The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-07


ner OF Charles street and Branch avenue.
was referred to the fire commissioners
with power 10 act,
Tho schedule OF bills. health depart
ment. s4257s7; poor department. s277s IS:
city sesler, $3.50; Inspector OF milk.
sS6s.l6; asylum walls and buildings. s4e4 ~
and overseer OF poor. 500 were received
and ordered paid.
CONCURRENT BUSINESS.
From the common council was received
the monthly report OF the Joint standing
committee on finance on the surrender of
coupon bonds for September. 1904 also the
monthly report OF tho city treasurer on
the surrender OF coupon bonds for Sep
tember 1904. The quarterly report or the
commissioners OF sinking funds. quarterly
report OF the harbor master and quarterly
report OF the Joint special committee on
pending suits. were also received. An or
dinance providing for the issue OF school
bonds. ordinance providing for the issue
OF Bridge bonds. ordinance providing for
the issue OF water bonds and an ordi-
nance providing for the isue OF sewer
bonds were passed In concurrence. An or
dinnnce In amendment OF Chapter 46 OF
the revised ordinances OF 1899 entitled
"Salaries' was passed In concurrence
with the common council without discus
sion.
FOR POLES AND WIRES.
The report OF the commissioner OF pub
lie works recommending an ordinance
granting permission 20 the Providence
Telephone company 20 erect poles and
wires IA certain streets was received as
was also a similar report OF the commits
sioner OF Public works recommending an
ordnance permitting the Narraganse<t
Electric Lighting company 20 erect poles
and wires In Stamford street. Both ordi>
nances passed. A joint resolution author
lzing the settlement OF damages pursuant
10 chapter 93i OF the public laws. passed
at the November session, A. ID. 1901, was
passed in concurrence.
The board with the common council in
the passage OF resolution ordering
sewer in Douglas avenue and resolu-
tion ordering a sewer In Reservoir and
Adelaide avenues.
FOR REMOVING FIRE ALARM
The resolution appropriating $4,000 for
removing the fire alarm apparatus from
the city hall TO the new Central fire sta
tion was received from the council
Alderman Reynolds said he would move
10 refer the matter TO the finance COM
mittee with instructions to report at the
next meeting. THE matter OF removing
that system 10 the station from this fire.
proof building Is question think that
should be referred TO the committee on
finance We put that switchboard in this
building and went into debt about s25. 900
for n. the greater part OF which the city
now owes TO the bondholders. l don't
see that there is any great hurry to re-
move that system from the city hall"
FAVORED THE REMOVAL
Alderman Perkines spoke in favor Of
the immediate removal OF the system He
said when the structure occupied by the
fire department headquarters was COM
pleted there was a room intended to hold
the alarm signal apparatus.
Alderman Gray said insurance agents
would consider that building hazardous
risk on account OF the hay stored there.
Alderman Perkins said that Alderman
Gray was one OF the city property COM
mittee at the time that building was
erected and that he must have been aware
OF the purpose OF the room and OF the
Intention TO establish the signal system
there. 1T Is well known that there are
accommodations for the men to sleep there.
while the places they occupy in city hall
are not proper for them"
Alderman Gray retorted that though he
was a member OF the city property COM
mittee at the time referred to there were
many things done by II that he did not
approve and which did not receive his
When the motion to refer was put II
was carried easily.
NEW FIRE ENGINES.
The communication from the board OF
fire commissioners relative to procuring
two new steam fire engines, with a reso-
lution appropriating So 900 for new ap-
paratus for the fire department. was re-
ceived
Alderman Reynolds asked II that reso-
luton bore the Endorsement OF any com
mittee 10 indicate that there was any
fund In the contingency account to meet
that demand. He moved 10 refer the
resolution to the committee on finance
with Instructions to report next meeting.
Alderman Perkins said the resolution
was passed by the council unanimously.
Il was talking with the chairman OF the
nre commission today and he said there
were two engines that were practically
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