The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-23
City Council Is Very So
IicitOuS Just Now.
Cold Winter Is Coming On,
Likewise an Election.
Car Tenders May Take Place Of
Transfers as a Goo Goo Issue.


government should go 10 the General AS
sembiy and petition for charter under
the CORPORATION name OF "Litils Brother
of the Poor The one cry at the city
hall now is "we must look out for the
poor Cold winter days are coming
and SO Is election. 1t in taken for granted
in political circles that the laborers who
WELD the SPADES and the picks in the
parks ana the highways sre Democratic
voters susceptitle to gratitude. They
must have work. The Mayor invited the
heads OF several departments and the
chat men of several committees and the
professor Of political economy in Brown
University 10 meet at the executive de-
partment yesterday and talk over the con-
.dition Of the poor and devise methods for
their relief.
Taxes have been raised and scms means
must be furnished by wbicn the tax
payer can earn more money. AS result
of. yesterdays conference in the Mayors
Office special meetings OF both branches
Of the city government were called to-
day, the Common Council at u o,c ock
and the Board of Aldermen at 2.
COMMON COUNCIL.
A resolution was passed instructiDg
the city solicitor to 60 TO the General As
sembiy next week and ask for authority
for the city to borrow another slo0. COO in
order to complete the park work. There
was some opposition, but it was explain
ed that the park work ought to be done
in order TO furnish employment for the
lsborers and the resolution wss passed.
A bill was passed authorizing the city
auditor to transfer $4,000 from the curb
stone account to the approximation for
highways, in order that more money may
be available with which to give employ
ment to the poor.
At this point the cause Of the poor met
with temporary setback, as the resolu-
tion TO bring Aliens avenue 10 grade be-
tween Public street and New York ave-
nue. at cost of $4,000 was continued
until the next meeting. The harbor
committee was authorized to expend
5000 for dredging.
Alabama and Montgomery avenues
were declared public highways for the
poor to walk upon.
mcn resolutions were passed ordering
nine new sewers at an estimated cost of
17,lS4.74. The assessments are go, 40e.9 "a.
The resignation OF Hon. Frank +.
Olney as u member or the committee on
maaufacturers' waste was accepted and
Councilman William Blakeley OF the
Fourth Ward was appointed as /. his suc-
cessor.
Councilman Bullock presented resolu-
tion authorizing the city solicitor to go
to the General Assembly for authority to
define public market location at terri
tory between Market SQUARE, Exchange
place and the northerly side of Steeple
street on Canal; passed.
Councilman Waterman revived pleasant
memories by presenting resolution in
structing the committee on railroads 20
repor, at n, next meeting what progress
has been made by the Union Railroad
Company in the matter OF providing suit
,ble tenders for their cars.
Board Of Aldermen.
The Board OF Aldermen were quite az
enthusiastic about the poor as the Com
non Council had been. Alderman little
objected to the sl5O,000 addition TO the
city uett in the interests of the poor be-
csuse the announc ement that Providence
is becoming so charitable would bring in
from other towns a large and undesira ble
ADDITION tothe population.
The Alderman from the Second Ward
said he vas in favor of borrowing the
modey either as an indirect means OF
charity or for the sake of furnishing pub
lie work, bu; he thought that the city
laborers should get one dollar day
rather than one and a half. Alderman
Mccarthy resented this and said that tho
lsborers should not be crushed down by
low prices while other city em ployees,
inc uding the Aldermen, were getting
fancy prices.
Then the Second Ward representa- tive
arose again and said that he would be
the last man to grind down the leborer,
but that he should advocate one dollar a
day because larger number of the poor
could get the benefit out of the $3.50. .OOC
In conclusion, ne said that he would like
to have some one put things square. The
resolution to get authority to add $780,
0OO to the city dott was then passed in
concurrence.
The resolution transferring $4,000 to
the highway department was also passed.
The action Of the Common Council in
accepting the resisnation OF Hon. Frank
r.. Olney as member OF the committee
on manufacturers waste snu I'm appoin,-
ing Councilman Blakely was eoncurred
in.
The executive appointment OF william
\. Mjsley as clerk Of District 2, Ward 4,
% succeed Moses W. Brown, was con-
vrmed.
After the irensaction OF considerable
routine business the Board adjourned.
Large quantities oi lead pipe has been
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