The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-07

/. the police force, and the pay OF Police
| Officers Ernest A. Johnson ana Flf.eil
| Mclaughlin was advanced from $50 TO
S2.75.
| number of minor petitions were re-
| ferred to the proper committees, and
these included curbing, grading and lay
| outs.
| A joint resolution appropril.ing $4,000
| for the erection of six-room school
| house on Webster avenue was passed,
and also joint resolution appropriating
| $4,000 for the erection of a fire station
| on Douglas avenue.
Joint resolution directing the commit
tee on police 10 report the estimated cost
OF placing police signal wires under
ground i'm the close building district was
passed
A resolution changing the name OF
Bradley street from oxford street to Pot
ter avenue, TO Croyland road; passed.
ARCHITECT FIELD PROTESTS.
The matter Of the plans prepared by
Messrs. Sanders & Thornton for the new
police station i'm what was formerly the
Seventh ward, but now the sixth, was
enth ward hut is now the Sixth. was
called up, and Alderman Gray introduced
resolution approving the plans and
making an appropriation for the erection
of the building. and he explained that
approved them.
Alderman Vincent thought the appro-
val of the chief ought TO be I'm writing.
and Alderman Gray was appointed
committee to secure his signature TO n
statement to that effect This was done
and then Alderman Vincent said Archi-
tect Field wanted to be heard on the
matter and If he had any grievance the
board ought TO hear IT,
Mr. Field said profpgf
against the adoption OF these plans, be-
cause If they are adopted IL will work
me an injustice These plans. | claim,
have been modified after they were sub
mitted. and | have reason to believe that
some OF these notifications have been
CLEANED from the plans that submitted"
Mr. Field further said that he had
made ~ set OF plans for the chief OF po-
lice which was accepted by him. The
chief considered the plans well adapted
TO the use of the department I'm that Sec
ton
Ills plans also had the Endorsement of
the committee on police but the com
mittee on city property elected TO con-
duct competition. lie thought com
petltion conducted after plans had been
submitted was no competition at all
Alderman Vincent thought that the
board should act impartially in the mat
ter II II is fact that Mr.. Fields
plans reached City Hall and were in the
custody Of the city and another arehl-
tect had access to them and had the ben
cit OF the plans I'm making notifications
ne thought the board should stop before
taking action.
Alderman Reynolds was OF the aamc
opinion and Alderman Gray EXPLAINED tho
error OF Mr.. Field IN submitting his plans
with his name on the face OF them. and
mat they were disqualified under the df-
rection OF the city solicitor
ARCHITECT THORNTON EXPLAINS
Architect Thornton stated that his
plan was made according TO the require
rnents sent out. md hc claimed that Il
was entirely different from that submit
ted by Mr.. Field. lie further said that
Mr.. Field had made a statement that ne
had the chief and tho committee on DO
lice on hts side and that he was going
to have the job anyway.
Mr.. Thornton denied ever having soen
Mr.. Fields plans until after this mat