The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-10
The Council Devoted Itself
to Business.
Passed Ordinance Relating
to Travelling Shows.
Money for the New Park Casino
Other Matters Disposed Of

Last nights session OF the Common
Council. differed from all others held by
that bo1y since the Inauguration last
January In point of time and quantity OF
talk.
Ii was the shortest session OF tbs year,
the motion 10 adjourn coming within sn
hour from he roll call, and there was not
syilsbl CT discussion on any question
tsrrinc OF course. the public urinsls issue.
The resolution to adopt plans for public
uriuals was taken from the table and
Councilman Waterman offered as IN
amendment that tile sum OF $500 be sub
stituted for $4,000, and that the location
of the proposed urinal be changed from
Washington row TO Cansl street. The
resolution was referred 10 the committee
on finance.
Gilman Gardiner presented a bill for an
ordinance regulating The location OF
travelling shows snd recommended its
passage. The pill provides that no man.
sgcr shall establish tent show or any
other sort OF a show In a vscant lot, with
out first filing petition with the chief
of police, ana securing the written con-
sent Of ell abutiing owners within 200
feet OF the proposed location. The bill
was passed.
From the same committee came bill
for an ordinance prohibiting the placing
Of bill posters on temporary fences or
walls erected in the public thorong hfsres
for the protection of building opera
tiors The bill Was passed.
Chsirman Phillips for the finance CON-
miltse recommpnded the passage OF
i'll amending the ordinance relative to
sIlsries by increasing the annuaLcompen-
atiou of the recorder of deeds from s1400
TO $500. The bill was laid over until the
mkt session, under the rules
Upon recommends ou OF the finance
committee, a substitute bill was passed
to be used for the construction offs ca
sino at Roger Williams perk.
The original bill was indefinitely post
ronsd.
Albert T. Doyle, John b. Corcoran,
Thomas Il. Joyce. James kiggin and
Charles IL. Philbrick, petitioners for re-
mission of taxes, were all given leave to
withdraw, upon recommendation OF the
committee on claims. Henry r. Horton
vas allowed s4.6o.
Councilman Tanner presented the re-
port of the committee on parks relative
TO tic petition Of ]. nj. Potter and 400
,thers for speed way al Roger Williams
Park. The estimated cost of the proposed
drive Ia S43, 600 and under existing circum-
stances the committee did not deem 1t
advisable to expend that amount OF
money. The petitioners were given leave
TO withdraw.
Upon recommendation of the commit
tee on sewers as presented oy. Chairman
Blskeley resolutions were passed order
ing sewers in the following streets:
Vale and Danfort streets. Estimated
cost, 2S1l.59; approximate assessments,
$500.
Pekin and Osborn streets and Frank
lin avenue. Estimated cost, s5s21. %. ;
a ,sessments, s751i.39;
Peace street from Bucklin street to
Elmwood avenue. Estimated cost,
s2sO4. 80; assessments, s35O1.Ss;
And In Ivring street from Emerson
street to Broad street, and In Broad
street from Irving street to Elma street.
Estimated cost, si62o.6i; assessments,
sl472.
At the request OF Councilman Ryan