The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-16

from Ridge street 10 Swiss street Grand
street. from Potter avenue 10 Huntington
avenue, Laban street, from Laurel Hin
avenue to Merino street; Eastwood ave-
nue.. from laurel I'm avenue to Merino
street. was referred to October 20.
Alderman Gray for the committee on
highway recommended the allowance Of
the following accounts: John NJ. Rounds,
streets (two), $1,000: Stuart f. Brady.
streets (two). s1265O; James Mulvey.
streets. 5000; John NJ Battey streets
$3i50; Andrew Grieve. streets, $1,000;
| owen r. Gallagher. streets. 10000; Isaac
| NJ. Garrick $500
Under suspension Of the rules commit
tees for the layout OF certain streets were
appointed as follows: Unit street, John
+. Conaty Edward II. Smith. James Null
vey; Robin street. Charles A. Walsh John
NJ. Battey. William A. Crompton.
CONCURRENT BUSINESS.
From the common council was received
the monthly report OF the Joint standing
| committee on finance on tho issue Of reg
istered bonds for June, 1904; monthly re-
ports Of the joint standing committee on
finance on the surrender OF coupon bonds
| for July and August 1904; monthly re-
| port OF the city treasurer on the issue
Of registered bonds for June. 1904: month
| ly reports OF the city treasurer on the
surrender OF coupon bonds for July and
August 1904; monthly report of the city
! treasurer for August 1904: monthly re-
| ports Of the city messenger for July and
| August 1904, and quarterly report OF tho
board OF police commissioners for the
quarter ending July 10. 1904.
The report OF the joint committee on
| finance recommending resolution MAX
| ing appropriations for the support OF the
city government for tho year 1904 1905
The resolution making appropriations
for the support Of the city government
for the financial year ending Sept. 30, 1906
! was read
FOR ST JOsEPHS HOSPITAL.
Alderman Mccarthy thought that there
was one matter that should he looked into
more fully than at present before the ap-
preparation bill was passed.
lie said he could see that the basis OF
distribution adopted by the Hospital Sun
| day association had not beer adhered to
| in making this appropriation.
That was on the basis OF the number
OF days free treatment given.
on that basis the ST. Josephs hospital
gets 20 per cent OF the fund, Rhode Island
hospital 81 per cent and the Lying-In hos
pitsl per cent.
The appropriation bill gives the Rhode
Island hospital $4,000, st. Joseph's hos
] pital 5000 and Lying-ln hospital 5000
Alderman Mccarthy continued at some
/ length asking for more fair distribu-
tion OF the money. emphasizing the need
| OF ST Joseph's hospital. which annually
| cared FOR so many deserving poor.
| lie moved increase tho appropriation for
| ST Josephs hospital 20 $4,000. The motion
was seconded.
OPPOSED THE MOTION
Alderman Cooke of the finance conn
mittee said that he with the other mem
| bers of the committee had considered the
matter OF hospital appropriations Nety
carefully and had been Obliged to make
| IL az shown In the report
lie said he had no desire to bellttle the
| very excellent work these hospitals we're
DOING and said they were all worthy In
| stitutions. which are doing very good
/ work for the city. but there are limits 20
/ The cltys generosity
! lie suggested that 70 might take money
| from other appropriations. I'VE have
! increased last years appropriations ~
| times and that u Is all we felt We could
| DO with the means at hand.
| 1T must be remembered that the Hos
! pital sunday association has no other de-
| mands upon the money II collects. but
4 those OF the hospitals.
The city council committee on finance
has other demands aud we might not be
iust N We allowed our generosity 90 set
the hest OF us.
Later or N the money is avail thie we
| can make additional appropriations for
! the hospitals but let us accept this re-
| port as A IS" Alderman Perkins said. II