The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
Estimate Of Receipts and
Expenditures
FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
Net Increase of $4,000 Over Esti-
mate For This Year.
ICE WATER RESOLUTION PASSED

The Common Council met at O'CLOCK
last evening, President kendrick In the
chair.
Councilman West moved that the reso-
luton appropriating $50 for membership
in the League of American Municipali-
ties, laid on the table February II. be
taken from the table. and it was so vot-
cd. TIE resolution was then amended 70
as to take the amount from money Of
the City Council and was passed.
On cotton Of Councilman Trask, the
res luton appropriating $4,000 for main
tanning and supplying with ice public
| drir king fountains. laid on the table
March 2, was taken FROM the table, and
| he moved its passage.
Councilman Angell said that the com-
| mittee on fnanne had recommended in
| dsi mite postponement of the resolution
sol6ly because there MAS no money TO pay
| the wills Of tne cits. lie was sorry that
| 1t was sc, but hs could not sse any otner
| rorIrse.
Councilman Swarts spoke in favor of
| the resolution, and said that the money
| extended was fully returned by the good
| accomplished. He believed that many
| lives hnd bean saved ny these Ice wnter
| fouBtains as many diseases had been
| Tended OF by reducing the temperature of
| the bodies In the hot season. He hoped
/ tie resolution would pass.
Counsilm an Crinnell was In favor of
| waiting unit IF er he cost OF dredging
! the harbor was as, ertained, and he
| thought that ne money woulo pe left
| over TO proyi @ ice water. He moved To
| lay on the table.
Councilman Davis was also in favor of
waiting until June before making the
appropriation.
Councilman West said the harbor could
wait, and he hoped the resolution would
pass at once.
loanoi man Trssk claimed tat there
was 10 question Of the harbor at ISSUE
for he understood that the committee on
finance had sufficient money now in band.
COMEDIAN Fletcher thought 5000 was
more Than was needed, and Councilman
BuIdiek spoke warmly in favor Of the
passage of the resolution.
Cou ciluan Trask said that the ioe
last year cost 81, 90, ana the extra money
was needed to fix up and connect the
| foun tains.
Councilman Grinrell's motion to lay
| on tie TIA 10 WAS then tut and lost
! In answer to a question. CouLcilTan
Anaell said that theIe was not dollar in
| the contingent fund, ,r would not he sf
| ter few bills we're paid. lie saw no
way OF 1Ioing the money excelt by
| taking IL from the harbor appropriation.
lie question was then uu on roll
call, ana the resolution was adopted. SO
! TO 4.
Council man Perkins, from tho CON nit
| tee on city property, Introduced resolu-
lion appropriating 800 To obtain plans
and estimates frr now police station In
tie seventh police district and moved Its
| passage.
Councilman Kelly moved that the reso-
luton te referred back to the committee
on Iolice; so voted.
From the Board OF Aldermen was re-
| ceived the annual report of the superin-
tendent OF public buildings for 1897; re-
ceived.
Also from the Board of Aldermen reso-
luton accepting the gift of Joseph l..
| Sanders to the North Burial Ground
| fund: also resolution granting permi is
| sion to Thomas Mcslann to move build
| ing; passed in coBcurrenpe.
I Also resolution appointing joint srec-
| ial committee to Investigate and report
| relative to n city coal yard.
Councilman Gardiner spoke in favor
| of tie adoption of the resolution. and IL
~as pass in conourrence.
Councilman Angali moved that when
| the Common Council adjourn it be to
meet three weeks from tonight
Councilman Perkins said that he
would not object, bat he desired to In Z.
| troauce certain res luton at this time.
he then offered resolution appropriat-
| ing 5000 tn move back and "fx up"
| the old school house on Manton avenue,
| pe ending tho erection Of the new school
| fouse, which has already bean provided
| for. Councilman Perkins said that i'm all
| probability not more than SSC0 TO $5C0
| cf this amount would be used, M tie
building might only be moved back ana
not repaired.
Councilman Bullock offersd as sub
! stitute to Councilman Angsll's motto n
| that the Common Council meet in two
weeks, and Councilman ANGEL with
| drawing his motion. 10 was so voted.
Councilman Bullock then moved that
| the resolutions lilo upon the table.
Councilman buruick moved that the
| resolutions bs referred to the committee
1 on education.
Councilman West objected to this, and
| Councilman Perkins moved that the reso-
| tutors be referred back TO the committee
! on city property, ano, Councilman Bul-
lock Withdrawing his motion, IL was 80
voted
Observation-Disclosures appointed as the
| men b. rs OF tie q eaial committee to re-
port relative to city coal yard upon TIE
| part of the Comm on Council, Council
men Burdick, Andrews Dwyer and
| letcber.
ihs estimates of the receipts aud ex.
| psnditures IL the citv for tbs wear end
1 ing September 30. leqo, was received and
oraersi communicated TO the Board Of
|, AlCeruen.
Tho pert shows the total estinlpted
| exre dituIes u TO $3, f5s. $50 0i. This Is
| cl.s.ih,d as follows: Required 10 nay
n ties in 1899. s20, 200; for sinking funds,
sIa2, 800; state tax. s303 3SS ol: interest
| on city debt s79i, S75; general expenses,
| G.4jl, 100. Ihe estimated receipts are
tIol, 6si, leaving t3,CV ,67a9i TO bs raised
| by taxation.
| Inis Ia round hunters Is about 500. 600
more than was required TO be raissa ty
| taxation n yetr ago.
f. the rrport &c Il stated that should
| there be no material change in the
amount Of the IA able real nud per sonal
est e. 81 the city the present year from
{ for the ye 1897, a o. X OF 26 on
| each slODO ~ tBe valuation al msst the
estimates ~ ths vnriogs departments, as
. proved srd printed la this rspoft.
4 Inc tIxatle alton OF the real and
,efsnn,i property of the city IN 1870 was
tl54, O42 fSO. snd tie rate of tax assessed
thereon was sl0. 81 on each $1,000. produc.
ing a reysnus of T., s7l. S0o.e2 or s3lbS.3s
lrss than thst tor the prssious year. The
estimated expenditures are 1880 more
tran the -.imafes msde IN 1897. and are