The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-16
Rev. S. H. Webb Made Chaplain and Or.
Bacon Physician al Dexter Asylum.
AN OVERSIGHT QUICKLY REMEDIED.
Aldermen Adjourned Without Acting on Nomna-
tons, but We're Called Together Again and
Took the Necessary Action.

the board OF aldermen meeting yeSter-
day, part from the passage OF the or
dinance authorizing the mayor TO exc
cute an agreement with the Union Rail-
road Company in relation TO the traffic
i'm certain streets, was the way Rev.
Samuel III. Webb was appointed chap
lain and Edward IL. Bacon attending
physician at the Dexter Asylum.
Alderman Vincent was on the com
mittee To make nominations for these
offices and he made his report. "A thing
happened which seldom does happen.
The report lay upon the mayors table
and was forgotten. A motion to adjourn
to the 29th inst was made and declared
by the mayor carried. Alderman Vim
cent called attention TO the nominations
he reported not having been acted upon
and the mayor asked Alderman Rey-
nolCs to recall the members of the
board. He ran to .the coatroom ana soon
had an the members back. Mayor Ba-
ker announced he called the board in
special session. but just then some al
derman doubted the vote on adjourn
ment and the board unanimously re-
fused to adjourn. The nominations made
by Alderman Vincent was confirmed
and then the board again adjourned
to December 29th at p. m.
Alderman Vincent presented the re-
port OF the committee on railroads. -on-
traffic I'm certain streets The report
stated that by the arrangement pro-
posed the cost OF hauling the freight
cars will be reduced fifty cents per
car. and the city will receive ten cents
per car for the use OF its streets under
the traffic arrangement already exist
ing with the Union Railroad Company,
I'm addition To the tax of five per cent.
on gross earnings for passenger traffic,
whereas at present IL receives no COM
pensatIon whatever for the use of these
streets.
on recommendation OF the committee
the following ordinance was passed:
IL is ordained by the City Council OF the
city OF Providence as follows:
Section l. Permission is hereby grant
ed TO the Union Railroad Company IN
addition to the righ,s now possessed by
II, TO lay, maintain, use, and operate
rails, with suitable turn-outs. and to
erect maintain and use poles and wires
for the operation of cars by the electric
trolley system in, over and along the
following streets and highways, viz:
Commencing on India street and con
Meeting with the present tracks In said
India street 10 South Water street,
thence in South Water street To connect
with it's present tracks near Crawford
street. thence across Crawford street
bridge TO Dyer street, thence I'm Dyer
street 10 Eddy street, and In Eddy street
TO a point near Globe street to the
tracks of the New York New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company.
Sec. 2. All of said rails shall he laid
under the supervision and control Of
the joint standing committee OF the
city Council on railroads and in ac-
cordarce with the provisions of Chap
ter ~ of the ordinances entitled Rail
roads. and of the ordinances In amend
ment thereof and in addition thereto;
and all of said poles and wires shall be
erected and maintained in accordance
with the provisions OF Chapter Sol of
the ordinances entitled IAN Ordinance
for the regulation of Electric Wires
Also the following ordinance;
Resolved. That the city Council here
by assents 10 and approves the terms
and conditions OF the proposed contract
between the city of Providence and the
Union Railroad Company relative To
freight traffic, sLimitted by the joint
standing committee on railroads, De
cember IL. 1895: and that His Honor the
Mayor be and he hereby is authorized
and directed 10 execute said contract I'm
behalf of the city OF Providence.
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A resolution was adopted providing
the superintendent OF hacks be directed
to inspect the conditions OF the flag
poles owned by the city and estimate
the cost OF repairing the same and also
appropriating $50 for six new storm
nags was passed.
A communication from the clerk OF
the municipal court asking for the APP
pointment of an additional assistant in
his oftlce was referred 60 the joint |
standing committee on finance.
Alderman Lowe presented "A commu-
from MIX Inspector George T..
Perkin announcing the appointment of !
Baylies ". Chace collector of milk sam
Piles I'm place OF John w. Emery. The |
appointment was confirmed.
Alderman McGann introduced n reso- |
luton ordering the removal of all inn
pediments to the layout Of Charles |
street The resolution was passed. The |
same alderman reported rrom the COM
mittec on streets resolution for the |
layout OF Walden street with the re-
commendation that II lay over May Is, |
1899 and the resolution was so disposed |
Of
Aldermen Vincent and Reynolds were
appointed q committee TO fix the com
pensation OF Charles V. chaplin APP
pointed to census Of school children.
Petitions OF Keith's Opera House for ,
an electric light on Clemence street. of
George o Miller for abatement OF taxes
OF Francis II. Boiand for remission of
tax Charles 3. Reynolds for abatement
of taS- Fsratt ~ s. ". E-tor and others
90 bring Douglas avenue 20 the estab-
lished grade from Chad Brown street 10
Admiral street. OF John Prior for curb
ing OF Angel street from Grand ave-
nue. 90 Blackstone Park were duly re-
ferrcd.
The superintendent ~ street signs
and numbers was directed 20 renumber
Harlan and Whitehall streets
Howard A. Waterhousc was appoint
cd "A police constable without power to
serve civil process.
The following. changes IN the names