The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-10

| in suitable lot and that stone be
| placed over the grave. and appropriate
| ing $1,000 for the purpose.
There was some discussion over. the
| resolution. which had not been consid-
| cred by the committee on finance, and
| after the opinion OF the legality OF the
| removal OF the bodies had been passed
| upon by the city solicitor, the resolu-
| tion was passed in concurrence.
THE SPEEDWAY MATTER.
Also from the board OF aldermen
| came a resolution appropriating $l5.
600 for completing certain work at
Roger Williams park, which provides
| for the building OF "A speedway on she
| Eleanor Field wood lot.
| Councilman Sisson moved that the
\ resolution be referred 10 the commit
| tee on finance.
| Councilman Cushing said that he
| hoped that the resolution would not be
| referred to the committee on finance,
| as such a course meant dilatory tac-
tics. He wished the members TO meet
the issue squarely, and he believed that
this was the time TO vote.
/ The motion To refer to the committee
on finance was then voted down.
| Councilman Kavanagh did not think
that the city could afford the expense
/ of speedway at this time, and there
Councilman Sisson said that he would
| vote for a speedway when the neces-
| stiles OF the city had been provided
for. but not at present.
Councilman Cooke wanted to know
1 where the money was coming from.
Councilman Angel stated that the
contingent account was completely
| wiped out, and all that they had now
| was $4,000 from sewer assessments,
and, according to his calculations, S29,-
600 OF this sum was practically disposed
| Of
| Councilman Perkins said that IL the
l city built a speedway he believed that
enough personal property, i'm the shape
of horses and carriages, would come
into the city TO pay for the sum 10 be
| expended.
Councilman Cooke said that the mat
ter should be considered in a business
light, and therefore he was opposed TO
taking a step which promised 10 IN
| volve a heavy expense before the work
| was completed. He wanted an assur-
4 ance that $4,000 would complete the
work. If this is received IL would
4 change the complexion OF matters
| Councilman Moore said he had OBJ
tanned an estimate from the city engi-
| neer of the cost of filling $4,000 cubic
| yards which was about $1,000. He said
/ the city had very valuable property
at the park and section that could
not be used because IL Is unfinished. III
ii can be finished ard included i'm the
\ open part of the park for $4,000 he fa-
| vored doing II.
| Councilman Wheldon thought that
there was no money in the treasury at
| present TO expepd upon speedway.
RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
| Councilman Perkins called attention
to the fact that the appropriation of
Il
| a large number of men with work, and
| this was a fact worth considering.
on the vote the resolution failed of
| passage. the vote being Is in favor to
20 against.
The roll call was as follows:
Yeas-Councilmen Burdick, Cushing.
| Darling, Gardiner, Grady, Hurley,
Leonard, Lake, Moore, McGuinness,
Perkins. Parsons. Pierce, Rawson. Root,
Sheahan. Trask, Wright-1S.
| Nays--Mr President Kendrick, Coun-
| cilmen Angel. Allen, Blanchard, Cooke
Dwyer, EeclestOn Grinnel' Hal,
1 Hinckley, Kavanagh, Massie Parker,
Peterson. Sisson, Sphinx. Smith, Whel-
don. Winn, Potter-2O.
MERCHANTS PETITION.
Councilman Cooke presented to the
| common council the following petition:
| To the Honorable the City Council of the
1 City of Providence:
| Ii has come to our notice that the Mer-
| chants and Miners Transportation com
pany. owing To an order OF your hon
| orable body March B. 1900 To remove the
| tracks leading TO and upon their prem
ises on India street from the main track
| OF the New York New Haven and Hart
| ford Railroad company, will be com
PEELED to curtail their present service TO
and from this port after Sept. i, lyUU,
l which curtailment will result in serious
injury to our business TO and from the
| territory now reached BY way of these
steamers.
We the undersigned, therefore. respect
fully petition your honorable body To So
modify your order as TO enable the mer-
chants of this city and vicinity To con-
tinue to enjoy the service and facilities
which the said Merchants and Miners
Transportation company has anorded Tor
SO many years and thereby brought the
city of Providence so prominently before
the country as a fs.ight distributing GEN.
tre- of New England;
Manufacturers - LonSdale company,
Hope company, Blackstone Mfg. COM
pany, Goddard Bros, agents; Berkeley
Co. Sturgess a. Gammel, agents; -. IL.
4 r. Knight; Fletcher Mfg; Co, Wm.
Co.. Lucian Sharpe, treasurer; Atlantic
mills. Chas. ID. owen, agent; National
and Providence Worsted mills, Geo. Il.
Bartlett, assistant. treasurer; Valley
Worsted mills, G.. w. Smith, superintend-
ent; Riverside Worsted mills, j. G.. Dol
bell, cashier: Quldnick Mfg. Co, j. III.
+. Lippitt, treasurer; Rhode Island Per-
kins Horse Shoe Co, Chas. X. Stark,
treasurer; The Joseph. Banigan Rubber
Co, John j. Watson. Jr., treasurer; The
James Hanley Brewing Co, James Han
ley, president; The ! rovidence Brewing
Co.. James Hsnley, president; General
Fire Extinguisher Co, w. s. Hackney.
treasurer; w A. Harris Steam Engine
Co. by Il. Francis Croweli: Household
Sewing Macnrne Co., Geo. III. Newhall.
treasurer; Coventry Co, Robt. w. Taft,
treasurer; Bernon mills, Robt. w. TAFT,
assistant treasurer.
Bleacheries and Yarns-Queen Dyeing
Co, Albert Horton, treasurer. Hope Web
bing Co. Chas. Sissor. treasurer: Smith
Webbing Co.. Chas. s. Smith, manager; |;
Providence ID. IL. a. G. Co. j. y. Farms
| worth, treasurer: The Robt d. Mason
Co, Frederick q. Mason, treasurer; TIL
linghast, Stiles Co. Jesse Eddy, Jr., sec
retary and assistant treasurer. Eddy
Foundries and Machinery-Builders'
Founderies aud Observation-Disclosures
Iron Foundry. ". j. Burrough, superin-
tendent: Fuller Iron Works. ID. Clinton
Fuller. treasurer; Phoenix Iron Foundry.
Chas. r. Earle. treasurer; A. Carpenter
a Sons Foundry Co, Henry A. Carpen-
ter. treasurer; II. /. Tool Co. w, A.
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