The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-21
IT WAS NOT
DISCUSSED.
Council Passed the Ap-
preparation Bill.
FEW CHANGES WERE MADE
Amount For the City Clerks Office
Cut Down $1,000.
FEW CHANGES WERE MADE
CID RAILWAY STATION MATTER

The Common Council held a brief ses
sion last evening The annual appropria
ton bill was passed without discussion
and by a unanimous vote
The matter OF new layout for Ex
change place which MANY think neces
sary. owing to the proposed removal ol
the old depot, was brought to the at
tention of the Council by Councilman
Waterman, and was referred, after spInt
discussion, to the committee on terminal
facilities.
The appropriation for the city clerks
Office is, by the new appropriation Dill, re-
duced 5000. The schools get this year
S525 900, while last year IL was Sil5. 600.
The contingencies appropriation is re-
duoed 500, 00U.
Councilman Sturges, chairman Of the
committee on finance. recommended Ger.
tain transfers OF APPROXIMATIONS anu asked
that the rules be suspended as the i'm
mediate transfer Of the sums asked was
Imperative. The Council voted. TO MAKE
the transfers.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
From the same committee was received
the approximation bill, making appropria-
tions for the ensuing fiscal year and the
rules on recommendation OF the commit
tee passed under suspension of the rules
by q unanimous.vote.
Asvlun walls and buildings, 5000 /;
auditing department. $500; city clerk ;
department. 5000; City Council. x2S, QUO ;
City Hall maintenance $50. OOO; clerk OF
Common Council and committees, $500 (;
contingencies $50, 600; elections, SIS. 900; (;
executive department., $72OO; fire depart
ment, 1886. 600; harbor, So 200; health
department. $i4, 600; inspector OF build
ings $4,000; inspector Of milk. $4,000; in
spector of lumbing, $4,000. Interest
account: On the floating debt, $50, 900; on
City Hall and sewer loan. due June j,
1S9Q S27. 900; on DAVIS estate loan due
July /, 1909. $500: on highway loan duo
May L, 1924. $4S 600: on highway loan due
April I, 1927, 500. 900; on park loan due
March /, 1922 81. 200; on park loan due
May I. 19i7. $oS 500; on public improve
ment loan due July !, 1899. $22, 800; on
pu plic Improvement loan due July /, 1900,
$1,000; on public improvement loan due
May l. 1887, &z2. 400; on school loan due
July !, 1911. $l2. 600; on school loan due
May l. 1925. Sl2. 0U0; on school loan due
April I, 1927, $40. 900; on sewer loan due
July /, 1921. $45. 900; on sewer loan due
March I, 1922, $50 600; on sewer loan due
April ], 1898. SO. O00; on sewer loan due
May /, 1925, So, 900; on sewer loan due
June ]. 1926. $40, 900; on sewer loan due
April /. 1927. Sl2. 900; on water loan due
July Il, ltOU, S-DD, ~tv On WubcI iOnh uuo
July !. 1906, So. 900; on water loan due
Sept. !, 1916, $l6, aO5; on water loan due
Arril ], 1928. s32, 6sU; on water loan due
.Qav ], ls26. SS000 on water loan duo
A. ril l. 1927, $4,000; law department.
SlA QUO ;license commissioners, $500 ;muni-
cipal, $500; police department. 1886, 600 !;
printing, $500; Public Library, Sl0 900 I;
public buildings. SIS 600; public lights,
$2s 200; public parks. $1,000; maintenance
Roger Williams Park. $50. 500; public
schools, S525 0O0; public works, $50 0O0
citv engineers department. $5O, 900;
highways 500, 600; care and maintenance
water works, $50. 600; care and mainte-
nance of sewers, $65 600; construction.
repairs and maintenance public bridges,
$25, 600; sidewalks and curbing, $1,000,
record commissioners $1,000 recorder Of
doeds S6000 firemen's relief fund.
S260; police relief fund. $26l.sl: Rhode
Island Hospital, 5000: speciai highway
loan. SEQ 600; state tax. S303, 3s5. 9l sealer
Of weights and measures anu street lights
Department. 5000; Door department.
SIG, ,000 tax department.. SIS, 900, treas
urer's department. $4,000.
SEWERS RECOMMENDED.
& Chairman Whateley. OF the committee
on sewers, recommended the building of
90 vel as follows: In Waterman street
from about so feet east of Wayland avenue.
to Butler avenue. Estimated cost,
e1IIS 0S; sss SSH ents, $lSl3. 20
In Gladstone avenue. from North