The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-04

The session of the common council
last night was not an important one, but
there were several debates on different
subjects. The Interstate petition for
permission to lay rails on Exchange
place provoked some discussion. The
report of the commissioner of public
works on the Advance club pamphlet
was presented.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Barney, chairman of the commit
tee on ordinances, presented the report
of the matter OF concurrence with the
board OF aldermen In the passage Of the
resolution directing the city solicitor to
ask the gen eral assembly for a repeal OF
chapter /, l01 Of the Public Laws, which
provides that no plat shall be recorded
until the grade Of the streets which pass
through are established.
Mr.. Barney for the committee recon-
mended cobcurrence, explaining that
endless confusion would certainly result
If the law was not repealed. Deeds
codld not be recorded In many instances
and persons could not tell what land they
had bought as there could be no record,
and the plats are piling up In the record
er's office. The council concurred with
the board in the passage Of the resolu-
tion.
Also for the same COMMITTEES a report
recommending concurrence in the ordin-
ance permitting the committee on bridges
to expend $500 on any bridge other than
drawbridge in one year, and g, 600 for
drawbridge. Passed in concurrence.
Also from the same committee report
recommending the passage in concur.
of nm N ue In M am dina Of
chapters "a and As of tho ordinances, and
creating the Office OF fourth assistant
IN the assessors office. Passed in con-
currence.
The chairman of the committee on
finance, Mr. Vaughan, presented the
NTH report of the 'mmittee on sinking
fund. Received and communicated to
the aldermen.
Mr.. Durfee, from the joint committee
on claims. reported bill from Gelb &
Norton for lunch furnished to the COM
mittee ON police during the reviews vs. % Of
the department. for the years lS9l-9203.
Gelb g. Norton had remitted rs cents on
the bill, and 1t now stands at $40.
j. II. kendrick remarked that the CONF
mittee had contributed as cents in order
to make up The amount of this bill and
at the present time there was only about
al in the treasury Of the committee on
police. The bill was nevertheless re-
ferred to that committee, From the
same committee was reported an ordi-
nance remitting tax OF S4l.75 on the
North Burial ground. Passed.
Important Highway Matters.
Mr.. Covell for the committee on high
ways reported an ordinance directing the
city treasurer to borrow $500. 900 for a
special highway appropriation. Passed.
Also for the same committee n resolu-
tioD directing the commissioner of public
works to build the following streets
Pope from Manton avenue TO
Aubron street; Lexington avenue from
Melrose to Hamilton street; Steere
avenue from Manton avenue to Ambrose
street Robin street from Regent avenue
TO Allston street; Cornell street from Re-
gent avenue TO Valley street Regent
avenue from River avenue to Cornell
street; Arlington avenue from ANGEL
street 60 Irving avenue Ashmont street
from Ocean to Eddy street. Gardner
street from Camp to Knowles street
Knowles street, from Pleasant to
cypress street: Blackstone street
from Prairie avenue to PLAN street De-
laine street from Woonasquatucket river
TO Valley street; Kossuth street from
Hyatt to Pope street; Princeton ave-
nue. from Elnwood avenue to Bucklin
street; Salem street from Potter's ave-
nue. to Waldo street; Wood street from
Messer to Ellery street; Julian street
Livingstone avenue from North Main to
Printery street; Allston street from
River avenue TO Cornell street. The
resolution was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted directing the
layout of Black aud Silver Spring streets,
and defining grade OF Rhodes street and
Pleasant View avenue.
A resolution directing the commits
sioner of public works TO reset curbng
tn knight, to reset curbs ami pave gut
ters In Valley street west from Grove
street, to grade Bqcklin street, grades OF
Xaie avenue anu Rhodes street.
"A resolution 10 lay out Prospect alley
was indefinitely postponed.
New Sewers.
Mr.. Barstow for the committee on
sewers recommended the indefinite post
ponement of the petitions for sewers I'm
the following streets: Groven street.
Back and Block streets, Madison street
Gladstone street, Nineyard street., Bow.
doin street. George street, Blackstone
street, Walnut street, Manton ayenue.
sieere street aud Hawes street So voted.
The committee recommended res
oiution authorizing the construction of
sewers on the following streets: Camp
street. Parade street, Susan street, Elm
grove avenue, Grant street, Rad .uy
street. Gladstone avenue, Pavilion
street. Ashmont street, Julian street.
Eagle street, Oak street, vii.
low street, Hudson street. Wood
street, Messer street, Ellery street. T. Ia.
pm avenue, Balch street, Pacific avenue.
Hamburg avenue, Daboll street, Aliston
street, Congress avenue. So voted
Ihe petition concerning Robin street
was passed IA concurrence.
Ine monthly report OF the chi ef of the
nre department was received aud com-
municated TO the board of aldermen.
Electric Railroads.
Mr.. Vose. from the committee on rail.
roads. presented the petitions Of various
railroads for right to lay rails in certain
tfrsets The first was the petition OF the
Interstate Railroad company TO bulld n
Lane across Exchange place TO Dorrance
ttrest Clifford streel. Plain street
Wyatt street, Richardson street.. iSaker
sereei, EDDY street. Potter's avenue.