The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-19
COMMON COUNCIL.
A Brief Session Devoted to Routine
Transactions.

There was a brief session of the Com
mon Council last evening devoted princi-
pally to quibbling over the meaning OF
words in several proposed ordinances and
resolutions that ave been continued from
previous meetings.
A bill for an ordinance forbidding the
use of fire crackers and firearms in the
city was taken from the table and recon-
mitted. The report OF the committee on
ordinances recommending a resolution
TO take possession of a certain telegraph
line erected by the New England Tele-
graph Printing Company, and abandoned
in violation of the city ordinances, and
also a petition of the New England Tele-
graph Printing Company for permission
to maintain and use poles and wires in
certain streets, laid on the table Nov. A,
1895. and ordered printed, were referred
to the commissioner OF public works.
An ordinance regulating the use Of
bicycles was recommended by the COM
mittee on ordinances for passage. Upon
motion of Mr.. wesr IT WIS amended by
substituting for the words mot faster
than ten miles an hour" the words mot
faster than q common travelling pace"
1t was passed as amended.
The committee on ordinance recon-
mended the indefinite -postponement of
an ordinance providing for. pensions for
disabled firemen and recommended the
Ihrehk0 vi a ltcOtuhAoh tlitttADE Jig 1ih1
solicitor to secure from the General As
sembly authority for the City Council to
appropriate money for the relief OF its
disabled firemen.
Resolutions were passed on the recon-
mendation of the committee on highways
directing the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men to lay out Ruggles street between
Chadbrown and Smith streets, and to
define the grade of Hamblin street.
Aresolution was passed ordering a sew
err in Van Zandt street between Hamburg
and Jackson avenues.
Upon recommendation of the commit
tee on water a resolution was passed es-
tablishing six public drinking fountains.
Mr.. Vose said that the committee on
most completed and asked that the COM
mite might be allowed TO report in print
at the next session. 1t was SO voted.
Upon recommendation OF the commits
sioner Of public works it was voted to
nave a pole for FIRE alarm and police sig
nal wires at the corner OF Charles and
Admiral streets, the same 10 be protected
by curbing.
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on claims j. Z. Msrtilina was allowed
$500 for damages. The follwing petition
ers were granted leave to Withdraw:
John p. Campbell, Henry Devlin and
wife, Georgianna Riddell, Patrick Wha-
len. Elmira AJdricb, Arthur Young and
Mary T.. Baxter.
The following taxes were ordered to be
remitted: Ann Hackett, s27. 20; and Ellen
Walker, S11.20 {.
Councilman Vaughan presented a resolu-
tion requiring the New England Rail-
road to run an engine at the head Of all
its trains going through Dorrance street
and ii was passed.
Mr.. Vaughan also introduced a resolu-
tion directing the committees on rail-
roads to investigate the matter of provid-
ing guard rails in College Hill, between
South Main and Prospect streets; eport-
ed to the committee on railroads. From
the same member came a resolution au-
thorizing the purchase of water pipe and
sewer construction material; referred to
the committee on finance.
Mr.. Miller presented a resolution di-
recting the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company to take up
the high hevelled rails on Canal street
and su bstiitute fat rails; passed.
The petitions Of the Peoples Savings Banls
william Eddy, Mary A. Henry, for abatement
OF sewer Assessments; Of Mary A. Tilliughast.
p. J. Kecgan, Duty S. Niowry. John Rogers
and C.. p. Harris, for abatement Of tax: and
OF Ann Whittlc, John T. Hanrahan, Patrick
King, William Kennedy. Elizabth Welch, Eu.
gene l.. Tompkins, for compensation for dam.
ages were referred 10 the committee on
claims.
Petition for n sewer IN Branch avenue was
referred to the committee on sewers.
Petitions for the layout of Albert court,
Lloyd avenue, and for the paving Of Eddy
street. ana for asphalt ON Elmwood avenue,
were referred 10 the committee on highways.
Resolutions were passed accepting -Four gifts
20 the North Burial Ground fund.
A petition Of tho recorder Of deeds for extra
assistance was referred 90 the finance com.
mittee, and a petition OF Joseph Bucllin, an
assistant In the auditors Office, was referred
20 the same committee.
Mr.. Grinnoll presented n petition signed by
$50 members of the fire department asking for
three days of in each month; referred 10
the committee on ordinances.
The fifty FIRST quarterly report Of tho com.
missioner OF public works, and the monthly
reports Of the city treasurer. city auditor and
city M essencer were received.
The Council adjourned for two weeks.