The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-20

Laws referred TO tho committee on itI-
dietary.
GRADE CROSSINGS MUST co.
MIR. Blodgett from the committees on
judiciary reported back favorably the act
20 abolish the grade crossings In Provi-
dence at Acorn, Dixie and Grove streets
that city. Read. passed and ordered COM
municated To the senate.
Mr.. Brown, OF Providence, reported
back with recomme endation OF Indefinite
postponement an act authorizing the city
OF Providence TO sell. lease, or change the
use OF certain school property, corner OF
Pond and Summer streets, that city.
Mr. Curtis presented request to
change the name OF the Central Land
| company TO the Maplewood Hotel com
pany; granted.
PROTECTING WARDS.
Mr.. Rice. from the COMMITTEES on Judic-
larry committee, reported back a substi-
| tute for an amendment TO chapter 1856
| of the Public Laws. "Of Guardian and
Ward" The substitute follows and after
discussion by Messrs. sheffield, Blodgett
Rice, Garvin. Curtis and others. the
amentment was passed as follows
Every guardian shall be authorized tn
invest any money In his hands not want
cd for the payment OF debts or for the
support or education of his ward. In notes
secured by mortgage upon real estate sit
uated in this state or In the bonds or
other Indebtedness of the United states
or OF this state. i'm the bonds or notes
OF any city or town i'm this state. or to
make deposits thereof in any savings
| bank or trust company IN this state, and
! under the approval OF the court OF pro
bate To make any investments thereof
I'm any other manner. And ihec ourt OF
| probat te on the petition Of the guardian or
any person interested In tho estate. with
| Tor without notice. may make any orders
with regard 20 the disposng. manage
meut. and care of the personal property
| i'm the hands OF the guardian"
PROVIDES A PENALTY
Mr.. Rice from the committee on judi
! ciary reported back favorably AN act M
amendment of chapter los NJ the General
Laws: and IL was voted in concurrence
| as follows:
An hoistway and elevator openings
! through floors where there is no shaft
4 shall be- protected by sufficient ratings:
| gates. trap-doOrs. or other mechanical
| devices equivalent thereto. and the same
| shall be kept closed in the night time or
when not in use. Every passenger ele-
Nator, except plunger-eleNators, shall De
! provided with some safety Arrangement
90 prevent falling. and every passenger
| elevator shall be fitted With some me-
chanical device 90 prevent the elevator
| ear from being started until tho door or
| doors opening into the elevator SHAFT are
! closed. and no person under tbe age or
| eighteen shall take charge OF or operate
| any passenger elevator Every persoil
/ using or operating an elevator contrary
/ TO the provisions OF this and the preceding
\ section shall bc lined not less ihan nfiN
| nor more than one hundred dollars lpf
! each day that the same shall be so uscd
/ or operated.
/ See 2 This act shall take effect on and
] after the first day of January, \. u. 100,
| and All acts and parts OF acts tnconsist-
! pnt herewith are hereby repealed.
! The act authorizing the city of Provl-
| dence Ia sell. lease or use for other pur-
poses the public school property, corner
| of Summer and Pond streets. was. after
| explanation 10y Judge Blodgett. chair
man Of the judiciary committee, lnueh-
The renort OF Rhode Islands Pan-Amer-
| team commissioners received from the
| senate was received aud ordered hled
! Mr. HoNsie. Of Exeter. introduced A
resolution making an additional appro-
| priation Of $500 10 pay bounucs on the
| killing of foxes Ic said there arc sc
! unreduited financially The members gen-
/ orally inclined Co the opinion that RcH
[ numerous. and referred The resolution Ia
the committee on iinunc"
FOR TRANSFER TICKETS
Mr. curtis presented % mcmHrhl from
the Beacon Illi Improvement a-goctti0ft
/ urciug proper aud prompt l'EltlaNoh lN
/ tickcts. referred 20 tho ioiuf special COM
mittec
Ar Rice presented an act In amendment
! OF section g. chapter ~ Of the Pubur
! Laws. uf Jury Trials Judiciary com
I mittcr.
From tho judiciary commute r.iif
back the act permitting toWns pr Pc
to tIi suuntlnuc the usf of VonuA W INiIfI't
7 providing % davs notice pteNiou d" r.-t.
/ lion bc gitty the secretary 81 ttfF
I tlespd without reference.
A. I.f1 O'clock thp house, unon no q
of Mr. Eathbun of West Greenwich. ad-
| iouruSd until tumOtruW.