The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-04
THE COUNCIL
DEADLOCK
A Committee OF Confer
ence Appointed
BY BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Effort 10 Be Made to Agree on the
Appropriation Bill.
BY BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
THE STRING TEAM NUISANCE.

oede from it's amendment yesterday.
right along and put his thought into
clear argument, said at yesterdays
meeting that as there had been two
disagreements, he would move the ap-
pointment Of committee on confer
ence on the part OF the board. His
motion prevailed. and Mayor Baker
appointed Aldermen Lowe. Vincent
and McGann members of the commit
tee on conference on the part of the
board. Supervisors for the November
election were appointed, and there
were a number OF important matters
acted on, including the reference of an
ordinance taxing bicycles TO the COM
mittee on licenses
Alderman Vincent reported from tne
joint standing committee on railroads
an ordinance directing the New York,
New Haven a Hartford Company 10
remove the tracks from Market square,
Canal street and South Water street
now used by IL for freight purposes,
and to restore the streets to grade and
put them in good order and repair with
i'm six months, and until so removed
shall not use said tracks between 1l.30
Mr. Vincent said there was no dispo-
siton to Inconvenience any one by the
passage Of the ordinance, so six months
time was given TO remove the rails, and
while a few merchants might object to
the tracks being removed the removal
of the tracks would be great con-
venience to the public. The ordinance
was passed on the part OF the board.
A joint resolution was passed pro-
yidng that the commissioner II pGo'ic
works be directed to build a fence be-
tween the approaches to the passenger
station and Francis street-an iron
fence consisting of posts and ratings.
1,Ae-eest- Of the same to be charged ~
the appropriation on sidewalks and,
curbing.
An ordinance was passed granting
the Union Railroad Company pcrmis-
sion TO lay rails on Douglas avenue.
Alderman Lowe introduced bill for
an ordinance providing for the taxing
OF bicycles so cents each. Own,rs OF
bicycles or trjcyces under the age OF
IA are not required to pay the tax nor
are visitors or those who pay tax on
bikes in sother places. The fine for not
paying for license is fixed at 50 and
a police officer is required TO stop any
person riding a machine and III ~ mas
not the license plate upon II deliver IL
at the nearest poilct StdiloD, ~
shall be kept until the owner had paid
a license to the city clerk for 1t.
Alderman Lowe moved the ordnance
be referred to the committe on licenses
and the motion was seconded.
Alderman Freeman thought the rrop-
er committee TO refer the ordinance To
was the committee on North burial
ground and after crlticising the ordi-
nance severely, made a motion TO tnat
effect. The motion OF Aldtilnan Lowe
was passed bs a practically unanimous
vote.
The following accounts were allowed:
Schedule of bills. bridge department
Weybosset bridge, sl1,1SS.42; health de-
partment, s4135O2; police department,
ss02S47 poor department. $399616; in
spector OF milk. sl9795; Maria Bolger.
elections" $500: Providence Gas
Company. $76.9i.
A resolution authorizing chief engi-
neer fire department. TO attend annual
convention of the international Asso-
citation OF Fire Engineers was passed
I'm concurrence with the common coun-
ell.
The following petitions being recon-
mended by the chief OF police were
granted George Damon. 10 keep
shooting gallery on Mathewson street;
Frank L. Gray, private detective, Har-
ry A. Griffith and Charles a. Webster,
to keep victualling licenses. and Daniel
u. whitney 10 be appointed police
constable.
The following parties were given
leave To build barns: q. III. Martin.
Peter Olsen, Robert A. Dy3r, Louis Ma
dcau, Eugene III. O'Neill city OF Provl-
dence. John NJ. Moran and George w.
Eddy.
on recommendation OF chief of police
the pay OF the following officers was
advanced from s250 to $275 per day:
jeremiah II. Shea, Frank Schiller, Jo-
seph @. Handy and Bernard ]. Fay.
Petitions OF the following parties
were duly referred: or Robert Wood
and wife. for remission OF sewer tax;
w. III. Mason. for remission of tax; AL
bert s. Sweet, for damages IN a horse
and cart; Susan A. Hubbard. ct al. for
remission OF tax: Mathew McNanley,
for same purpose.
Julia Eean was given leave TO build
a vault under the sidewalk on Valley
street. as was also Peter Chris
tian. asking 10 build a vault un-
der a sidewalk.
The usual reports were received and
several dance and vehicle licenses
granted.
Supervisors for the coming election
were then elected.