The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-30
There Was No Division In The Board and the
Vote Was a Unanimous One.
MILK DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Resolution Continuing The Committee Passed.
Resolution Abandoning Comfort Street Passed
After Short Discussion "A School Sic.

Acting Mayor Ira Winsor presided at
yesterdays meeting of the board of al
dermen. Members of the board had
pleasantly remembered Alderman
Lowe and herman McGann, the re-
tiring members of the board by plac-
ing in front OF their desks two hand
some baskets of flowers. Though yes
terday was quite a day for vetoes the
board by unusual votes, unanimous
one, in each instance overrode the may
or. There was "a good deal of discussion
over concurrence with the Common
Council i'm appropriating $500 for the
purchase of a lot for school purposes in
Ward 8. Alderman Winship introduced
resolutions of thanks to Mayor Baker,
President OF the Board of Alderman
Winsor, City Clerk Clarke and City
Messenger and there was verbal bo-
quet attached TO each resolution. AL
derman Mccarthy appeared as strong
advocate against the Increase of the
salary of the mayors clerk and the re-
corder OF deeds.
Gentlemen of the City Council:
l herewith return TO you joint reso-
luton of the City Council Directing
the New York, New Haven a. Hart
ford Railroad Company TO Remove it's
Rails from Certain Streets" without my
approval.
/ regret extremely the necessity of
yetoing this resolution, for no one Is
more anxious than myself to see the
nuisance of string teams, across Mar
ket square abated, and no one is more
determined than i that they shall go
at an early date. But / am not salts
fled with the proposed substitute for
them as provided for in an ordinance
permitting the Union Railroad Com
pany 10 Lay Rails and to Erect Poles
and Wires in Certain streets" and in
Joint resolution of the City Council
authorizing the Mayor TO Execute an
agreement with the Union Railroad
Company Relative to Freight Trafhc on
Certain Streets" and, believing that a
veto of the last-mentionea ordinance
and resolution, should this resolution
be approved, would leave our mer-
chants. without any railroad connection
for their freight, must permit this an
noyance to continue for while.
In fine, while regard string teams
across Market square as positive nul-
sance, 1 am not willing TO give away
valuable rights belonging TO our city
forever. and for little or nothing. even
for the sake OF doing away with
string teams
My reasons for not approving this
resolution will be found fully stated In
my communication in regard to the or
dinance and resolution providing sub
stitute for string teams"
After the reading of the above mes
sage. Alderman Vincent moved the
passage of the resolution, notwlth-
standing the veto of the Mayor ana the
aldermen voted unanimously TO pass
the resolution over the veto. Every
member of the board was present ano
voted.
Clerk Clarke then read the SECOND
veto message:
Gentlemen of the City Council;
| herewith return to you an ordinance
"Permitting the Union Railroad com
pary to Lay Rails and to Erect Poles
and Wires I'm Certain Streets, ana
Joint resolution of the city counci
"Authcrizng the Mayor to Execute al
Agreement with the Union Rallroa'
Company Relative TO Ffeight Trafhc oil
Certain Streets" without my approval
NV reasons for vetoing the ordinanc
will appear fully in this communication
I'm regard to the resolution.
NV reasons for vetoing the resolution
are as follows:
First. From n careful study Of th
acts of the General Assembly in regar'
TO street railways i'm the city or ProVi
derce / think there is very seriou
doubt whether the city has the author
ity TO confer upon the Union Ralroa
company or any other street railwa
company the privilege Of carrying on
general freight traffic over its streets
and that there is an equally seriou
doubt as to the right OF the Union Rail
road company 10 exercise any sue
privilege under it's charter and act
passed in relation thereto.
Second--I am not satisfied with IN
contract, because there is no limit I
its duration. II confers rights upon tn
Union Railroad company i'm perpetuan
and perpetuity has been heretofore a
much abhorred by law as a vacuum
nv nature There are few II any ma
tions which permit their citizens to dis
pose OF their own property in such man
ner as TO tie IL up for more than tw
or three lives in being and 2l yeai
afterward but under this resolutio
and proposed contract we, who are IN
trustees merely of others rights, m
disposing of them TO this railroad con
many without reservation and foreve
I cannot bring myself 10 the point {
signing such a contract.
Third am not satisfied with "
contract because IL takes away frol