The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-21
TALKED Of At CITY HALL.
The Apprcp. .iatiolS for Highways and
Bridges Nearly Exhausted.
DELAY OF The CONSOLIDATED
10 Accept lice is and Pay Over Eaiance
Due III. city IL the Cause OF the
binicniiy Pr. pairing for the Intro
Guction of Free Text looks.

In his commu licaton TO the boarl OF
alderman Yesterday afternoon Commits
sioncr Smith Il H.. say thnt uni ~ tie
money tnkea from the appropra ions for
highways and brid les was retur led he
wcn'dn't have the necessary where ,ithai
10 paw u C cost Of street cls auins or the
sa aries Of lnen who ars employed in the
br dge department, but that Is what his
letter meant
Somr time ago $4,000 was transferred
rop, nc highway mi $50 600 from the
Dridye apppr pr alton to that Tor contin-
cencits When this money got INTO the
fund Tor cont gencies a. WAS drawn on
u Q carrying out of The plan for
improve terminals. Ons piece & pr D.
erty was purchased from tue Providence
Laad and WHagi company at a cJ,L OF
nearly $4,000 Then as the city would
ave l. turn o,ei It's ydrd Oh the
Cyve 60 the Cons l.tlated roai IL
had TO buy prope " IN build "a
wharJ on Alien's a,elue here
On o es ablisll new yard. rne COS IN
vow w Jout $4,000. and th.s also
came out Of the appropriation I + co
tiugen' les which hal been IN de plcth
~ drawing s6o,OOO Gronn .ue approprla-
liors for hiSatas aud brid seS
Tae undeIss nding wis ttat as sool
~ tue clIy Was re ,dy 10 make a transfer
at the land Lesei f-rtAe wssC appFOac
10 t1e w Passenger stttIDt thc CbasJii-
dated roid would pay over the amount
due The -. whicn would be somcthiIg
over 5000
HASN'T Paid Yet.
From the amount thus received IT, was
The iut, ntion OF the city authorities 10
replace the amouats withdra fr nm
the higAway "a q bridge appropriations.
ln1eed, lt is said the city had assur.
css fhat wi nin two weeks after
the se d. OF The pr. pertv were
ready tie riilioid company would pay
But IL hasu't done 80 yet. The city ex.
deed from tie N York ald New
Enllind road aud IL has been
put 10 conslae abe eNpvns. IN
dong lis part 10 secure improved rail
way facilities IL has Kept its part o
the agreement aud for weeks has had ths
deed, ready to tru ser { q IrJpertv to
he CJEs'l lated roa Eus th. road isl't
re dy 10 take them just nOw.
lt is very careful and conservative in
bnyng proper eycl from tho
cly of pr@,iienc and has con-
mlssioned James Til in ,hast. e,q.. TO
loOk mp tue litle. Unsh this is uo
the city w,n'b get its 100000 and In h
way ma ntenal ce. inelu,nn street swe p
ing as well as the ~budge ser
vice. is liable % suffer unless sonlo
otaer mean o! m k ng up the d Gle ci
"a t.se two appr. Dr!aJsons IL discovered
hy the finance nm ttee. Comm s. oIer
S.Hith has enough money left 10 carry
nim up 10 the iirs, week in Au-us., tu.
no nt re.
Free Text Books.
The school authorities are preparing
fnf . f.t OF FL, IL.
ia new irer text book system VIII be
,utrmrc Il. II. ely council has not yet
made he nnual appr JDrittiDn, bat the
tStlEiates Lave been su mi It'd. For
school books and other supp. .es he com
"a it,es as for $1,000.
Ths amount pai la>t ye + for books
AMI prpls' supp ie, was Z ven
lis ror ing by CITY AUDITOR Mes
le IS Sl7 0l5 IS. A. q e comm Itce asks
a Cunts probaolv presents To sum
hat will be extended la in 70 ucing free
text boOi S.
Unlike Pawtucket Provideac, intends
To furnish the pupils in all schools and
iaales with books, u deter.nildi ipa
whlch WAS brought anout main
rough the efforts of ex-Cty Clerk
JU>Iin who ~ n str az lievtr
ia the system. Tue est years expense
VIII OF % urse be- u c hcayi ST, AID here
will be substantial decrease in The
amount eeded for free text books the
second year after the - sem is nitro
duced.
General Notes
The city officials were enj wing then
selves today 50 matters We're dun a0cut
the city hail.
Gen. f.. II. Rhodes was in attendance
NJ ii e reunion of the Secolu X l. vo.uL-
tcers at PAei * toiay
City MESSENGER Rhodes is at tie Vine
yari ani ill be in the city again next
IurS,iay.
Not Il COM it'ee meetin, was he'd
a dd,. Tnis is an Indication tat h.
members Il ne city councl propose to
take eay OIL occ 81 na.ly these hot
weatl er days.
While the Gle ks in the her de art
msnts enjoy Saturday half holiday
uud n tie r.. ,lutioa re EMILY adop ed,
those in the public wor&s' oilicc mus
labor az usual. Tlrre are some kinds o
W, rk that cannot be put oil til to-
morrow.