The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-20
The Common Council.


The Common Council.
The first business in the Common Coun-
Gil was the message of the mayor yetoing
the resolution relative To getting author
ity TO hire 500, 900 for schools. 1t was as
follows:
1.-The money proposed Co he borrowed is
intended 10 be used in building primary
schools. The average increase of primary
pupils in the last ten years has been three
hundred and fifteen per annun and in
order 10 provide for this increase the city
must build annually at least two four
room school houses at "A total cost, includ-
ing land for sites, OF $50, 0O0
''This amount 20 be thus expended should
be considered as a regular yearly expense
and should be met, as any other ordinary
expense, by making an annual appro-
priation therefor.
"a reference to the condition of the city
debt shows that the present Indebtedness
of the city, incurred for primary school
buildings and sites since July /, 1891, is
$53S 447. IL and the annual appropriation
necessary to provide for sinking fund and
interest of the debt Is So, 037. Ii the pro-
posed loan should be raised by the city the
amount necessary To be- set aside each
year, for interest and sinking fund of debt
incurred for primary schools. will be
xf3 531. 90 or "a sum almost sufficient TO
build each year the two primary school
buildings which the average increase of
primary pupils has shown to be necessary.
with such facts before us shall we con
tinue To shift our burdens on to our sue
ccssors or meet our obligations as they
arIseg ann aware that at the present time
there = need of new primary schools i'm
several sections Of the city, and there is n
balance on hand unappropriated Of tho
schoolhouse and lots loan account of
only SIS, l76 OF TO build them.
sites have been purchased for the crcc
tioD of primary schools on East and
Gladstone avenues. The estimated cost
of those buildings furnished Is $50, Ooo
making allowance for another sum of
$50 00O for two similar buildings ono on
Manton avenue In place of the present
unsuitable structure and another I'm the
Third ward loan of 500, GOO i'm addition
10 the balance on hand i'm the school
houses and dots loan account is amply
sufficient for our needs during the present
fiscal year.
I'm the appropriation for the next linan-
cial year provision should be made for
whatever now primary schools may he
needed during that year and each years
appropriation bill should contain simi.
lar provision.
and withhold my approval TO the resou-
ton. EDWIN ID. GUINNESS,
Mayor -
Counoilmen Gardner, Kavannugh and
Waterman argued for the passage OF the
resolution over the veto and MIR. Gardner
made motion To that effect. The motion
was lost, there being but II affirmative
votes while - were necessary. The vote
was:
Ayes-Prcsident kcndrick and Couu-
cilmen ADgcll Allen, H. ". Cooke,
Davis, Grinncll, Gardiner Jones, Kelley,
Kayanaugh, Leonard, Moore Miner.
Morgan, Molloy, Perkins, Tanner, White
lcy Waterman. West.
Nocs-Councilmen Blakeley, Beane,
Bullock, Gray, Grimwood, Howard.
O'Connell, Prsbray. Randall. Sturges.
sisson, smith. Swarts, Sawin, Whipplc
The Second Veto.
The second veto was ON the highway
resolution and was as follows:
49, doom 10 AN unwIse policy ON che part
Of this city 20 borrow money for highway
work instead of making yearly appro-
priation for such work a. may bo nercs.
sary. From the city auditors report il
appears that the outstanding indebtedness
of the city incurred for highway work
during the past ten years is 81. SO, 600 and
the annual appropriation made necessary
to provide for this debt Is sl3l, OO0
'tIo this sum must som bc added the
rbiil VI tb'NV W ffUNlut ltT SINKING tunu
and interest uf sloO, 600 authorized. but not
yet hired. 20 build Francis and Prone,
made streets and the approaches 10 the new
passcngvr station making a total yearly
exuenuiturc necessary to provide for the
highway debt, incurred since 1851, Sl3G =
$4,000.
IL tho city should borrow the additional
sum mentioned In the accompanying rcso.
luton an additional appropriation Of
Sll.0D for sinking fund and Interest of
this 500 90 would bo necessary. thus rails
ing the annual appropriation required for
this debt 20 sl4S 40
Unless "a halt Is made In this policy OF
borrowing money for ordinary highway
work the taxpayers In a few years will be
confronted with an annual appropriation
hecessary 10 provide for the highway
debt. almost equal 10 the amount needed
for actual highway purposes.
1T has been urasd TINT ~ IL necessary
90 borrow this money in order ~ give work
10 the men usually employed on the high.
ways I do not see that this argument
b. tonable. Prom Information furnished
b. the commissioner of public works