The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-02

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of the city messenger, for January, 1894;
communication OF trustees under mortgage
OF Providence & Springfield Railroad
company order to receive the report of
the city engineer, upon the plans for
the new passenger station building; invi-
tation of Slocum Post No. 10, q. A. r., to
attend divine service on Memorial Day;
resolution directing the city solicitor to
apply TO the General Assembly for legisla-
tion relative to watering streets in the
city OF Providence; resolution directing
the city treasurer to refund license fee to
Fred Richards; resolution directing the
city messenger to connect the
office of the superintendent of
health with a metallic circuit telephone;
resolution appropriating $500 for the aid
of the Providence Public Library; resolu-
tion adding $11s, 900 to the appropriation
for the construction OF sewers; resolution
directing joint committee on fire depart
ment to ascertain and report relative to
the cost of a lot for a fire station
near Broad street, between Roger
| Williams Park and the city line;
| resolutions to remit taxes assessed against
| the following: Maria A. Aldrich, heirs of
Ebenezer Allen, Ann III. Fuller, John +.
Jameson, John A. McGinn, administrator;
resolution TO remit sewer assessment to
the City Savings Bank; resolution to pay
Thomas Phillips &224.70 for dam
ages by the lay out OF Colfax street;
resolution to refund to George A. You'll
den 800, amount of assessments for
privilege OF connecting estates with sewer
in Daboll street; resolution directing the
commissioner fof public works to build
certain streets; resolution directing the
commissioner of public works to bring
Melrose street to grade; resolutions to
define grades Of the following streets: I:
California avenue, Gillen street, Grand
avenue, Indiana avenue, Ledge street,
Maryland avenue, Massac husetts avenue,
New York avenue, Ohio avenue, Rhode
Island avenue, Vermont avenue, Virginia
avenue; resolutions granting permission
to the following persons TO raise build
ings: Harriet A. Brownell, Michael Han
ley.
Alderman Watson introduced resolu-
tion directing the committee on high
ways to present plans and estimates for
widening Mill and Charles streets to a
uniform width OF go feet from the junction
OF North Main and Mill streets to Randall
Square, the widening to be on the wester-
ly sides OF said streets. Passed.
The committee on highways reported
on the proposed widening OF South
Main street with accompanying reso-
luton, providing for the layout OF the
street from Pioneer lane to Transit
street, to width not less than so feet,
making the widening chiefly on the
westerly side of South Main street In ac-
cordance with the plans of the city engi-
neer and advising the appointment Of
commissioners OF estimate and assess
ment, the apportionment being one-h half
of the loss and damage TO abutting prop
erty owners. On recommendation OF
Chairman Harris the resolution was tabled
till the next meeting.
bill was passed repeating Chapter
XVIII of the ordinances entitled "jus-
tices of the peace" The repeal of this or
dinance does away with the election of
justices OF the peace at the municipal
elections, involving great expense. Inas
much ms the General Assembly elect these
officers there is no necessity for election
by the people. ... ~
Resolution was passed directing the
city solicitor to appear before the House
committee on education of the General
Assembly and ask for the retention upon
the statute books OF the present law i'm re-
gard TO the vaccination of school children.
Alderman West called from the table
the resolution directing the committee on
hackney carriages TO contract for car
riages for the use OF the city, and IL was
passed. The report OF the committee was
also taken from the table ana the re-
concentrations read. An opinion
was received from the City
Solicitor, stating that the
Mayor has the right to detail any OF the
police constables or officers for the per-
formance of such duties as In his opinion
the public interest and safety OF the city
may requires that the Board of Aldermen
may make. rules and regulations as
to the police force, and that the
Mayor has the right TO designate
what portion of the streets or highways
shall be used as stands for hackney car
riages, and has the right to fix the loca-
tion TO be occupied by the drivers Of such
carriages or express wagons while waiting
for or soliciting passengers or freight in
any railroad station OF at any steam
boat landing. The Mayor IL also
authorized 10 revoke any license granted
under the chapter. Tue resolution OF the
committee requesting the Mayor 10 carry
out its recommendation for the appoint
ment as a public hack stand that section
OF Exchange Place adjoining the
Union depot at the Worcester end and
reserving the main entrance for
private carriages, and authorizing the
Mayor to revoke the license OF any hack
man entering the depot TO solicit passen-
gers, or any hsckmsn receiving or taking
passengers from any person regularly sta
toned In the depot 10 solicit passengers
for public hacks, were adopted. The first
recommendation thatthc detailing OF an
officer by the chief of police 10 the Union