The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-05
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
|NAUCURATEO TODAY.
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

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COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
President Kendrick announced the ap-
pointment OF the following members as
members OF the various council and JOINT
standing committees on the part oi the
council.
3 city engineers experimentation A.
Presbrey.
city nroperty--Jeremiah II. Hail, Ros-
well c. Smith. George H. Grant waiter
A. Prssbrey.
sou. Lewis j. Pierce James NJ. Gnraln'
Education-Ro Roswell c. Smith, +. Merle
Bixby, Henry A. Grimwood, John c. Bud
Finance-John G. Massie. J. william
Moore, BENJAMIN w. Sphinx: G. Richmond
Parsons.
FIRE department John o. Darling, Au-
gustine Giblin, John It. Rafferty, Henry
A. Grimwood.
Harbor- Charles sisson, George w.
Parks. John c. Kingley. Thomas Arm
strong.
Highways Walter A. Presbrey. Thorn
as III. Leonard.
John o. Darling James r. Canning.
Lights-Lewis J. Pierce, Thomas II.
Leonard. f. Merle Bixby, jeremiah w
Miller.
North burial ground-Joseph n. WHEEL
den, Lawrence J. Cofrey. John T.Raftery.
Allen A Presbrey
Ordinances Joseph Balch, Samuel M.
Nicholson, Beverly S. Lake, Henry
Fletcher.
Parks-Robert c. Root Joseph n. WHEEL
den George w. Parks. Frederick Little
field.
Printing-John II. Higgins. George II.
Grant, Frederick Littleheld, Charles Sis
son.
Railroads. william Moore. Benjamin
w Sphinx, Henry @. III. Rawson. Jere-
miah w. Miller
Sewers-George p. Peterson, James NJ.
Gilrain, Emery c. San Soucl. John /. Dew
lin
water-John c. Dunn. Augustine Giblin.
Emery, j. San souci. David J. Barr.
Joint resolution authorizing con-
tract for the city of advertising and sta
tionery was passed.
A resolution TO print the mayors mes
sage and the city manual was passed
resolution regulating the number or
city documents to be printed was passed.
resolution referring the mayors mes
sage and the stated reports To the vari-
Gus committees of the common council
was passed.
A resolution to index and bind the
resolutions and city documents for the
year 1902 was passed.
I resolution authorizing the contract
for the city printing was passed.
resolution continuing certain joint
special committees was passed.
A resolution appointing committee
on pending suits was passed.
From the board was received notice
OF the appointment of Christopher W.
Z O'Brien as mayors secretary. at sal
airy OF $1,000 n year.
y. From the board OF aldermen was re-
ceived the notice Of the appointment OF
members Of Joint and standing commit
tees.
= resolution was presented by Mr..
I Massie authorizing the appointment of a
joint special committee to inquire into
and devise better methods Of taxing prop
4 erty within the city Passed.
The 56th annual report OF the city au-
ditor was received on the part OF the
COUNSEL.
on motion OF Mr.. Massie Mr.. John f..
Kendrick was appointed member OF
the Joint special committee on taxation.
The petition OF Charles M. Phillips for
compensation for services as a police OF
dcer was referred TO the committee on
accounts and claims.
A resolution was passed, authorizing
the payment to William T.. Hanley Of SiOO
for damages on recommendation OF the
y committee ON pending suits,
The annual report OF the inspector OF
kerosene was received; also the monthly
reports for December from various city
* resolution accepting certain gifts for
lhe North Burial ground was passed.
A resolution was passed continuing n
number OF Joint special committees.
A resolution was passed, which author-
ized a ioint special committee 10 inquire
into the cost and necessity OF two public
bath houses and two comfort stations
was passed.
providing for the procuring Of a portrait
Of Mayor Miller for the city hall.
resolution was passed which appont.
Soucf as members OF the joint standing
committee on accounts and claims.
resolution WAS passed which author
fzed the appointment OF a Joint specia
committee 10 act In and advise the settle
ment OF any action at law In which th'
city IL party.
Peckham a member OF the park commits
sion: assigning Richard =. Lyman and
James T.. Pierce as Justices OF the police
court; electing George w. Parks a com
missioner OF the sinking found. and an
nouncing that Alderman Crowell anC
Reynolds had been elected members o
! the Joint standing committee on account
were received from the board OF alder
men and wread.
The petition OF Harriet 4. swarts
BENJAMIN r. Arnold and Herbert r. Maii
to construct and build and maintain
conduit under and across Orange stree
was referred 10 the Joint committee OF
highways.
a resolution was passed adopting tn
rules OF order OF the council OF last yea
!. was passed.
Tn petition OF John A. Macrae and 9th
ers for lights on Smith street vas re
ferred 10 the committee otn lightz
The petition of Robert A. Gardner AM
Annie Tanner for remission of taxes wa
referred 20 the committee on claims.
This concluded tho business before IN
council ard adjournment was take
shortly after ? o'clock.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.