The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-04
REMovING GREASE AND ASHES.

REMOVING GREASE AND ASHES.
The committee on ordinances presented
Its report upon bill for an ordinance
relative TO carting grease, ashes. eiei
which included a suggestion mat the Dill
referred on Dec. 81, 1901. was designed
TO promote public comfort u was or
dered received.
ordinance. requiring the use OF covered
wagons for CARRYING ashes, grease, etc.
Section ]. No person shall carry on
convey, nor cause TO he carried, IN any
street. highway. square. or park, any
bones, animal or soap fac unless In COW
cred cans. tubs or recsptacles.
Sec. 2 No person shall carry or con-
vey. nor cause TO be carried or conveyed
IN any street highway. square or park.
any ashes, unless the receptacle or We
hicle containing such ashes shah be close
ly covered.
See 81 Any person violating any pro-
visions Of this ordinance SHAH be hned
Later from the board came an amend
ment making the ordinance take effect
on Jul, ]. which was coneurrsd ~. The
original ordinance or Nov. II, 1899, was
indefinitely postponed.
FEES FOR LIQUOR LICENSES.
Mr. Balch from the committee on ordi-
nances received the report upon resolu-
ton relative TO increasing the fees for
liquor licenses.
The committee reported that "the pro-
posed resolution eubodies change I'm the
law that Is so radical and far-reaehing
Ia its effect and results that your COM
mittee are unable a this time TO recon-
mend any action upon the subject matter
OF said resolution Your committee have
not had sufficient time TO examine this
question In all its bearings. nor TO give
IL that thorough consideration necessary
10 make conscientious and intelligent
report. and they. therefore ask for fur
theR time In which TO consider said reso-
luton"
The report was received as progressive
and the committee given further time.
Resolutions ordering sewers TO be con-
structed were adopted as follows:
In IIamln street from Elmwood avenue
to Roger Williams Park. Estimated cost
sl5l39i. assessments SllSs.0i.
In Summit avenue from Seventh street
20 Fourth street. Estimated cost Sis2sS;
assessments s20G3.i7.
In Woodbine street from Camp street
TO North Main street. Estimated cost
sl0s45f; assessments s2S5l.s5.
In Grand view street from North Main
street 10 Knowles street. Estimated cost
S1S3007: assessments $l342.f0
In suffolk street from Admiral street to
salina street. Estimated cost s54093; as
sessments S67S.H.
In Bellevue avenue from near Elmwood
avenue TO Dexter street. Estimated cost
$l22i.54: assessments sl65s.40.
Mr.. Perkins from the committee on
property recommended that Mr.. Mathew
son be directed TO construct party wau
extending from South Main to South
Water street; so voted
NO MORE PARKS AT PRESENT.
Chairman Root of the committee on
parks called from the table the resolution
nstructing the city solicitor TO apply to
the general asssWbly for authority to
hire s100,0oo for park purposss, provided
the sum OF $4,000 shall be expended for
| the purchase of land at Neutaconkanut
hill for a public park. and not exceeding
| $50 600 for the purchase of land for "A park
| In the Third ward. The council took re-
| cess to look over the plans shown in the
| ante-room.
! MIR. Root. for the committee. moved the
passage OF the resolution after the coun-
ell had returned from the examination OF
| the plats.
| The motion was put and lost b. = de-
! clded vote.
Then Mr.. Massie. chairman of the com
| mittee on finance made a vigorous speech
| in opposition and hoped the matter would
| be considered from an economical as well
as financial point OF view. He said that
| already there wksre propositions for $3.50
/ 600 for bridge purposes, $4,000 for the re-
corder Of deeds. $4,000 for the fire depart
ment sSs.coO for the school department
| $4,000 for school on Mount Pleasant
1 and $50 600 for "A receiving vault In NORTH
| Burial cemetery. And now To think OF an
| additional sl00.0o0 for park purposes. Fur
| thermore. the speaker quoted figures tc
| show that the tract i'm the Third ware
| had been purchased i'm 1869 for sSl 900. a
| part OF it has since been sold and the as
| sessment reduced 60 $1,000. Now the parf
! committee wants TO give three or foul
| times it's valued assessment.
4 - ha aIai1 finances
| are in 10 condition 10 undertake this
| proposition. when already there are ques
| tions OF providing for the Fourth of Jul,
| and band concerts next summer and th'
! finance committee is trying its best e
do so Neutaconkanut Hill has been dis
| cussed as a site for public park for
long time sixteen acres of IL are II
Johnston. and II the deed is conveyed w
will be obliged 10 pay taxes for this par
OF the property.'
Mr. Rawson considered that the merit
Of the two proposed parks should b
discussed separately and advocated tha
hearings should be given. lie moved that
from this point OF view, the matter b
indefinitely postponed.
ON the call cor viva voce vote tn
| president was in doubt, and on the rlsin
vote Il stood Il To az. and Mr. Kendric
threw his vote IN favor ~ the negative
Messrs. Massie snd Balch were righ
1 warm AFTER MT. Kpol, WHO lndiiN au
| mitted that the park committee had a
option on the Third ward tract. .rric
stipulated 100000. today or & year ffor
lay. Mr. Balch moved that the reso
luton be tabled, but this motion wa
| lost.
The president here stated that tn
proposition was merely n Dcrmissive nc
and not one for appropriation.
Mr.. Sisson emphasized this b. sayin
that Il die not mean. OF itself the ey
penditurc of single dollar Precedent
| had been established ~ other cases wheT
no money was paid out. harbor legisla
ton. FOR instance.
MIR. J letcner agreed that the hands ,
the city council should he united wit
reference TO the expenditure or none
and offered an amendment 60 the resolt
tion. striking out the Gllusion TO III
Third ward and reducing tho total SUI
To sj0oO0 for Neutaconkanut park. Tn
was also lost.
RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
Tho discussion then became moro tina
general Mr. San Souci pleading for Net