The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-04
Declare themselves in Favor
of Eighty-foot Street.
Charles Street Resolution Of the
Council Not Concurre6 With.
An Ordinance Adopted Regulating the
Salaries of Department Clerks.

ONLY ONE REASON FOR DELAY.
Alderman Pierce asked IL the commits
Hioner OF public works might state to the
Board what the objections are to doing
street Immediately. The commissioner
stated that all the hIndiances had been
gotten rid o. with one exception; that is
there Is now pending ia the Common
Council q petition OF the Union Railroad
Company to lay double tracks on Wash
ington street, and II is advisable for that
10 be decided one way or another before
the work 10 begun. Mr.. Smith also
stated that IL the matter was settled at
the Council next Monday evening that
the work could be finished before cold
weather.
THE BOARDS OPINION OF CHARLES
STREET.
The Board refused to concur with the
Common Council in the passage OF an or
dinance providing for the widening Of
Charles street TO 90 feet.
Alderman Watson introduced q resoln-
tion providing for the widening OF Charles
street TO so feet.
Alderman Harris moved to refer the res.
plution TO the highway committee, and
his motion was seconded.
Alderman Mccarthy said that while he
was generally willing that every subject
coming before the Board should be re-
ferred to q committee, stu he did not see
the need Of II in this case, as the chair
man OF the highway committee had stat
ed that his committee did not want any
thing more to do with the matter. He
then said that millions OF money wanted
the wide highway, but the members OF
the COMMITTEES who did not represent
many millions, according to the tax book,
wanted the narrow one. Mr.. Mccarthy
reviewed the many reasons why he IA
vored the so foot street, and said that the
Union Railroad Company would, IL there
was wide street, run many OF Its cars
that now run over Constitution Hill,
over Charles street, but that a
wide thoroughfare was needed, IL there
was to be double ~rack. He also re-
ferred TO the necessity OF increased facili-
ties in the North End.
Alderman Harris said the resolution
had never been before the highway COM
mittee and In courtesy 10 that committee
IL should be so referred.
Aldermen Watson and Darcy spoke
against reference of the matter TO a COM
mittee, and the motion to refer was lost
by decisive vote.
Alderman watson's motion providing
for an S0-foot street was passed.
The Board concurred in the passage o I
the Council resolution relative TO Canal
street.
CLERKS SALARIES.
A bill for an ordinance was passed, fix.
Ing the weekly compensation of several
employees in city hall as follows:
Mayors clerk, sl6. 80 per week.
-Four assistants to the city clerk, s2S so,
e23.o5, tl5.35, $40 per week respectively.
Three assistants to city auditor, S2S. so,
Sl9. 90, $16 per week. respectively.
Three assistants to clerk OF municipal
court, two ellis and one. $40 per week
respectively.
Clerk Of Inspector OF plumbing, $3.50
Clerk at North Burial Ground. sls. 20
per week.
Superintendent of parks, $3.50 per
week.
POLICE STATION INADEQUATE.
The joint committee on city property
reported ii had examined the Third Sta
tion and found that the existing accom-
nodations for police service there were
totally inadequate, and stating that plans
had been prepared for improvements
that seemed to be desirable and necessa-
ry. and these plans were submitted as q
part Of the committees report. The re-
port was received and placed ON file.
BOARD DECLINED TO INTERVENE.
Mayor Olney took from the table the
resolution notifying A. Il. Paris & Co. TO
TO revocation OF permission TO operate a
steam boiler, and asked IL there was any
objection.
Mr.. George ]. West appeared IN behalf Of
f. A. Paris Co., and urged the Board
not to interfere with his clients He
claimed that the smoke from their engine
which has been objected to, Is not nui-
sance; that IL 1t was, the objectors could
find redress in the court, while IL the
Board revoked the license, r. A. Paris d
Co. would be unable to conduct their busi-
ness. He then presented list of sigma
lures to paper, stating that the smoke
Is not Objectionable TO the signers, who
reside or do business in the vicinity of
the factory under discussion. Alderman
Winsor said the parties Mr.. West repre-
sented were known TO him, and as they
were now using hard coal he thought the
objections TO the using OF the boiler were
not as strong as they were when the Pc
tition was presented, and he desired the
men operating the boiler to have fair
show.
Alderman Reynolds told what he
thought about the matter, which was to
the effect that there Is too much smoke.
Mr.. Paris himself claimed that he had
recently commenced to use hard coal
and that the trouble about the smoke had
been done away with.
Alderman Mccarthy ridiculed the idea
OF trying to drive a concern out OF busi-
ness on account of little smoke.
Alderman Watson said that inasmuch
as Mr.. Paris had done ell that he could
TO obviate the alleged nuisance, he should
have another trial. The gentleman from
ward then moved that the petitioners
be given leave to withdraw, and II was
% voted.
NEW POLICEMEN
The appointments by the chief OF police
OF Arthur ID. Sharpe, Frank z. Day,
George Irwin, julius A. Webb, Warren
NJ. Smith and Michael ). Cunningham as
police constables were approved by the
Board.
A communication was received from
the superintendent OF health 10 tho effect
that he had ordered Margaret Walsh,
alias Sullivan, to yscate her premises at
IL Wheaton street.
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills were examined and
allowed:
Bridge derartment, s6lL62; heath
department. s26i0. s2; police department,
s2769.S 81; poor department, s2S4s. 81;
Thomas III. Leonard. streets, $50; salary
OF overseor of poor, 500; Providence
Gas Company, col. A George II. Pettis,
$3.50; George A. sayre, sl6.; Battey
street stable, s25. ~; julius Morril, s22, 81.