The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-29
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UNDERGROUND.
Common Council Passes Bill Re.
Iating to Fire Alarm System.
ExchangePIace Layout.

Ihe Common Council INST In regular
session at 8 O'Clock last evening, Presi-
dent Kendrick In the chair. and quorum
present
Councilman Angel at once moved that
when the Common Council hdiourned it
90 to meet on Thursday, July 2, at 4
p M; 20 voted. Councilman Angel
also moved that the Mayor and the
BOARD OF Aldermen be invited to meet
the Common Council at that time In
joins convention, for the purpose OF
eiectinR license commissioners; so voted.
Councilman Angel, from the commit
tee on finances reported an ordinance
transferring $4,000 from the amount
standing to the credit of the committee
on city debt to the appropriation for
pubic buildings and he moved It's pas.
sage, under q suspension OF rule 10. The
money Is 90 be used for providing accom-
mouatiop Tor tramps On the land on Eddy
street recently purchased by the CITY
Ine ordinance was then adopted on q roll
call. none voting In tho negative.
councilman Davis, from the committee
mitting Tobias Burke, Thomas Nc
Mahon and John B. MoGuinness to move
adopted.
Councilman Moore, from the commit
zee on railroads, presented q report REQ
missIon to the New York NewSHaven
and Hartford Railroad Company to re-Io- |
cate spur track In Aliens avenue The
ordinance was adopted.
Also from the same o o)mmittse, Coun- /
Gilman Moore presented a report recon- |
mendfnR an ordinances In amendment OF /
foxp AZ
ana authorizinR the USE of larger passeu-
ger oars on street railway lines. Ihe or
dinnnce was adopted.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Councilman Perkins. from the commit. I
ee on city property, presented a report
lpon resolution to fit mp city buildings
% Eddy street for the poor department.
vitn recommendation of indefinite
'oscponement OF the resolution; 80 voted.
Also q report requesting an additional
pproprfutfUn Of t1o, 900 for the depart
nent OF public buildings; referred to the
on finance
From the same committee oame q reso-
ltion Tor authority to repair and reno I
ate school houses and public buildings
uring the summer vacation.
After brief and some what colorless
lscussion, the resolution was adopted, .
lotion to lay ON the table made by
/ .
Coun,ilnan Blakelsy, from the com.
'icsee on sewers prsssnt ted resol utfon
'derfng sewer In Manton avenue from
rassus street to King street, and from q,
lsson street TO Unit street Estimated :,
90 Ss1os. WI assessments, sSo57, and =
Vouncilmin 0rimwood, from the com- 81
lttse ON North burial ground, reported b.
soluttons accepting gifts to the burial cl
ound fund Of Sam. II. Bullock, Ann ps
liza Chapman. John NJ. Fraser, Gsorge
Mann, Israel =. Angel, Abigail q. =,
d Elizabeth j. Chase. The resolu- Sc
ms were adopted.
Old RAILROAD STATION SITE. a. a,
The joint special committee on train A.
'o4 through Councilman Cooke. pre- 49,
tod a report on the layout of Ex- ms
snge place. submitting a resolution be
,viding for the removal OF ths old tin
lrosd passenger station. and rssolu- me
q submitting plan for the layout ele
improvement Of Exchange place and Nh
land In fronS OF the new passenger 70,
he plans Of the committee provide AZ viii
lows; ]. That no part Of this land Of
given mp for business purposes.
1hat the old passenger station be dor
Q down and removed 90 soon a. pos the
10 sfter Nov. ]. 1895. ooo
That EXCHANGE place on the south @ @e.,
Side from its int6rsuctiou with Dor Da'
ce street to Burnside bridge be laid VIII
ana established az q public high. reg
at width Of not less than 20 feet me,
luding sidewalks: ana thatWashington
,st De continued from It's intersection
Dorrancs street to Exchange bridge A
width Of NOT lass than ~ feet In "a
That the remaining portions of Ev.
mango place between Dorrnnce street PR
exchange street, as extended, ana tra,
ton street and Wasnington street. as ~
'nded, be left open for public use S Sa,
. proper crosswalks and places of re- tsri
, az sno"n on ene accompanying Sta
That the remaining territory of mo, mo
hange place. between the extension a.,
'ulton street and Washington strost 49,,
the westerly line Of Exchange street. ..' o
xtended, be left open until other. sSsc
Thst Exchange street bs extended Una
fsshington street rs extended.
Ihst the approach on the south side | Tr,
ne new passenger station and extend. ~
easterly and southerly 90 continued :Tt
IS present width until 10 inter- scots the
the proposed extension of Washing go,,
That the land In front of said ap- ant,
'ch and In front of said new passen. doc,
station be ltft open substantially as the
sn on the accompanying plan, until the
rwise ordered. to.
That West Exchange street he i,nr Sir
s.s W wiasn ~ ov Ieet between sett
pce sorect anu washington street, as that
'n on the accompanying plan. rule
mat ina remaining portion OF wer
land ndjoininR said new passenger nriy
on, petwe'n West Exchange street nS mss
tns west spprotch To the passenger ole,
,n ~ 10 It'll open until otherwise or , witt
" appl
That prol osed sIto for postofrice frau
served on txch ange rlsce; that a
svaik he located &C the Butler Ex-
lge; that Exchange bridge shall bs A
'nsu, ana tnst no rat1 or PARK feat
That tho pisn he,er,th .,,,,,,,., ( Fosi
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