The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
SALARY BILL
DEFEATED.
Voted Down by Aldermen
Seven 10 Three.
A MUNICIPAL CENSUS.
Resolution to Take One Sent to
financ. Committee.
OTHER BUSINESS DISPOSED OF.

iourned session yesterday afternoon.
Mayor McGuinness presided and the
Aldermen were ia attendance.
The only notable thing about the meet
Ing was the refusal OF the board to concur
with the Common Council in the resolu-
tion to increase certain salaries. The
joint standing committee on finance IL
will be remembered. several months ago
prepared an elaborate report on salaries of
certain officials and recommended the con-
solidation OF certain offices, the substi-
tuition Of salaries in place of fees, the
raising of the salaries OF certain other
officers and gently, but strongly, init.
mated n reduction in the compen nsation OF
mem bers Of the City Council On Monday
evening Nov. g. the Common Council
passed AT ordinance fixing the salary of
recorder of deeds at $1,000 instead of Sl400:
the salary OF the secoud assistant city
solicitor at 5000 instead of $3.50: the
salary Of medical INSPECTOR at $500 in
stead OF $1,000; the salary of the overseer
Of tho poor at $500 instead OF Sli00 and
the mayors clerk at $1,000 instead OF $500.
The Common Council on Monday even
ing, Nov o.. refused 70 pass a resolution
directing the city solicitor TO apply TO tho
General Assembly for necessary leRisla-
tion To provide for the payment Of salaries
in place of fees To the city sergeant and city
registrar, ana for the consolidation of the
offices of inspector of buildings and sup
erIntendent Of buildings in one Office ana
the abolition Of ths Office Of superintend-
ent OF lights.
These facts were called To the attention
of the Board by Alderman Nichols. who
signed ths report of the committee on
finance recommending all OF the changes
above referred to. Under tho lead of the
Ia. ~.
ton to increase salaries was rejected 10y
vote of to-
Sundry nuisance orders were passed.
A comm unicatiou was received from
City Registrar Chaplin stating that it was
customary 10 take city census midway
between tie stats and United States CEN
sus that he last such census taken cost
$3.50 and II one was 10 be taken next year
arrangements fer the same must be made
at once.
A resolution providing for the taking
of "a census which Will include state
ment of the number of dwelling houses
with street and number. the number of
unoccupiea dwelling houses, the mber
of tenements the number of families the
humber of persons, male and female,
black and wbits in each family, and the
total population of the city accompanied
the communication: The compensation
{ be one and u half cents a family, the
cost to be charged TO the approximation for
contingencies.
Alderman Nichols sort OF objected TO
the referenc To the contingent fund and
said he would be glad not to be in the
board next year and try TO get something
out OF nothing "a the contingent funu
was oil gone.
Alderman Burbank moved the resolu.
tlon DE referred To the finance committee
and no one objected so that disposition
was made of the matter
The petition cf Patrick Gormley for
leave to build barn at ~ Knight street
was, on motion Of Alderman Wiusor. laid
On the table for two weeks.
Alderman Nichols presented resolu-
tions providing for the purchase of ma
terals for sewer construction, water de
partment construction ond fire hydrants
and material for laying water pipes
recommended by the finance committee
and they were passed In concurrence with
the common council
The following parties were granted
leave to build barns Joseph Belisle, at
5iS Charles street; Bridget flaming. at
r.ar 1886 Westminster street; Jules Cor
dan. at 23S Waterman street; John King.
on Bergen street; /. Mendeloutz. at 53
Steu ben street.
a resolution providing for the taking
OF the school census was passed.
The following petitions for permission
To hold dances and entertainments were
granted: Arion Club in Infantry hall,
Nov. "a, 1897; Amphion Dramatic CLUB
S9o Westminster street, Dec. l., 1897;
American Cadets. 755 Westminster street,
hov. 80. 1897; Gen. burnside Camp, No.
3, "a Market square. Nov. 81. 90 and 3D. Dec.
I 2rnx n.,h
Is. and W.. Dec. 2, 1897; Boston SYM
phony Orchestra. Infantry hall, Dec. 1,
1897; Defender Council -. d. u. A. ~,
Odd Fellows hail Nov. 20 1897; Double
Y Literary Association. 72s Westminster
street, Nov. %; Emmett Temperauce
Cadets, Dimond hall, Nov. 20; Excelsior
Social Club. "a Westminster street, Dec.
10; Eldorado Social Clun. Westminster
and Dean streets. Dec. 10; "A. Foxcraft.
Infantry hall, Nov. %; Forester Guards,
40 Dorrance street, Nov. 80 Dec. g 4. 10;
Il. a. Club Colonial hall, Dec. 1; Guard
Of Honor y3j Westminster street, Nov. "A,
u the 2oth, Ladies Auxiliary, st. Paul
Commandery, Knights Templar, 72S
Westminster street. Dec. Z; Ladies' Naval
Veterans Association, "a Eddy street, Dec.
4: Lucy Hay Soeiai Club. ID. Of L., ccr-
Dcr Of Public street and Elmwood avenue,
Dec ?; Maceo Sucial Club, HolCen Hail,
nac. 10: Mayilow Lodge. q. H.. 40
Council. No. 27, q. u. A. M, 40 West
minister street. Nov. 20; Narragansett
Walters Club l25 Cranston street Nov.
%, %, "a: Oriental Portuguese Beneficial
society. 81 South Main street, Nov. l3;
Oriental Lodge. No. y. X. OF r.. Orien tai
hall, Dec. 1 Providence Council, No. -.
K Of g., 562 Westminster street. Nov. -:
Providence Nickelodeon. ilO Westminster
street, Nov. -, 23 "a, %, 2d. 27; Painters
and Decorators Union, No. l99. 72s West
minister street, Dec. 4; Providence Nickel
odeoD. 4l0 Westminster street, Nov. %.
30. dec. l, ., Z 4; X. ]. Kennel Club i2S
Westminster street, Dec IS: Roger
Williams Lodge. Odd Fellows "a Weybos
set street, Dec. "a, social committee Of
Lady Lincoln Council, II. ef H.. "a West,
minister street, Dec. 2; Triumph Lodge.
No. |. q. L., 2is wcvbosset street Nov.
20; fndepcndent Social Club l26 Gran
ston street. Nov. 20: Thomas LauzhliD.
$50 Westminster street. Nov. 10; Washing
ton Sncial Cluh. 52s Westminster stree,
Now ~; Providence Spiritual Asso, ia
tiun. PAS Weybuss street Dee /: Red
Cross Auxiliary Sociaty. MI Eddy street,
Drc. H. Z. = - 10. ~. Guard Of Honor
q;i3 Westminster street dec. T. u, -. %;