The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-21
MORE MONEY FOR
FIRE PROTECTION.
City Solicitor to Apply to General AS
semb|y--Happy Street Ordered Aban-
doned--0ther AIdermaniC Business.

hahn, $50: S. F. Paine, $500; Thomas
Carskill. S. 10: James Willard, 5000; Ly-
dia O. Wood $40: Alfred III. Lake. s.. i0;
Edgar l.. Vaughn, $40
The petition OF Margaret Radigan and
Patrick McKenna for damages were re-
ferred 20 the committee on claims.
The petitions OF Sullivan Bros, estate
OF Robert Magill and Emma Handy TO
move buildings. We're referred To the
committee on highways.
Under concurrent business 10 the COM
mon council the annual report of Chief
OF Police for 1901 was received and re-
ferred. and the resignation Of Reuben r..
Baker as clerk OF the market WAS ac-
cepted.
The account for the repair OF asylum
walls and buildings. 1865 95 was allowed.
From the common council the monthly
reports OF the city treasurer for January,
1902, city messenger for January 1902,
and board OF fire commissioners, January,
1902, were received and accepted
communication from surveyor Of
lumber relative 20 appointing deputies
was received and accepted
PROPERTY COMMITTEES APPEAL.
Alderman Gray, for the Joint committee
on city property. presented a communi-
cation i'm which II was desired 10 call
the attention of the city council TO the
COndltlOn OF tnt lbi phbitN
buildings The report stated that on
March Is. 1902, there remained unexpended
of the annual appropriation of $4,000 a
balance OF s23.153.26. To pay the salaries
and existing contracts up to Sept. 20, 1902,
will require $903i So. This would leave
balance 10 be expended for repairs and
maintenance of all the public buildings
from now to Sept 30 OF S1i,1lS60. but
$4,000 OF this will be required to complete
and furnish the Seventh police station
building. leaving available for all other
work SSlis.60. Usually about $4,000 has
been expended annually in replacing the
heating plants in schoolhouses.
The expenses of repairing, etc, last
year were as follows; For schoolhouses,
S7.14260: for fire department buildings,
$6076.Sl for police stations, $32S.H
1T can. therefore. be seen that $4,000
will not be sufficient for the necessary
work which the department will be called
upon to do during the coming summer
vacation. Your committee suggests that
If the $4,000 which was taken from the
appropriation for public buildings for the
police department and the poor depart
ment on Eddy and Fountain streets, and
also the 5000 which 1t is proposed TO use
on the Seventh police station were re-
stored. there would then be sufficient TO
run the department until the end OF the
present financial year. Otherwise the
committee can do but comparatively
small amount of work this year"
This communication was signed by Jere-
miah III. Hall. acting chairman of the
committee.
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
reftting OF the Seventh police station was
presented and passed.
The aldermen approved bills TO the
amount of 90 for the expenses OF the
committee on harbor and the harbor COM
missioners upon their recent visit TO
Washington.
NIT to build a barn In the rear of 3S
Linton street was granted Stephen j.
Briggs.
The petition OF John f. Noon for lights
on Audrey street was referred to the
committete on lamps
The petition OF Thomas j. Hamilton
for remission OF water tax OF s5i.66.
enormously assessed, and another from
the same for damages 10 a house. $1,000,
were referred TO the committee on claims.
The petition of James Leary ct al for
a curbing on Hazel street was referred
10 the committee on streets.
Petition OF Rhode Island Hospital Trust
company for sewer in Moses Brown
street was referred TO the committee on
sewers
The gifts OF Joseph and Elizabeth Oates
OF $50 and Alice Rathbun OF $50 TO the
North Burial ground were received and
accepted.
FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
Alderman Davis for the fire commits
sioners presented a communication for
permissive removals OF the fire alarm ap.
paratus from the City Hall 10 the new
Central Fire station when the latter is
completed IL Is estimated that $4,000 will
be required for this purpose. The docu-
ment also called attention o.
the fact that the building on Greenwich
street is TO be abandoned by the police
department. In view of the large risks
located I'm this section" reads the state
ment. together with tho inadequate pro-
lection now afforded. the board Is OF the
opinion that an arrangement should he
made TO have the whole building utilized
by the FIRE department. Alterations are
necessary TO do this and the estimated
cost is $1,000
There was an accompanying Joint reso-
luton instructing the city solicitor 10 ap-
pear before the General Assembly and
ask for legislation 20 hire $4,000 FOR fire
purposes exclusively.
Aldermen Davis. Fireman and Cooke
favored the resolution but IL was opposed
bs- Alderman Reynolds of tho finance
committee. However, ~ prevailed.
MUST PRESENT REPORT. :
Alderman Cooke called the attention Of