The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-25
TALKED OF At CITY HALL.
Belief that Erection Of Dexter Statue
Will Not be Long Delayed.
new MEN PUT IN THE OFFICES
Organization OF License Board Brings n
Mild surpris.-A Chairman Elected.
Although There is No Provision for
One in the Law-Mr. Nixon II Clerk.

menf in the city hall, and there are many
OF them. were S mewhat cislppoin' ed
this orning at the hitch ST light in
the common council. So ne were dis
p,>ei to reyar the co nmit al of . Q
res u ibn To the IN i,tee on finHnc s
as meaning delay until next spring at
any event.
l qury among the members, how
ever. does lot show that his feeling is
gene raj. IL is said the resolution s.olld
have been referred to the COM
mittee y the board of aldernen
20 that tie action IL tha c,uncii in
way In icate> hostility to the cree io'i
of the atus, but desire to have every
thing done proi eriy. IN mber> of
the nnance coumitt y ars said also To be
fayoraoly disposed toward the NOV
n elt.
Tie ques ion which they will lave to
consider is wher the money 10 make the
proposed Improvement wilt cbm from.
The resolu ion as it passed tie board
sa, 1t shalt be { ken from he ppropri-
alton for co ,iigeuc e., but tn.L has
alretdr been ex ,nusted.
With the exceptions Of one or two the
friends or the statue movement feel IA
ndent that me mea will be devised
ny which he E.en rial TO Dex er can z
erecte'i within "A reasonabi, time and
without waiting for speca! pcrmissio
Ir m tue leAcral assembly.
1he Cause OF the Delay.
There isn't any doubt that th, police
uthorities would like 10 have the signal
system extended so rs TO take in The
whole city. but for the present they will
have to possess themse yes in pat ence.
L e extension, it is estma ed, will cost
about % 200 tut tb re isn'e any moEey
ray fer IL. That IL whore the hitch is.
o. course some inembers feel that the
cty can rrow the mon and make the
improvement. A "out the legality OF that
there Is serons question, a 10 is cl lined
Their isno auth r,ty or Borrowing money
for any such purp 'se. But besides that
there II another ot lection whicl is urged
against the proposition. IL the money l.
borrowed at This time e city Will have
60 pay four er cent, which is greatly in
EXCESS Of what 1t fl lats its o her loans.
10 do t Is IT. Is claimed would lie un-
wis anu would te 10 injure the credit
Of the municipality with tue institutions
with which IL now does business Up To
this time its standing has bean so high
that IL has been able to borrow money ON
better terms even than B, ston.
everyone Iecugn zes the value OF the
poles signal : EN-. 1t -has-psorsl- -of
the grea est benefit to The depart nent
aud has increased its ,fficienoy materially
There Is no doubt that TIE extensi IA
will come in time. Probably wne !
the work OF the tax spsessors is COM
pleted aud IL Is known jus how much
the clty's income will be. enough can be
set aside 10 complete tue service.
Organized at Last.
At last the new board or license c. m
missioners has met and organized. The
result Of the first meeting is somem hat
| of n surprise, inasmuch as il was the pre-
vailing opinion that Mr. Char es + lward
Paine W u be made chairman. and Mr.,
George IA. Burnhan, clerk.
To the new men- Me srs. Sprague and
NixoD, however, fell these honors the
former being made chairman an the
latter clerk. 1t is understood that this
result was brought about by a union
| be ween Messrs. Studley, Nixon and
| oprague. :here was some disposition
TO claim that the election had sJme
f, political Significance but that il prt
| nounced the veriest nonsense by those
mo know what they are talking abJur
In conversation at the ofiics Of the
board al the City hall this morning Com
nis ioner Studley sal that this was the
| first time chairman had been chos N
| since the return 10 tie license system
a ter the repeal Of the pro1bitory
amendment. Before his the board con :
sisted Of only three members aud chair
man was hardly necessary. With five
members on the present board IL was
deemed advisable 10 choose - presiding
| officer Tie 'law says nothing about
the election c; a chairman, but it do, $
| specify that Clerk shall be chosen. Tee
| commissioners lid not regard the abse nee
of any provision on the subject az "A pro-
hibtio", and So proceeded to elect a
| chairman.
| MIR. Nixon was busy this morning ex.
| amining the books Of the old comm ssion.
| Thus far the new board has granted no
licenses. The WORK will bs taken up
| first where ibe old commission laid IL
down when 1t went ont Of ofilce.
| Applications that were pro, ,,erly adver-
| issd will be taken up aud acted upon in
| regular order. This will be cheeriax news
| fo' some individuals anxious TO begin
| business who have been hauuting the
city hall for weeks past.
Notes About the Hall.
The joint committee on finance held
meetin. In Room III at 4 o'clock this
aftern, on and considered several matters
| of Importance, among them the commu-
| nication Of Commiss ioner Smith relative
to the condition OF the highway aud
bridge appropriations.
When the tax as essors complete their
| work the ior,e In City Treasurer
| Gr ,nger's Office will have To make out
| nearly 1s.U00 tax bills.
Property Clerk BiaudinR still continues
his literary labors. lie has been very
sue G .ssful thus TAR and his friends look
for a larger and more important work
| than he has yet given the public