The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-29
TWO RESOLVES
One From MI. BiCknell,
the Other About Him.
They Will Be Acted Upon by
the School Committee.
One Calls for Investigation and One
for Condemnation.

The April meeting of the school COM
Inittee will bo held tomorrow evening
and there is an interesting pair of resolu
tions on the docket, which will be in order
for final action.
The first comes from Mr.. Thomas W.
Bicknell of the Second ward, and the
second is relative to Mr. Thomas .Bick-
nell of tho Second ward.
Mr.. Bicknell's resolution calls for the
appointment of special committee to
investigate the finances of the general
committee and is as follows
Whereas. on account of the long con-
tinued business depression and the condl-
tion of our municipal finances, the IN
creasing burdens OF taxation are most
seriously affecting the great body Oh our
people, careful scrutiny OF our schooi
expenditures is demanded and the most
rigid economy, consistant with proper
administration of our schools, should be
practised.
Therefore resolved. That a committee of
of three be appointed 10y the school COM
mittee to examine the finances OF our
school system, To consider the reauc.loh vi
expenses of the department. ana TO report
the results of its inquiries mt the June
meeting of the school committee.
The other voices the condemnation Dy
the general committee of MIR. Bicknell
and is rs follows:
Whereas, in an article publlshed In bhe
Providence Evening Telegram on tine 9tl
day of March, 1897, concerning reported
proposition to be presented by the com
! mittee of education OF the City Councli 10
| hire money for the purpose OF furnishing
| additional school accommodations In the
| city of Providence, the following state
ment was made:
| "Thomas w. Bicknell. who is mem.
ber of the school committee, said he heard
| something in regard to the matter, pu'
! did not fully understand just what was
desired Later on he informed himself "a
to what was proposed, ana said
| s'I am in favor of building all the new
school houses that arc needed, and l thinl
we should not be stIngy in the expendi
| ture of money for school purposes, but
| am not in favor Of hiring $500 coo Tor th'
school committee under It's Wesen
| financial management. Ihey nave to'
| much power as it is, and am opposed u
| anv such measures as the one referred
to- -
And. whereas the member from th
Second ward, Mr.. Bicknell, must have
been aware in making any such state
ment that all expenditures for the pur
| chase of land for school purposes or iol
The erection or repair of school buildings
arc wholly in the hands of the City Coun
Gil and that the school committee ma
no authority whatsoever over the same
ana would have nothing whatyer to d'
with the expenditure of any portion
! the money proposed TO be hired for fur
nishlng additional school accommoda
tions as reported in said article,
And, whereas, said statement is there
fore without force, except as an attac
unon the scheol committee for the pun
pose of prejudi cling them in tho eyes
the public,
And, whereas said statement is calct
as it has any effect, Is wholly ml'
! | cbievous. and tends to hamper the cit
authorities in furnishing needed scho'
accommodations
Therefore, Resolved. That the scho
committee hereby calls public attentic1
, to said statement and pronounces u
Same mischievous in character and mi
leading in intent. -, 4,
In ali probability number one VIII !
indefinitely postponed and number w
will be passed by "a very sizable majority