The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-21
TALKED Of At CITY HALL.
Many City Councllmen Want Places
on Fire Commission.
ACTION NAY Be POSTPONED
Tor This very Rsason-FiItration Com
xnissien VIII Probably Not Reach Any
Cenclusion Until Next wesk-Police
and the Mstropole Drowning Case.

and the Mstropole Drowning Case.
The number Of men who are willing to
serve the city as members Of the fire
commission is growing steadily. A MEM
Der Of the board OF aldermen said this
morning that he had heard the names Of
no less than twenty-five citizens "men-
toned" in connection with the proposed
board "What struck me most particu-
larly was that about half or the total
number are members Of the city council.
sYou want to know whether the board
will pass the bill this afternoon? Well,
oau't tell you that because / can't speak
Tor the whole board, but 80 far ~ am con-
csrned don't mind telling you that
don't believe In p assing the bill while there
are 20 many members OF the city gov
ernment seeking places under it
Every time we create . new office with D.
salary attached there are always half
dozen men or more In the city council
who want to get IL. / don't like this
scramblinR Il IL undignifed and ought
TO Be stopped.
s.Now out of the city councilmen men,
toned there In but one will vote for IL
this bill II passed. He is Ira Winsor,
and he will have my support simply be-
cause he Is an experienced fireman and
can render really valuable service 10
the city as . member Of the commission.
81 believe We ought to have . commits
sion. think It would manage the
nro department to much better advantage
than 1t present but to accomplish that
result we need experienced mon. II
We make up the commission out Of
councilmen who know about as much
about the management OF Are depart
ment ~ . catamount does of calculus we
will be much worse off than we are now
don't say the bill will not be taken up
this afternoon. but If It is / will vote
against it. When city council candL
dates pull ont and give Us chance to
select good men I'll vote for it,"
The Filtration Experiments
It was expected that the commission ap-
pointed to select filtration system for
Pettaconsett, would meet early this
week The tests were ompleted last Sat
urday aud the results were to be exam
ined. Other matters have occupied the
attention Of the members 90 that up to
this moruipR no session had been held
City Engineer Shedd. who, with Com
missioner Smith and Superintendent OF
Health Chaplin. composs the commits
sion. said this morning that possibly
meeting might be held sometime today.
He did not believe. however, that any
conclusion would be reached before
next Monday. Mr.. Shedd when asked IL
he could state what the probable rer
cult OF the comparisons Of the tests would
bo said he could not. In . general way
he had followed them N had the other
msmbers. but nothing definite could be
arrived at until every detail had been
carefully examined.
DO Not Believe In Foul Play.
The police authorities at the city hall
DO not believe that Annie Bradfield,
who was drowned in the swim
ming tank at the Metropole club
on Aborn street, was foully dealt
with. When asked II they had heard the
rumor to the effect that the matter was
to be brought ur in b,ard of aldermen
today they said they had, but did not ap-
pear 70 b much concerned about It..
The department. has made q search
ing investigstion into the tragedy
and found nothing to indicate that
the woman had been thrown
into the tank. This conclusion is sup
ported by the doctors who made the au-
tVpSy VINO say tudb LDo drowning was
accidental. Detective Swan, who was put
ON the case, says he Is con-
vincsd after his thorough investigation
that the woman met her death through
accident OF late she had been to the
clubhouse aud had caused more or less
trouble there. A policeman, few days
before she was found dead, had 60 re-
move her from the place.
Mr.. Swan believes she went into the
tank room to peer through the window
into Mr.. Smiths residence. The place
was dark and abe lost her way aud
walked into the tank. That is the view
taken Of the matter by the police.
Notes About the Hall.
The Washington L Waite barn matter
Il up for discussion by the aldermen this
Afternoon.
The public works department will
soon be inviting bids for the construction
Of the sewer in Dyer and Eddy streets
and Aliens avenue.
Captain Horace G. II. Tarr, the repre-
sentative Of the Worthington company,
wss 1t the city hall this morning.
Superintendent of hacks Norcross sent
quite batch of wagon licenses to the
board Of aldermen for ratification.
The health department is continuing its
crusade against vaults and il meeting
With encouraging success,