The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-22

given all reasonable opportunities 10 ex-
tend and improve its service
Mr.. Kenurick said that II was for the
interest and conyenience Of all residents
along the Broadway and Atwells avenue
car lines to have the double tracks on
Washington street.
Mr.. MilIen said that ne signed the re-
port because they could get nothing bet
ter and that he was fooled into doing IL
by the peculiar methods OF bookkeeping
used by the Union Railroad Company.
Mr.. Clark opposed the resolution and
said that people who went to Roger VIII
Jams Park didn't want nor need double
| tracks on Miller avenue.
| Mr.. Vose reiterated the fact that pub
lie hearing had been granted by the com,
mittee on railroads and that no one had
appeared In opposition.
| A roll call vote was then taken on Mr..
Millens motion to indefinitely postpone
and the motion was lost by vote OF "a
| to Is.
The vote stood a. follows:
| Ayes-Counciimen Burdick, harden,
Blakeiey, Beane, Clarke, Giblin, Lougee,
Millen, Murphy. o'Connell, Perkins, Ry-
an, Waterman.
! President 5ellew and Councilmen
Angel, Anthony, Burton, Blanchard,
Barry, Cressy, Durfee, Davis, Freeman,
Grinnell, John Il. Kendrick, Messenger,
Moore, Parkhurst, Phillips, Remllnger,
San souci, Trask, Vaughan, Vose, White,
| Wood and West.
! The bill was then passed in concurrence
with the Board OF Aldermen, whereupon
Mr.. Milien gave notice tnat at the next
session he would move 10 reconsider.
CHARLES STREET QUESTION SETTLED.
Chairman Durfee OF the committee on
highways in accordance with the under
standing arrived at at the previous ses-
| sior, presented plans and estimates 10
| Gov the resolution passed by the Board
of Aldermen for the layout OF Charles
street at a width OF so feet. He also
placed before the Council three other
sets OF plans and that they might be bet
ter understood a recess was taken TO al
low the mem bers an opportunity to ex-
anime the accompanying map.
The COMMITTEES on highways made no
accommodation whatever and Mr. Dur
fee said that his obligations were, dis
charged in the matter when he had pre-
sented the estimated figures OF the cost.
He said that during 1894 and part OF
the present year several reports were
submitted TO the City Council by the
committee on highways regarding the
widening Of Charles street. On June o,
1895, all papers previously sent in TO the
Council were returned TO the joint com
m ittee suggesting that the width OF the
street should be either GO, 20 or so feet.
Accordingly under these orders the com
mittee reported on June 10, 1885, To-
About a month ago the CITY solicitor
said that one resolution could not be
passed for the two streets, so separate
resolutions were passed, one for Canal
street going through both branches. In
| the resolution relative TO Charles street
the Board of Aldermen voted not to con-
cur with the 60-foot resolution, but
passed substitute resolution that Charles
street be laid out at a width OF 80 feet.
At this meeting the committee present.
ed the estimate called for By the plan OF
the Board of Aldermen.
The plans were shown on Tuesday ol
last week to several members Cf the
Council who asked TO see them.
At the request OF those same mem bers
a fourth 60-foot plan bad been drawn up.
The estimated cost of this was: Land
damage and buildings, s62, 971. 15; cost oi
2l7 feet OF river wall, siO, 600; total, s72,
971.1 10. This was designated as "plan 4.
The cost estimates on the Board OF Alder
men resolution Were: Land damage and
buildings, $e5, $50. 80; cost OF river walls,
$39, So; total, sio4, $50. 95.
The question was on concurrence with
the Board, and it resulted in an hours
discussion in which each of the plans
found advocates and into which the city
enigneer was drawn by gentlemen or
both sides OF the question whenever his
opinions as an expert seemed 10 be In
accord with their respective efforts. On
one occasion the city engineer said more
that what pleased MIR. West and Other
opponents to the committee on highways
and the next request that he be allowed
to speak was greeted with cries OF "no. >
Finally on an amendment TO the Boar
resolution Mr.. Vaughan moved that the
description o. "plan 4" be substituted fol
it.. This amendment was lost.
Mr.. Durfee then moved to amend by
inserting the provision that the easterIy
line of the street should follow the river
wall all the way and not make jog In
the rear OF the Sherman and Greeley
streets as provided for in the resolution
passed by the Board. City Engineer Shedo
heartily approved Of this amendment anc
II was because OF the expression OF tba
approval that Mr.. West and the rest o.
the minority got tired OF further expert
opinion. The resolution was passed a.
amended by vote of 25 to IL. The ad
ditional cost which the straight line will
involve Is but S997S, making the estimated
total cost of the improvement, as SO fal
authorized, S107, sos. 90.
Mr.. Anthony read the quarterly repor
OF committee on pending sui,s. Th'
claim of Sarah Gallagh her pending sgains
the city for damages for injuries received
on Vesey street was settled in her favor
and sl150 awarded.
The Mayor and Aldermen were request
ed to lay out Silver Spring street ana b
r. Potter, pet ioner for the layout o
|
upon recommendation OF the committe,
on highways.
A resolution was passed ordering g
sewer on Althea street from Cranstor
street to Uni on avenue.
FROM THE ALDERMEN.
In concurrence with the Board the fol
lowing resolutions were passed for th'
layout of Waldo street and making ap
| propriations for foundation walls for higl
school building in the second school dis
trict and grammar school building II
the sixth school district.
A bill for an ordinance providing TO
the collection of the poll tax was passed
The report OF the COMMITTEES on park
recommending the purchase OF land TO
Davis Park was received, and the resolu
tion to apply to the General Assembly TO
such amendments Of Cbsper 1929, enti
tied, "An Act authorizing the city o
| Providence to hirp the sum OF 100, 0O'
for the purpose of improving Davis Park,
as will authorize the purchase OF lanc
for Davis Park, was passed in concur