The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-22
The second resolution was:


Resolved, That the city solicitor be and he is
nt its JpnSsrv Sessiog for I the Of such
legislation will authorize the city OF Providence
to borrow the sum OF se0o,ooo. TO be expended for
highway work under the direction of the City
Council
Councilman Durfee, in explanation of
the resolution relative to assessing abut-
ting owners, said that 1t had been decided
upon by the committee because of the
frequent necessity of securing loans for
highway work. 1t had never been done
in New England cities until year ago,
when the Legislature of Connecticut su-
thorized the assessment of abutting own
ers of two-thirds the cost of building the
street.
Councilman Vaughan approved rcso-
luton to assess the property owners and
said that the city of Providence must get
out of the ruts and adopt modern methods
in its work of self Improvement II any
thing commensurate with the worth and
possibilities OF the city is to be accom-
plished. He opposed the resolution to
secure authority to borrow s6ee, 600 be-
cause that sum Is much too small for the
size of the work. IL any sum is to be
borrowed it should be 81 100000.
Councilman Miller spoke of the resolu-
tions and declared that the city must
adopt new methods for Its highway
WOrk III tne luLuTe.
Councilman Parkhurst said that the
City Council must get over its timldity In
handling new questions and shrinking
from doing something for no better rea-
son than that 1t never has been done. 1t
will not do for the city to be as slow in
the next 20 years as it has been in the past.
One advantage OF the proposed new law
by which betterment costs are to be
charged to abutting owners is that 1t will
prevent so much land speculation that is
OF no advantage TO the city and to but a
very few Of its citizens.
Councilmcn Burdick and Reynolds op-
posed the first resolution on the ground
that tho legislation contemplated would
not be fair. Both resolutions were then
passed, the first by vote of "a to O..
Councilman Vaughan moved that the
second ore be laid upon the table, but
his motion was lost and the vote to pass
it was practically unanimous.
Joint Special Committees,
Councilman Kendrick OF Ward 8 called
from the table resolution TO continue
certain joint special committees and
moved its indefinite postponement and 1t
was SO voted. In it's place he presented q
resolution to continue the following Joint
special committees: Committee for the
purchase OF land for sewer purposes,
committee on railroad Improvement
and terminal facilities, committee
for the purchase of land adjacent
to Roger Williams Park, a committee on
the disposal of manufacturers waste,
committee TO confer with property owners
between Hiil's Wharf and Sassafras Point
on matters relative to improvement of
navigation, committee for the settlement
OF the Clark Dalrymple estate, committee
on the assessment and collection of taxes,
committee on site for State Armory. The
resolution was passed and all other Joint
special COMMITTEES were discharged.
Councilman Miller called from the
table resolution appointing Joint
special committee 10 examine and report
relative to salaries paid and fees collected
in certain departments and moved its
passage. Councilman Durfee moved that
II be referred to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Miller objected 10 such reference, be-
cause, as that committee had already Just
recommended the increase of several sala-
RES, he didn't think it was proper for it
to investigate the matter. Mr.. Miler's
objection was overruled and Mr.. Durfee's
motion was carried.
-Four Thousand Enough.
Councilman Barden moved to recon-
slider the resolution appointing q Joint
special COMMITTEES TO arrange for Fourth
OF July celebration ana appropriating
SiOO0 therefor, and IL being so voted he
explained that the appropriation Of $4,000
was not large enough. That the city
had grown 30 that that amount
was not sufficient TO pay for
all the things necessary for n satisfactory
Observance and that an extra thousand
should be added In order that he chief
marshal and members of the committee
might not have TO bear part OF tho ex-
ponse personally and in order that more
lands Of music might be secured.
Mr.. Vaughan suggested that the city
had almost outErown Fourth Of July ceie-
brations and allowed that 5000 was
amply sufficient. lie said ii nj IL the COM
mitiee must wear new plug hats and
fancy necktics, and have dinners and
clgnrs on that day nj the city's expense,
hat they could get along with 800 worth
OF fireworks instead OF 5000, ana iur. her
more, u they mad bands the musicians
WOULD Get in zach others way.
Chairman Nrughnn presented CON-
munics.i ion from City Auaiior Chase 10
the effect that the iclUrl oi The cummis-