The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-22
ADOPT LAYOUT.
Washington Street improve
ment Approved by Board.
TO Investigate Natural Filtration.
Other Matters Discussed.

Several matters OF public interest were
passed upon by the Board OF Alderman
yesterday afternoon. The committee on
highways unanimously recommended the
layout OF Washington street as pro-
posed by the commission OF estimate
and assessment, and the resolution
electing TO make the improvement was
adopted by vote of TO 4. The commits
sioner of public works submitted a COM
munication directing attention TO the de.
cision OF Judge Shipman In the suit OF
the New York Filter Go. against the
Jewell Filter Co. for infringement OF
patent, as the result OF which an Inc
junction was issued against the respond
ent. Accompanying the communication
were plans and estimates OF the city
engineer for gravity filters and an offer
from Everson a. Liddie to build natural
filtration plant for 100000. Also, a re-
solution striking out the words "Mechani-
cal' In the. resolution which passed
the City Council. This amendment
was laid ON the table and a resolu-
tion was adopted appointing the Mayor,
Board OF Aldermen, city engineer, COM
dent OF health and city clerk special
committee to investigate the natural
filtration system at Lawrence, Mass.
On recommendation OF Alderman
Harris, special committee was
appointed TO confer with the super
city property with reference to the con-
struction OF water closets In the Hammond
street school house claimed TO have
been. improperly built. The committee
on city property were directed
TO preserve plans and % estimates Tss %ns St the
was authorized to have the care and
custody of the Dexter statue, and reso-
luton was adopted dedicating the center
strip in the Blackstone boulevard for
park purposes. The Board adjourned to
Monday, July q
The Filtration System.
A communication. was received from the
commissioner OF public works relative TO
the filtration of the city water. The
ing for the Morrison-Jewell filtration
system it had been found that
n decision had been rendered by Judge
Shipman of the United States Circuit
Court in favor of the New York
Filter Company against the Nor
rison-Jeweil Company. A plan from
the city engineer accompanied the
communication, included In which were
estimates for a suitable system OF gravity
filters, and n communication from Ever
son Il Liddle was received in which the
firm offered TO do the work for 500, 900.
A resolution ordering the striking out
OF the word "Mechsnicap' in the third
line of the first paragraph OF the Council
resolution numbered iO2, and in the third
line of resolution 3t1, also accompanied
the recommendations. After short dis
cussion the resolution was laid on the
table until the next meeting and
resolution was introduced by Alderman
Bsllou appointing tho Mayor, Board OF
Aldermen, city engineer, cOSnmiss ioner of
public works, superintendent OF health
and city clerk a committee to investigate
the workings of the natural filter system
at Lawrence. Mass, and was adopted.
Washington street Improvement.
The report of the Joint special commit
tee on highways relative to the widening
of Washington street was presented by
Alderman Harris.
The report teviews the matter of the
desired Improvement OF the important
thoroughfare and the appointment of the
commission by the Supreme Court in
October, 1892, TO Investigate the matter.
The said commissioners have already
reported TO the common pleas division
and I'm order TO fuifil the conditions OF the
act for the u ~idening of the street the
city must accept or reject this report on
or before June 1894. The highway
committee emphatically approves the
report of the commissioners appointed
and recommends prompt and favorable
action on the part Of the city. The re-
cords of the commission shows that the
total OF the awards of damages Is sl37, ,1l6,
of which appeals have been entered on
s67,549, the appeals being taken in the
case OF six out OF the 10 lots for which
damages haves beon awarded. The total
assessments are Sl03,2S7 and of this
appeals have been entered on 30,647, said
appeals being made on 296 out of the Isl
lots assessed for benefits. The report
then calls attention to the fact that there
are los signatures TO petition for public