The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-04


Island College OF Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts tho sum Of $4,000 FOR certain
specific purposes. Committee on finance.
An act IN amendmeSt OF an act en-
titled IAN Act to Incorporate the Rhode
Island Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children" Committee on edu-
cation.
An act to enable the American Screw
company 10 build and maintain a bridge
over and across Hewes street In the city
OF Providence Committee on judiciary.
Resolution I'm favor OF the Brownlow
bill. now pending in congress-, for better
roads. Committee on judiciary.
An act In amendment OF the General
Laws chapter 2S5. sections % ana 6i.
Committee on judiciary
Resolution upon the petition or Lucie
A. Tower Tor cave TO build wharf into
the seaconnet river. Passed In concur
renee.
Resolution upon the petition Of Louisa
Il. Haskell for leave 10 build a wharf into
the Seaconnet river. Committee on Ju-
dietary ,o
An act in amendment OF chapter $50
OF the Public Laws passed at the jan
uary session OF the general assembly, "A.
d. 1901, relating 10 the time OF holdins
the financial town meeting in the town
OF Burrillville Committee on judiciary
of the General Laws, amending the bird
laws. Committee on judiciary.
Resolution upon the petition or Fred
erlck Thomas for change or name 10
Frederick william. Committee on Judioi-
airy. AZ,
Resolution upon the petition OF Eliza
beth H. Allen for change OF name 10
Elizabeth Hidden Chadsey' Passed IN con-
currence.
Resolution upon the petition OF Zola
Izetta Leonard for change OF name 10
Berenice Izetta Leonard. Committee on
judiciary.
Resolution upon the petition Of Albert
n. Sidowsky for change OF name TO Al
bert II. Sydney. COMMITTEES on JUDICIARY
Resolution upon the petition or joseph
A. Brassard for change OF name 10 1o-
seph Romuala Brassard' Committee con
judiciary.
resolution changing the name of Dan
iel Myers Potoshinsky to Daniel Myers
Potter.
7 Dessaint de ST. Pierre for change OF
name 10 John ]. Dessaint. Committee on
judiciary.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
From the calendar was taken an act
making appropriations for the support OF
tho stat, government for the fiscal year
ending December 81, 1904. The parts OF
the bill TO which no objection was onerea
by the minority were allowed TO stano
on the appropriations for the current year.
while the parts to which exceptions were
taken were made a special order Tor
wednesday. March 9. at 1880 o'clock
Also a resolution TO pay the account OF
Georgv s. Bennett, janitor OF Kent county
courthouse passed. Also resolution making
an appropriation for the use OF the COM
missioners OF inland fisheries; concur
renee.
Also an act In amendment OF section
is of chapter 233 OF the general laws of
civil actions. Recommitted to committee
on judiciary
Gardner, OF Darlington, the senate ad-
journed.
1t was 1:l5 O'Clock. when Speaker
Burlingame called the members to order
and the first report from committees
came from the judiciary, through Mr..
Fitzgerald. authorizing the town OF
Westerly to establish a municipal light
ing plant 1t was ordered placed on the
calendar.
crossed acts, reported back as duly and
rightly engrossed the substitute act
enabling the American Screw company
to erect and maintain n bridge over
Hewes street In the city OF Providence.
1t was ordered placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Hoxsie presented a resolution max
ing an appropriation OF $500 for repairs
to the stone building. bridge and abut-
ments in the town of Charlestown. II
was referred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Stedman OF South Kingstown. in
troduced a resolution appropriating s10,-
600 for the dredging OF Salt pond. The
resolution was referred TO the committee
on finance.
An act Incorporating the st. PauPs
German Evangelical church OF Berkeley,
and an act amending the charter OF the
Edgewood Congregational society. were
reported back favorably and ordered
placed on the calendar.
TO PREVENT POLLUTION.
Mr. Burns of Pawtucket introduced an
act to prevent pollution OF the sources of
water supply for the cities OF Pawtucket
and Woonsocket and the towns OF Bristol
and East Providence The penalty
stipulates $50 and 10 days imprisonment
for each violation. The act Is supposed
to go into effect upon its passage. The
act. which Is an amendment to chapter
4sl OF the general laws. was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Mr. Brown OF Newport. presented an act
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money on negotiable notes In anticipation
of taxes. This move is made so as not
TO exceed the debt limit, and the measure
was referred 10 the committee on ju-
dietary.
The following measures were passed.
with some minor amendments. suggested
by Mr.. Fitzgerald OF Pawtucket:
An act authorizing the city OF Paw
tucket 10 hire the sum OF $l25.O00 for the
extension and Improvement OF water
works system; an act authorizing the
city OF Pawtucket TO hire the sum OF
$50, 90 for the building and furnishing OF
a IRE station :an act authorizing the city
of Pawtucket 10 issue bonds for the funa-
Ing OF the general Indebtedness OF the
city; an act authorizing the city of Paw
tucket 90 hire tho sum OF $4,000 for bridge
purposes; an act quthoriing the city OF
Pewtuckct to hire the sum OF $3.50 900 for
highway purposes.
MIR Williams OF Bristol, from the COM
mittee on education. reported back favor
ably the school committee act" author
izing towns 90 act Independently or con-
Jointly with other municipalities and hire
n superintendent at n salary not 10 ex-
coed 1850 annually. half OF the same 20
bc received from the state as reimburse