The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-30


wear 1891 were passed.
For the same committee Chairman
Sturyes recommended the passage or II
bill for an ordinance adding $50 600 TO the
appropriation for contingencies, ana III |
was passed
A Batch of New Sewers.
Chairman Blakelcy for the committee on |
sewers recommended the passage OF eleven |
resolutions ordering sewers, the estimated |
cost of which is Si4, 69s Is ana the esti-
mated assessments SSS, 96l. 5S
| TIE resolutions, all of which were passed, |
were as follows:
Resolution ordering sewers in Miner
| street, Sayles street, Oxford street ana
Lexington avenue. Estimated cost,
| 81, 007 g3; assessments, a, 62l.56; resolu-
| ton ordering sewer in Arlington
| avenue, from Olney street 60 Irving
avenue Estimated cost s.. 702 i3; assess
| meuts 81, ,766.00; resolution ordering
sewer in Smith street, Violet street, ana
Ayrault street. Estimated cost, ~, 0l0. 50;
| assessments, $6i32 90: resolution ordering
! a sewer in Whitmarsh street, Gilmore
street ID street and Booth street. Esti-
mated cost, S220i. 80; assessments, S3l6l.CO;
resolution ordering a sewer In Boaeon
| street. North Main street, Randall
| street, and in Printcry street. Es-
| tinated cost 1861 %; assessments 6,01l5 5S
| resolution ordering sewer In Chat
| fee street. Estimated cost, SliO903
| Assessments $500. ~; resolution ordering
| common sewer aid storm sewer in Hen
| derson street from Eddy street to tide
| water. Estimated cost $40, 9U 36; assess
mcnts, 81 800. 90; resolution ordering "a
sewer i'm Huntington avenue, Carter street
| and Vineyard street. Estimated cost
! $3.50. 81; assessments, Slg1. "A; resolution
| ordering n sewer in Fillmore street and
| Oregon street Estimated cost, si0o7.Ol;
| assessments 1860 90; resolution ordering
| a sewer in Friendship street from end of
present sewer to about 40 feet SOUTH
| westerly from Prince street. Estimated
cost, g57. AZ; assessments, s65. 90; resolution
ordering a sewer in Atwells avenue.
Estimated cost, $40, 43; assessments, sos2.
The resolution authorizing the park
commissioners TO engage the American
Band for summer concerts in the publlc
parks and appropriating $1,000 therefor
was taken from the table and indefinitely
postponed.
The message of the mayor, returning
| with his objections thereto an ordinance
permitting the Providence Telephone
company to erect poles and wires in GER
tain streets was taken from the table
and referred to the committee on high
ways.
Chairman Bullock for of the committee
on claims recommended that William f.
Worch ct III, petitioners for remission of
tax; George Smith, petitioner for compen-
sation for injuries; and Charles Cohen,
| petitioner for remission OF assessment for
concreting sidewalk be given leave to
| withdraw and IL was so voted.
| A resolution To remit tax of $500 to
| Charles Greene was passed
Upon recommendation of the committee
! on highways resolutions were passed 10
define grades for Mount, Lincoln, Upton
and Clarendon avenues and Sussex street,
and n resolution was passed upon recon-
| mendation of the same committee grant
ing permission to Margaret Ann White to
| IN owe building.
Union Veterans Grove.
For the committee on parks Chairman
| Jones presented the report on the petition
of David y Ray and many other mem
bers of tho Grand Army of the Republic
forsa:Union Veterans grove ut Roger Will
liams Park, and recommended the pas
sage of n resolution To appoint special
| committee TO purchase the land desired
| for the grove at cost not TO exceed $500.
| The resolution was passed unanimously.
Upon recommendation of the same COM
| mittce resolution apprOpriating sS2oO
| for tho purchase of exhibition cases for
the Art Museum building at Roger Will
| liams lark was passed by "a vote of 81
tn 2 Councilmcn Sturgcs and III. W.
| Cooke cast the negative votes.
Bottom Pond for the Curios.
Mr.. Sturgcs opposed tho expenditure of
| money for cabinet for what he inti-
mated was a worthless lot of dead birds
and yalucless specimens. He said that
| nature had provided most appropriate
| cabinet for that collection when No
bottom pond was located in Roger
| Williams Park.
In Concurrence.
The Council took concurrent action upon
the following from the Board Of Aldermen
Resolution directing the clerk of tho
municipal court TO prepare dockcts OF
| cases and matters in the municipal court
previous TO October 6, 1891, with an
amendment thereto; an ordinance in
! amendment of chapter 6B3 Of thc ordi-
nnnccs, entitled Burial Grounds, " and
providing for paying the salary of the
| supcrintcndcnt of the North Burial
Ground monthly instead of quarterly
resolution accepting the gift OF Elisha
Gregory 10 the North Burial Ground
| Fund; report of the board OF fro com
missioners for Fcbruury; annual report
uf the city registrar; resolution directing
the city solicitor 90 apply To the General
| Assembly for nm amendment tO the Dog
| Law relating To tho fees 81 dog officers.
Miscellaneous Petitions.
MIR Sturges ps~sented m ordinance pro-
yiding for the custody Of Grc stations be-
longing to the CITY and for the alteration
| and rcpairs thereof. Referred % the Board
of Fire Commissioners.
Mr. Gardiner presented petition from
the school committcc for certain changes
I'm the plans Of the Broad street grammar
school. Referred to the committee ON city
/ property.
Also tho petition from the school com
mittcr asking for the equipment of schools
with iirv alarms Rclcrrcd 20 tho com
mittcc un fire department
MIR prc.brry presented petitions ot
John u. Morris and Edwin Foley for r"-