The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-01
Salary of the Recorder of
Deeds Raised to $500.
Appropriation for Janit0rs Trans
ferred to School Fund.

Sawin OF the Sixth Ward and MIR. Nor
the Ninth.
MIR. Miner asked for the indefinite
postponement OF the Board resolution
to appoint joint special committee to
investigate the matter OF voting ma
chimes.
MIR. Trueman expounded the constitu-
tion and claimed that voting machine
would be contrary to the provisions OF
tho city charter and State constitution.
Mr.. Gardner said that there was
nothing in the constitution to prevent
the city OF Providence from getting
what information ii wanted and then
said something about constitutional law
yers. Ire resolution was passed and
President Kendrick appointed the follow
ing on the part of the Council: Messrs
Gardiner, Sisson, Whipple and Burdick.
The bill for an ordinance in amend
ment OF chapter sS providing for an in
crease OF the salary OF the recorder or
deeds from $1,000 to $500 per annum was
passed upon motion of Mr.. Phillips.
A bill for an ordinance in amendment OF
section of chapter AZ OF the ordinances
and a bill for an ordinance transferring
the unexpended balance of the aupropria-
tion for public school janitors to the
appropriation for public schools, were
passed upon Recommendation of the
finance committee under suspension OF
the rules. The amendment to chapter
AS provides that s11, 900 instead OF $40, 900
may be used for salaries in the treasury
department although the amount of that
departments appropriation is not In
creased.
The Other bill merely transfers the
fund for school janitors to the fund con-
troiled by the school committee to con-
form with the provisions of the recent
act OF the Legi slature relative to the city
school system.
A resolution to equip certain school
came back from the committee on
finance with recommendation of indefi
mite post ponement for tie reason ,h6t
there are no BILE funds with which
to do tho work.
Mr.. Bullock objected and upon his
motion the resolution was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Grnneli presented the report OF
the committee on city engineers depsrt-
ment relative to the rebuilding Of Wey-
posset bridge and the river walls between
the north line OF Wey bosset bridge and
the south line of Crawford street bridge,
together with a accommodation that the
work be done and that the General AS
sem bly, be asked for authority to nire
1920. eco, the estimated cost of the work.
Commissioner of Public Works Smith
add ressed the Council and urged the ne
cessity OF the wcrk, stating that the con-
tracts could be let out at the present
time, thereby getting the advantage OF
present low prices for stone work.
lie also said IN answer to questions
from the members that from ten to fif-
teen per cent could be saved by the city
bv letting out the whole contract.
The resolution instructipg the city So
licitor to apply to the Legislature for
authority to hire 1920, 600 was then passed
unanimously.
A resolution was passed appropriating
$4,000 for repairs on Point street bridge.
The petition of the Time and Weather
Pillar Company to erect something on
Market square was not granted.
Up)n motion OF MIR. Phillips resolutions
were passed authorizing the commits
sioner OF public works to contract for the
materials necessary for the extension OF
the sewer aud water systems during the
year 1857.
bill for an ordinance was passed rel
ative to the Anthony prize medals for
grammar school pupils, to conform to
the new order by which the prize readings
are changed from the n inth to the eighth
school year.
The following petitioners for remission
of tax were given leave to withdraw upon
recommendation of the committee on
claims:
Winthrop A. Risk, James P. McLaugh-
lin. Augustus III. Preston, X. Il. Grover
q Co., jeremiah bowling, Mary 4. Gala
han, Alfonso Cappeli, Matteo Cnppelli.
Upon Recommendation of the same CON-
mittce resolution was pessed to remit
certain taxes erroneously assessed as foI-
lows: Abby L. l.. Hunter, 1880; Charles
Bowen, executor, s35.97 ana also a resolu-
tiop TO remit sewer assessments ms fol-
lows: Rosa McGrsth, S31. .66; Heirs of
Henry j. Holden, SAP; Mercis Hesld,
FALL River, $50; Isaac -. Miner, s26.5s.
A sewer was ordered in Peace street
from sElmwood avenue to Bucklin
street and also i'm Bucklin street.
Chairman Miner presented tho report
OF the comm ittoe on Fourth of July cele-
bratiou stating that there wss an unex-
pended balance OF sl26.4o let from the
appropriation.
. Chsirman Perkins OF the committee on
city property presented a resolution to
sell a city lot at the corner Of Elmwood
and Potters avenue for $500. The sale
was advocated by Mr.. Cooke of the same
committee aud the resolution was passed.
The Septemb Der and October reports Of
tbe CITY treasurer and the auditor and