The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
THE MATTER SETTLED.
Council Concurred Today In Matter
of Removing Buildings.
Owners and Tenants Have
Signed Necessary Papers as to Trees.

There is to be special meeting OF the
Common Council at clock this after
noon, presumably for the purpose OF set
thing the question of the rights OF certain
individuals to move buildings which they
have purchased from the city.
The case Is a familiar one. A group OF
buildings on land condemned for the new
high school were sold to half a dozen or
more different purchasers with the under
standing that they should be taken away.
The usual steps were taken for making
the removal legal. The consent OF the
Union Railroad Company, the Narragan-
sett Electric Light Company and the Pro-
vidence Telephone Company was secured,
the petition met with the approval of the
inspector of buildings and then the Joint
resolution to grant the petitions passed
the Board of Aldermen and there 1t
stopped. When the resolutions granting
permission to Patrick Ryan, ). Il Il.
Lederer, Frank L. Thornton, Frank Di-
Grado, Frank Curry, Peter Creegan,
Gardner NJ. Burgess heirs and Edwin A.
Briggs TO move buildings came to the
Common Council two weeks ago today for
concurrent action ii was blocked temper
arily as the result OF the objections offered
by Councilmen Joseph III. Kendrick and
Waterman. Their opposition was on the
grounds that buildings ought not to be
moved IL the destruction of trees was in
yolved and the whole matter was referred
to the committee on highways to investi-
gate.
The committee this afternoon made its
report i'm favor of the petitioners. The
and the tenants of all abutting
estates have been secured for
papers exempting the city and the owners
OF the buildings to be moved from all
liability for damages that might other
wise be claimed under the law recently
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protection OF trees.
Accompanying the report was the re-
commeudation of the committee that the
Council pass the resolutions in concur
renee with the Board of Aldermen.
Councilmen Kendrick and Waterman,
who opposed the passage of the resolu-
tion two weeks ago. signified their will
lingness to vote in accordance with the
recommendation of the committee, and
after a discussion Of the general subject
of moving buildings the resolution
passed unanimously.
council resolution granting similar
petition OF p. j. Moroney to move a
building from the same locality was also
passed. This finished up special business
for which the meeting had been called,
but upon motion of Councilman Water
man the rules were suspended and mis-
celaneous business was in order.
THE monthly report of the city treas
urer for July was received.
An invitation to review the Labor Day
parade was accepted by the common
council and communicated to the board,
also an invitation TO attend the conven-
tion of the Municipal improvement AS
sociation.
Gifts for the North Burial Ground were
received from III. V. Haskell, j. ;. Davis,
Joseph Graham, Adolphus Brickenstein
and j. f. &. Farnum.
bill for an ordinance appropriating
s17, 600 for n contagious ward building at
the Rhode Island Hospital was referred to
the committee on finance.
Resolutions were passed directing the
commissioner of public works TO con-
struct main drains or common sewers in
Adelaide, Harris, Miller and Chester ave-
nues, in Broad street between Miller ave-
nue. and Jillson street and in Roger Will
liams Park.
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on claims a resolution was passed re-
mjtting TO Orrin X. Wilbur tax of
s27. 60.
The petition of the following for the
remission of sewer assessments were re-
ferred to the committee on claims
Nelly A. Barnes, Narragsnsett Real
Estate Company, Andrew ;. Fiske, Julia
Fiske. Eliza j. Brown, Winsor Esten,
George T.. Chapman, Albert A. Boswell,
Ella VI. Boswell, Raymond N. Colvin,
! Almeda A. Colyin, Amasa Il. Briggs,
Sarah A. Dow, David +. Gon.