The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-18
Fire Alarm Telegraph to
Go Under Ground.
MR.. vINCENT'S INQUIRY.
Asks Why the Railroad Co. Doesn't
Pay Rent For Station.
BATH HOUSE APPROPRIATION.

The Board Of Aldermen was just one
| hour In session Yesterday afternoon. Most
| Of the hour was devoted to routine bus
| iness, but as has been the custom lately,
| the meeting was not permitted to close
without the mention OF the big corpora
| tion with which the city Is ut logger
| heads.
| A resolution concerning the occupation
| of the old station. introduced by Alder
man Vincent, pa ssed without discussion.
| An ordinance providing for the building
| Of a $1,000 bath house was referred to the
| flna ance committee, after a general state
| ment that nearly all the city departments
would need an increased appropriation.
The Recommendation OF the committee
on health that all city schools te con-
structed with sewers was passed, as was
| a resolution providing for the placing of
wires of the ire alarm telegraph system
underground.
President Winsor presided at the open
| ing of the meeting and Mayor Baker
| came in soon alter the conclusion Of the
reading Of the min utes.
A statement from the commissioner of
public works concerning the cost Of curb
stones set was received and the cost
shown to be sll, 2750i.
John III. Drury and Dennis +. and
Eugene i. Mccarthy we're reappointed
undt rtakers.
Petitions of John Clark and others for
the defining OF grade or Oakland
avenue from Irving avenue to Lloyd
avenue were duly referred.
Charles ID. Cady WAS granted leave to
withdraw his petition for appointment
rs a police constable. as he paid no tax
on personal property or real estate.
M.t.o hn 3 tan
on streets. favorably reported on the re-
port of the committee To lay out Trenton
street, and the rerort was adopted; aisJ
OIL resolutions defining the grades of the
following streets, viz:
Aurora street, from Harold street to
Partridge street: Borden street, from
Plain street to westerly termination;
Camm street, from Public street to
O'Connell street; Craven street, from
Waverly street To Mo sser .street; Globe
street, froiu Eddy street to the harbor
line; Humbo avenue, from Wayland
avenue Co Elton street; Porter street. from
Baker street To Rugby street; Robin
street. from Allston street TO Prescott
street; Sampson avenue, from Fenner
avenue TO burlington street; Tuxedo
avenue, from Atwell' avenue to Amherst
street. The grades were estat lished.
Resolution providing for curling of Ar
IinQton avenue East Side, from Univer-
sity to Lloyd avenue was referred TO June
l6 and one defining grade of DsnEison
strs et TO March IL.
Carleton g. Jeffrey's petition for junk
license WAS granted also petitions OF
Frank Searle to keep a tavern, of John
Underwood to he reappointed an auction
eer, of Mrs. Il. nj. Collsmors to keep an
intelligence office and Of Hugh II. Man
ming to transfer bis tavern license to
Thomas W. Ball were all granted.
From the mayor was received u message
containing a communication from the
League of American municipalities anu
recommending the passage of the neces-
sarv resolution to carry into effect tho
matter referred 10 therein. Mayor Baker
spoke in favor of the oity's joining the
league and the Board of Aldermen voted
To join the league. The sum of $50 for
payment of annual fees in the league was
appropriated.
The petition of John T. ard Mary +.
Phillips for remission of personal pro-
perty taxes was referred TO the committee
on claims.
A communication was received from
the board Of fire commissioners rscom-
mending the placing OF fire alarm tele-
graph wires under ground A resolu-
tion providing that the city solicitor
apply 10 the General Assembly for
authority to hire $50, coo for this purposs
was also presented. The resolution was
introduced by Alderman Winship and
was unanimously passed.
This following resolution. offered by
Alderman Vincsnt, was passed without
dissent: Resolved, That the city solicitor
be aud he is hereby requested TO tdvise
the Board of Aldermen upon what
authority, IL any, the New York, New
Haven q Hartford Railroad Compapy
occupies aud uses the old passenger
unit
ment Of rent TO the city Of Providence.
An ordinance appropriatina $4,000 for
building a new city bath houss on the
Seekonk river was discussed at some
length.
Alderman Lowe obj jscted TO the money
for the batn house being taken out of the
appropriation for harbor. He Urged that
while many departments would need in
creased appropriations and while the
purpose Of the resolution, was good one,
the present time was not ono to BpDro-
pirate money for something that could
lie done without 2Air. Lowe moved the
ordnance be referred to the committee
on rnsncr. The motion was promptly
seconded.
Alderman Freeman expressed the hops
that the matter would not be referred to
the finance committee. While there haG :
been something said about there being q
deficiency in some departments, the
alderman thought that a new bath hou,e
would be of great advantage to many
uoor people. The present bath houses
were old and IL required a great deal Of
money to repair them, and 1t would be
economy 10 build n new one. In the city
Of Boston there were eighteen bath houses
while in the bath houses In this city
80. 600 baths were taken last year.
a Aldermen MinshIp and Mccarthy
favored reference TO the finapce commit
tee, the former pleading the lack of money
20 purchase and the latter saying nine
tsnths OF the people that might uss the
bath house would have To pay two car
fares to get To it.
The motion Co refer was carried.
From the committee on city property
was received n report approving recon-
mendation that the citv solicitor apply tu
the General Assembly for an amendment
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