The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

council have been indorsed by reelection
from time to time, and 10 put them
| out now would reflect against their char
acter
Now I have heard vague or slurring
| charges. but they don't count and open
| ones should be made II there are any
Now take the chairman Of the fire com
| missioners He was a head OF com
J pany when he received the appointment
as commissioner and the new was re-
.ceived with such unqualified praise that
I 1t seemed like fsttery.'
EFFICIENT MEN MAKE ENEMIES.
Then he incurred the enmity Of this
one and that one and things became
whispered about. | hnd in my expert
| ence that a man who is efficient and does
his work well gets talked against by
people who are rubbed up aga inst.
Mr.. Sisson said he did not wish TO go
on record as the champion Of the fire
commission or any OF It's members but
wanted to register a protest against this
method OF doing business. II am ready
at any time 10 go into this matter In
the proper way" he said
Mr. Armstrong said he wanted to hear
some one say why the members should
| vote for this ordinance, as they had
heard why they should not.
| Mr.. Coffey said the members OF the va
| rious companies all swore by the fire
| commissioners and the chairman and he
said that the department had never
| made a better showing than last year.
THREE YEARS TOO LONG
Mr.. Devlin said, II think that three
years is too long for a man 10 hold office,
for I'm that time he may forget the obli-
cations OF his Office.
Il do not sec why they should hold Of
flee any longer than we do now.
eff these men are good capable men they
will be elected again each year as the
city messenger is now. He has been
elected for many years, as long as | can
remember i'm fact"
OF home rule talked OF very extensively
and this measure is getting very near to
that principle. We have heard no one say
there was anything wrong az some OF
these gentlemen in the opposition init
mate from time 70 time. When there is so
much smoke there must be some fire.
WHEN THE WHIP SNAPS.
Mr.. Gilrain also spoke again. II don't
know how his word works, for that mat
tor it's hard to tell how many Of the
minds OF members OF the body do work.
when the whip snaps IL don't make
much difference which way YOU vote and
or commissions 10 serve all for three
years. I want II understood that ] disap'
prove OF this snap legislation and trust
that the people OF Providence will STAMP
II with their disapproval when they hea'
OF t.
IL have noticed that this is the place
where all the snap legislation has 10 bs
! passed. The board OF Aldermen is thu
only place where careful consideration OF
a mea sure can be secured
II trust they will treat this matter a:
II deserves when It gets there
NOT coNsIsTANT.
Mr.. Dunn said he thsught that q
the canvassers and all other three yeaI
Officers, he embodied in the resolution
then he could vote for 1t and suggested
that Mr.. Root incorporate there Officers
In his resolution.
The ordinance was finally passed by
: vote OF q ayes; noes, the council votInS
, as follows:
: Ayes-MessrS kendrck. Armstrong
Balch. Bixby. Darling, Devlin. Fletcher
, Grimwood. Hall. Higgins. Lake Leonard
, Bittlefeld. Msssie, Miller. Moore. Parks
: Parsons. Allen A. Fresbrey. Walter A
, Presbery. Rawson. Root, San Souci
Smith. Sphinx and Potter. Noes-Messrs
, Barr. Canning Coffey, Dunn, Gilrain
KWtSleN dllu clScpH HpcNh'- -
Giblin. Grant Nicholson, Peterson an'
Raftery. Ayes q. noes T. and the ordi
. nance was declared passed rmmcdiatel,
Councilman Bixby asked for = reconsider
: alton OF the vote. and his motion was lai'
on the table on motion OF Councilman
I Balch. the usual course.
. on motion of Mr.. Massie the oounci
adjourned
After the adjournment or the council Al
. ! informal meeting was held 20 talk owe
the annual banquet and the chairman
: appointed Councilmen w. G. Presbrey
Smith and Rawson to make arrange
4 for AZ