The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-13
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RAILWAY STATION RESOLUTION

in the chair and quorum present.
A message was received from Mayor |
Baker vetoing resolution transferring |
certain moneys to the East Side high |
school. on the ground that the resolu-
ton was imperative.
Councilman Perkins, chairman of the
committee on city property. stated that.
owing to a clerical error which had
been made IN certain accounts, the
committee had desired the mayor TO
veto the resolution, and at some future
meeting a new resolution would be IN
troduced.
The mayors veto was then put to
vote and was sustained unanimously.
Also another message from Mayor
Baker calling attention to the fact that
several families of volunteer soldiers
now in the government service were IN
actual want, and that the Rhode Island
Sanitary and Relief association. which
has done so much to aid these families,
can no longer help them, In view or the
great demands made upon its treasury,
| and he desired to offer the following
resolution. and asked its passage
| That the mayor be and he hereby Is
| authorized, when satisfied, either from
| personal investigation or from proof
| supplied by the Providence branch or
| the Rhode Island Sanitary and Relief
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| the family and dependents OF any OF the
volunteers in the war with Spain, who
| enlisted from Providence, are in actual
| want, to assist such family, within the
| limitations OF chapter b73 or the pubic
| statutes, passed at the May session OF
| the general assembly 1898, and draw
upon the city treasurer for such sum or
sums as tmay be so expended by him.
and such sum or sums as may be by
/. him so expended are hereby appro-
| priated and ordered charged to the ap-
propriation for-N contingencies. The
| mayor is also hereby requested to re-
| port to the city council monthly the
| amount expended under this resolution.
| Councilman West moved that the
| part of the resolution calling for a re-
| port to be made of the names or those
| assisted. which was included In the
resolution, as originally drawn, be
stricken out. as he did not believe that
the names OF these unfortunates should
After a very brief debate the resolu-
tion so amended was unanimously
adopted.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
| Councilman Angel from the commit
! tee on finance presented a report sub
| hitting bill for an ordinance MAX
ing appropriations for the support of
| the city government for the financial
| year ending September 30, 1899.
Mr.. ANGEL stated that unless rigid
| economy was practiced 1t would be Inn
| possible to meet the expenses for the
coming year. There had been oniy
| 81, 900 900, In round numbers, gained by
| taxation since 1894. and yet expendi-
| lures and interest had increased out OF
all proportion. A vast increase has been
made In the amount needed Tor the
| sinking fund, and all this means that
economy must be practiced. The com
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there Is nothing further to extract
Councilman West moved that the
| reading and consideration OF the appro-
| priation ordinance be laid on the table
| until the next meeting, so that 1t could
| be carefully examined: so voted.
The ordinance presented by the com
| mittee on finance provides for the fol-
lowing appropriations for the financial
| year ending September 30 1899: Asy-
ium walls and buildings, $1,000: auditing
department, $500: city clerks depart
ment, $4,000: city council, $4,000; city
hall. $4,000: clerk OF common council
and committees. $1,000; contingencies
$4,000; elections, $1S.S50; executive de-
partment. $1,000; fire department, $780,
900: harbor, $4,000; health department,
s45.000: inspector of buildings. $4,000; in
plumbing, $500. Appropriations for in
terest as follows: Floating debt. S4O,-
600: city hall and sewer loan, $4,000
Davis estate $4,000; highway loans. $685.
900: park loans. $43.590; public improve
ment loans s52. 200; school loans, $44 .000;
sewer loans. S116,000; water loans, $780,
7S5: Johnston bonds. $4360.
For law department. $4,000 license
commissioner. $500: municipal court,
| $1,000; police department. $3.50 900: print
ing. $4,000: Providence Public Library.
$4,000: public buildings. $4,000; public
lights, $685. 900: public parks. excepting
| Roger williams Park, unexpended bal
ance of appropriation for the present
year. and in addition. $1,000; for Roger
| williams Park. unexpended balance OF
| appropriation for the present year. and
in addition, $4,000; for public schools,
in addition to all money received for
| poll taxes dog licenses tuition, sale OF
| materials and from the state Tor puplc
education. $4,000.
Department OF public works: Public
bridges $4,000: city engineers office,
| $50, 900: highways. $225.000 commits
| sioner OF public works office. S21 900;
sewers. $4,000: sidewalks and curbing.
in addition to all sums received into the
treasury. for curbstone set or side walls
| constructed. $4,000 water works. $4,000
| Record commissioners. $4,000: recorder
OF deeds. $1,000 relief fund for firemen
in addition 10 unexpended balance. Si33
| relief fund for policemen. In addition
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and hospital. for beds for injured o,
4 sick poltcenfen and fremen, and fol
e maintenance Of the city's ambulance
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Sinking funds 10 redeem loans: Da
n Wis estate. $4,000: highway loans. ss5. 600
n park loans. si5.75o: public improvement
loans. s26z50: school loans. SOS. 300
= | sewer loans. 100000: Johnston bonds
! 5000: special highway loan. $40 .00o
o | state tar. $3i1. .141 SO; seaier OF weight
q and measures. $4,000: support OF IN
poor. $4,000. and all receipts ~ IN
| charity woodyard: tax departmen
d $4,000: treasury department. $4,000.
: The ordinance also provides that IN
:. | city council shall order and direct ths
the receipts from sewer assessment
e | during the financial wear commencin
y | October 4. 1898. shall be transferre
= | monthly 10 miscellaneous receipts unit
I the sum 81 $4,000 shall have been :
y / Transferred.