The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-03

| Mir. Moore called from the table the re-
/ port OF the committee on railroads recom-
mendng resolution authorizing the
! commissioner OF public works To arrange
\ for sprinkling certain streets by the Union
| Railroad company and moved an amend
ment 10 the resolution providing or the
! anulment OF the contract By the parties
upon 90 days notice.
The resolution as amended IS as follows;
| Resolved, That the commissioner or
public works be and he hereby rs author
/ ized and directed 10 cause about 60 miles
of the public highways in which railway
J tracks are laid 20 he sprinkled with water
4 between April n and Nov. II In each wear.
providing an Arrangement can be made
with the Union Railroad company 20 FUR
nsh the power, water cars and men 10
operate the same at an expense or not eN-
ceeding Is cents per car mile, providing
that any agreement or arrangement made
by virture hereof may be terminated by
giving - days notice I'm writing 10 said
railroad company. And said commissioner
is hereby directed to build the necessary
supply hydrants and to furnish water
free of charge for such sprinkling OF high
ways the expense of all Of said work 10
be charged to the annual appropriation
for highways"
The resolution as amended was passed
a3 ayes 10 l nay, the latter being cast by
Councilman Massie
TELEPHONES ORDERED OUT.
Chairman Massle OF the finance com
mittes reported resolution directing the
city auditor not 10 allow any bills ror
the use of telephones i'm private residences
of city officials after Dec. IL. 1901.
Mr.. Gushing urged that the city clerk
needed a telephone because OF the de-
mands made upon him after office hours
at certain times OF the year.
MIR Massir- -rsir- trt--rt+v-a+iaItor had
called attention TO the general use OF
telephones by city officers During cleo
| ton times it might be necessary for the
| city clerk To have telephone in his
| home, and the council could provide for
| that. IL officers OF the city want tsle-
| phones i'm their homes they can afford
| 10 pay for them. lie thought the officers
| transacted their business n the city
| hall.
Mr.. Cushing moved to amend the reso-
| luton excepting the telephone in the
residence OF the city clerk
! Mr.. Leonard asked that the city mes
| senger be allowed the use OF q telephone
4 at his home and Mr -Daleh- thought il
! was necessary that the medical inspector
In the health department. should be allow
! ed a telephones
Counclmeu Parks, Grady Cooke, Peter
son Bslch and McGuinness did not be-
lieve in establishing any precedent by
| making exceptions. The city officials
were drawing salary enough to pay for
their own telephones and should be made
| ia do SO.
The Cushing. Leonard and Balch
4 amendments combined were defeated and
| the original resolution ordering out telc-
phones was adopted.
FIRE STATION NEEDED.
The finance committee reported a -reso-
| luton authorizing the committee oN city
property to purchase q site for a fire
station in the Mount Pleasant district OF
ward 10. The committee recommended
that the resolution be indefinitely post
poned.
Councilman Massie urged that there
was no money In the appropriation for
contingencies for such a purchase
Councilman Sisson said II the necessity
existed for a fire station the council
might go to the general assembly for au-
thority TO hire the money
| Councilman Grady vigorously opposed
indefinite postpOnement. tor a station IN
that district was recommended by the
board of fire commissioners. There was
valuable property there within a circuit
OF hve miles and he cited the recent fire
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proper FIRE protection was promptly at
been sacrificed. For four years the resi-
dents and property owners had been re-
! questing protection tor their homes aud
industries and Il was an outrage 20 fur
thcr ignore their rights
! Councilman McGunness declared that
II any part OF tho city needed fire protcc-
tiOn certainly Mount Pleasant did
Councilman Massic quoted from tho rc-
| port of the fire commissioners 20 the ef-
| feet that there was need OF "A Gre sta
ton. but protection might BE- provided by
removing The station al Manton Co the
Councilman Slsson moved that The pa
! perS be referred back 90 the finance com
| mittcc. with instructions 60 report 4
feasible plan providing for the purchase
~ site and tho erection of such needed
| station.
The motion was secor led bv Council.
men Grady and Iovett. and. after further
| discussion hy Councimen Cooke. Hall and
| others. the resolution vvas rccommittcd--0
well-esrncd victory for Councilman
Grady.
SOUTH MAtN STREET WIDENING.
a resolution TO hire sic.NN for highway
PURPOSES was also iavorablX, reported b,
sum is 10 be expended IN meeting the Ian,
damages for tho widening of South Mair
! street
Councilman Cooke inquired n Tho rail
| road company would pay any part %
the cost ~ widening this street
4 Councilman IfontIN OF the NnfnInlilfi
| on highways said the railroad company
he had been given 90 understand. woul'
pay the cost of bulldmr the street.
! councilman Peterson thought thpri
! ought 10 be q definite propo osiiion Of wha
| the railroad company would do. 10 wa
stated when the proposition FIRST came ul
| That the railroad company would pav
! part az tho cost ~ the Improvement. an,
. | now the committee came with an indcn
. | mite proposition. he would not object Il
| the passage ~ the resolution N the com
| mittco intended 20 trv and secure n par
~. the cost from the tnion Railroad com
I pauN.
Councilman Sissur suggfstcd that y
was now only question ~ meeting th
| land damages and paying The bills au'
the resolutiun prevailed.
rs NEW QUARTERS.
Councilman smith. AS Chsirman OF th
| police committee presented from ~
| board ~ police cumuiifsioneIg "a petitioI
| asking for additional quarters FOR polio
| business. together with resolution o.
| Qfcstlng the city council through tn
L fCuutfVurt on Iarr ElXeB.