The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-23
reported that of the $1,000 appropriation
S3950.57 had been expended.

S3990.57 had been expended.
Park Improvement.
Councilman Vose introduced four reso-
lutions relative to park matters. One,
that the park commissioners be author
tied to expend $500 for ground 70 lier,
was passed.
A resolution that the park commission
ers be empowered to borrow S15, 600 on the
city's notes bearing interest not to exceed
6per cent, for the sole purpose Of repair
ing buildings at Davis Park, was referred
TO the committee on finance.
A resolution was also presented by Mr..
Vose authorizing the park commissioners
and cut brush on the proposed new avenue
at Roger Williams park. The resolution
was sent back to the committee with in
structions to prepare estimates OF what
the work would cost.
Councilman Vose also presented the
resolution relative to constructing q main
driveway in Roger Williams Park at .
cost not to exceed 100000. The resolu.
tion differed from the old one
In providing that the labor be done
by contract or otherwise rather than by
contract alone. The resolution with the
amendment, providing that residents Of
Providence be employed" was passed.
communication from Mr.. Edward
Field. clerk OF the Municipal Court ask
ing for authority to employ extra assist
ants temporarily at ~ per week was re-
ceived and referred to the joint standing
committee on finance.
Councilman Joseph III. Hendricks re-
ported back, relative TO the pure hase OF
land adjoining Roger Williams Park
and presented a bill for an ordinance
authorizing the Mayor to execute deed
transferring lot No. 10 on the Roger
Williams Park plat, to j. w. Booth, In
return for a good title Of lot No. 10, on
the plat, and directing the city treasurer
to pay to Mr.. Booth the sum OF $1,000, ex-
pense of removing building from said lot.
The ordinance was adopted.
Councilman Millen presented the fol-
lowing amendment to the Council rules,
which was laid over until the next meet
ing:
Resolved, That the following amend
ments to the rules of order of the Com
mon Council be, and the same are here
by adopted: Ordinances relating 10 fran
chises in streets, lanes or public high
ways, shall be read three times prior to
stating the question for final adoption,
request of one fifth of the mem bers pres
ent, be ordered presented and laid on the
table until the next adjourned meeting,
to be held after the expiration of "a hours.
Referred Business.
Petitions for the abatement of taxes
were received and referred to the COM
mittee on claims as follows: William IL.
Sawyer, l.. {. Besley, George M. Holt,
heirs OF George G.. Nightingale, Fannie
B. Bruce, Dennis Sheehan, Thomas
Rogers, Catherine Il. Carr, Mathew Flynn,
Benjamin w. Gallup, guardian; William
f. Hammond, Patrick Montague, M. A.
Burke, Oscar Shaw, George w. Upper, X.
l.. Griffith, Henry IL. White and Mary T..
Allen for remission OF sewer tax.
Petition for electric light on Penn street
was referred to the committee on lamps.
Petition OF Billings Brothers for COM
pensation for loss of q carriage let TO the
superintendent OF health, and which was
stolen from in front of the City Hall, was
referred to the committee on claims.
Petition for layout of Baxter street was
referred to the committee on highways.
Petition for the layout OF Morris avenue
was referred to the committee on high
ways.
Petition OF Nathan Balou for compen-
sation for injuries received was referred
TO the committee OH claims.
Petition for the extension OF the Camp
street line to Rochambeau avenue was re-
ferred TO the committe on railroads.
Joseph II. Kendrick submitted q MEM
oris from the Wcybosset Land Compan y
relative to the condition Of the street 10
front of Washington Row.
President Sellew said the matter had
been under consideration by the commit
tee On city engineers department and II
would hardly be fair To take IL away from
them without giving them chance TO re-
port.
Mr. Kendrick submitted q resolution
directing tho committee on city ongi-
neer's department TO report within 30
days, and il was SO voted.
In Concurrence.
The Council concurred with the Board
OF Aldermen i'm the passage OF the follow
ing: Resolution approving the COM
pensstion OF sewer inspectors; an or
dinance providing for the collection OF Q
poll tax; resolution directing the Park
Commissioners 10 erect a pedestal in
Roger Williams Park for the statute do