The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-20
Aldermen Refer The Mat
ter Till October.
CONCURRENCE REFUSED
On Bill TO Assess Auditors For
Highway Improvements.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING CONTRACT.

The meeting Of the Board OF Alder
men yesterday afternoon lasted over two
hoursand half and considerable Import
ant business was transacted. The tax
rate will remain the same as last year
and the prospect Is that there will be
nothing done on the widening Of Charles
street this year. and though Alderman
MCCARTHY made strong fight for imme-
diate action yesterday, he was blaten.
The toard put itself on record twics as
opposed to making AUDITORS pay the cost
Of building new streets. One OF the most
important things considered by the board
was the report of the committee on un-
derground wires. contract submitted
by the committees modifying the present .
contract with the Narrasansett Electric
Lighting Company was approved.
Mayor Baker announced the matter OF
layout Of Chnrles street as in order and
Alderman Mcdann promptly moved the
matter be referred 20 Oct 30 and the
motion was promptly seconded. After the
motion was stated Alderman Mccarthy
was promptly on his feet and said the post
ponement OF the matter 10 next iaii
would mean that there would be nothing
done for the business interests OF the
people of the city on Charles street dur
In. the year 1898. The alderman said that
IL was unfair to assess property owners
for the work done on Canal street and
then have those responsible for the man.
agement OF the city affairs break their
agreement. 1t was well understood when
former Mayor AcGcinness signed the ct
for the extension OF Canal street and the
widening OF Charles street the same
night that the two should Rultogether, and
1t was an uncommon thing to assess the
people Of one locality for the building OF
q trunk sewer and this was what the ex-
tension of Canal street contemplated d.
for Immediate action.
Alderman McIAnn said the committee
on streets would not feel hurt no matter
how the board disposed OF the matter.
There were tive reasons why the commit
toe recommended the continuance OF the
report Tne first was on account OF the
exorbitant demands made by property
owners for their land as in some cases
twice the assessed valuation OF the prop
erty was dem anded and the second reason
was that 1t would require from Sl00. 600 to
&l25, 600 to do the work and this money
would have to be hired. 1t was the opin-
ION Of the committee that by next fall
some means might be found to obviate
these difficulties.
PosTPONEMENT VOTED.
The hoard voted almost unanimously to
postpone action as rscommnded by the
COMMITTEES.
Resolution defining grades of following
strestA viz.
Chad brown street. from Douglas ave.
nue. to Eaton street; Chad Brown street..
Charming avenue from Grotto avenue to
Loripg avenue; Fillmore street, from Ore
ron streot to Admiral street; OREGON
street from Fillmore street to Chad
Brown street, were passed.
Petitions Of Bsaman 4 Smith to locate
and operate steam boiler on Gordon ave-
nue., Golini q Zam barano, to keep pool
Hopkins. 10 keep tavern at Central Hotel
Canal street.
10 buy and sell junk, the following.
VIZ:
Samon Banda at i19 Charles street /:
Barnet Rooen, at 26 Wickenden street; ;
b. Marshals at 829 South Main street.
10 keep victualling houses the follow
GeorgeJ. Clark. at 70 Washington street /:
Thomas Cody. at 144 Charles street; Mary
CorcorAn, at 776 North Main street Isaac
Croker, at l05 Richmond street; Charles
M. Daboll. nt l12 Eddy street., Catherine
Fitzpatrick, at "a and 25Kiohmoud street
Walter b. Harrington, at 55 Wey bosset
street; Chun Far Low, at Go CHAPEL street ;
Mason w. Tillinghast. 1t l10 Westminster
street; Mrs. Kate McInness, at 96 Aborn
street; Barney M. Patterson, at . McNeal
Lane; Charles III. Wells at All Eddy
street; j. A. Whitcomb. at 4S8 Wsstmins-
ter street Charles E. Wilbur. at ~ to
% Fulton street, were granted.
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW.
The following parties were given leave
to withdraw:
John A. Conley, to huld a wrestling
match nt Freedom hall.
To buy and sell Junk, che following.
John Connors, at 10 ID street; Sam
Grsenbsrs, at 48 Webster street; Lewis
WHIT. Mt 20 Kane street
To ke,p victuallins houses tho follow
Antonio Iafrmte. at 81 TefYt street Chons
SING Low, at "a Chestnut street; Lennie
Mclelland, at 457 south Main strest
communication was received from
Capt. Henry Il. Tipeke of the adjutant gen.
erals Office In regard TO militia enroll
ment
The matter of defining n grade on Win
chester place was continued to Oct 20.
When the resolution TO apply to tho
General Assembly for authority to hire
lnsnt providing that abutting owners pay
the costs OF streets built Alderman Me-
Cartby spoke strongly In opposition to the
amendment.
Alderman Reynolds paid his respects TO
Washington Park and Ward 10 and said
he could easily see why taxes made big
jump when the latter place came into the
city. After further discussion In which
several councilmen took part, the board by
q vote Of four ayes TO six noes refused to
concur with the council In the amend
ment.
THE MAYORS RULING.
Thera vas n bit nj n oari,amen sarv tan
gle ns 60 what became Of the resolution.
Mayor Baker ruled that ~ the board had
originally passed the resolution and the
council had sfen fit TO amend it which
ths board had refused to concur In
there remained nothing further for the
board TO do except send the resolution
back. With this view the parlianentari-
ans Of the board agreed.
The friends OF tile amendments wanted
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