The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

Plain street; George L1ngstatf, to transfer
Iuleger, Tn transfer victualline license
to l43 charles street; petitions OF Joseph
B. Shaw. for victualling house licensoSat
IL stokes street; transfer of Harry A.
Griffiths of same kind Of license TO
George W. Ormsbee Edward AcSherry,
TO nave his pool table license at co. Broad
way transferred TO Sh rldan Burns.
The following resolution was passed:
Ordered, that new election for fourth
ber OF the common council from
Ward be held on Saturday, Nov. "a, "A.
d. 1891 and that the places for holding
the ward meetings for said election ba
ito same AS for the election on Nov. :,
1897.
Petition Of James W. f. Allen in rela.
tion to defective title Co certain land
was referred To the city solicitor.
Simon Levin was not granted permls-
sion TO place glass in tho sidewalk IN
front of his place OF business at SOo
ChalkstOne avenue. Inc commissioner OF
public works frowned on the scheme.
Patrolman Fred III. blackman's peti-
tion for leave of absence for two weeks
with loss of pay was referred To the CHIEF
of pUlice.
On recommendation of Chief Of Police
Baker the pay OF Officer q. III. Horton
Alderman Lowe introduced the follow
ing resolution: Resolved, That the city
solicitor be and he is hereby directed 10
amply to the General Assembly at its Jan
uary session. A. ID. 1898 for the passage
Of such legislation rs will authorize the
city council of the city Of Providence to
asses the cost of building all highways
hereafter ordered built by the city council
upon the abuttinQ owners of land on such
hlpnways the cost OF street intersections
aud repairs To be borne by tho city OF
PYovidence, said assessment To he collect
ed in the same manner as sewer asses :
ments are now payable ana coiltctluls III
the city Of Providence.
Alderman Mccarthy opposed the resolu-
tion, saying that it would work great IN
Justice to the people of the section OF tho
city which bad not been built up lie
thoaght the present time most unhappy
one to adopt such rolicy as increasing
the direct tax on men who were already
grumbling about the tax they had To pay.
Alderman Lowe spoke again in sup
port OF tine resolution. He said among
oUhCr things that the time had come
when it would,oe necessary to go either 10
the General Assembly for leave to borrow
more money or else the people VINO
wanted new streets must ray for them,
IRE alderman argued that there we're ~
miles of street under consideration which
could not he built and he said 1t was
only matter OF $50 on each abuttlDg
owner He argued it was about time TO
abandon our antiduatcd way "a providing
for the building of streets.
Alderman McGana said the proposed
resolution seemed to him very unfair TO
districts ike the one he represented in
part for there the streets had been but
poorly built as yet. he new measure
would work no hardship in those parts oi
the city where the streets had been placed
in good condition long ago. Ihe alder
man further argued that just as soon rs
the streets were Improved and tho hcaNy
burden Of the people resident on sucn
streets increased the assessors would at
once raise the assessed value OF their
property.
Alderman Nichols said that the poor
pelple were those who did not own lana
and those were the people who in ono way
or another had To paw taxes, the biz cor
CORPORATIONS one he knew OF at least reck-
oued i'm its taxes amongst fixed charges.
The alderman did not believe in lncroos-
ing tho taxes by neClccting To make the
owners Of land in streets to be improved
To pay for them
alderman McGaun said that some men
with very little ready money owneu lanu
In his ward.
Alderman Burbank thought the scheme
would work as well in the case OF streets
as of sidewalks and curbinR.
Alderman Mccarthy said the streets
were used by merchants but children And
everyone else mad TO use the sidewalks all
the time.
The board by n vote OF six noes ana
three ayes refused 10 pass tho resolution.
Votes in its favor were cast by Aldermen
Burbank, Nichols ana Lowe.
Alderman Nichols called from the table
the resolution directing the Union Rail
plad company to remove tho depot built
ins from its ptesrnt location over the
Providence ftVrr
Alderman Lowe moved that the time lie
fixed at which the building b. moved ns
/ March ist This amendment was second
| "a and the resolution az amended con-
! CURED in.
prtitlons of William II. Nolan for elec-
trio lights on Douglas avenue, and Of
| georgp e. Lyon "a al. for curling on Ar
/ Unr,on ayC,u ua, were duly referred.
Resolution approprsdngtl"O Tor puollc