The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

COMMON SOONStG'
II was 10 40 o'clock when President jerks
called the members to order. After the
records of the last meeting were read and
approved. Councilman Ryder moved that
the Council proceed to consideration OF the
Joint resolution making appropriations for
the support and to defray the expenses OF
the CITY government for the financial year
ending Sept. 30.
Councilman Ryder then moved several
amendments to the estimates OF the City
Auditor, the appropriation for schools be-
ing cut down to $10O, 900, instead of 10000
as recommended by the auditor. The
amount for the City Engineers depart
ment was reduced by $500, making the
appropriation 5000; sewer department, re-
duced from $500 to 5000; street lights,
reduced from $33, 900 to $4,000; depart
ment of public works, from 5000 to 5000;
employees in the City Clerks Office were
raised 200, making the appropriation $500.
An amendment was also made to the item
ssfree beds at the Rhode Island Hospital"
making it read Stree beds at the Rhode
Island and Homeopathic Hospitals, $780,"
The amendments made to the figures or
iginally presented represents reduction
of almost $4,000 from the estimates pre-
sented.
The resolution was passed and sent to
the Board for concurrent action.
The ordinance fixing the tax rate at y
on each 800 worth of taxable property was
taken from the table. Councilman Ryder
moved that the ordinance be amended by
the insertion of the figures $1.65 instead of
q and the ordinance was passed as
amended.
Councilman McCaughey objected to
changing the time for payment of the taxes
one month earlier. The ordinance pro-
vides that the Tax Assessors begin the
work of assessing and levying taxes on
June 10, and that the time for payment
without the addition of interest, be Sep
tember ] instead of October 1 as in the
past.
In explaining the reason for the change,
Councilman Ryder said that with the clos
ing of the fiscal year on September 80, the
City Treasurer is unable to show credit for
the amount of taxes assessed and due on
October 1.
Councilman Ryder said that by delaying
the collection of taxes until October 1, in
view of the fact that the fiscal year closed
in September, worked as a detriment to
the city as the actual receipts of the city
apparently bad showing financially when
with the proper credit given the condition
would not be or look as bad to various
banking houses, and other financial insti-
tutions which are called upon to make
bids for loaning money to the city.
Councilman McCaughey thought that
this did not make any material difference,
There was so much money to be taken in
every year and il the City Treasurer's books
did not show the right amount one year it
would another. The ordinance was passed
as amended.
New School Building.
Councilman Farrell moved that the Joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of an eight-room school building
on the land adjoining the Hancock school
be taken from the table. Councilman Far
rell stated that he was the only member of
the old committee on education in the new
City Council and he thought that it was
proper for him to call the matter up, hav-
ing signified his intention to do this at q
recent meeting. He said that the matter
of new school building In that section
had been hanging fire for 2 years or more
and 1t was about time that decisive action
was taken.
councilman hyder stated tnat the au-
thority given the city by the Legislature
for bonding the school Indebtedness was
secured some time ago and might not hold
good now so much time having elapsed.
President jerks said that the necessity
Of new school building in that section OF
the city has been apparent for two or three
years and while in favor of the passage OF
the resolution he had no desire to push the
matter. The resolution was passed in con-
currence without further discussion.
City Ordinances.
From the Board came Oh ordinance ap-
proving and passing the ordinances of the
city as revised, consolidated and printed.
Councilman Ryder moved that the ordi-
nance be laid over until the next meeting
OF the Council, as most of the new MEM
bers OF the Council did not have an oppor-
tunity to examine the ordinances. Presi-
dent jerks stated that the ordinances went
into effect on Feb. !, and that it would be
necessary to adopt them without delay.
City Solicitor jerks stated that II was