The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-02

| MARLBOROUGH avenues and Dexter and
| Knowles streets were adopted.
Petitions for the following highway
work were or nted leave {, withdraw:
| 10 dsdne grade o. Allston street. To
| build n foot brid at Charles str eet, TO
| lay out Plum str. ct. to put knowles
street in condition tor travel. e. rep I'VE "A
portion OF Point street. TO build The
| roadway of B.shpp street. 20 extend
| Careoll street, and TO lay out Mt. Pleas
| AIT avenue
A Joint resolu ion instructing the com
| mis- .ioner OF public works 10 take posses
| sion OF AMI remove obstructioDs from
| n Jrth street. from North Main street to
Swan Point road, was iopt. I'd
New Fire station Wanted.
Mr.. Minsor for the committee on fire
| department. presented ths monthly re-
port of the chief engineer. Recelvei.
A Joint res olution was presen ed au-
thoriz ng the committee on the fire de-
pai tuleut C. make negotiations Tor the
purchase OF n lot in the vicinity OF Chai,-
stone avenue tor a station The resolu-
tion was rtcomm .nded To the commit
tee.
A resolution was presented authoriz-
ing the COMMITTEES on fire department. to
send an actlvs member OF the depart
ment To a school OF instruction in Boston
or some other city e. lucrsase the ell
cienc OF the department.. The resoiu-
tiun WIS passed.
Fourth Police Station Barn.
Mr.. Burton for the committe on city
property presented IA resolution authoriz-
ing the committee to build "a barn for the
Fourth Polics station at a cost not ex-
ceeding IS, 500.
Mr. Vaughan moved that the resolu-
tion be laii on the table The increase
i+Ethe- -tax rate was spoken OF by Air.
Vaughan as n reason why The appropri-
alton should not be made.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mi lee ON finance.
The Interstate Crushed.
Mr.. Vose, for the committee on rail
roads, pre- scented resolution In regard
to the petition Of the Interstate Street
Railway company to lay rails in certain
streets The recommendation was that
the petitioners be givea leave 10 with
draw.
Mr.. Barney said that the Interstate
road did not wish TO Interfere with the
develop neat OF the city or any other
road. The route, with some slight AL
terations. could be made satisfactory,
and he road was willing to have the pc
tition re erred buck to the committee.
He moved that the petition be recon-
mitted.
MT NOSe Salu Judb SINGS Jue matter
was last referred to the committee they
had gone over the entire roite to ascer.
tain tue width OF tue streets and the
turns to be taken at the corners or the
streets, and found several objections 10
running OF cars to this part Of the city.
4 ley had also received remonstrauce ces
fro.n people on Clifford street who did
not want tue street given up to an electric
railroad. Others wished TO have their
teams stand in front OF their stores.
Mr.. Barney Thought IT. was about four
or I've years lat, To urge such reasons
for not granting such n petition. Ii the
people who wished TO reserve the streets
for residences and who wished to occupy
the highways with wagons were to re-
ceive more consideration than tue pub
lie who wished to use them for trans
portation, then tue petition would not be
granted. Tnere were about 3,UO0 petit
tioners for the rad and about IL against
IL.
A Pertinent Question.
Mr.. Barstow wanted to know why the
Interstate had not taken advantage Of
the rights already granted to them by
the city. The city had allowed them the
way into the city and SO lar as he knew
no work had Deen commenced. Ii they
| had the money and the will To 40 ahead,
| he had no objection to their bsing grant
| ed what they ask.
Mr.. Barney said the road had been
| commenced from the Pawuucket end and
rails ordered for wor& in the city. The
bond had been filed and $1,000 for work
on certain streets ha been paid in. He
only wished the matter recon nitted,
and IL 1t could not be arranged with the
committee he would have no objection
| to the refusal TO grant the petition.
Mr.. Parkhurst said that something
should be known of the ability of the
road to fulfil the obligations it seek 3 10
OBJ ain from the council la the way of
ordinances. IL was rumored thai the
road was not financially ali right.
After sume further discussion the mo-
tion failed and the Interstate company
WIS given leave TO withdraw
Mr. Vose presented a r'port OF the
committee on railroads, AID bill
authorizing the Union Railroad company
to lay rails in Eddy street for trolley
cars. The repor, was received and the
bill was passed.
From the Board OF Aldermen.
The tenth annual report OF the super
lntendent OF health was received.
Richard IL. Deming was elected park
com mmissioner for three years in concur
renee.
Francis Colwelk was elected city solicl
tor for one year.
An ordinanc, authorizing the Postal
Telegraph Cable company to erect poles
and lay wires in certain streets was in
troduced.
Concurrent business.
The tenth annual report Of the super
intendent of health was received.
I he council concurrert with the board
I'm the election of Richard III. Deming as
park commissioner for three years.
The council concurr ID with the board
of aldermen in the election of Frarcs
Colwell as city solicitor for three years.
The Postal Telegraph Matter Non-Con-
Cured.
An ordinance aush orizing the Postal
Telegraph Cable company to erect poles
ana maintain wires on Dyer, Friend
ship. Broad, West Friendship, Sprague,
Superior, Cranston streets, aud Feuner
and Reservoir avenues, came from the
board Tor concurrence.
Mr.. Remlinger was surprised that IL
was recommended that the Postal COM
pany should erect poles on Friendship
street. and objected to the passage OF the
resolution.
Mr.. Barney did not want poles erected
on any streets where IL was not abso-