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ordinance making additional approprla-
tions and transfers for certain depart
ments AS follows: Law department.
$1,000: municipal court. $500; police
department, $4,000. Passed In concur
renee.
MIR. ANdELLs QUESTION.
Also report OF the joint special COM
mittee on train sheds and layout OF
Exchange place. recommending reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the re-
moval OF the old passenger station and
grading adjoining land. The report
was received and the resolution was
placed on Its passage.
Councilman Angel wanted to know
where the money was 10 come from, for
ne said that today there was no money
TO be procured for the purpose.
Councilman Cooke said that the re-
inoval OF the old station wars neces-
sity, and that money was required 10
do 1t. He believed that at the present
time nothing was so much needed az
the removal OF the station without de-
lay.
The resolution appropriatIng $4,000 for
the purpose was then put to q vote and
II was adopted in concurrence.
Also from the board OF aldermen a
resolution repealing resolution No. 1888
permitting the Rhode Island State Fair
association to use the old passenger
station; passed In concurrence.
Resolution TO recoDvey a strip OF land
TO stephen III. Arnold; passed In con-
currence.
Also resolutions accepting the gifts
OF William A. Muuson. executor; q. ~.
and Ida +. Nichols. Rudolph +. Cook.
Annie M. Durham, Charles o. Giles and
Stillman White TO the North burial
ground fund: accepted In concurrence.
Also q resolution granting permission
to tLe Friends School and to Elijah
Peel TO move certain buildings.
MIR. COOKE ECONOMICAL.
Councilman Davis moved that both
petitions be referred to the committee
on highways. and il was SO voted.
Councilman Angel presented reso-
luton providing for the employment OF
temporary clerical assistance in the Of
flee of the tax assessors in making up
the necessary plats.
Councilman Cooke did not see the ne
cessity for passing any such resolution,
and he thought there was ample time
between now and the next assessment
for the actual working force to do what
work was needed. He believed this was
good opportunity to practice econ
ofny.
The resolution was then put to a vote
anu adopted ~ 10 l.
Councilman Bullock offered a resolu-
tion providing for the appointment of a
joint committee OF the city council to
investigate into and report upon the
advisability OF the establishment OF a
public market building, with or without
a hall. The resolution was adopted.
Councilman Dwyer offered a resolu-
tion requesting the park commissioners
to furnish the city council with IN
formation regarding the alleged sale Of
Intoxicating liquor at the Casino at
Roger williams Park.
On motion OF Councilman Gardiner
the resolution was referred to the com.
mittee on parks.
President Kendrick appointed as
members on the public market resolu-
tion committee. on behalf OF the COM
mon council, Councilmen Bullock, Sis
son. Farnsworth and Kavanaugh.
Councilman Cooke introduced a rcso-
luton directing the city solicitor to APP
ply to the general assembly for legisla-
tion providing for the expenditure of
assessments upon the streets. for which
the fund was assessed. Referred to the
committee on highways
On motion of Councilman Angel the
common council then adjourned. To
meet On Monday evening September 49,
at s o'clock.