The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-29
Aldermen Refuse Concur
renee on Tax Rate.
Deciding Vote on the Question
Cast by the Mayor.
Committee of Conlerence--New
Bridge for Market Square.

The Board of Aldermen held special
meet ing yesterday afternoon to consider
the proposed raising of the tax rate from
81. 90 to sl.65 per 500 and to approve the
form of bond for the new sewer loan.
With but very LITTLE discussion the Board
voted not to concur with the Common
Council. 1t was close vote, though, and
the Mayor threw the decisive ballot.
The Board, by its action, has made
more special meetings necessary. The
Council will meet tonight and the Board
adjourned 10 next Monday night In
the meantime committees from both
branches Will confer as to the best way
out of the fix the city Will be in il the
tax rate IS not fixed before the assessors
get ready to &c to work.
Alderman Little moved and ii was sec
onded that the Board concur ith the
Council.
Alderman Mccarthy said he Raw no
good reason why the members should
change their minds and he hoped they
would adhere 70 their original good
judgment and not vote TO have the taxes
raised.
He had learned, he said, that a legal
assessment would more than even up mat
ters and he cited case where q lot Of
land is taxed S10 foot when the owner
bad received an offer of Si0 foot and
would not sell. He thought IL should be
the duGy of the Board TO see that the as
SCISSORS look into these things. He was
not pleading the cause of the poor, but OF
the men of moderate means.
A roll call was taken and resulted In a
tie of 4 to 4, Aldermen Fuller and Darcy
being absent. The ayes were: Messrs.
Little, Nichols, Burbank and Richards.
Mayor McGuinness then said: 81 vote
nr "a RnarH moi
Alderman Nichols moved that a confer
ence committee be appointed. Alderman
Wlusor seconded the motion. Alderman
Mccarthy couldn't see why q committee
should be sent to the Council. That body
should have sent TO the upper branch.
Alderman Reynolds wanted the city to
live within its income, stop borrow ing
and stop raising taxes.
On roll call it WAS decided to have a
committee by TO 3, Messis. Reynolds,
Mccarthy and Pierce voting in the mega.
tive.
The Mayor appointed Mcssrs. Nichols,
Wlnsor and Mccarthy to confer with a
similar committee on the part OF the
Common Council.
Alderman Mccarthy offered a resolution
for new bridge TO take the place of the
present Wey ybosset street. TO cost not ex-
ceeding S210,000. 1t was referred to the
committee on city engineers department.
The following grand jurors were drawn :
Henry Il. Lewis, Charles o. Fall, Latrick
Crossen, John b. Cook, Jr.. Frank Il.
Chesbro Benjamin i. Pierce.
The following petit jurors were drawn !:
Herbert l.. Eddy, Benjamin ID. Weeden,
Frederick Il. Luther, Clarence M. Benson.
Messrs Burbank and Mccarthy were
appointed for the Board mem pers OF the
Joint special committee TO 60 to the
Union Railroad Company and ask what
the company's plans for transfer sta
tion may be.
Petitions were granted as follows:
William Il. Ryan TO be an suctioneer;
John Campbell. S1l. 30 for damage under
the dog law; Fred Il. Borden, Edward
G.. Marsvon, William II. Miller, Edward
McSherry, stephen Barstow, Moses L..
Watson Il Son, Thomas Il. Conoon and
Giuseppe Carralo, licenses for drivers of
vehicles.
A number of petitions for sewers were
referred, as was the petition OF Dennis
Cronin for an electric light on TocKwot-
ton street.
Mendel .FrIedman's pawnbroker bond
was approved.
Horace Il. Holland, as appointed, was
confirmed an assistant inspector OF
plumbing.
The Board concurred with the Council
in the passage OF the following resolu-
AppropriatinG 500 TO build the river
wall at Red bridge; appropriaiing si50
for school accommodations in the seventh
school district near Potter's avenue
school; relative TO certain changes in tho
fire station at the the ju1ction OF Smith
and Orms streets; accepting plans for n
casino at Roger Williams Park TO remit
tax erroneously assessed against Frank
W. lillinghast; ordering sewers in Black
stone boulevard and President avenue,
Globe street, Harriet, Sayles and Liberty
streets; accepting certain gifts in North
Burial Ground.