The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-19
THE IMPROVEMENT
OF HOPKINS PARK.
Common Council Passes Resolution
Appropriating $2OOO--FireprOof
Vault for rIunicipal Court.

The common council met in regular
session at o'clock last evening
President Kendrick IN the chair. an.
a quorum present.
On motion OF Councilman Grinnell
the report OF the committee on harbor
recommending the passage of a reso.
luton appropriating 100000 for the
purchase OF land for the improvement
Of the harbor. was taken from the table
and was referred back to the commit.
tee.
Councilman Angel. from the COM
mittee on finance, presented the re-
port upon the petition of Rathbone
Gardner ct al for increased facilities
for the municipal court; and also upon
communication from the city mes
senger enclosing request from clerk Of
municipal court for improvements in
his department asking that the COM
mittee on finance be discharged from
further cons s-deration OF the matter.
Councilman Angel urged that as
there was a special committee 10 in
quire into the matter OF additional ia
cilities in City Hall, he believed that
such committee was the proper body 10
consider the municipal court matter,
and all other petitions OF that kind
Councilman Cooke said that while
ne had no objection 10 relieving the
committee ON finance OF the bill. he
did insist that the matter had been al
ready too long delayed. Ii was only
by miracle that valuable papers.
records and wills had not been destroyed
by fire, and he asked that the rules
be suspended In order that a resolution
appropriating $4,000. to be taken from
sewer assessments and transferred to
the appropriation for maintenance OF
City Hall, for providing and furnish
ing a vault in the Office OF the clerk of
the municipal court. might be passed.
and he offered such a resolution.
After remarks by Councilman Cush-
ing. endorsing what Councilman Cooke
had said. the resolution was adopted
unanimously.
An invitation Of the Fourth OF July
committee to the mayor and members
OF the city council to review the par
ade on July 4. at $3.50 O'Clock I'm the
morning. was received and accepted.
MIR. BLoDGETT RESIGNS.
The resignation of Mr.. John T. Blod-
gett as a member OF the board of can
vassers and registration, to take ef-
rect on June go. was received and ac-
cepted.
Councilman Perkins, from the COM
mittee on city property. presented "A
resolution to pay Fred r.. Field, archi-
tect, $l5V for plans Tor enlarging the
manual training high school: passed.
Also a resolution authorizing the
committee on city property TO sell city
lots at auction or private sale. subject
10 the approval Of the mayor; passeo
Councilman Trask, from the commit.
zee on claims. presented resolutions to
pay Ann 3. Augustus sos as compen-
sation Tor damages: to remit tax of
$2l450 enormously assessed against Ed
win c. Larned. administrator. OF Nor
rlstown, n. j.; TO remit sewer assess
ment OF $2s. TO George T.. Cottrell ct ux..
on land decided for highway purpos IS
all the resolutions were adopted.
Councilman Peterson, from the COM
mittee on sewers, introduced resolu-
non ordering sewersin Broad street
teast side). from pom ia feet north
OF Elma street u end of present sewer
south OF Elma street. Estimated cost
s259.61;. assessments si95.O0
Also resolution ordering a sewer
IN Eiiery street. from Wendell street
20 Union avenue. Estimated cost 81
SeS.te; assessments. $4,000 Botn
passed unanimously.
FROM the board OF aldermen came an
invitation OF Providence Driving AS
socIation 10 review parade and an in
vitation or &srst Separate Company "a
attend reception and concert: both ac-
cepted. fts-I ET y
Councllmap Angel moved that when
the common c~,ncil adjournei =. be ia
meet three weeks from tonight. and il
was so voted.
FOR HOPKINS pApL-
Councilman Sheahan introduced q
resolution transferring the sum OF
szooo from the sewer assessments tc
tne appropriation for contingencies, the
same II be used for the Improvement
OF Hopkins park. the work to be done
under the direction of the park com.
mission. and he moved it's passage
Councilman Perkins moved to refe,
the resolution to the committee on n.
nance; lost, after which the resolution
was passed by q, vote OF SO to 9.
councilman kavanagh introduced
resolution authorizing the committe,
on city property TO secure plans for q
new police station In the Seventh dis.
trict at cost not. TO exceed $50 an
moved It's passage; passed.
THE CARRIE BROWN MEMORIAL.
Councilman Grlmwood introduce,
the following resolution:
Resolved. That in View OF the fac
that the state OF Rhode Island Is de
sirous OF removing the Soldiers anc
sailors monument TO the location Oh
exchange place selected by the com
mission and approved by city council
resolution No. 2S2, series of 1899. TO
the Carrie Brown Memorial Foun
tain.' the action OF said commission Il
relocating said fountain IN CITY Hal
park Is hereby AZ proved. and the com
missioners Of public works is hereb,
directed to cause foundation for sal,
fountain to be built and do such othe
work as is called for on the part o
the city by the terms OF the contrac
for said fountain.
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