The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-01

call for nominations for city clerk. and
after that officer has been chosen and
sworn in the Mayor will read mis- inaug-
ural message TO the City Council.
Then will come the election OF city OFF,
GERS by the convention. The officers to
be chosen are: Chief OF police for three
years, superintends1 1T Of health for three
years, inspector OF buildings for two
years, judge OF the municipal court.
clerk of the municipal court, recorder OF
deeds, city auditor, superintendent Of
public buildings, superintendent OF street
lights, city sergeant and messenger,
sealer of weights and measures, clerk OF
the market, commissioners OF the North
Burial Ground, pound keepers at Dexter
Asylum and In the Seventh and Tenth
wards, overssers of the hospital, who are
invariably the Mayor and Aldermen;
viewer of fences, port wsrdens, three In
number; public administrator, packers
OF fish, inspector OF pot and pearl ashes,
Inspector OF saleratus and bi-carbonate OF
soda. inspector of kerosene, Inspector OF
chain cables. inspector OF beef and pork,
sealer OF leather, viewer Of hoops, survey
ors and corders OF wood, surveyors and
measurers Of stone, inspectors and meas
urers OF carpenters, painters, and masons'
work, measurer OF grain, salt and sea
coal, weigher at the hay market, weigher
OF cotton, and city gauger, all for one
year.
This Is a pretty long list, and a good
many of the officers chosen have the name
without duties TO perform or emolu-
ments to receive. Such officers could be
dispensed with without detrimept 10 the
public service, but as some gentlemen
like TO see their names in the city man
ual they are willing TO take places for
which there IS neither use nor excuse.
W hen the convention has wrestied with
thi. long list of officers II Will aissoive
and the Aldermen, escorted by the chief
and city sergeant, will proceed TO their
own chambe where the first business
Will be the adoption OF rules and follow.
ing that the election OF a president. The
Aldermen will next proceed TO elect q
number OF officers who come under their
exclusive Jurisdiction. Tney are: City
registrar, inspector Of provisions, inspector
of steam boilers, auctionsers, under
takers, weighers OF coal and other mer-
ceased soldiers and sailors, truant officer
and quarantine sentinel
Some time during the season it is Gus.
tomary for the clerk of the Common
Council to report that that body has or
gsLized and is ready for business, and
the Mayor administers the cath 10 the
clerk of that body. During this session,
also, the Mayor announces bis appoint
me ats to the standing committees of the
Board and the Aldermanic members OF the
joint standing committees Members OF
the committee on accounts are elected.
II Is customary also for the bond OF the
city treasurer to be examined and
approved at this session, which usually
closes with the election of a sinking fund
commissioner for three years ana two
justices of the police c9art. For the last
named office, which, By the way, is filled
by concurrent vote, there Is a lively scram-
ble and indications point to a fight of
considerable proportions before a choice
Is made.
The procedure in the Common Council
will be much the same as in the Board
OF Aldermen. Rules will be adopted and
then president and clerk will be chosen.
Following this the president will an
Dounce his appointments TO the standing
committees of The Common Council and
the joint standing committees of the City
Council.