The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08


regarding the contract for hackney car
riages for the year.
From the board OF aldermen was re-
ceived a resolution appropriating s25 to
defray the expense OF the smoke Inspector
for printing and stationery, which passed
I'm concurrence.
During the discussion Of the appro-
priation OF s25 for printing the smoke
law, Mr.. Peterson said that the law was
a law without penalty and that the city
was paying this Inspector Of smoke TO do
work and that though he might request
manufacturers 20 abate the nuisance they
could laugh at him. for no had no power
to enforce It. He hoped tho ordinance
would be amended. but no action was
taken.
The report OF the fire commissioners
for February was received
The petitions OF Augustus o. Bourn
Patrick ID. McCann. guardian, and Roy
8 Barker for remission OF tax. and OF
Mary Collins for compensation for In
juries, were referred to the committee
on claims.
Petition OF T. b. Smith ct ais. for cleo
trio lights on Bellevue avenue was re-
ferred TO the committee on lights.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.
Nr. Grady presented a petition for a
street railway extension on Valley street.
which he asked 10 have read. II was
read and referred 20 the committee on
railroads.
Henry NJ. winn presented the petit,on
or Patrick skefhngton for sewer IN Robin
street Referred 10 joint committee on
sewer Also petition OF Patrick skeffing-
ton for the city council TO request the
mayor and aldermen to lay out Robin
street
street Referred TO the Joint COMMITTEES
on highways.
r. Littleheld presented ths petition of
William f. Waterman for the city coun
Gil 10 request the mayor and aldermen 10
lay out Danford street Referred To the
Joint committee on highways
r. ]. San souci presented the petition
OF John j. Diffiey for electric light on
Rosedale street, near Huntington avenue
Referred to the Joint committee on lights.
ihomas n. Leonard presented the pc
utlon OF l. q. Smith and others for cleo
trio lights on Bellevue avenue. Referred
10 the joint committee on lights.
ID. r. Grady presented The petition q,
west Providence Land COMPANY and
others for electric lights on Aurora street
referred TO the Joint committee on U.rhts
ana John c. Dunn presented the io,nt
resolution Of the city council ssking for
an appropriation OF $500 for the purnosa
OF supplying the public drinking foun-
lsins with ice. Referred to the toint
committee on finance
BUILDING INSPECTORS
From the board of aIder,n.n c. =.
matter or the extra clerks for the orfica
ot the inspector OF buildinga with a reso.
lution providing for the appo,ntment 90
TWO extra inspectors at a oonnensa a.,
OF 80, In order TO provide for the extra
work entailed by the amended buIldine
laws. cunning
Mr.. Smith stated that he homes The
matter woulu be indefinitely postponed
as he thought there was no need for tbe
extra salaries. The office has been sleen-
ing for the past ten years or more ana
mas only just woke UP. There has been
trouble In the way of inspection of halild-
ings In the past and as a member of the
committee on public buildings / will saw
mat 1t has cost the City about se0 600 On
the matter of erecting school houses AL
ready.
Messrs. Coffey and Grady said tbev
agreed with Mr.. Smith that the matter
should be postponed. but their argu-
ments were purely from the economic
standpoint.
Mr. Parks, chairman of tho committee
:
ponement OF the matter and asked tina,
II be referred 10 the committee again. and
II Mr. Smith and others had any obiec-
tons they could present tham there. II
would only be a matter of courtesy IA
the committee
Mr.. Smith said he would have TO insist
on his original motion and said that when
there was a competent Inspector then
they would talk about giving him help.
THOUGHT 1T A GOOD MEASURE.
Mr.. Perkins said he thought the meas
ure was n good thing and that he voted
forit and would be sorry to zee II killed in
this manner. and Mr. Balch also thought
IL would be wrong to postpone it.
Mr.. Higgins inquired why Il was that
a clerk who had been in the office for
many years was only getting $1e and was
not mentioned for an increase, while the
inspectors would get SIS a week
Mr.. Parks explained that this man was
only clerk and that he was not build
er. so that the inspector did not care for
the responsibility OF appointing him as
assistant inspector.
Mr.. Peterson moved an amendment TO
the motion that would refer the matter
back to the finance committee and this
amendment was easily carried, Mr. Smith
having only n few who voted as ne did.
President Kendrick announced the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Potter on the commit
tee on city property; OF Mr.. Higgins on
highways and Mr.. Lee on the committee
on the widening Of Elmwood avenue
The council adjourned at 1901