The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
Couscil Considers the Question Of
Guarantee for Springfield Road.
PASSED AFTER DISCUSSION.
Ordinances Providing for the Punishment
of Those Who send Out False Alarms
ofFire- roane's Claim Again Delayed.
Other Business Transacted Yesterday.

The common council met in regular ses-
sion at o'clock last evening, President
Barney In the chair. Mr.. Vaughan, chair
man of the committee on finance, pre-
scnted resolution authorizing the trans
ferring from the reserve fund of S3596.12
to the appropriation for the building of
new central police station, and the reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Vaughan reported for the same
committee, on the request OF the Provi-
dence and Springfield Railroad company,
that the city guarantee interest on its
bonds TO the extent of f75o,0o0, and intro
duced an ordinance authorizing the en-
dorsement of the bonds by the city.
Mr.. Angel moved that the matter be
laid on the table. He stated that il seemed
to him that IL was an action that required
considerable thought and wished the de-
cision of the council deferred until full
attendance of the body was had.
Mr.. Vaughan responded and stated that
the council was not to blame for the abb
Dence of some of the members, and urged
the immediate action on the question.
The question of laying the ordinance on
,he table was then put to vote and was
cost.
Mr.. Darcy then moved that the matter
be made special order for the next meet
ing and that the ordinance be laid upon
Che table until that date but, Mr.. Vaughn
defeated this in a briefspeech, which result
ted ina vote of 16 to IA against the motion.
Eventually, after numerous of the MEM
bers had had ample opportunity to air
their views upon the topic OF discussion,
the ordinance was carried.
\ Mr.. Barney al once moved to reconsider
the vote and Mr.. Vose seconded the
motion, but Mr.. j. Il. Kendrick killed
this by a motion to lay the motion to
reconsider upon the table, which was
adopted.
Tho Report Of the Committee.
The committee in its report reviewed
the proceedings of the city council in 1891,
when the petition was first brought to
the attention OF the council. The report
also contained an account of the proceed
hings of the committee since the matter
had been placed in its hands and the
public hearing which was held. The
report further stated that good faith had
been shown on the part of the railroad
toward the city. The company
had completed the extension from
Its former terminus, Pascoag, r.. l., to
East Thompson, Conn. The extension
was about eight miles and was con-
Utructed at cost of about 100000 An
other S100,0 was expended on improve
ments. The report further states that
the former bonds Of the railroad have all
been paid, and the mortgage that secured
the bonds has been discharged of record.
This is the only road owned in Rhode
ISLAND, and mostly so in Providence. The
report states that after the hearing the
committee received petition from many
of the citizens OF Providence asking them
TO urge the passage Of the ordinance.
The committee said that the extension
Of the road brings a population OF 5000
people within easy access to the city,
whose trade heretofore has largely been
diverted in other directions. Attached
70 and made part of this report Is an
agreement entered into between the New
York and New England railroad company
and the Providence and Springfield COM
pany whereby the former company, in case
she lease Of the Providence and Springfield
company should be broken or surrendered,
agrees to furnish the latter road reasonable
passenger and freight accommodations on
the cove lands in this city. The bonds
which the city is asked to endorse were
issued June 1, 1892, having thirty years to
run, and bearing interest at the rate of
B per cent. per annum, and are secured by
. hrBt mortgage given to the Farmers
Loan and Trust company Of New York, as
erustoe OF all the railroad and franchises
q the Providence and Springfield Rail-
road company which it now has or here
sfter may acquire.
IQE Rsmiaaion OF Taxes and Asscssmyutx
A resolution remitting the tax err
toneously assessed against Adeline A.
Chorton was passed.
A Joint resolution authorizing the city
treasureR to pay Isabella w. Reynolds and
Thomas w. Reynolds s1420 for land taken
for the purpose of widening Elmwood
avenue was adopted.
A resolution remitting the sewer as
eements against James Carroll and wife.
Bridget Devlin, Edmond A. Nicholas and
Mary A. McCusker was passed.
The following petitioners were given
( leave to withdraw: Patrick j. Curry,
Louis Frank, Mary Halpin, Patrick Il.
Costello, Peter Clark, Benjamin D.
Bailey, w. M. Greene, executor, w. 3.
Fiheld q Co. and Marion Blumenthal.
Doane's Claim Again.
Mr.. J. III. Kendrick for the committee
on police presented the claim of Thomas
M. Doane for payment OF the reward
offered by the city OF Providence for the
arrest Of the murderers OF Anthony s.
Haswell. The petitioner claims one-half
of the reward Of $500 offered as ne cap
turcd Daniel d. Sullivan, one OF the muir
dcrers, and the claim was ordered recon-
mittcd y The committee on police TO pre-
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