The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-18

tes 70 against the estate OF Maria Conley
was passed IN concurrence.
A resolution 10 pay Joseph ;. Enos
sci Al being half the expense Tor a tence
between his land and land owned py tne
city. was passed in concurrence. az was
to s21.s2 10 the heirs OF John Carter
The board voted to concur with .ns
TO Charles p. Robinson. executor.
A resolution to remit tax erroneously
assessed against the following persons
viz: Alice II. coggeshall, $3.50; Louis r.
Snows Sl65: Simeon Sweet Ss2 so: Everett |
r. Boyden. $24.1S: Kelsey Dow, *looi |
George .. Miller. s99 was passed In con-
currence with the common council
CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES.
From the common council was received
the following ordinance for concurrence:
II is ordained by the city council or
Tie city or Providence as follows:
sct se'so" a. city messenger ms eng Of said city Of
Providence. and in addition 10 all serNictb
which he may he called upon 20 render IN
behalf OF tho city or Providence In DIE
capacity as city sergeant shall also per-
/ form sil the duties now or hereafter pre-
/ scribed by ordinance as duties OF the city
messenger. and the salary fixed Tor the
fees as city sergeant and in fun com
pensation for all his services as city
] messenger.
Sec o THAT clause of section OF chap
ter As OF the revised ordinances OF 1899.
| entitled Salaries" which reads. ITO the
| City Sergeant. fees is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: To the City
! Sergeant, 1900 per annuu1.
Sec 3. That clause IN section OF SAID
| chapter 90. which reads "A City Messen.
ger and all ordinances and p,rts OF
/ ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
After the reading OF the proposed or
dinance by the city clerk. Alderman Cnsh-
ing ~ the Fourth ward secured the foor.
Alderman Cushing said he questioned
the iegolity of the action in consolidstinS
the offices OF city sereeant and city
said the office OF city sergeant was one
created NV the general assembly. and he
questioned the power of the city coun"il
TO add or tete away from The duties
se-,bly.
To ren,srk ~ Alderman Reynolds to
the eject that the city solicitor was pres
ent when the ordinance ives framed. A.
derman Cushing said ne disagreed with
the eminent gentleman. the CITY solicitor.
then In the conclusion at which he has
arrived.
Alderman peynolds said this matter had
hAan csreflilv considered hy the city So
licitor and this ordinance was the result
OF his deliberations ON the subject
THE ORDINANCE PASSED.
Alderman Cook said that this was
very important matter. as In the case
OF summoning people in regard to hear
city sergeant was questioned. complica-
tions might arise that would be awk-
ward We are not taking away any
power. but arc adding powers 10 one OF
them.
. Alderman Reynolds stated that the city
. solicitor said that the offlcc OF the city
, sergeant was provided for in the state
laws. and the office OF city messenger
was not.
The duties OF the city messenger were
, added to those of the city sergeant he
said. and a stated salary OF 5000 was
provided for the office.
Alderman Gushing said that the duties
: OF the city sergeant were defined and In
them was no provision for care OF the
, city public building or for doing the bid
ding OF the city council.
After a considerable debate further on
. the matter the ordinance passed
: CLERICAL SALARIES.
c An ordinance In amendr1cnt OF chapter
ls revised ordinances of 1893. entitled
Salaries" came from the lower branch
: IL Is "a follows:
| section J. The paragraph in section l.
chapter IS. revised ordinances of 1899
: which Rxes the salaries To be paid "a
= the assistants 10 the city auditor. Ia
/, hereby amended to read as follows: TIC
y three sssistsnts to the city auditor. 10 la
I nominated by him and confirmed By the
. mayor, namely--the hrst assistant. 81
per week: the second assistant. s2l.2 =
per week. and the third assistant, sl7.H
: per week
Section .. This ordinance shah take e.
feet on the first Monday In January
1904. Passed in concurrence.
In relation 10 the increase I'm saiarie,
= OF the superintendent Of parks OF s2oe
and that OF the curator OF the museum
az Roger williams park by 500. Alder
man Mccarthy was the only one 10 vote
IN opposition.
The petition ~ former Superintendent
: Tarbell of the school department for two
: months salary. I. g.. July and August
c 1902 was received with the approval o
O the common council Alderman Perkin,
said he did not think that money should
2 he paid TO this man. because the schoo
: committee did not believe that this
/, money was due him.
= "Wo have a Law department that Va
4 pay a great deal OF money and I thinl
that We ought To try ono OF these case
j. I'm cour, occasionally"
Alderman Reynolds said that h,
!. thought Il vss well Ito try the case Il
court.
THOUGHT TT BAD POLICY
. Alderman McCorthy said he aid no