The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-20

road station, tOgcthcr WIN tho sum VI
$ia, 600 available by reason OF the favor
able purchase OF highway materials and
an additional sum OF s3o, 600 transferred 20
the appropriation for highways, all the
streets now ordered built can be COM
pletcd. the highways can be maintained
In good order and cleaned for tho balance
of the fiscal year, and employment there
by given to $50 men, or substantially the
same sized force as that employed in this
department last year, with the exception
that loss number OF teams VIII bc re-
quired Ii should also be considered that
IL Is proposed Go use considerable
amount of the money intended 20 be bor-
rowed in laying asphalt pavement on oer-
tain streets and that, under present cir
cumstances little, II any, employment
would be thereby given 10 our homo
laborers. The inducement held out by
the passage of tho proposed resolution at
the present time TO laborers from abroad
to flock 10 this city for employment should
also be carefully considered, aud 10 my
mind would aggravate instead of solve
the question and would be an injury 10
our own deserving labOrers.
For these reasons | must withhold my
approval of the accompanying resolution.
EDWIN ID. McGUINAESS
Mayor.
Mr.. Whiteley urged the passage Of tho
resolution over the veto. He said that
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highway work and that the promise Of
the finance committee 20 give tho high
way department $50, 600 additional had
not been kept. He moved the passage OF
the resolution.
Mr.. Sturgos denied that any such
promise had ever been made and said that
he hoped the resolution would not DO
passed over the veto.
To pass the resolution over the veto
thrcc-hf vote. or "a out OF tho iO, was
necessary.
Ii was defeated by vote Of 90 in the
affirmative and II in the NEGATIVE as fOi-
lows: Ayes. President kondriCk and
Councilmen Allen, Beane, Davis. Grinnei,
Gardner Jones, Kelly, kayanaugh,
Leonard, Miner, Morgan, Molloy, Perkins,
Shcahan, Trask, Tanner, Whitcley Water
man and West
Noes, Councilmen Angel, Blakeley,
Bullock, H. w. Cooke, Gray, GrimwOod,
Howard, O'Connell, Presbrey, Randall,
Sturges, Smith, Swarts, Sawin, Whipple.
WeybOSset Bridge TO Be Rebuilt.
For the committee on city engineers
department Councilman Grinnel pre-
sentcd a bill for an ordinance providing
for hiring the sum Of $;i2O 600 for building
new bridge ON the site of Weybosset
bridge, and for rebuilding river walls
from Market square 20 the south line OF
Crawford street, also "A resolution direct
ing the commissioner of public works To
build "a new bridge over the Providence
river at Weybosset bridge, and TO rebuild
the river walls from Market square to the
south line of Crawford street and appro-
priating 1920, 600 therefor.
Both the bill and resolution were passed
without debate and communicated 10 tho
Board Of Aldermen.
Councilman Sturges presented n joint
pae I'm ion t, M IA All
mittee 10 inquire into the relation exist
ing between the city and the Union
Railroad Company with special reference
to the returns made 10y the company To
the ASy under the provision OF the fran
chise act.
The purpose of the resolution Is to focus
the interests OF the Council in COM
mittee as preliminary to the arbitra-
tion. The resolution was referred to the
committee on ordinances
Mr.. Cooke of the First ward presented
n resolution instructing the city solicitor
10 apply Co the General Assembly for
authority To hire 500, 600 for school pur-
poses and moved It's passage without
reference. That motion prevailed.
The Board resolution directing the city
solicitor 10 apply 20 the General Assembly
Tor the repeal OF Chapter 420 of the
General Laws relating TO the school com
mittee in the city Of Providence was
amended by Mr.. Sturgcs by providing that
the application be made 10 the next Legis-
lature and 1t was passed rs amended.
The Board resolution directing the city
solicitor 10 apply 10 the General Assembly
for the passage Of such legislation as viii
authorize the chief Of police TO issue per-
mits to suitable persons 20 carry firearms
i'm the city of Providence was laid on the
table upon motion of Councilman
Sturgcs
The petition Of William P Sheffield,
.Ir., for remission OF sewer tax was re-
ferred to committees on claims.
Councilman Jones presented the invita-
tion of the park commissioner for the
mayor and city oouncilmen % visit Roger
Williams Park on May |. IL was accepted.
The Iettion of .Iamcs Cornell Tor the
layout of Daniels gangway was referred 60
committee on highways
Resolutions were passed accepting the
gifts of Elisha Gregory Anna NJ. Gauch,
heirs of Mary Il. Anthony, Sarah " G.
Bowen, Samuel McCoid, and Gertrude ID.
Taft TO the North Burial Ground Fund.
Upon recommendation of the commit
tee on finance a resolution authorizing
the city treasurer to apply uncXpCnded
balance OF money hired for construction
of new Red bridge toward payment of
notes issued for that purpose was passed.
Upon recommendation of tine committee
on highways permission was granted to
Joseph A. Brown To move n building.
The Board resolution authorizing the
committee on city property To sell certain
city lots at not less than 20 cents a foot
was referred to the committee on city
property.