The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22
IT CHANGED.
Council Votes for Train
ing School Addition.
Mill Waste Matter COncurred
in With an Amendment.
Union Railroad Station Resolution
Indefinitely Postponed.

The Common Council at last nights s
meeting passed the resolutions and the
| bill for an ordinance which Will enable
the school committee TO have tho neces-
sary $685. 600 to build an addition to the
Manual Training high school. That was
| the only business of Importance. The
| rest OF fOur-hour session was dGyoted TO
| verbal scraps over triiles.
Addi tiOn TO the Contingency Fund.
| For the committee on finance Chairman
| Sturges recommended the passage of bills
| for ordinances adding So, 600 TO the ap-
| preparation for contingencies, the same 90
! be taken from sewer assessments, and 20
add $3.50 to the appropriation for street
| signs and numbers also resolution 10
| Drovide for settees on Dexter training
| field Mr.. West wished to amend the
resolution by including Davis Park and
at the suggestion OF President hendr;ck
| made separate resolution Of IL. The
| bills and the resolution reported back by
| Mr.. Sturges were passed.
From the same committee Chairman
| Sturges presented a bill for an ordinance
| to amend the ordinances regulating the
| office of city sealer by providing for the
| official to take oath as To the accuracy OF
| his returns to the city treasurer. The
| bill was passed under suspension of the
rules.
From Committee on Claims.
| For the committee on claims Chairman
| Bullock recommended the passage of res
| olutions to remit sewer assessments on
| Rhoda Steore estate of Sl7. 53; George Ill.
| Boswortb $2S; jefferson ID. Eosworth.
| S2S; and Emanuel Eastwood, $5i7 rs; also
that George w. Hall, petitioner for remis
| sion OF tax, be given leave TO withdraw.
| The resolutions were passed as recon-
mended.
Veto Of the Mayor Sustained.
| For the committee on highways, Chair
man Whiteley recommended the passage
| of resolution to define grades for Robin
street, Dennispn street, Prescott street,
| Knowles street. Ladd street, and Win
| chester place.
| Also resolutions to lay out Trenton
| street and resolution to pave SabIl
street with asphalt The resolutions WEI,
passed. Upon recommendation Of the
| same committee bill for an ordinance
| granting permission TO the Providence
Telephone Company to build underground
| conduits and to put up poles and wires
in certain streets, was passed. The orig
| inal bill, which was vetoed by the mayor
several weeks ago was indefinitely post
| poned.
| The difference between the two is tha,
hereafter tho company shall erect poles
| only on those streets where 10 is not vet
| practicable To nut the wires under grounC
and it Is ON condition that the wires
throughout the city shall be placed in tn,
| conduits as rapidly as possible
Eight New Sewers ORDERED.
| Chairman Blakeley for the committee on
sewers recommended the passage Of reso
| tuition ordering sewers in the following
| streets
Smith street from Elmhurst street tC
| Mclaughlin street. Estimated cost,
| $40, III. 6i assessments, S5SiS.
Wayne street, from Nolan street Il
| Candace street. Estimated cost, $S09. 40
| assessments, 500. 90.
| Halsey street. from Point about 100 feet
| east of Prospect street to Brown street
| Estimated cost, 1904 3S; assessments, $20S.
Irving avenue from Wayland avenue t.
| Blackstone Boulevard, also from "a poin,
| 100 feet easterly from Taber avenue to
Elmgrove avenue; and in Humboldt ave
pue. from Irving avenue TO Elton street
Estimated cost 81 6iS %; assessments,
$i276
Princeton avenue, from Elmwood
avenue to Updike street Estimated cost,
$50 II; assessments, Sl4S9.
Danforth street, from Smith street to q
point about 40 feet southerly from Vale
street Estimated cost. sos. %; assess
ments, $3.50
Mathew street, from the southerly end
of the street to Fillmore street Esti
mated cost. $500. 10; assessments, S925.
Doyle avenue, from end of present sewer
east of East avonue to Elmgrove avenue.
Estimated cost 50. 3;I5. 66 assessments,
$3.50. The resolutions were passed.
TIE Manual Ira ming Scho |.
Chairman Marinus w. Gardiner called
from the table tho report of the committee
on education recommending the passage
Of bill for an ordinance providing for the
issue of notes To the amount of Sl25, 600 for
a manual training high school and the
accompanying resolutions To obtain plans
and estimates for manual training high
school and appropriatin1 500 therefor
and TO condemn certain land for q manual
training high school.
lie asked for the adoption of the report
and the passage OF the resolutions and
ordinance.
MIR. Bullock said that no was in favor of
the manual training of boys and girls but
opposed the passage of the measures on the
score of municipal economy and cited
statistics of other towns TO show that the
city Of Providence does not secure an
adequate income from the present rate OF
taxation.
lie said that the per capita cost per pupil
for maintaining the schools of Providence
Is Sj6 80 annually, whilc in Boston IL Is
but $500
Mr. Sbeahan advocated the passage OF
tho bill and the res buttons for the reason
that manufacturing city like Providence
should furnish manual training.
Mr.. Burd ck Keeps EiS Word.
Mr.. Burdick delivered moving grafton
and, true 20 his agreement of last Friday
10 vote for any appropriation asked for.
advocated the resolution. He said that
the use Of the desired Si25. OO0 Is all that Is
now needed to place the city OF Pruvidence
I'm tho front rank of Europonn nations
so far as education is concerned.
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