The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-15

DlSCUSSlON PROVOKED.
The one subject of the discussion on
the street. at City Hall. and. In fact. in
all places of public resort. was provoked
by the text of the report. and particular
ly by the map.
litical affiliations manifested great
Zeal OF interest in the new layout, and
IL was amusing TO see some OF them pre-
tend that the map came a surprise.
opi- ions varied I'm regard TO. the report,
IL being noticeable that the Democrats.
as a rule. were outspoken in favor
OF the original idea of twelve wards,
while some of them did not hesitate to
say that the commission had tried very
hard 10 cut down tn Democratic repre-
sentation In the city council.
The gentlemen who will lose. or who
will most probably lose, their seats in the
city council are, of course. not pleased.
although some OF them are too much at
tached TO the party To allow themselves
to criticise the acts OF the commission.
II certainly looks as IL the lines OF the
map were drawn. in some instances, in
order TO drop certain members of the
council who have allowed themselves to
advocate measures which they believed
to be for the interests of the taxpayers
without first consulting the ring that
runs the City Hall.
THEY WILL BE DROPPED.
The effect OF the new law will be to
drop from the city council the following
named gentlemen, that is. unless some Of
them should decide TO move from their
present residences
Councilman stephen A. Cooke of the
Second ward is now a resident of the
First ward: John B. McGuinness of the
Third ward Is now In the Second: John
w. Angel and Marinus w. Gardiner of
the Fifth go to the Fourth: Thomas III.
Leonard. Beverly III. Lake and Alvin II.
Eccleston of the Sixth go TO the Fifth
J. William Moore and Marvin III. Allen
of the Seventh also go to the Fifth: AL
derman A. Herbert Arnold and Council
man Henry Grimwood OF the Eighth go
to the Ninth, and Councilman Kavanaugh
of the Tenth goes to the Eighth
In addition to these several members
of the school committee have fallen by
the wayside, and these. are: Marinus w.
Gardiner OF the Fifth to the Fourth:
Frederick Rueckert and Orsmus Taft.
Of the Sixth to the Fifth; Henry r.. Bar
ker of the Seventh TO the Sixth and
Lester 8. Hill and p. Francis Walker
from the Eighth. the former going TO
the Fourth and the latter to the Seventh.
As will be seen not one OF the members
OF the present delegations I'm the First,
the changes In the lines. so far as trans
fers from the wards are concerned.
FIFTH MAKES A GAIN.
The Fifth gains a large amount OF city
council timber. which may be available
next November or later on. according to
the popularity or the policy OF some OF
these gentlemeen. and IL Is understood
that several OF the outcasts from the
t~t nj xHar dc
TO office I'm the Fifth.
Alderman Reynolds will find that the
fight in the caucus will not be the walk
over he has had for several years. and
the fact that Robert +. Smith Is resi-
dent OF the Fifth ward now will make
matters very interesting. as IL is recog-
nized fact tina. Mr.. Smith In matters po-
litical In a past master.
Alderman Arnold. formerly OF the
Eighth. will not stack up against Ira Win
sor in the Ninth. but Burmah Perkins has
his eve on n chair in the alderman's
chamber, and there will be some fun In
the new Ninth.
John w. Angel. late OF the Fifth. has
served In the common council for IL
years and now he finds himself I'm the
Fourth, and IL IL hardly probable that he
will be selected for ONCE.
The only two Democratic members of
the common council that find themselves
transferred are John II. McGulnness from
the Third 10 the Second. and Luke Kav-
anaugh from the Tenth TO the Eighth. With
these exceptions the delegations may not
be affected.
z A News representative saw number OF
prominent members OF the city council
and others this morning, and gathered
from them their views upon the change
and It's probable results.
PREFERS TWELVE WARDS