The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-07
TWO MONUMENTS
TO Be REL0CAT TED.
Authority to Be Obtained From the
General Assembly--Street Rail
way Co.'S Method of Accounting

ply TO the general assembly for authority
10 build a bridge over the whole or any
/ mart OF the river between Exchange ana
| burnside bridges and 10 use an unex-
| pended balance OF the sum OF $500 1000.
amounting TO sl0.66S.47. In completing
the river walls and to hire the further
sum OF sl20, 900 for this purpose
Also n resolution instructing the city
| solicitor 10 secure authority from the
! general assembly 10 relocate the Burn
side monument and the soldiers ana
sailors monument.
RESOLUTION PASSED.
The report was received and accepted
and the two resolutions accompanying IL
were read and passed.
In connection with the report ana the
| resolution, Mr. Grady asked for an ex-
| planation for ne understood that the city
| was TO give $3.50. 900 In addition 10 he
post office site. He was Informed that
| the resolution simply directed the com ;
pletion OF work nearly completed and that
| the removal OF the monuments was
matter which required legislative authori-
| ty.
CONCURRENT BUSINESS,
| rhe following concurrent business from
| the board OF aldermen, was passed: re
| port OF the Joint committee on railroads
| ,,non n petition of the New York, New
| Haven a Hartford Railroad company, to
Law a spur track in Aliens avenue, an
| ordinance permitting the New YORK, New
| Haven & Hartford Railroad company 10
| Law a spur track IN Aliens avenue; report
| Of the Joint committee on highways, upon
| the petition of the Butler Exchange com
| many to lay conduits In certain streets:
an ordinance permitting tha Butler Ex-
| change company to lay condufts In Hay
and Pine street; resolution approving the
compensation OF certain inspectors Tor
| the department of public works; resoiu-
| lott. Fanny j. Fleming. Louis FritE,
| John Howarth. William Mckenzie; Frank
| r. and Lavinia Morrow. Stephen
| Rich and Arnold q. Talbot to the Nortn
| Burial Ground.
| In the miscellaneous business. the invi-
tation of the Rhode Island Institute OF
| Instruction 70 attend annual meeting
and the petitions of Henry F. Hicks
| Extr.. Mary j. Fox. Carlos M. Tandy
| Walter Il. Rounds and Sarah r. Morse
asking for remission of taxes. were re-
ceived
Mr.. Baich presented a resolution asks
ing the park commissioners to investigate
the advisabiiity and the pracricability o.
| out door play grounds In Roger Wllnami
| mark. and also to investigate and repor
I whether or not land could be secured II
| other parts Of the city suitable for play
groursis At a reasonable price. He aske'
for immediate action on the matter an.
the resolution was referred to the par'
| commissioners.
| Mr.. Massie introduced g resolution IN
structing the Joint special committee az
pointed to investigate the removal or cer
| tain buildings on and over the Mosnas
suck river to make report at the nrs
meeting held by the board OF alderme
or the common council after the passag
xuyha M
| had been made towards settlement OF tn
matter.
Mr. Paterson presented the petition {
Patrick ]. Mccarthy relative TO the maj
| ner In which the Rhode Island oompar
dsterrnines the proportion OF Its gro
earnings paid 90 the city. The petiuc
was partly read and then ON motion
Mr.. Moore. was referred to the commtt
: on railroads.
e MR.. MCARTHYS PETITION.
petition to the city council:
: | ITO the Honorable the City Council
= the City OF Providence:
The undersigned respectfully petition
:, | you honorable body,
"And represents that the Rhode 1slal
:, I company. successor to the Union Ra
!. | road company is In duty bound und
= its contract with the city OF Providen
p to pay TO the city treasurer per centu
.I-ef-fts gross tafhihS receaNeo W,hih
= city Of Providence.
q THAT said company does business
: the city OF Providence. Johnston annex
- ton. Pawtucket, East Providence, Cra
ston, Johnston. warwick and Nor
u Providence. and does not keep any
| count OF the gross earnings IL receiv
d I'm the city OF Providence. but repl
sents that II is unable to ascertain
'n amount of Its gross earnings
y each city and town separately frt
"a actual accounts kept thereof. and that
proportion OF gross earnings OF .,
company In the city OF Providence
such proportion of the whole OF the grC
q earnings which the length OF the trac
E IN the streets and highways OF the G
L bears 10 the total length of all It's trae
,g I'm the streets and highways OF all 81
| towns and cities I'm the state-
L The undersigned represents that
ne gross earnings OF the company will
Id the city Of Providence is very mv
g greater than I'm any other town or c
OF or In all of them combined. and that
I'd the tax payable TO the city was compu
81 on the gross earnings within the city
ed Providence the city would be the gail
at by many thousands OF dollars each ye
he ''it is obvious that under tho pres
n system of accounting, the more the &C
I'D pany extends its tracks outside the c
n limits, the less the city will receive OF
u gross income. II can he demonsTa
he conciusively that the registers now In
nd in the cars for keeping account OF
he farce paid enable the conductor or OF
In persons who know how 10 read the
&c | cord on the registers 20 state st
IS given time or place the number
raj fsres paid up 10 that time or place II
Ia any other time or place.
N THE conductor Of n car which sta
OIL at any poirt I'm tho city OF Provide
with the Indicator At O cen easily
he by looking az the register when the
The reaches city line howmany fsres have b
paid up 20 that point When the cars
az. running from ore town TO another. =
zen should not the company require its c
leo | duotors 20 note I'm their books The N,
of | ber OF fares paid In each town, whei
the ! can 50 easily be done9
iso 1T r. the right ana the duty Of I
L - slg.x a. a. Ia