The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-01
MAKING UP DEFICIENCIES.
Common Council Y,tes to Return
Money to Three Appropriations.
The MAYOR SENDS A MESSAGE
Regarding Terminal Facilities. but tits
Refsrrsd to the Joint Special Commit-
tee without Discussion-wiii Not
Meet Again Untn Next September.


The meeting Of the common council
Last evening will go on record rs being
one Of the shortest and quickest meet
ings ever held. just thirty-dve minutes
were consumed in transacting large
amount of business. and anotable fea-
ture was the smooth manner in which
everything passed of.
As the presiding officers gavel fell up
on the desk announcing the formal opsn-
ing Of the meeting, City Messenger
Rhodes appeared at the gate and an-
nounced communication from His
Honor Mayor Potter. The conmunica-
tion was received and read. aud was as
follows;
Gentlemen of the city council:
The executive department has OF late
bean frequently importuned by very
kind and indulgent public as TO what
TO assign the present apparent inactivity
improved terminal facilities. The desire
for information by the citizens relating
20 the agreements entered into between
the city OF Providence and the railroad
j companies In regard to the ter erminal
question y very pronounced. It is a
e 4 SE Ssry " ss' . nasefs; sns e
(. doing, and what are the railroads doing
IN the matter ~
In the report of the joint special COM
mittee on railroad terminal facilities,
presented to the city council Nov, Ss
New York. New Haven and Hartford and
the Old Colony Railroad companies
could get In possession OF the land
Of the New York and New
England Railroad company for
the western approach to the new sta
eirA <hav would immadiatelv procaed
with that work. 1t Is quite generally
understood that this has been accom-
pishod by the transfer Of deeds between
tho New York and New England Rail
road, the city OF Providence and the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Possibly the interested parties are
using their best endeavors to push the
plau to completion. III SO, the people
want 10 know il, but. If it is not so, they
would like to be made acquainted with
the cause of the delay.
Being unable to elicit any particular in
formation relative To the present situa-
siou from the reports previously made
by the committee having the matter in
'char0e, most respectfully ask, for the
bcueflt Of the heads of the financial de-
paktments OF the city government, and a
long-suffering business community, that
the committee on railroad terminal
f6cftfrf6s be requested TO make full re-
port onthe conditions at present bearing
upon the subject, and what the prospects
WILLIAM *. POTTER. Mayor.
To the surprise Of all the members who
anticipated defense Of the railroad by
Mr.. Vaughan. nothing was said by him
and finally after an awkward silence Mr..
Trask moved to refer the communication
TO the committee on railroad terminal ia
c.lities, and ir was so voted.
Mr.. Vaughan submitted the monthly
report of the joint standing committee
ordered communicated to the board Of
aldermen.
Making Up Deficiencies.
Mr.. Vaughan also offered an ordinance
amending chapter 1914 OF the ordinances
by which an additional sum OF ss7, 500
was transferred from the amounts
obtained by sewer taxes to the depart
ment as follows For bridges, $4,000;
SIS 900; city hall. $4,000. and il was SO
Mr.. Durfee, chairman of the commit
tee on claims, presented petition of
Stephen +. +. Young for remission OF
tax on real estate on the grounds of
given permission to withdraw.
A report on the petition OF W. E. Bar
rett aud company for compensation for
damages occasioned by the flooding of
the cellar at the store by the cutting off
OF the drain in Canal street, was also
presented by Mr.. Durfee who introduced
resolution authorizing the city treas
urer to pay the damages amounting to
el10, and this was SO voted.
The council voted to adopt a resolution
authorizing the city treasurer to refund
TO the Societies of Saint Peter and Saint
Paul e34 for damages.
Want Assess ments RENTED.
). 4 report on the petitions OF Neil Nc
Mullen and Catherine Hazard to remit
sewer assessments was passed and the
amount of their assessment, sos and
5000, respectively, was ord cred refunded.
Tho committee on city property re-
ported on the resolution au thorizing the
removal Of tho school building at the
corner OF Manton and Fruit Hill avenues
TO some other site on the same lot aud
resolution authorizing the Immediate re-
moval was passed
It was voted to pass resolution On
the placing OF new slid
ing pole and minor changes in the
Harrison street fire station.
Mr.. Coveli OF the committee on high
ways Introduced resolutions to concrete
the sidewalks ON West Friendship street;
TO lay out Abbott street from Knowles to
Camp streets to lay out Pike street from
South Main TO South Water streets to
lay out the strip of land granted the city
by William aud Bessie Wilson, between
Ashmont and Oxford streets; to build
North street to the Swan Point road,
including the curbing Of the street, aud
each was adopted by the council.
Referred TO q Committee.
Mr.. Bafstow moved that the resolution
ordering q sewer in Inkerman street, laid
on the table July "a, 1898. be taken from
the table Mr. Barstow Immediately
moved it's reference TO the committee on
sewers and It was passed.
Mr.. Vose moved that an ordinance di-
recting the commissioner of public
works to hire one engineer and two as
ristants for making surveys and plans
for Roger Williams, Blackstone aud
Davis parks, laid on the table June 3.
1893. bs taken from the table, and it was
30 voted. The ordinance was then in
definitely postponed.
Petitions and Miscellaneous Business
Petitions to have the grade Of RocI<iand
avenue and Rangely avenue. to Law out