The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-04
A Session Devoid of Weighty
Things.
Request OF Fire Commissioners OBJ
jecIed 10 as Contrary TO City Laws.
Two Ordinances Asked for to Comply
with Enactments Of Assembly.


last evening but an hour and a half, dur
ing which timo there was nothing pre-
sented to provoke discussion, and th'
members confined themselves to the dis
posal OF routine matters.
Chairman Parkhurst, OF the committee
on ordinances, presented a communication
from the city solicitor stating that he hac
appointed, as his assistants in the city la v
department, Albert A. Baker and william
b. Greenough. The appointments were
approved by the Council and the papers
communicated TO the Board OF Aldermen
Upon recommendation OF the committee
on highways, resolutions were passed di-
recting the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men to lay Norwich avenue between
Broad and Baxter streets as public high
way, and to establish Cove street. between
West Exchange and Sabin streets, as a
public highway.
Sewers were ordered in Acorn and
Hewes streets and in Broadway and Harris
avenues.
Mr.. Davis, OF the committee on fire de-
partment, presented a bill for an ordin-
ance authorizing the fire commissioners
TO continue the names of any firemen in
jured in the performance of duty upon
the payroll, for q sum not exceeding 200.
The ordinance was adopted under
suspension OF rule 16. Bat, later
in the session, Mr.. Vaughan
questioned the legality OF the matter and
considered and the matter referred to the
committee on ordinances. Mr.. Davis
stated that the city solicitor had already
given favorable opinion OF the proposed
ordinance. That did not satisfy Mr..
West, who seconded Mr.. Vaughn's
motion to reconsider and 1t was so voted.
The bill was then referred.
Mr.. Vose for the committee on railroads
presented ordinances authorizing the I'm
ion Railroad Company to lay rails for
turnouts on Broadway and on Thsyer
street and asked for their immediate pas
sage under suspension of rule 16. Mr..
Millen objected to the suspension of
rule 10, and said that matters relating to
the Union Railroad Company should take
the usual course, that the members may
have time to know what they are voting
for. Mr.. Vose and Mr.. John Il.
kendrick explained that the petitions
under consideration were merely for
the privilege OF relocating the turnouts
for the better convenience of the pu bile.
Mr.. Millen withdrew his objection, but
the papers were temporarily laid upon the
table because OF slight misunderstand-
ing as TO the name OF Thaver street. The
reading was changed, substituting the
word Hope for Thayer, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Burton, for the committee onj city
property, presented two resolutions which
were passed. They were a resolution
authorizing to dispose OF property be-
streets and on Kingsley avenue; also n
resolution authorizing the sale OF land
owned by the city at the southwest cor
ner OF Brown and Olney streets. The first
resolution was substitute for one indefi-
nitely postponed.
Upon accommodation of the same
committee an ordinance was adopted,
under suspension OF rute is, directing the
commissioner of public works to grade
the land around the new fire station at
the junction OF Broad, Rugby, and Jillson
streets. The expense of the work Is to be
charged to the appropriation fer the sta
tion.
Mr.. Angel presented the report recent
ly called for from the committee on parks |
relative to the duties and the salary of the |
clerk OF the park commission. The report |
was accompanied by detailed account |
from the park commission relative to the
services OF its clerk, and the papers read |
and filed.
Mr.. Waterman presented the unfavor-
Able report Of the commissioner OF pub
lie works relative totthe laying Of water
pipes In the towns of North Providence,
Crsnston, and Warwick, and IL was re-
ferred TO the committee on water.
Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Vaughan presented a resolution
authorizing the city treasurer to hire
ti5o,ooO on the city notes at q rate not to
cial appropriation with which to pay for
land acquired for park purposes under the
provisions OF section 2 of chapter 642.
Mr.. Barney introduced a joint resolu-
ton condemning the five lots, numbered
86, 81, 3s, 13, and ii belonging TO John
Anthony and adjacent to Roger Williams
Park. He explained that they contained
10, 6,OoO square feet and were needed for the
OF the boulevard. The reso-
luton was passed.
Mr.. Davis presented resolution author
izing the issue of bonds for $50 900, for
the purpose OF placing the wires of
the police and fire alarm systems
U nder ground. 1t was referred to the
Joint committee on police and fire depart-
mGnts.
resolution was passed aut thorizing the
committee on terminal facilities to trans
Ter to the New York, New Haven
Hartford Railroad Company, the land
already purchased by that corporation.
Mr. Parkhurst presented the report OF
the Joint special committee, which repre-
sented the Council at the General
Assembly, and with it a bill for an
ordinance In amendment TO Section 2s OF
Chapter 6O6, relative TO the office of in
spector of plumbing. Mr.. Parkhurst said
hat 1t was to comply with the provisions
of the bill passed at the May session of !
me Legislature and moved its passage nm
Ter suspension of rule 16. This yas OBJ
ected to and the bill was passed to its
second reading, laid over to the next {
meeting, and, upon motion OF Mr.. West,
ordered printed. :
Two resolutions indorsed by the in
pector OF buildings were passed permit :
.ing the removal OF building from 3 i.
Lincoln street TO Center street, and also
'f building from % TO 20 Park street.
petitions for sewers In Lillian and Nor
Vich avenues were referred to tho COM 1
nittee on sewers. I
PETITIONS for concreting sidewalks on
washington avenue, Linden, and Car :
)enter streets, were referred to the COM :
nittee on highways. And to the same