyons Delany. George L. Gorton,
George 5. Tingley, John K Adams, Ben
JaDin Il. Davis.
Cemeteries-William w. Collins, Moses
II. Wnipple, Hugh j. Clark, Alderman
Frank O'Reilly.
City ppropssrtynWilliam ". Collins,
Alderman Joseph w. Miller.
Claims-Georne I. Gorton, James Ia.
Bryant. Peter Lennon. Aldermen Ben
jamin +. Davis.
Education MosesI F. whipple, Fred
Binford, Thomas O'Brien, Alderman
John 4. Adams.
Fnance--Lyous Delany. John T.. Davis.
Peter Lennon, Alderman John 4. Adams
Fire Department-John Il. Davis, Fred
Binford, Thomas McKeough, Alderman
Benjamin h. Davis.
Harbors-George L. Gorton, Edward
McDuff. Hugh j. CLARK, Alderman James
Ii. Winters.
Highways-James l. Bryant George T.
Gorton, Thomas Mckeough, Alderman
Benjamin +. Davis.
Ordinances-Fred Binford. Lyons De
lany,. Thomas O'Brien, Alderman James
Ii. Winters.
Polce-John 4. Davis, George s. Ting
ley. Edward McDud. Alderman john 4. |
Adams.
Printing-John f. Davis, William w.
Collins, Hugh j. Clark. Alderman Jo- |
seph w. Miller.
Parks-George s. Tingley. Peter Len
non. Thomas McKeough.
Public Library-lyons Delany, James
l.. Bryant, Thomas OBrien. Alderman |
James II. Winters.
Raj roads-Georgs s. Tingley, George |
4. Gorton.. Micnael McCsbe, Alderman |
John 4. Adams.
Sewers--James L. Bryant, chairman: |
Moses 4. Whipple, Michael McCabe, Al
derman James II. Winters
Street Lights-Fred Binford. chairman.
Lyons Delany, Edward McDuff, Alder
Water-Moses Il. Whipple. chairman:
James l., Bryant, Hugh j. Clark. Alder,
nan Frank ORsilly.