The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-04
The Salary of Recorder
of Deeds Joyce.
MIR. Burbank Objected, and
the Matter Went Over.
Other Matters Which Were COnSid-
cred by Board of Aldermen.

The mem bers OF the Bosrd OF Aldermen
allowed themselves to be pulled rouns
by their several noses by the members
from ward two yesterday afternoon. The
resolution relative TO the salary OF the re-
corder OF deeds was about 10 be placed
upon its passage. 1t has the recommend
alton of the finance committee and was
passed the other night by tho Common
Council unanimously. Alderman Bur-
bank, however, made O fuss, waved his
arms franticaIly and talked economy.
He also attacked Recorder Joyce and said
that the other day he was In the latter's
Office and saw him doing something or
other which he didn't suppose he was
doing for love and then in that diRnihed
way the alderman went on and talked
about ma king money on the side and what
oGus Williamson had done and had not
done. He apologized to the board later
and said "Gustavus Williams" He also
made the startling claim that even II the
work of the department has doubled
there is nc. more work there than there
ever was. This burbankian argument
was effective and the Board voted TO lay
the matter over.
When the order to abandon Durfee
street was reached Alderman Richards
arose hastily and presented list OF re-
monstrants. Chairman Darcy OF the com-
mittee on streets then took the wind out
of the sail of the opposition by moving
that the order be indefinitely postponed.
This motion was carried and q group of
eighth warders In the audience smiled
their acknowledgment. Their assurance,
however, had another shock when MIR.
Darcy offered resolution to instruct the
commissioner of public works to close up
| Durfee street by curbing and paving the
gutter along the westerly side of Dexter
and the easterly size of Parade streets.
This, of course, would cut of that por-
tion of Durfee street from travel in car
riages, and Alderman Richards could not
see any real difference between abandon
ing street and closing it up.
Commissioner Smith addressed the
Board and explained that the city
had no right in the first place to
take this street as it belonged to the
training ground, which by the terms OF
the Dexter will, could not be used for
any other purpose.
Alderman Richards didn't catch what
the commissioner had said and asked
question chereupon the ever willing ex-
pounder from ward two repeated as nearly
as he could what Mr.. Smith had said and
then sat down with the air of a man
who had made all things clear and
brought order out of chaos.
Alderman Reynolds raised the very sig
nihcsnt question then of Waterloo street
at the other end of the training ground
and lack OF the estate of Mr.. Henry L.
| Clark. Ii was delicate ground ana Alder
man Fuller seemed tidgety. Mr.. Roy
nolds said that Waterloo street was stolen
! from the training grounds just rs Dur-
fee street was, and II the Aldermanic
| conscience Is now so imperitive about
| one thoruuhgfHre thers was no reason
why both should not be treated in the
same way.
Alderman Darcy admitted the justi co
| of this argument but said that be didn't
believe in going TO extiemes. TIE matter
was then laid over under Rule 8.
The amen ment to the rules concern
ing the inspection Of milk was not called
from the table.
The board passed in concurrencs with
the common council the resolution di-
recting the city solicitor TO apply to the
General Assembly FOR authority to hire
$50, 600 for rebuilding Weybosset bridge
and the river walls; also the bill for an
ordinance transferring s40,O 900 to the ap-
propriation for public schools. This is
the unexpended balance OF the appropri-
alton made for the payment of public
school jaEitors.
DIR. Charles V. Chaplin was authorized
to take the annual census of school chill
dren.
A petition for a sewer in Kane street
was referred to the committee on sewers.
The committee on city property was
a~snorized to take charge OF the
land recently purchased on Eddy street
aud to confer with the committee on
poor department relative to the cost OF
utilizing the new property for the work
Of that department.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the Now York, New Haven a. Hartf ord
railroad company to lay spur track on
Aliens avenue.
A resolution to increase the salary oi
rneaieei iaspector To Si,5ee-rcr urnu-r
was ;efesred TO the committee on Fl
nance
The committee on harbor was instruc
ted to report at the next meeting % the
cost OF providing ana equipping an Office
for harbor master.
Alderman Fuller presented the roquss
of the COMMITTEES on city property for an
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