The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-02
important Appropriations Au-
thorized Last Night.
Stable Slices for the School and
Highway Departments.
General Assembly to BE Asked for Leg
islation Relative to Cross Town Lines.

AnC IopoIt VI tuO Jolat oHCSioA
tee on assess ment and collection of taxes,
recommending certain legislation, was
the special order for the Common Council
last evening, and Immediately after roll
call President Sellew called attention to
the report and five resolutions that had
Ms Mem Pitsa chairman aa Of sSs
committee, reiterated some of the
points In the report showing the neces-
sity OF the legislation which Il is proposed
to got moved for the passage of the reso-
luton. The first, third, fourth and fifth
resolutions were passed without further
debate. They are:
Resolution directing the city solicitor
to urge passage OF certain acts recon-
mended by board Of state valuation, 1892.
Also, Resolution directing the city soli-
citor to apply for legislation regarding
assessment Of mortgaged real estate.
Also, Resolution directing the city So
licitor to apply for legislation relative TO
statements OF personal property for pur-
Also, Resolution directing the city So
licitor and committee to appear before
committee Of General Assembly regard
ing exemptions from taxation.
The second resolution directing the
city solicitor to apply for legislation
ton was lald upon the table.
Upon motion of Mr.. Vaughan the report
OF the committee on ordinances recon-
meuding "An ordinance creating a re-
tired list for disabled members of the
police department" was recommitted to
the committee on police and ordinances
because of the absence of chairman Ken
drick of the police committee.
From the committee on finance came
the report for March relative to the issue
OF registry bonds; bill for an ordinance
authorizing the city treasurer to bor-
row 1900, 900 on the city's per cent.
bonds for school purposes, and also
bill for an ordinance authorizing
the city treasurer to borrow $500, 900 for
the purpose OF paying in part the ..sewer
loan," which comes due June 1. The re-
port was received yanu under suspension
Of Tple 16, both bills were passed.
Mr.. John Z. Kendrick for the COM
mittee on education to which had been
referred sundry petitions for high
ably. A resolution accompanied the re-
port authorizing the committee to pur-
chase high school lot on The East Side
at q cost not exceeding s15,0 900. Passed.
The following resolutions relative to
school buildings were also passed:
To build q four-room school house on
corner OF Ruggles and Sparrow streets, at
an expense not exceeding s26, 800, in ac-
cordance with the plans Of architect 4. T..
Field for the Hendrick street school.
To build a school house on Greeley and
Nahant streets in the Third district at an
expense not exceeding $4,000, according
to the plans of Martin Il Hall for the
Courtland street school. These were all
passed.
Mr.. Parkhurst for the committee on
ordinances recommended that the Council
concur with the Board in the passage Of a
resolution relating to changes In the
building laws. 1t was so voted.
a 80 q tt<.a
on claims the following petitions for re-
mission OF sewer assessments were grant
ed:
Pauline A. Inmann, $40; Ann O'Donnell,
s11.12; Allen Kelley, $15.23; Patrick Cart
land, s44.45; l. s. Burke and wife, $40;
also to Edgar A. Perkins, s32; Charles
H. Peckham, .s112; William f. JOS
Annie Burke, w. III. Barron and A..
Poirier, for remission Of taxss; and l.. j.
Clarke, M. N. s. Brown, George w Turner
and F. M. Dwyer, for compensation for
damages, were. upon Recommendation of
the same committee, given leave to with
draw.
Mr.. Durfee, for the committee on high
ways, recommended the passage of the
resolution to lay out Andem street !;
passed. Also o resolution directing the
city engineer to draw up plans for high
way bridge over the Moshassuck river at
Promenade street, referred to committee
on city engineer department; also
bill for an ordinance authorizing the
city treasurer to hire $500, 900 at per cent
10 to be used for the paving of streets at
the center OF the city with block pave
ment. Rule 16 was again suspended and
the bill was passed.
For the committee on parks Mr.. ANGEL
recommended the purchase of certain
property from the Union Railroad Com
pany In and about Roger Williams Park
and also presented q resolution TO appro-
pirate Gao, 900 for the purpose. The mat
ter was referred to the finance committee.
For the special committee on the pur-
chase Of lands adjoining Roger Williams
preme Court had sllowd the claims of
certain land owners portion Of
which the city ha6 settled. One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars moro
are needed, and accompanying the report
was q resolution directing the city So
licitor to ask the General Assembly for
authority to hire that amount. 1t was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
For the recently appointed special COM
mjttee on crosstown car lines and trans
fer checks Mr.. Barney reported that the
contracts existing between the city and
railroad company could not be altered
without the permission of the State Legis-
lhtuIc. N IcsOiutioh was Phoochtcti, uittCb-
ing the city solicitor to apply for the re-
quired legislation, and passed.
Mr.. Vose, for the standing committee
on railroads, recommended that certain
papers relative TO cross town lines, which
had been referred, be indefinitely post
poned and II was so voted.
Mr.. Davis presented the monthly report
OF the fire commissioners showing that
the expenses OF the department during
March had amounted to s25, ,9s6.01
The following communication from the
city auditor was presented by Mr.. ANGEL
and referred to the committee on finance
'In compliance with Section II, Of
Chapter IL Of the city ordinances entitled
sFinanccs,' the undersigned respect
fully reports that the appropria-
tion for public schools for the
financial year ending September 30, 1895,
Is sufficient to provide for the salaries OF
the officers and teachers and TO pay for
the necessary text books and supplies.
'sThe deficiency Is due TO the increase in
amount required for teachers salaries; I;
the increase in appropriation for evening
schools, and the decrease from est mates
in amount appropriated for thS financial
year.
at 10 estimated that an additional APP
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