The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
4 O'clock.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Sedgwick Memorial Hall VIII be APP
propriately Dedicated.
FINANCES FOR CURRENT YEAR.
The Senate Votes tn Allow City OF Provi-
dence to Borrow 100000 Each for
sewers. water and Highways-Judi-
ciary Bill Hearing.

Gov. Brown called the Senate to order
at 1l:20 this morning.
Senator Freeman from the committee
on judiciary reported the act confirming
the lease Of the Providence ana Worces-
ter Railroad TO the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company, recon-
mending concurrence. Passed in concur
renee.
Senator Comstock for the committee
Oh judiciary reported an act authorizing
the city OF Providence 20 issue sewer
bonds to the amount OF SJ0O,OOO, and TO
establish sinking fund for the redemp-
tion Of the same, recommending passage.
Passed.
Senator Comstock also reported from
the same committee an act authorizing
the city of Providence TO hire S5OO,OOO TO
be expended on the highways OF the CITY.
Passed.
senator Comstock for the same com
nittee also reported an act auth orizing
tie city of Providence to issue additional
water bonds TO the amount OF S5OO,O0O.
Passed.
senator Watson for the committe on
education reported an ACT TO incorporate
Garde Richlieu of Woonsocket Passed in
concurrence. Also an act 20 incorporate
In concurrence.
Senator Dyer for the committee on cor
porations reported an act TO incorporate
the Coweset Terminal and Transporta-
ton Company, the capital stock To be
$500, 900 and to extend from tidewater on
Coweset Bay through the towns of War
wick aud Coventry, recommending passage.
Passed.
Senator Dyer also reported an act TO
incorporate the Pawtuxet Valley Electric
Railway Company, with authority 20 lay
rails and run cars over che streets OF
Warwick. Coventry, Scituate and Gran
ston. The act was amended so as not to
allow the crossing OF n steam railroad at
grade, aud then passed as amended
Senator Dyer also reported an act in
amendment of the act Incorporating the
island Savings Bank of Newport, grant
ing authority to increase capital stock.
Passed.
Senator Champlin. for the committee
on corporations. reported an act TO incUr-
porate the What Cheer Stable Company.
with capital stock OF $4,000 Passed
In coucurrence.
Also for the same committee an act to
incorporate the Coventry Electric Light
ing Company recommending passage.
Passed.
Gov. Brown presented the fourth an
nual report of the state board of soldiers )
relier. Received, ordered printed and
ordered communicated to the House.
From the House were received the fol
lowing: An act TO incorporate the Globe
Manufacturing Company. referred To the
committee on corporations an act TO In
corporate the Harrison Yarn and Dyeing
Company, referred to the committee on
corporations an act to incorporate the
Ladies' Soldiers Memorial Association
of Pawtucket, referred to the committee
on education. The passage of various
matters in concurrence by the House
was announced.
Also, from the House was received a
resolution appropriating 1900 for the
dedication of Sedgwick Post Memorial
Hall, at Wakefield Referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
An act to validate the acts OF Harold
j. Gross, notary public, received from
the House, was referred TO the com mittee
On Judiciary.
Senator Cranston for the committee on
corporations reported an act to incorpo-
rate the John ID. Sawyer Company ol
Pawtucket- Passed.
Also an act TO change the charter OF
the American Ring Traveller Company to
the National Ring Traveller Company.
Passed In concurrence.
Also an act to incorporate the u. S.
Postal Box COMPANY. Passed.
Senator Champlin Tor the COMMITTEES on
corporations reported the act to incorpo-
rate the Harrison Yarn and Dyeing Com
pany, recommending passage. Passed ia
concurrence.
On motion OF Senator Lapham, the
Senate djourned TO meet, according To
the resolution, on Tuesday next at IL
o'clock a. N.