The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-25

THE CITY OF PRovIDENcE.

CHAPTER 647
An Ordinance Providing for the Establish.
ment OF Five Public Drinking Fountains.
(Approved May IL. lSyo.
IL Is ordained by the City Council OF the City
OF Providence as follows:
sEcIioN L. The joint standing committee aS
establish and maintain for the use Of the pub
lie In different central localities in the city OF
said foantsins 's 70 'p be ppoyded With Ice during
the summer season; and the commissioners or
public works Is hereby directed 10 connect
said fountains with, and keep them supplied
with. water from the city water mains free of
charge; the expense of said fountains, amount
ing. as estimated. TO $500. 10 bo charged to
the appropriation for contingencies.
CHAPTER CAS-
An Ordinance I'm Amendment Of Chapter 80 OF
the Ordinances, Entitled Police and he-
pealing Chapter 456 of the Ordinances.
approved May IL. 1919.
IL Is ordainea by the City Council OF tho City
OF Providence ns follows
SECTION !. Section OF chapter 80 OF the
city ordinances entitled "police. as amended
by chapter 456 OF tho ordinances, is hereby
amended so as To read as follows:
SEC, 1. The present police force OF the CITY
OF Providence shall consist OF chief of police.
and not exceeding two hundred and seventy
hyo (275) police constablos, who shall also be
city watchmep. and perform such duties by
day and by night. either as police constables
Or ey r me or M both as shSy may Dg
they shall have all the powers, and authority
that police constables ana city watchmen now
have by the laws Of the State, the ordinances
Of the city, and orders. rules, and regulations
of the Board OF Aldermen.
SEC. 2. Chapter 456 OF the ordinances is
hereby repealed.
CHAPTER go.
An Ordinance in Amendment OF Chapter sos of
the City Ordinances. Entitled [" An Ordin-
ance Making Appropriations for tho sup
port OF the City Government for the
Financial Year Ending september 20. 1895, Z"
Adding AnnrODrlHtlUn
% DV.aI tApproved p May II, 1885,
IL is ordained by the City Council Of the City
of Providence as follows:
SECTION l. The paragraph in section one of
chapter 595 of the ordinances entitled "An
ordinance making appropriations for the sup
port Of the city government for the financial
year ending September 30, 1899, which reads
''for repairs and maintenance Of pablo build
ings including the salaries OF the superin-
tendent and clerk fifty thousand dollars" Is
hereby amended so to read "a follows:
For repairs and maintenance of public build
ings, including the salaries OF the superin-
tehdent aud clerk, eighty thousand dollars"
CHAPTER $50.
An Ordinance in Amendment Of Chapter sos
of the Ordinances Entitled "An Ordinance
Making Appropriations for the Support
of the City Government for the Financial
Year Ending Sept 90 1885. (Public
tApproved May q, 1857
1t is ordained by the City Council OF the City
OF Providence as follows:
SECTION l. The paragraph In section one
OF chapter 595 of the ordinances entitled !" An
ordinance making appropriations for the sup
port Of the city government for the financial
year ending Sept. 20 1895, " which reads as
follows: "For the support Of public schools,
three hundred and seventy five thousand dol
lars, and in addition thereto, all money re-
ceived for poll taxes. dog licenses, tuition,
sales of materials, and from the State for
public education" is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows: ''For the support of public
schools, four hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars. and in addition thereto, all money re-
ceived for poll taxes, dog lieoses, tuition,
sales, of materials, and from the State for pub
lie education"
True copies.
Witness; WILLIAM Z. CLARKE,
may24-d-3t City Clerk