The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-26


Spring Ltthia Water CNnpany of Paw
tucket; calendar
Mr.. Peck, of Warren from the COM
mittee on finance, reported resolution
authorizing the state to make lease
OF the old Normal school building on
Benefit street TO certain parties for pri-
vate school purposes, and he asked inn
mediate passage.
There was some slight objection, some
members believing that IL would be bet
ter TO sell the property outright, but
the act was passed.
Mr.. France. of Woonsocket, introduce
ed an act i'm amendment Of chapter 72s,
general laws. of the establishment of
the city of Woonsocket, which was re-
ferred 10 the judiciary committee.
little later Mr.. France reported
back the act from the committee and
moved its passage, under suspension
of the rules.
The act provides that all police APP
pointments shall be made by the board
OF aldermen and not by the mayor.
Opposition TO the suspension of the
rules was made by Fitzgerald, OF
Pawtucket: Garvin. OF Cumberland. and
o. Brien, OF Pawtucket, when the chair
stated that there could be no further
discussion on the motion TO suspend
the rules.
The rules were then suspended by
vote of 80 to Z.
Mr. Fitzgerald of Pawtucket, moved
that the bill be committed no the COM
mittee and his remarks were endorsed
by Mr. Garvin of Cum mberland, and Mr..
Pagan of Burrillville. and Mr. Pirce OF
Providence: they believing that the
mayor of Woonsocket should have an
opportunity TO appear before the COM
mittee and be heard.
Mr.. KimbaIl of Providence, said that
when mayor made spec fic request
that he wished to be heard. he believed
that the request should be granted, and
he therefore favored recommitment,
and Mr.. Blodgett of Pawtucket. was OF
the same opinion.
Mr.. France and Mr.. Bouver, both or
Woonsocket favored the passage of the
bill, because IL would/end the deadlock
now existing "a Woonsocket between
the mayor and the board Of aldermen.
The bill was then recommitted to the
| judiciary committee by viva voce
| vote.
Mr.. Moore. OF Westerly. introduced an
| act TO incorporate the Sweeney Granite
| company committee on corporations.
Mr.. Pirce of Providence. introduced
| the petition OF the Providence Rescue
| Home and NJ 'ssion for state aid: COM
mittee on finance.
| Mr.. Duffy of Pawtucket. from the
| committee on engrossed acts, reported
! New Shoreham TO facilitate transports
| tion TO and from said town. as truly and
| rightly engrossed. and the act was
| passed I'm concurrence.
MIR Curtis Of Providence presented
| the petition OF John &. Walsh e. Co. To
| build temporary bridge across the
! Blackstone canal judiciary commit
| tee.
O'rom the Calendar)
An act in amendment OF chapter 2ss.
| general laws. on which the committee
| on Judiciary recommend indefinite post
| ponement: so voted
An act To repeal chapter SO. general
laws. entitled, "Of the State Census"
on which the committee on special leg
islation recommends indefinite post
| poDement of this bill and the passage
OF substitute A, an act providing for
| the taking of the state census.
| Mr.. kimball Of Providence explained
| that the substitute provided that
| census Of the population and social
statistics of the several towns shall be
| taken as they exist in the year 1905.
and every tenth year thereafter The
census Of the population shall he taken
| as 10 exists on the first day OF June IN
such wear. and that the total expense
| incurred hy the census board under the
J prov sions Of this chapter for any pur-
pose. including the printing Of tho cen.
the sum OF 1000
After the bill had been explained sec
tion by section by Mr.. Kimball Il was
| passed. as recommended.
An act in amendment Of the act en-
titled an act TO incorporate the board
of trustees for ministerial fund. ON
! which the committee on education rnc-
ommend indefinite postponement: on
motion Of MIR. Rich of East Providence
/ the act was recOmmltted
An act making an appropriation FOR
the aid Of the Prisoners Aid Associa-
ton. ON which the committee on finance
| recommend passage: passed
An act making additional approprIa-
tion for the support of tho state gov
! ernment Tor tho year ending on the
3ist day of December 1900. on VIII ch
the committee on finance recommend
passage.
An act in amendment OF chapter e5e
public laws, entitled an act dividing
the town OF Warwick INTO districts for
the purposes OF voting. on which the
committee ON judiciary recSmmend
| passage. ..r
/ The bill provides that the town coun-
! cil ~ Warwick shall consist ~ seven
members. instead ~ Ave. and there
4 shall be five assessors Of taxes IN the
town. and ~ justices ~ the peace.
ON motion Of Mr. Fitzgerald ~ Paw
| tuckef the hill was rccommitted To- the
| Judiciary committee.
| ON motion of Mr. Pierce ~ Provi-
| dence. the Hoirsc Was then adjourned
10 meet on Friday morning at II
o'clock.