The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06
TRACKS MUST
Be TAKEN Up.
Common Council COnCurS With
the Board Of Aldermen.
STRING TEAMS WILL Be NO MORE
Bill For the Licensing Of Certain Dealers
and PeddIeTs Referred.
SOME DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT.
Public Hearings viii Be Given by The Committee
on Ordinances Railroad Bridge Over the
River Also to Be Removed.
Bill For the Licensing Of Certain Dealers
and PeddIeTs Referred.
SOME DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT.

The common council met in regular
session at o'clock last evening. Presi-
dent Kendrick in the chair, and a quo
rum present.
Councilman Angell from the commit
tee on finance. reported "A resolution to
apply to the general assembly for au-
thority 10 hire 100000 for public
schools; also a petition of school COM
mittee for an additional appropriation
OF $5S.000, with recommendation of in
definite postponement, and il was so
voted
Councilman Davis, from the commit
tee on highways, reported upon the pc
titions Of John Wilde and Antonio
Aiello to move certain buildings The
petitions We're granted.
Councilman Moore. from the commit
tee on railroads, made "A report recon-
mending concurrence In "A resolution di-
recting the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad company to remove
it's rails from Canal street, Market
square and South Water street within
six months.
Councilman Bullock moved that the
report and resolution lay upon the table
until next meeting. and inasmuch as he
understood that the committee intended
TO report on freight traffic at the next
meeting, he did not think anything
would be lost.
Councilman Moore opposed further
delay. and a rising vote was taken,
which resulted i'm the loss of the motion
and the resolution was then passed in
concurrence.
Councilman Moore also presented a
resolution directing the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad COM
pany TO remove it's trestle bridge and
and also TO remove it's rails from Dyer
street; passed i'm concurrence.
From the board of aldermen came n
message of the mayor and a resolution
authorizing the committee To "investi-
gate system OF public school manage
ment" to employ stenographer as
clerk.
Councilman Sheahan moved to amend
the TtSoiutlon Dy lnStEIlnS lndl tne
compensa ton for such stenographer
should not exceed 5000. The amend
ment was lost, II TO 8, and the resolu-
ton was passed In concurrence.
Also from the board came the report
Of the Joint special committee on Ii
censes recommending an ordinance reg
ulating the license fees of peddlers of
certain wares and merchandise, togeth-
er with an ordinance regulating the Ii
cense fees of such peddlers and dealers.
Councilman Sheahan moved that the
bill for an ordinance be referred To the
committee on ordinances I'm order that
IL might receive just attention. as he
deemed was necessary TO give it,
Councilman Burdick moved that the
committee on ordinances be empowered
and authorized to give a public hearing
TO all persons interested in the matter.
and he presented petition asking that
such action should be taken, which bore
"a large number of signatures.
Councilman Leonard could see no rea-
son for postponement, and he under
stood that the committee on ordinances
or a majority OF It. had already passed
on the bill.
Some further discussion. i'm which
Angel. Fletcher. Perkins.
Peterson. Sissou and West
ensued, and the majority
of these gentlemen were disposed to ia
vor that action on the ordinance should
be postponed. and that q public hearing
should be given and the bill for ordi-
nance was then by vote referred To the
committee on ordinances with instruc-
tions to give a public hearing.