The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-18
Fault Found With Past Leg
islatiOn.
The Position OF Inspector OF Plumb
ing Attacked.
More wrangling Over Park Improve
acknowledgement Wire Bill.

There was more or less spice TO the pro-
ceedings OF the Common Council last
night. Mr.. West of Ward 10 was in the
mood to oppose and investigate, and in
cidentally attacked the park commission.
He also succeeded in having laid over for
special investigation a bill recommended
by the committee on ordinances, and Mr..
Parkhurst was not present TO defend II,
and there was also the inevitable opposi-
tion to legislation, adding TO the
efficiency OF the board OF canvassers and
registration.
Upon recommendation OF the committee
on claims, the following rc'0issions OF
sewer assessments were authorized:
Gertrude W. Barnaby, s2L92; Edward
Corcoran, s2s. SO; Mary Keegan, si4.6O;
John p. Thompson, $50. 50; Samuel Ames,
s32; Isaac S. Battey, S3L7s Damase Des-
laudes, s34. Passed.
resolution remitting taxes amounting
to S6 "a to Mary e. Heyworth was passed.
Petitions OF George Briggs and Martha
Taylor for compensation for damages were
not recommended, and the petitioners
Upon recommendation of the highway
committee the Board of Aldermen were
requested to define grades for Eleventh
and Wordsworth streets, and the commits
sioner of public works was directed TO
concrete sidewalks on Prairie avenue
The committee on sewers recommended
the passage of resolutions, providing for
sewers in Planet and Mckinley streets.
For the committee on city property, Mr..
Burton presented a resolution TO add
$50, 422 50 to the appropriation for his
department in order To meet the existing
deficiency and 10 provide for school and
ward room I'm Ward s. Referred TO finance
committee.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
Chairman Kendrick OF the committee
on education recommended the passage III
concurrence of a board amendment to
the resolution providing for the sale OF
buildings on the west side of the High
School The amendment placed the
matter in the hands of the committee on
city property, instead of with the COM
mittee ON education. The amendment was
adopted. From the same committee came
recommended a resolution appropriating
S24, 900 for a school house at the corner OF
Union avenue and Althea street, in the
eighth school district. Mr.. Kendrick also
presented a bill for an ordinance in
amendment to section z OF chapter as,
providing for an extra assistant in the
first grade OF the Girls High School. 1t
was adopted under suspension OF rule l6.
Mr. Millen, for the committee on print
ing, presented bill for an ordinance I'm
amendment.to Chapter $685. to.add 5000 to
the appropriation for printing, and TO
take the amount from the appropriation
for contingencies. Ii was referred, al his
request, to the financial committed.
Euvu rrr ucrprC TrrrITg
Mr.. Blanchard for the committee on
lamps recommended the adoption OF an
ordinance authorizing the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company to locate
lights on the following streets: Bath,
Traverse, Sheldon, Williams, Midway,
Pettis, Pekin, Farmer, Hedley, Admiral,
Webster, Mulberry, West Park, Bernon,
Violet, Carleton, Hendricks, Harold,
Covell, Hanna, Steuben, Davol, Erastus,
Gesler, Penn, Hardness, Marshall, Kenyon
Brighton, Vernon, Cargill, Major, Gill
Hanover, Place, Moore, Hamilton, Hen
derson, Globe, Providence, Linden, West
Friendship, Rhodes, Track, Marlboro, and
Swan streets; and Young Orchard,
Massachusetts,, Vermont, California,
Indiana, New York, Maryland and Wes-
leyan avenues.
NO WATER PIPES WITHOUT PATRONS.
Mr.. Waterman for the committee on
water presented report showing the ex-
pense to the city of laying water pipes and
its proportion to the income from water
rates, and ii was accompanied by resolu-
tion requesting the commissioner OF
public works to reject all applications for
water pipes on land flats, which are not
sufficiently built up TO guarantee an
adequate sale of water The resolution
was passed. From the same committee
came resolution authorizing the COM
missioner to offer a reward OF s25 for
information that would result in the
detection OF persons polluting the water
OF the Pawtuxet. Passed.
AN ALLEGED IRREGULARITY IN LEGIs-
LATIoN.
The bill for an ordinance in amendment
OF, and in addition TO Chapter SOC OF the
ordinances, entitled "An ordinance pro-
viding for the election of an inspector OF
plumbing and regulating the drainage and
plumbing of buildings as amended by
Chapter $40 and Chapter 6l5 OF the ordin-
ances was taken up, and Immediately
opposed by MIR. west, who questioned the
validity of the previous enactment, Great
ing the Office OF the inspector of plumb
ing. He said that it had been formerly
provided by statute that all plans for
plumbing and drainage should be filed
with the inspector OF buildings. and that
this authority had been transferred by
ordinance 10 an inspector of plumbing
then elected. this he claimed was ire
gular and invalid, because statute
cannot be amended by an ordinance, and
therefore the inspector of plumbing has
really had no power since his office was
created. The latest piece Of legislation,
authorized by the General Assembly at
Newport last month, Mr.. West denounced
Is scheme TO cover the defects in the
first ordinance. Upon his motion the
whole matter was referred to a special
committee OF five members OF the Com
mon Council President Sellew appointed
the following TO serve on that committee;
Messrs West, Parkhurst, Barney, Water
man and Millen.
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Chairman Davis OF the Joint special
committee on placing the fire alarm and
renlfrg signal = tgfrfa nd 40 D.