The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-02

havanagb, Molloy, O'Conneii, Sheahan
snd West.
Noes-President Kendrick and Coun-
cilmen Angel, Allen, Arnold, Blskely,
Bullock, Stephen A. Cooke, Davis, Grin
nell, Gray, Howard, Jones, Kelly,
Leonard, Moore, Miner, Morgan, Pres
brey, Randall, .sturges, sisson, swarts,
sawin. Trask, Tanner, whiteley, Water
msn, wbipple.
Councilman Smith was excused from
voting as he owns property in the section
under discus sion.
Chairman Tanner presented the report
OF the committee on ordinance upon o
resolution relative to representation on
joint. special committees and submitted a
bill foi an ordinance in amendment OF
chapter OF the city ordinances entitled,
"Committees OF the City Council" and
providing that at all times there shall be
inclu led on all joint special committees
one member OF the existing board OF
aldermen and one member Of the existing
common council. The report was received
and laid on the table under the rules.
The following resolutions were taken
from the table and passed upon recon-
mendation OF the finance committee: wf'
Resolved, That the commissi orer OF
public works Is thereby directed to in
spect or cause TO be inspected from time
to time, all electric wires stretched over,
across or under any public building in
the city Of Providence, and he may en-
ploy a practical electrician to &sistin
sucn inspection or such other assistance
as be may deem necessary from time to
time, and the cost Of the same, not to
exceed two hundred and nifty dollars, shall
be charged to the appropriation for
public buildings.
Resolved, That the commissioner Of
or cause to be inspected from time to time
the electric wires in any way affecting
the water pipes Of. the city. He may en-
ploy a practical electrician to assist in
such inspection or such other assistance
as he may deem necessary from time to
time, and the cost of the same, not to ex-
ceed two hundred and fifty dollars, shsll
be charged to the appropriation for
water maintenance.
A resolution apppropriating $500 for
cnlarging and altering the police stable
at the second station, as approved by
the committee on city property was re-
| ferred to the finance committee.
The board resolution appointing joint
| special committee to confer with the
| Union Railrosd Co., relative to the rate
| OF special tax TO be paid by said COM
| pany upon Its gross earnings was passe
| in concurrence and President Kendrick
| sppointei, on the part of the common
council Messrs. Sturges, MOORE, Jones and
| whipple.
The bosrd resolution directing the Joint
| committee on city property to furnish
plans and estimates for fitting up build
| ings corner Eddy and Bleschery streets
was referred to the committee on city
| property.
The board resolution instructing the
city solicitor to apply to the general
| bly, for legislation relative TO fixing
| fees for licenses to certain office was re-
ferred to the committee on ordinances.
Mr. Waterman presented petitions for
a six room schoolhouse In the Tenth
ward, a site for primary school in the
| Fret ward and also for store house &c.
commodations. The petition was referred.
Petitions for the layout of Humbolt
avenue referred to committee on high
ways.
Petition Of r. w. Manchester for SER
| vices incidental TO layout of Huntington
avenue referred to committee on claims.
Report of the record commissioners was
received. Petition for lights on Bridge
street referred to lamp COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Jones presented resolution aopro-
priating s3250 for exhibition cases at the
park museum; referred to committee on
| parks.
Mr.. Sbeahan presented resolutions in
| structing the assessors to furnish infor-
nation relative to collections for the past
| 20 years in the different wards, and in
| structing the commissioner OF public
works to furnish information relative to
| the work done in each ward for the same
| time. Both were referred to the commit
| tee on finance.
Petition for electric light on East ave-
nue. was referred TO committee on lamps.
A bill to amend the ordinance relative
| to duties Of harbor master and bill for
| an ordinance preventing the dumping OF
burning papsr were referred to the COM
| mittee on ordinances.
The council adjourned for two weeks.
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