The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-17


For public administrator, - per year.
For packers OF fish, each 81 per year.
For inspector of pot and pearl ashes, 81 per
year.
For inspector OF saleratus and soda, 81 per
year.
For inspector OF chain cables, 81 per year.
For inspector of beef and pork, 81 per year.
For sealer OF leather, 81 per year.
For viewer OF hoops, 81 per year.
For surveyors and corders OF wood, each 81
per year,
For measurers and surveyors of stone, each
81 per ear.
For inspectors and measurers Of carpenters
mnsons' and painters work, each VI per year
For measurers Of grain, salt and sea coal, 81
per year.
For city weigher at tho Haymarket, So a
year.
For weighers OF cotton, each 81 per year.
For city gauger, 50 per year.
For deputy gauGer, - per year.
For appraisers of damage under dog law,
each 81 per year.
For constable under bird law, 81 per year.
For surveyor OF lumber each - per year.
For deputy surveyors or lumber, each 81 per
for game wardens, each 81 per year.
Resolved, That the following fees be and the
same are hereby established and fixed for Ii
conses and commissions issued To officers
elected or appointed by the Board OF Alder
men, in accordance with the provisions con
tanned in Chapter s1I of the Public Laws,
passed at the January session Of the General
Assembly, A. ID. 1897, viz.
For Inspector Of steam boilers s. per year.
sailors, 81 per year
For truant officer. II per year.
For quarantine sentinel, 81 per year.
For auctioneers, $50 per year.
For undertakers, 81 per year.
For weighers os coal and other merchandise,
81 per year.
process, each $50 per year. For constables
without power TO serve civil process, each 81
per year.
For railroad police officers 81 per year.
For iugrpptOr of milk, 81
For police surgeon, 81 per year.
For coroner, SO per wear.
For weighers OF neat cattle. 81 per year.
For special constables under dog law, IS
each per year.
For special constables under tramp act, 81
each per year.
An Ordinance Regulating the Conducting OF
Sales OF Auctioneers in the City OF Provi-
dence.
Section /. Every auctoneer conducting an
auction sale in the city OF Providence shall
personally receive all bids and do all the cry
ing, selling and knocking down OF the prop
crty put uD for sale at such auction provided
however, that such auctloneer may employ as
assistant in receiving .ids, crying or selling
property at any auction sale, any other duly
elected and qualified auctioneer in said city
Of Providence No auctioneer shall permit
any person 70 assist him III receiving bids
crying or selling property At any auction sale,
except as herein provided.
Sec. 2. No auctioneer shall conduct or as
sist in conducting any auction sale in the citv
Of Providence which has been advertised TO
be held under O. auspices of an suctioneer
not duly elected and qualified in said city Of
Providence.
Sec. 3. any person who shall violate any Of
the provisions of the preceding sections shall
be fined not less than SO nor more than $50.
Alderman Winsor moved that the mat
ters reported by Aldermen Reynolds he
laid on the table until tho next meeting
and printed. Alderman Lowe asked AL
derman Wipsor If he wished to Kill the
measure, saying that such would be the
effect Of the motion Alderman Winsor
declined any such Intention and though
tine motion tc postpone had been seconded
it was withdrawn.
Alderman Burbank attacked the re-.
port in lively style. He criticised the
schedules, saying the taxing OF officers
was arranged on wrong basis. The
proper basis OF taxing officers was the
earning mower of a holder of an Office
through it, He cited the case of inspector
of cables which ne said IL was hard work
TO get anv one To take. such offices wer3
given merely as jokes and therewas enough
taken out OF a man by having his name
banded about without adding q tax to
the office Mr.. Burbank then told about
his fundnuss for the doR officers and said
III thew were taxed on "a proper basis tley
would ray 5000 tax. Now tho alderman
turned his fire on the idea OF taxrg con.
STABLES with power to serve civil process
S50 while constables without power TO
serve such process were only taxed 81.
tho former class, he said, ha! to hustle
for their bust moss, while tho other class
of officers found IL easy at theatres or on
the boats I'd make money.