The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

may also agree what amount or prcpcr-
ton or what items OF this cost thereof
na and aid al 'isS New pS yers & ', New sassn and
Hartford Railroad Company. rcspcctvciy.
Sec. 3 For the purpose of NAL king SAID
agreements. the mayor, the commissioner
~ public works. and the chairman or the
Joint standing committees on railroads OF
said city are hereby empowered To act
for said city, and such agreements when
executed shall be final and conclusive up
on all parties concerned.
Sec. 4. When the manner, plans. and
methods OF doing said work shall have
been determined and agreed l'Don and
filed, and notice given as hereinafter pro-
vided, said railroad company shall pro-
ceed to construct said overhead bridge,
and when the same shall be completed ac-
cordlng 10 said agreements The city shall
close the aforesaid portions OF said So
called streets.
Sec. 5, Said plans and agreement relat-
ing thereto shall be filed with the railroad
commissioner before any further action
Is taken or work done in pursuance there-
OF. and notice signed by said railroad
commissioner shall be given TO all parties
in interest by publishing the fact that said
plans and agreement relating thereto have
been so filed every day for week in two
newspapers published In the city OF Prov-
idence
Sec. s. All persons claiming any dam.
ages on account OF the work to be dons
according % said plans and agreement re-
lating thereto or OF any action to be taken
by authority OF this act may file their
claims with the railroad commissioners
within thirty days from the last day OF
said publication and not after
Sec. Z. Said railroad commissioners shall
give notice TO all claimants who have died
claims as aforesaid OF q hearing upon
said claims by advertising the time ana
place or such hearing. at least two weeks
before the date thereof. twice q week for
two successive weeks I'm two newspapers
published I'm the city OF Providence. and
after such hearing shall Determine ths
amount OF damages. II any. suffered by
such claimants. respectively tdeducting
therefrom all benefits which may accrue
to suoh claimants, respectively, and shall
file report OF his findings with tho clerk
of the common pleas division OF the su.
preme court for Providence county. ana
shall give to said claimants such notice Of
said fling as said court may order.
Sec. 8. Any person or corporation az.
grieved by the action of the railroad conl-
missioner In awarding damages may.
within thirty days after the nling of said
report. appeal from said award to the
common pleas division OF the suprsme
| court for Providence county and olaim .
Jury trial on any item OF damages there.
by awarded. And such appeal shau stand
for trial by jury as other civil Gases upon
the docket OF such Court and shall be
| tried therein as other civil cases are there
| In tried
Sec. .. The report OF the commissioners
shall be confirmed by the court, after be-
| ing so corrected as TO conform to the And-
| ings OF the Jury In cases where q jury
| trial Is had: and upon such confirmation.
execution or executions for damages, IL
| any. fixed by said report as confirmed,
| shall issue against said city Of Prcvidsncs
| as upon a judgment in due course Of law
| in said court.
| Sec. 10. The city OF Providence is here
| by authorizefid and empowered to hire
| from time TO time sufficient sums OF
money 10 pay for such portion OF the cost
| OF said work as said city shall obligate IT.
| self to pay under the authority hereof.
and to pay any damages, costs, and ex.
penses required to be paid by said city
| pursuant 10 this act and any agreement
hereunder with said New Fefl, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad company, and
| to issue its notes therefor for such time
and i'm such amounts as may be fixed by
1 the city council thereof. and such notes
1 may be renewed from time To time as the
\ same become due.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect from
| its passage. and shall supersede Chapter
sss of the Public Laws, passed by the gen.
| eral assembly at the January session.
| 1899 and any rights and remedies there
under relative TO any wogk to be done OF
4 action 10 be taken under this act.
CHAPTER 9s2.
| AN ACT Authorizing the City Of PROVE
dence to Take Certain Land Belonging
to the State of Rhode Island For High.
way Purposes.
passed Nov. %. 1907
| 1t is enacted by the General Assembly
as follows:
| Section /. The city of Providence -
hereby authorized and empowered to take
/ that parcel of land delincated and de>
scribed on the accompanying plat. IN.
scribed Providence, r. L.. engineers Of.
flee. street line department November A..
| 1901 03o432" and marked thereon state oe
| Rhode Island" for highway purposes, uns
der the proceedings now pending for the
! layout of a street from South WatAc
| street TO Prospect street in said city by
the committee appointed by the board Of
aldermen Of said city on October H. 1900,
and November l. 1900. pursuant to resolu-
ton No. s77 of the city council of said
| city, approved September 4. 1900. and
| this authority shall date from and as OF
the day OF the beginning Of said pro-
ceedings: and the state of Rhode Island
| hereby valves any claim for damages
| by reason Of the laying out OF said street
| over said parcel of land OF said state.
Sec. 2. This act shall take enect from
| and after its passage.
CHAPTER sSs
AN ACT In Amendment Of Chapter 6sS %
the Public Laws, Entitled AN Act In
Relation to Buildings In the City OF
Providence and For other Plrposss.' -
1 Passed at the January SssBruH, n. d
1878 and of the Several Acts In Addi~
tion Thereto or In Amendment Thereof.
Passed Nov. g. l9Ol.)
II Is enacted by the General Assembly
as follows;
| Section 4. Section - of tho act entitled
AN act I'm relation TO buildings In the
city of Providence. and for other purs
| poses" passed at the January session, a.
| ID. 1S7S as amended by any act in amend-
ment thereof or i'm addition thereto. 10
| hereby amended so that paragraph four
OF the conditions specified therein shall
read as follows:
mo person shall leave such coal hole.
excavation. or aperture opened or un-
fastened after sunset. nor In the day