The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-05
MUST BUILD
TRAIN SHED.
Council to Act on Rail-
way Station Matter.
mr.. STURGESS' PROPOSAL.
Wants Use of Station by Railroad
Company EojOined.
mr.. STURGESS' PROPOSAL.
ANOTHER SESSION TOMORROW.


and after a session of an hour and half
voted TO meet tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock. This adjournment was taken In
order that the matter OF compelling tho
New York, New Haven g. Hartford Rail
road Company to erect train sheds at the
new passenger station might be taken in
time to prevent, il possible, the use of
such station by the company until train
sheds, or rather provisions for their eroc-
tion has been made. The Council tran
sacted considerable business. Including
the passage of an acknowledgements
$40 600 for the decoration of the New
Casino at Roger Williams Park.
Mr.. Sturgess introduced report at the
request of the committee on the poor
department and asking that the rules be
suspended and the accompanying res
olution providing for the payment of bills
amounting TO Sll33.97, which had been
contracted during the last fiscal year, in
excess of the appropriation. bo passed,
the money TO 10 taken from the appro-
priation for the present year. The vote
in favor of the pessing of the ordinance
was unanimous.
TIE PARK CASINO.
A resolution was introduced and re-
ferred To the finance committee. direct
ing the city solicitor Co apply to the lGen-
eral Assembly for authority for the city to
borrow slO QUO for the decoration of the
new Casino at Roger Williams Park.
A resolution providing for the appro-
priation OF so. 900 for the decoration OF
the Casino was recommended by the com
mittee on finance. Councilman Sturgess
in explaining IL in reply to n question by
Councilman stephen IA. Cooke, snid the
committee did not desire TO take city
money for the purpose of decorating the
Casino, but the park commissioners
might have tho money and afterwards
have 1t transferred bacs. The council
mau said the revenues from the Casino
would provide for the payment of this
and other expenses. There was some dis
3ussion as To prospective revenues after
which the resolution Was passed. IL was
stated that the revenues in sight from the
new Casino amo nted &c $4,000.
The COMMITTEES on claims recommended
that William Connolly have ioavo TO
withdraw his petition Cor compensation
for damages.
A resolution from the same committee
recommending tho remission OF tax OF
1854. 40 to James A. Potter caused pro-
longed discussion. The committee n It's
report stated that Mr.. Potter had made
a return of his property to tho board of
eyes he failed to notice that lis book
keeper had left OFF the return or in
debtedness Of $780, 900.
A QUESTION OF PRECEDENT.
Councilman Stephen A. Cooke, made
long argument in which ho stated shat
tho remitting of tho tax might establish
u dangerous precedent.
Councilman Bullock said no hoped ii
would establish precedent. for no was
firmly convinced that IL was only Justice
10 Mr.. Potter TO grant the remission OF
tax. He further stated that the original
returns from which the copy was made
was in the hands of tho committee and
Mr.. Potter and his bookkeeper had sworn
to the mistake.
Councilman SturRess agreed with
Councilman Cooke that il would not be
wise for tho council! 10 remit the tax.
Councilman Waterman spoke in favor
of the remission of the tax.
Councilman Cooks made another long
argument in which lie maintained the
council had not the right to remit the tax
tho statues placing the redress in such
cases in tho hands OF tho court solely.
The resolution after Councilman Tan
ner had shown that Councilman Cookies
reasoning did not apply 10 eases where n
return had been duly MADE in which
there was an error. finally passed tho
resolution Councilman Cpoko and Slur-
gesi only voting In the negative.
On recommendation of the same com
mittee the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolution 10 remit the tax enormously
assessed against stephen III. King on per-
sonal property for 1898 and 1896
Resolution 10 remit saver assossmeuts
To John 4. Smith. 90 OF; Joseph e. Early,
ST Sc; and TO the Homestead Savings
Fund ana Loan association. $40. land
having been decided To the city for high.
wav purposes.
Resolution granting permisson To Bern
ara Mc6uinness To move building was
passed, having Deon approved by com
mittee on highways ana Inspector of
buildings.
MONEY FOR DAVIS PARK.
From tho committee on parks was re-
teiyed report recommending bill for
an ordioanCo appTonriGtng Se6 coo for
the completion OF Davis Park, including
the grazing and Improvements OF the land
on Chnikstono avenue purchased for park
purposes Iho ordinance was passed and
also ono for tie hiring OF tho money.
Councilman CAvauaugh, in presenting
the oomrlttoo's report, said tAe use of
tho money would undoubtedly increase
the tax assessment on land in the neigh
borhood, nnd Councilman Sturgess. in
response 20 question as 10 the position
OF TIE finance committee upon the npprO-
piration. stated that the Increased assess
ment on the land ~ tho neighbUrhood
would cause the land 10 bc put upon tho
market and he thought tho city would
be repaid for the expenditure.
An ordinance transferring tho unCx-
PENDED balance Of tho appropriation for
the Broad street grammar school To the
appropriation FOR the West Side high
school and to tho appropriation FOR the
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