The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-17
Council Now Realizes Its
Significance.
Its Enforcement Last Night
Delayed Legislation.
A Precedent Made of the Filtration
Report--Finance and Schools.

OF the uitfhllon QUESTION uhu tho rcooiSh
lasted only an hour, contrary to the ex-
pectations of the members who had
looked forward to being in the midst OF
their arguments at midnight.
Councilman Grinnell presented the fill
tration report of the engineers depart
ment committee. President Kendrick
said that Rule II would have to be sus-
pended before any action could be taken
and Mr.. West objected. He said that 1t
was the best of all the Council rules and
that precedent should not be made by
suspending ii MIR. Grinnell explained
that Ii was because of an oversight on the
part of the Mayor that the report was not
no difference. Councilman Grinnell and
Freeman were the only members to vote
for the suspension of the rule and the
papers were filed with Clerk Hayden.
The full text OF the report appears In lHE
NEWS today in another column.
During t. e hour that the Council was
in session half a dozen resolutions were
passed to appropriate money for school
purposes and also resolution TO get
authority to hire 1900, 600.
FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERs.
A resolution sppropriating $4,000 for
the erection of new grammar school
building at the junction of Eddy and
Broad streets, and resolution aprro-
priating Sl55, 200 for the erection of new
Fest Side High School were indefinitely
postponed on recommendation OF the
committee on finance
Upon recommendation of the finance
committee a bill for an ordinance adding
$500 to the appropriation for the Harrison
street ward room and school house was
passed; also resolutions adding 1000 to
the appropriation for Courtlapd street
school house and adding $1,000 to the APP
propriation for the Kendrick street school
house, and resolutions making an addi-
tional appropriation of $1,000 for Potters
avenue school and adding $500 to the APP
preparation for the Greedy street school
were passed.
The report upon the resolution direct
ing the committee on education TO report
the number of nonresident teachers IN
the schools Of the city of Providence, and
the mum ber of nonresident pupils attend
ing such schools, was received. III stated
that no teachers are being employed con-
trary to the terms of the ordinances and
that there are no nonresident pupils who
do not pay tuition, except the children OF
soldiers for whom the laws OF the State
specially provide.
The petition of the school committee
for authority to establish kindergarten
in the Ring Street School House was
granted and a bill for an ordinance grant
ing the authority was passed.
The petitions of the school committee
for the increase of salaries of the surervi-
sor of primary schools; the kindergarten
critic teacher; and the assistants in the
eighth and ninth grades of the grammar
gchoois, and the supervisor of physical
training were not granted.
TO BORROW $500, ZOO.
Chairman Gardner OF the committee on
education presented communication
asking for the passage of a resolution au-
thorizing the city solicitor TO apply to
the General Assembly for the passage of
to borrow $500, 900 for school houses and
lots. The resolution was passed without
reference.
The report of the committee on city
property recommending the passage of an
ordinance authorizing the committee on
city property to appoint ianitors for
school buildings was received and refer
red to the committee on education.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
Upon recommendation of the commit
tee on claims the following petitioners
Sullivan, Sarah T.. Heap, Katharine
Kuoasch, Joseph q. Colburn, and Wilt
lam j. Beane.
Resolutions to pay Charles Rogers the
sum of $3.50; and Helen M. Bolles $50 for
damages, were passed ana also resolutions
to remit certain sewer assessments
against Michael Duggan, ct ux, S2S. IA;
John A. Swenson, ct ux., s32.16, ana
James X. Hodges heirs, S63 "a, and also
to remit the tax enormously assessed
against John Hanley, ct ux., for 1895,
Sl1.20 upon recommendation of the same
committee.
A bin for an ordinance in amendment
nf ha ~ ina lad
"An ordinance providing for the election
OF on inspector of plumbing. etc." was
laid over until the next meeting under
rule is. 1t provides for an extra assistant
and an increase of salary.
The report upon the petition of the
Providence, Ponagansett and Springfield
Railroad Company was that the petition
er be given leave to withdraw and 1t was
so voted.
FOR HARBoR IMPROVEMENT.
Chairman Remlinger presented the re-
port of the committee on harbor recon-
mending a resolution ordering plans and
estimates of the cost Of improving the
harbor. The resolution was amended so
that the expense shall be limited to $500
and then passed.
The report of the city auditor upon the
estimated receipts aud expenditures for
the financial year, ending September 80,
1891, Whs preseHleu Dy MT. IninpS anu
communicated to the Board of Aldermen.
The resolution directing the Union
Railroad Company to remove WHAT Cheer
Cottage from Roger Williams Park was
taken from the table and indefinitely
postponed. Councilman Gr.nnell then
presented substitute resolution di,ect-
ing the Union Railroad Company to re-
move oil of its property from Roger WILL
Jams Park on or before May ], 1896. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on ordinances.
Councilman Angel presented the report
of the committee on hre department upon
a resolution relative TO furnishing lunches
TO iremen and policemen while on duty
at fires, which was to the effect that IL
would be inexpedient and the committee
recommended that the resolution he re-
ferred TO the board OF fire comm ssion-
ers, and 10 was so voted.
The petitions OF the school committee
for authority to- establish kiudergartens;
Also for additional school facilities I'm the
Second Ward, and TO reserve the lot corner
OF Camp and Cypress streets therefor;
also for public hearing relative to pIac-
ing the appointment OF school jaitors i'm
the school cOmmittCQ were prespnted lv