The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-10


OiC,onnell and San Souci voting "no."
Councilman Angel was anxious 10 near
a report from the committee on nnance IN
regard to the matter of building a cascade
dam at Roger Williams Park.
Chairman Vaughan answered that none
of the park commissioners hao saia my
thing to him about II, and he wanted 70
know how much II was going TO cost
before voting to expend any money on ~
He would not take an engineers esti-
mate, anyway.
An ordinance permitting the Proyi-
denoe Telephone Company TO EXTEND iss
underground system OF conduits IN Pros.
pect, Brown, Thayer and Brook streets
was adopted.
An ordinance permitting the Narragan-
sett Electric Eight Company to erect
poles aud wires on certain streets These
tracted for by the city. The ordinance
was adopted.
An invitation was received from the
First and Second Regiments, II. 1. W, IN
viting the City Council TO attend service
at the Central Baptist Church, on July Il
Mr.. Angel presented q report Oh s,ae tae
Ordered received and communicated TO
the Board of Aldermen.
The Council ooncurred with the Board
Of Aldermen in the adoption of an ordi.
nance permitting the joint committee OF
the Union for Practical Progress and the
Free kindergarten Association to use
certain school property.
Also in the adoption OF an ordinance
adding 5000 TO the appropriation for the
care OF city hall.
Also in the passage Of a resolution to
build a sewer in Cedar street.
Also an order to receive the annual re-
port of the city engineer for 1894.
Mr.. Blanchard, for the committee on
pending suits presented his quarterly re-
port. Received.
The monthly report of the city treas
urer for the months of May and June was
received. Also the 9th quarterly report
of the commissioners Of sinking fund.
Commissioner Smith reported back on
the petition OF John w. Vernon and Others
for sprinkling portion of Hope street,
which was received.
CRoss-TowN LINES AND TRANSFERS.
The joint special committee appointed
to examine and report upon the matter
OF cross-town lines and transfer tickets
presented its report.
IL was an exhaustive report covering all
the business relative to the matter and
concludes as follows:
!. That under the provisions OF the ex-
isting statutes the City Council may re-
quire the construction OF system of
cross-town lines whenever, In their iudg-
L,
required by the needs of the public.
g That the establishment OF a cross
town line of street railway with a system
of free transfers TO and from the same,
over the intersecting lines would be OF
great advantage to our laboring popula-
| tion.
3. That no system of transfers can be
| obtained, whether in connection with
| such cross-town lines or otherwise, prior
| to the third day of May, 1912, except by
| a voluntary agreement Of the railway COM
| panies thereto.
4. That such agreement can only be
| binding on said companies IL made in the
form of contract with the City of Prov
| idence.
| 8. That, by the provisions OF the act OF
| 1895, the city and the companies have
no authority to make such contract
| g. That the UniC n Railroad Company
refuses to consider at present the terms Of
any agreement for the establishment OF a
| general system of transfer tickets.
| Z. That, as this Council has directed
| this committee not TO proceed except on
| the basis of the establishment OF sys-
tenn OF transfer tickets on all street rail-
ways within the city, nothing further re-
mains for this committee to do so long as
the Union Railroad Company Is OF its
present mind.
Your committee accordingly respect
| fully request to be discharged from the
further consideration OF the subjects re-
| ferred to them.
The report was received and laid on the
| table and the committee discharged.
Mr.. San Souci presented the petition ol
| j. +. Russell for remission of personal
property tax; referred to committee on
claims. Also the petition OF John Casey
| for the layout of Mount Pleasant and
Gladstone avenues; referred to commit
tee on highways.
Mr. Perkins presented the petition OF
T. b. Phillips for a sewer ON Acorn street;
referred to committee on highways.
Mr.. Parkhurst presented the claims OF
Andrew j. and Elizabeth Barber; referred
to the committee on claims.
Mr.. Grinnell presented the bill of Il. Is.
| Lyons for damages; referred to COMMITTEES
Also, the petition of Il. f. Kelly, fol
remission Of tax; referred to COMMITTEES
on claims.
Also the petition of A. Frank Mowry
referred to committee on highways.
Mr.. Miller presented petition OF Henry
| nj. Howe for abatement OF tax; referred
to committee on claims.
Petition for concrete sidewalks on Roya
street was referred to the committee Oh
streets.
An ordinance forbidding the use of flr.
arms and firecrackers on the public street:
was referred to the committee on ordin
| ances.
A resolution accepting gift Of Charles
+. Hull to the North Burial Ground func
was passed.
| A petition for concrete sidewalks or
Laurel street was referred to the commit
| tee on streets.
resolution requesting the committee
on ordinancea to consider and report what
legislation is desirable in the matter O
opening and widening highways was re
ferred to the committee on ordinances
An ordinance in amendment OF chaptel
sos of the ordinances, adding 5000 TO th'
appropriation for printing, advertising
and stationery, introduced at the las
meeting and laid on the table under ruiz
16, was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. John T.. Kendrick, for the commit
tee on education, reported back on th'
petition of the Providence Free Kinder
garten Association for additional facilities
The report shows that the policy OF th'
school committee and OF the committee
on education is to establish kindergarten
as fast as there is a demand for them
The committee does not recommend
however, in inconveniencing or displacinl
primary school pupils for this purpose