The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-01


damages were referred to the committee
on claims.
Councilman Mccarthy introduced the
following resolutions and both were
passed:
Resolved, That the committee on or
dinances be, and it Is hereby, directed to
report within 30 days relative to the
necessity or advisability OF providing by
ordinance or otherwise for the inspection,
weighing and counting OF goods and
supplies purchased by and for the city.
Also to state in said report the qantity
and cost OF goods and supplies, including
coal, wood, hay, grain, straw. etc, that
has been bought for the city since Jan. 1,
1894, and accepted upon the statement OF
parties selling the same.
Resolved, That the committee on ordi-
nances be, and it is hereby, directed to
frame and report to tho Common Council,
within 80 days, an ordinance providing
for the sale OF lands belonging to the
city at public auction, on the premises,
after notice of sale shall have been pub
lished for 10 days (at least) next prior to
the day of sale, in all the daily newspapers
published in the city of Providence.
Resolution of Thanks.
President Sellew called Councilman
ParKhurst to the chair while the follow
ing resolution presented by Mr.. Angel
was read:
Resolved, That whereas, the members
Of the Common Council of 1894
cordial recognition of the able,
courteous and impartial manner In
which Clinton ID. Sellew, Esq. has pre-
sided over the deliberations of this legis-
lative body during the year that closes
with this session; now therefore, be it
Resolved, That the thanks of the Com
mon Council are due and are hereby ten
dered to its president, Charles ID. SeHew,
Esq, for the marked courtesy and judi
cious ability he has displayed as presid-
ing officer OF this Common Council.
Councilman and Alderman-elect Win
sor presented the following:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the Com
mon Council be, and they are hereby, ex-
tended to Daniel +. Hayden for the able
and courteous manner in which he has
discharged the duties OF clerk thereof,
together with the duties OF clerd OF COM
mittees during the municipal year just
closing.
Both resolutions were passed with en-
thusiasm, and President Seilew thanked
everyone, and wished all a happy new
year. lie was presented with the gavel.
Councilman Vaughan moved that all
unfinished business be left to the sue
ceeding body, and at twenty-eight min
utes past 10 o'clock the Common Council
OF 1894 adjourned without day.
The Mock Session.
Councilman Burdick was the first to
attract attention to himself in the mock
session and he presented his report of the
committee on the Council supper. A
great many things were done with it, but
Mr.. Burdick didn't lose his temper.
Alderman Darcy was not excused from
singing "The Sword Of Bunker Hill" and
he had to do it and the appreciation of
the same was serious.
Mayor Olney lived down the good.
natured abuse of Mr.. Vaughan and sue
ceedei in inviting the members to dine
with him Monday next. Mr.. Vaughan
wanted to know what compensation there
would be for accepting, and he was de-
clared out OF order.
Alderman Ira Winsor got a chance to
see how ~ seemed to sit in the presidents
chair and ignore Mccarthy and the latter
Wouldn't recite Poe's "Raven," neither
would Samuel Whitley sing and Vaughan
told the reason why. Councilmen Daniel
j. O'Connell, Edwin Winsor and Jason II.
Stone kept silence for period, and then
the reelected and the defeated tried TO
sing Auld Lang Syne together and the
portraits OF the ex- Mayors tremb.cd in
their frames.
The Council reporters passed private
vote of thanks at their own resolution
strcwn table TO Councilman Ira Winsor
for his kindly membranes, end wished
him as much fun in the Board OF Alder
men as he had during the last ten years in
the lower house. And the same TO Mr..
Darcy, and Mr.. rhurston and Mr.. Peirce.