The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-01

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elected, IL is fitting that you shoul,
p take review OF the work already done
ana famlliarize yourselves as much nj
! possible with the present condition O
the various departments. and of tn,
city as whole, in order that You NAV
with greater understanding. undertake,
the work before you in the year tC
come
While the majority Of you are NOT
new members OF the city Government
ana have doubtless much knowledge of
the condition OF those departments with
| which you have become especially IA
nlllar, by reason OF serving on the diff
terent committees. il is not TO be ex-
pected that YOU should be absolutely
cohversant with the city's affairs as a
| whole; and for the benefit. Therefore.
of the old and new members alike
| invite your attention TO the following,
| statements:
! You Will understand, of course. that
| most OF the facts presented herewith
| arc compiled from reports made 10 mo
| by the various departments, but for
| the deductions therefrom and for the
| recommendations made I'm relation TO
the same / assume The responsibility.
PUBLIC ORKS-HIGHWAYs.
During the last year. EXCHANGE
Place, Washington street and EX-
chahse street, and the approaches to
the railroad station. including that
portion OF the land devoted to park
purposes, have been built in the main
In accordance with the plans adopted;
ana, as result, the city OF Providence
mas J DeleVe, one OF the most attrac-
i've squares that can be found in any
eHy. Ihis square. together with the
lahd on the opposite side of the railrood
station, where are located the new
SFade House and the Normal School
furnishes 10 the City OF Providence an
unusually delightful approach. Rv re-
serving the space included within the
boundaries of new Exchange place. for
ITS present uses, and for the erection OF
such buildings, municipal or national.
as may hereafter be desired I believe I
that We can DO much towards earning
the gratitude Of future generations. / .
certainly hope that that part of the
centre or Exchange place, which is now
paved with granite blocks viii. during
the year, be converted into mall so
mat the plan OF the lay out of Ex-
change place may be completed as orig
mary designed. The foundation for
.he Cafrle Brown Memorial Fountain"
mas been laid, and the fountain will be
erected during the coming year.
Ihe Canal street extension, and
Charies street as widened. have been
thoroughly built and this work has
opened up those long neglected thor
oughtares from the northern section ~
the chy TO It's centre. I deenY II hipblv
important that the natural obstacles TO
communication between the various
sections Of this city should be ovarconae
as tar as possible. and, therefore |
approve the resolution which has lately
oeen passed by the City Council in
slructing the city Engineer 10 present
plans for facilitating communication
between those parts OF the city living on
1he cast and west Jldes of the river.
The report Of the expenditures for
~ ~ hscal year OF this department shows
nan II has cost for cleaning streets re
moving snow and for general renaire
ma maintenance OF the highways, the I,
um or 2a6,49S.22. The highway appro- !
'riation for the present year is So,1 0oO f,
u this amount there has been paid The :
nm ~ nearly $4,000 for building the =
streets, ordered by the :
oGncil namely. West Park. Black f
,aDblt' Foster Columbia and Irving a
treats Columbia, Anthony. Irving and 8
ehster avenues. This leaves a balance y
Sz5Z,OOO TO clean and maintain the
ireets and remove snow FOR the rest of V
ne hscal year. This sum seems 10 me n
be sufhciently large N not more than S
ne tessary, provided any dependence W
an be placed upon comparison of n
Npenditures OF this city and that of g
her cltles OF its size and larger for -
ke purposes.
IL may not be amiss. i'm this connec-
on, TO submit to you the amounts an
'oprated last year by several cities ~
" exactly these purposes. as follows. y.
ne citN OF Denver with a p0pulatiop -.
$4,000 inhabitants. approprioted =,
35'962; Indianapolis. with a populo- nj
ln OF $4,000 inhabitants. Appropriated m
t'.o4o, Jersey city, with a population Is
LuVoVo inhabitants, appropriated ID
1874: Louisville. with a popuIatiop 10
$4,000 inhabitants. appropriseed tn
%. ~; Milwaukee. with popuIofio1 vs.
-oOUOO inhabitants. Appropriated ge
-o.ooO' Minneapolis. with a population OF
-lO'OOO, appropriated s222 7G6. New sil
k. with population OF $50 0O0 inbahi- an
nts' appropriated 1921 .727. st. paul IN
IN population of 900 inhabitants ~
propi1ated N65.0li. / submit these pC
ul'S' obtained from the most reliable ~,
ilce AT my command. for the mr. ~
81 OF putting you upon such inouiries ~ ~
you may desire 60 make. ~,
would submit for your consideration -,
.eW lacls in connection with the ,,so az
"ut streets Under law passed by I an
General Assembly last year. tho wa
ara OF Aldermen is empowered to . OF
i4r F'i lllNNI'l Tor the erection pf iu
'lters over the sidewalks. ana par- mo
ssion has already been grante6 IN pa
eral Instances in front OF tbeotrss wh
! business houses I thiuk tbot tbis tn,
Viiege should be restricted MS fai. ne vc'
Sble.and TN no case should be Grant Tia
unless the city derives some rcycnuo 81
m the grant Der
would also mention the fact thai ,
se part OF Dyer street is occupird an .r
SIDE hy venders of Vegetables ami
cf commoditics, ON the other b,, 81
ie fruit dealers, and the renaipdor =,
those s,rvcts ana spuaress desipn,- 49,,
as the Market Place" by vcn,lors .it
products from farms living without =,
city limits IL seems 90 mr tbat tbo nm
should NOT permit his 10 bs done cl
nout Hoinc compensation. and tho
ild say That an act isi already pend are
in INC General Assembly. which N tim
'rI, viii grant 10 the city OF provl- Tho
.e the right 60 charge for thls nriv- arf,
e. rec.
Woul furthermore call To yorr s+- to %
ion the dangerous praciice ip he7
'h Few whoelmou indulge OF r.d- init
down College HIl uron their b il'