The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-03

what in their Judgment the city ought
to have not by any means what they
expect TO get.
In one branch Of the City Council or
Ehe other there is sure 20 be an amend
Dlent offered TO substitute the present
rate of 81. 65 in place OF the 81. rs and there
W i'll lie compromise figures offered be-
tween the two. In all probability the
tax rate Will not be raised at all
Last Years Deadlock.
The question recalls the fight of year
ago ana the deadlock which lasted from
May (. until June /.
Tho bill 20 raise tax from 81. 60 70 sl.e5
was introduced in the Common Council
by MIR Phillips. then chairman Of the
flDanco committee on May T. 1856, and il
was passed by vote of 80 to 9, Council
man Howard of the First ward being
absent The vote stood Is follows:
President kendrick and Coun-
cilmen Sturges, Cook, Bullock, Rathbone
Gardner Gray, Sisson, kelleher Burdick,
Metcalf, Kelly, Kendrick, BlakeIey,
Cressy Randall, Angel, Waterman,
Grinnell, Gardner, Anthony. Phillips,
Trueman, whiteley, Perkins, Lougee,
Beane.
Noes-Counoilmen Freeman, Kava-
naugh. Miner O'Connell, Ryan, Rem
linRer, 1rask, Tanner, West.
OF the thirty who voted in the affirma-
tive there are twenty loft TO vote on the
measure tonight Tho ten who are retired
| are Councilmcn Kclleher, Rathbona
| Gardner, Metealf, - kendrick, Cressy
Anthony, Phillips Blanchard, Trueman
and Lougec. Mr.. Metcalf is succeeded by
Mr.. Sheahan and it is safe to predict that
the latter will not vote for raise of
| taxes
OF the nine who voted mo- there are
four out-the late George j. West and
Councilmen Freeman, Ryan, and Rem
lingter. Councilman trueman will vote
no this year III the other branches.
The Board Refused.
When the Common Council bill went to
the Board Of Aldermen on May II, 1t was
defeated by "a vote OF To as follows:
Yeas, Aldermen Little, Nichols, Burbank
and Richards
Noes, Aldermen Dary, Reynolds, Nc
Carthy, Fuller, Pierce and Winsor
This vote of to was taken after an
amendment by Alderman Nichols TO
make the rate 81 20 had been voted down
5 to :, the two affirmative votes being his
own and that of Alderman Burbank.
Then followed the long deadlock. On
the 25th of May the Common Council met
again and insisted ON the passage of its
bill without amendment
AT n special meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen on May 2S that body again
refused to take concurrent action. 1t was
tie vote that time as follows:
Ayes-Aldormen Little, Nichols Bur-
bank and Richards
Noes-Aldcrmen Pierce. Winsor, C.
Cartny, and Reynolds. Mayor McGuin-
ness voted "no. -
This was followed by the appointment
Of committee of conference from both
branches made up as follows: Aldermen
Nichols, Winsor and Mccarthy and Coun-
cilmen Phillips Sturges and Sisson.
Conference Committees Work.
The committee of conference met on
June and the result of the deliberations
was to convince Mayor McGuinness and
Alderman Winsor who had previously
voted mo- that there should be an in
crease of the rate. The committee, with
the dissenting vote Of Alderman Me-
Carthy, recommended that the Board con.
| cur with the Common Council
A portion Of the conference report is
interesting inasmuch as IL declared just
as tonight's report will declare that not
TO raise the rate means to run deeper in
dc bt.
The conference committee said:
The committe thus appointed hold
meeting on June /, at which His Honor.
the mayor and the city auditor We're
present The financial situation Of the
CITY was tultluliy anu IL WIS
the Judgment Of "A majority of this COM
mittee and the unanimous sentiment OK
the conference COMMITTEES OF tho Common
Council that the best interests of the
municipality absolutely required that the
ate OF taxation should be fixed at the
sum of Sl6 90 on each $1,000 for the cur
rent year, i'm order that the city may meet
its obligations maintain its credit and
enable It's efficient departments like the
public schools the police and fire depart
ments, To b. maintained without reduce
ton of their forces or a curtailment of the
school term Borrowing money to pay
current expenses is fatal policy alike for
n business man or n corporation, yet that
is tfe condition that confropts tho Board
Of Aldermen unicss.the rate of taxation Is
advanced.
The Mayor Flopped.
The fnal vote in Bthe GARD WINS then
taken and Sc stood five to i've as follows:
Ayes Aldermen Burbank, Little.
Nichols, Richards and Winsor.
Noes, Aldermen Darcy, Fnllor, Mccarthy,
Pierce and Reynolds
Mayor .NIcUuinness I'm tho meantime
had changed his mind aud broke the tic
by voting IN the affirmative.