The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

243. twenty thousand doilafr.
State Tax: For the city'e proportion
of the state tax, three hundred and thsee
thousend three hundred arc cighty-hve
dollars and ninety -one cents.
Street Signs and Numbers: For salary
OF ne suDcrintendont and all expense at
tendant upon the numbering OF "nd piac,
ing signs upon streets, fifteen hundred
dollars
Support Of the Poor: For, support OF
the poor, removal! OF paupers, b-. a. OF
bodies. maintenance o. the cbal ty wood
yard, salaries OF tie overseer q 30 poor
and assistants, fT0 Hpen. es OF oihcs. si's-
teen thou sand dollar ana n-addition
thereto. all rect pg on accoi- ~ lIe
charity wood yarl and Tor the support OF
the poor.
Tax Department: For salaries OF the
assessors OF taxes and assistants. al chlte
expenses, including tn assistance au-
thorized TO be employed by eLsptrf 3o5
Of the city ordinance for assessing the
poll tax ma KING the bills for The same,
and oopying the tax book, seventeen
thousand dollars.
Treasury Denortment: For salaries OF
the city tr r, deputy city treaf urer
and assislshih. ah office expenses, ineind-
ing advertising, printing, and stationery
| ali necessary ass stance III connection
with tho collection OF the city tg,e,, poll
| taxes. sewer assessments, water DillS ana
| All accounts deposited with the city treas
1
| as may be necessary in escertaiDing the
| rropcr persons to be notified, and IN mo-.
| tfying them OF the sale OF real estnte icr
| unpaid taxes and sewer assessments, tbe
bills for which, excepting the salary OF
| the city treasurer, deputy city treasurer,
| the city auditor Is hereby authorized TO
allow for payment upon their approval
| hy the city treasurer and the Joint stand
! log committee on finance, twenty-four
| thousand dollars.
Water supply: For water Tor the use
| OF the various departments and Tor pubhc
buildings, bydrants parks, fountains,
| and drinking troughs, thirty-hve thous-
| and dollars.
The only discussion on the api ropria-
| tion bill was from Councilman Duriec,
highway purposes altogether o SINAI.
and noI sufiioien FOR the work that
| ought 10 be done, and furthe more that
! 1t was out of proportion by comparison
with tn, appropriations for schools,
| lamps end police.
TO the highway department was to go
slow, but that II any reasonable amount
| was ever needed as All extra appropriation
| there Is 10 reason foo believing that II
| Will not be forthcoming.
From the same committee came bill
for an ordinance adding $4,000 to the APP
preparation for water works the sum 20
! be taken from sewer receipts; also bill
for an ordinance adding 5000 TO the APP
| preparation for the fire department the
same 10 be taken from the appropriation
for the lamp department. Both the biils
| were passed.
The city treasurer was authorized TO sell
| at auction or private sale any horse or
horses in the use of the treasury depart
mcnt.
Councilman Durfee for the commit tee
on claims recommended the passage OF
| Inf ION af,Hit ha n = n
on Victoria g. Chace. Passed
HIGHWAY MATTERS
Upon the recommendation of the
committee on highways the COM
missioner of public works was au-
OF the following streets Angel, Transit
Cushing, Livingston, Walker, Walnut,
| Elm, South Main, Olney, Governor, Will
liams, Broad, Cranston, Providence, Point,
Lockwood, Summer, Beacon. Stewart Bur-
rll, Pine, Benefit, Camp, Washington, Lin
den anc Carpenter streets and Oriole, Ta-
ber and Arlington avenues.
Upon recommendation OF the same
| committee, petitioners for the layout ana
extension OF Hayward, st. James, West
Park, Jastrom, Handy. Barstow and
| Knoll streets, and of Morris, Rocham-
beau, Mount Pleasant, Pomona, Home,
Slater, Summit and Glendale avenues
were given leave TO withdraw, as chair
msn Durfee explained that the work
asked for is, for various reasons, impracti-
cable.
Chairman Durfee reported for the COM
mittee on certain resolutions, requiring
the pavement of certain streets in the
Pine street district. with block pave
ments, and recommended that they be IN
definitely postponed, inasmuch as the
work is already done. II was so voted.
Chairman Davis of the committee on
| fva daporffppuf rrpeQntpd the monthly
report and statement of the board OF fre
commissioners, which was received and
communicated to the board.
Councilman Perkins of the special COM
mittee on Fourth of July made the report
of the annual celebration, stating that of
the $1,000 appropriated, 5000. 70 had been
expended.
FROM THE ALDERMEN.
I'm concurrence with the Board the
Council passed upon the following mat
ters:
Order to receive the monthly report OF
the city messenger for July.
An ordinance adding $50. 600 to the ap-
preparation for highways from the re-
ceipts from sewer assessments.
An ordinance adding $1,000 TO the ap-
preparation for the support OF the poor,
| etc.
Resolution authorizing the city auditor
to draw on the city treasurer on account
l Oh lne VI u hocPibai :
for the care OF contagious diseases.
Resolution TO procure school accom- mo-
dations in the Seventh Ward for pupils OF
the Potters avenue district.
Resolution TO concrete sidewalks around
Fenner Park
Resolution TO concrete sidewalks on GER
tain streets.
Resolution authorizing the committee
on city property TO expend $3.50.
Resolutions TO define grade for Calla
street and for Farragut avenue.
Resolutions TO lay out Baxter street,
Beverly street, Culver street, Irving street,
and Ontario street.
The reports of the committee on rail-
roads, with a bill for an ordinance grant
ing permission to the Union Railroad
Company TO lay rails in Washington
street and Miller avenue and the car fen
der resolution. both of which have passed
the Board, were laid over and ordered
printed.
The Board resolution to concrete side
walk on Livingston street was indefinitely
postponed.