The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-01
Workingmen Eat !
QUAKER OATS

and it Is our parpose to adopt the best system
Third-cross town line: with reference to the
cross towa line, SO called, satisfactorily prac-
icabie route therefor has yet been found although
your committee and this company hnvr given the
subject careful consideration.
pany intends lay its rails in Eddy street and in
Admiral street 10 Douglas avenue during the pres
UNION RAILROAD COMPANY
HENRY V. A. JosLIS, Secretary.
In addition to the above the committee
recommended that still further restric-
tions be imposed to the effect that the
certain points, and to slow up
or stop at street crossings, and
on approaching another car, which
Is receiving or discharging passengers,
and also that no passengers be allowed to
ride on the front platform with the mo-
placed on file after considerable adverse
comment from the gentleman from the
Sixth Ward, Mr.. Mccarthy.
Mr.. Vaughan introduced q resolution
instructing the committee on railroads
TO inquire into and report at the earliest
practicable day what amendments, il any,
should be made to the regulation govern
ing the operation OF street cars that are
made necessary by the introduction of
electric power. 1t was referred to the
joint committee on railroads.
Councilman Sheahan offered resolution
that the Union Railroad Company be in
structed to build, construct and equip
car line from Market square to the city
line via. the following streets: North
Main, Mill, Charles, Admiral streets and
Douglas avenue. Referred to the commit
tee on railroads.
The question OF disposing OF the report
OF the committee called for lively dis
OF - fi.t,,, L.. A.
report on the table. Mr.. Vose desired that
it be placed on file and finally the latter
motion was passed.
Mr.. Parkhurst presented a resolution
directing that the committee appointed to
look after the city's interest in matters OF
taxation be continued TO appear before
the General Assembly at the May session.
The resolution was adopted.
The Fire Commission.
Mr.. Vaughan presented resolution di-
recting the city solicitor to appear before
the General Assembly to rquest the re-
peal OF Chapter 100 OF the public laws,
of fire commissioners for the
city Of Providence. He ex-
planned that ii was desired to make
some appointments on the fire depart
ment, but that the chapter referred to
took away the control of the department
q
board OF fire commissioners. No
commissioners have been elected as yet
and the city has no power over
the department, either through the Coun-
Gil or otherwise. The matter has been sent
TO the Board OF Aldermen for ac-
ton, but that body has seen fit to
that the city had some control over its
own fire department. He presented
written opinion from the city solicitor in
which 1t was stated that the city was
without control over the fire department.
MIR. Mccarthy desired to see the act the
city solicitor proposed to submit and
moved that the resolution be laid on the
table and made special order for the
next meeting.
Mr.. Parkhurst thought that the city |
solicitor might be trusted and considered
capable of drawing up a repeating
act OF perhaps four lines without |
applying to the Council for orders and |
after considerable discussion the motion |
to lay on the table was lost. The resolu-
tion was then adopted.
Mr.. McCarthy presented a column clip |
ping from Boston newspaper relating to |
the rules governing the West End Com |
pany ard asked for a reading OF the same. |
The members objected and referred the |
article TO the committee on railroads. |
Concurrent Business.
The Council concurred with the Board in |
the following: Resolution authorizing the /
on fire department to purchase
site FOR fire station in the Sixth Ward; |
resolution directing the city solicitor TO |
apply to the General Assembly for certain
legislation in regard to the dog law rcso-
lntions granting permission TO Susan T.. |
Congdon, Louisa Lovely, Thomas Me- /
Mann, Elizabetha Rahrich, Roswell Roles,
and Smith A. Steere TO raise buildings.
The resolution otIthe Board authorizing
The Mayor TO enter into an agreement /
with William NJ. Bailey and Amasa M.
Eaton, trustees, relative TO location of
sewer, was by motion OF Mr.. Sheahan,
referred to the committee on ordinances.
General business.