The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-09

sion TO the Narragansett Electric Light
ing Company. to erect poles and wires n
Mantle street; both passed.
oyERsEER OF PooRs SALARY
RAISED.
From the board OF aldermen came al
| ordinance In amendment OF chapter 10 o
| the ordinances entitled salaries. and II
/ creasing tae salary OF the overseer o.
/ the poor from Sl4OO 10 5000 a year.
| Councilman Gardiner moved that th'
| ordinances be referred 10 the committee
| on finance for consideration,
Councilman Cooke opposed the motion
| OF reference, and he said that the present
incumbent of the office had not waited
for a denomination and reelection, but
had made application for an increase OF
salary for the office, no matter who
might be elected. He said the compensa-
tion OF the office In 1874 was $500. and he
thought that now that the population
was almost doubled II was certainly not
too much 10 pay $1,000 to the overseer of
the poor, lie wanted the ordinance acted
on at once.
Councilman Grady was In favor OF the
passage OF the ordinance at once, but
Councilman Sisson thought IL proper 10
refer 10 the committee on finance with
request that "A report be made at the next
meeting.
There was more or less debate on the
question, after which the motion 10 refer
was lost
President Kendrick then announced
roll call first announcing that. accord
ing to usual rule, the chair could not vote
for any resolution that was not recon-
mended by the committee on finance.
The ordinance was then passed In con-
currence. 29 10 9.
Also from the board came a resolution
directing the Commissioners Of public
works 10 build Adelaide avenue. from
Elmwood avenue TO Reservoir aN enue,
in connection with the work Of setting
the curbing and paving the cutters;
passed IN concurrence.
Also resolution directing the commits
sioner OF public works TO build certain
streets I'm connection with the work OF
setting the curbing and paving the gut
ters: passed I'm concurrence.
Also a resolution 10 buy lot OF heirs OF
William b. Seekel i'm North Burial
ground. and resolutions accepting gifts
OF Elizabeth w. A. Budlong. Lena J.
Brown. Marietta Wake. Providence Lodge
No. H. Il. =. o. Elks. T. Wilson Black
and Martha G.. Black and Emma EHall,
to the North Burial ground fund; passed
I'm concurrence.
Councilman Angel moved that when
the common council adjourned IL be To
meet on Monday, oct 22. at p. m, so
voted.
TO LAY OUT NEW STREETS.
Councilman Sheahan presented a reso-
luton to lay out Cornwall street, from
Hawkins 10 Suffolk street: Suffolk street,
from Cornwall street to Eaton street:
Yorkshire street, from Hawkins street to
Longmont street; Longmont street, from
Cornwall street TO Admiral street; Berk-
shire street. from Cornwall street to
Douglas avenue; Bedford street from
Cornwall street TO Douglas avenue. and
Salina street from Hawkins street 10
Longmont street The resolution was re-
ferred TO the committee on highway.
Petitions OF Elinora r. Jordan, Harriet
f.. Brown, Maria l.. Colvin. Max Schor,
Ezra l.. Knowlton, administrator. for re-
mission OF tax were referred 10 tN COM
mittee on claims.
Petitions Of the Narragansett Electric
Lighting Company 10 erect poles and
wires III Berkshire street. and OF The
Providence Telephone Company to erect
poles and wires in certain streets were
referred to the committee on public
works.
Petition OF =. A. Steere ct al. to lay out
Puritan street was referred to the com
mittee on highways.
Petition of william Carey for compen-
ss ton for injuries on Hassan street was
referred to the committee on claims.
Petition TO declare Troop lane a public
highway was referred To the committee
on highways.
petition of the park commissioners
for permission TO insure the Casino build
ing at Roger williams Park was referred
to the committee on finance.
The common council then adjourned
for two weeks.