The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-28
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Some Discussion Over the Resolution for
Dedication OF streets.
The board of aldermen met in special
session at IL O'Clock today at the request
of the joint special committee on railroad
terminal facilities.
joint resolution was presented autho-
rizing the dedication of the following
streets:
Stillman, Promenade, Railroad, Francis.
Alderman Winship suggested that the
resolution should have been aired and
investigated before asking the board to
pay 1T. Alderman West thought that the
reasons for not notifying the board should
be made apparent.
Alderman Winship asked il the city
would be the loser IL the matter were
postponed for few days. Engineer Shedd
replied that the city might be held liable
for damages.
Alderman Winship held that the matter
should be Investigated before passed upon
by the board.
Alderman West asked il X would not
be cheaper to lazy out the streets after the
money for them Is obtained.
Engineer Shedd said that the deeds to
make the exchange Of lands is sufficient,
but the attorney preferred to have action
by the board OF aldermen. 1t is desirable
TO have action taken now, for later
on the railroad might lay claims for dam
ages which the city would have to pay.
The city at present owns all the lands.
IL action is taken by the board at once
there can be no future interference on the
part OF the railroad. The city owns the
land and can lay out the streets at once.
The resolution was finally passed and
sent TO the common council.
The following resolution was received
from the common council
Resolved, That the commissioner OF public works
be and he Is hereby authorized and directed to
subject TO the approval OF His Honor the Mayor
10 sell such land lands owned by
the city OF Providence and situated in the of
Cranston and Warwick as are not now required for
the uses Of the Providence Water Works
Resolved, That resolution No. 7s2, approved Dec
10, 1898, be and the same is hereby rescinded.
Concurred in.
A resolution authorizing the transfer of
the railroad company and to take possess
sion OF the lands was received from the
common council and concurred in.
When the announcement of the defeat
OF the conference resolutions by the coun-
Gil was received, Alderman West sarcasti-
cally suggested that the popular branch
ought to be abolished. AS it had preyi-
ously adjourned sine die, the joke was
rather far fetched.
The Deeds Signed.
The prompt concurrent action by the
city council in the resolutions authorizing
the transfer OF the deeds TO the lands in
volved in the improvement of the railroad
terminals whereby after the payment OF
the sum of $4,000, these corporations
can take possession, and dedicating the
streets as public highways which are to
afford avenues of communication to and
from the new depot and between
Smiths hill and the business center
has removed every obstacle in the way of
the early consumation of the enterprise.
The mayor Immediately after the adj
journment of the two branches, affixed
his signature to the deeds of transfer. and
now all that remains is the exchange of
papers with the representatives OF the
corporations and the deposit of the money
in the city treasury. The NEWS
takes especial pleasure in con-
graduating the citizens upon the
solution OF the vexed problem, inasmuch
as ii made the first announcement OF the
agreement upon the final details and pre-
dicted the concurrent action OF the city
council besides giving the precise amount
OF money which would be turned into the
city treasury.