The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-20
THE COUNCIL MEETING.
City Engineer Presents His
Report on New Depot.
Joint PARK COMMITTEE REPORTS
And Explains How the $5OO,OOO APP
preparation Has Been Expended
Councilman Mccarthy objects to
Horse Cars on Mathewson Street.


anticipation of protracted session, COM
pieted its transaction OF business In an
hour and half last evening. The most
important matters were the submission
OF the report of the special COM
mittee on the purchase of land for the i'm
provement OF Roger Williams Park, which
gave in detail the operations OF the COM
mittee since 1891 which was ordered
printed and tabled till the next meeting;
and the report Of the city engineer on the
Consolidated railroad plan for the new
main passenger station in which he crit
icised the absence OF any provisions for
track shelter. This report was supple
mented by resolution directing the COM
mittee on terminal facilities to request
the Consolidated to submit plans for
train sheds as a part OF the plan which
was passed unanimously. Washington
Park was highly favored by the passage of
several resolutions ordering the layout of
avenues traversing that section. A reso-
luton was introduced and referred
to the committee on railroads
directing them to inquire and report as, TO
the rights OF the Cable Tramway Com
pany to run its cars upon and through
Mathewson street. The bill vesting In the
city engineers department the supervis-
ion and control of the plans and estimates
in the construction of public buildings was
not taken from the table neither the
resolution approving the Consolidated's
plan with the Parkhurst amendment.
The Council meets again on March 2
Reports of Committees.
The committee on ordinances rep6f ted
on the petition for metallic telephone in
theIhealth department and advocated the
passage of q resolution authorizing the
introduction OF the telephone, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Vaughan presented for the commit
tee on finance petition of the Providence
Public Library, asking for an appropria-
tion of $500 and introduced a resolution
authorizing the appropriation. 1t was
passed.
A resolution appropriating the sum OF
f11S,0O0 for sewers was adopted.
Mr.. Durfee, for the committee on high
ways, reported on the petitions for the
grading of Melrose, Hamilton and Cam
field streets; TO lay out Roger Williams
avenue, Swiss street and McGregor street;
TO open and repair Princeton avenue and
Whitmarsh street; to lay out Harrison,
Merchant and Silver Spring streets, and
recommended that the petitioners with
draw. 1t was so voted, and the resolu-
tions were postponed indefinitely.
A resolution directing the commissioner
Of public works to grade Melrose street
from Adelaide avenue to Roger Williams
avenue, was adopted.
Resolutions to define the grades of Vir-
gtnia, Maryland, Vermont, Ohio, New
York, Indiana, Massachusetts, California.
Rhode Island and Grand avenues and
Ledge street, were adopted.
RaQnlufinnQ n nttt h,,f
Canton, Carleton, Cedar, Elton, Jewett,
6enter, Bergan, Darlington avenue, Dale,
Redwing, Helme and Winslow streets
We're adopted.
A resolution authorizing the city solicit
Tor to apply to the General Assembly for
the passage Of legislation authorizing the
city to provide for the watering of the
streets was presented by Mr.. Durfee and
was adopted.
The committee on fire department re-
ported on the petition of George III. Til
linghast and others for the erection of a
fire station between Roger Williams Park
and the city line and joint resolution
relative to the cost OF a lot suitable for
fire station near Broad street, between
Roger Williams Park and the city line,
was passed.
A resolution to remit tax enormously
assessed against John A. McGinn admin
tstration was passed. Resolutions to re-
fund license fee to Fred Richards, to remit
tax of John It. Jameson and AT. Fuller, to
abate tax of heirs of +. Allen, City Saw
tngs Bank and Ann III. Fuller, were
adopted. The report of the joint commit
tee on claims upon the petition OF Marcia
A. Aldrich for remission Of tax was pre-
sented a resolution to remit was passed.
A resolution allowing damages to the
estate of Thomas Phillips was adopted.
The report OF the trustees under the
mortgage of the Providence Il Springfield
Railroad was presented by Mr.. j. T.. Ken
drick. The report stated that while the
matter had been satisfactorily adjusted, it
had not come before the City Council and
Shat occasion was taken for the commune
cation. 1t stated that outstanding bonds
amounting to 5000 and coupons amount
ing to s210 had been paid and cancelled.
The report was received and ordered trans
mitted to the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Blanchard, chairman of the COM
mittee on lamps, presented a petition for
the introduction of $50 electric lights
and 1t was ordered referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
The Park Extension.
Mr.. Kendrick of the joint standing
committee on the purchase of land for the
extension, of Roger Williams Park pre-
sented an elaborate report. He showed
just what the committee had done since
August z, 1891. Under the authority of
the committee on finance they had pur-
chased 7,193,l12 square feet Of land at
cost to the city of si9o,770.33, including
the sum Of s25,0S6.6s paid for mortgage
interests in certain portions of property.
The committee had also paid out on exc
cutions from the Supreme Court In settle
ment of suits, s31 ,60i.22, and the amount
thus far paid for the purchase Of land ad-
Joining Roger Williams Park was given
"a follows:
Purchasedby Committee on soft.
FINANCE tlb0,bs3.65
Purchased by this committee ...... 25,Oss 90
Purchased by this committee i,7ss576 s4,662.2 %
Paid for on executions from
Supreme 2Q71M