The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-02
CONDITION OF
CITy'S HIGHWAYS
Mr.. GTimwOOd Said More Money
or No New Streets.
1923 STREETS UNIMPROVeD NOW
Would Cost S530,OC0 and More 10 Fix
Than Or. Pscsham Reelected 10
Park Commission.
1923 STREETS UNIMPR0VED NOW

The highway stua ton in Providence at
present was outlined by Councilman
Crimwood last night when he explained
The SITUATION OF the city 20 members who
were constantly coming with requests for
streets TO be lsId out and accepted
Unless the committee on finance can
iccroase its estimate OF $4,000 for this
year it will be impossible 10 build another
new street. he said.
BEFORE a street Is accepted IL is Gus
tonary 70 have the highway brought 10
grade and a clear title 10 give 20 the city
Jut despite that fact there are 81 miles l29
streets not In proper condition now and Il
Is estimated that II would take $3.50 Ooo -
Put them in proper condition as city high
ways
They arc divided as follows: Ward /
six streets cost about S93Tl; ward 2-seven
81. .1o0; ward 3-2i streets, Slls. .75s. ward a.
eight streets. six Innes. s16,1l2; ward o
seven streets. $lJ.7l7; ward e-2e streets,
sl36FS1 ward : IL streets: ward s-le
streets: ward 9-Ons street and ward 10
ten streets at cost OF about Ss.5lO
He suggested that 800 900 more than IN.
estimate would not come amss at this
time.
The meeting was less than an hour in
length and very harmonious. DR.. Peckham
being reelected park commissioners.
It was eight o'clock when the common
council was called 10 order last night and
when the long ~acord OF last months ses-
sion was read IL was approved without
dissent.
SUSPENDED RULE.
on motion OF Senior Councilman j. Will
liam Moore rule II was suspended TO al
low the finance committee 20 authorize
the assessment and collection OF taxes.
real estate and personal property for
1905. sl65 each 100.
Incidentally Mr.. Baleh enqulred why
the matter was not on the docket as the
ordinance was very definite on the sub
ject
President kendrick announced that the
clerk received no announcement from the
committee on finance on Saturday morn
ing and that the chairman OF the finance
cotnm'tte was away
The resolution passed as recommended.
Mr. Fletcher for the committee on
claims presented report recommending
resolution releasing claim against an
indemnity fund deposited by Thomas Da-
Wis With the Rhode Island Hospital Trust
Co. under an agreement dated May q,
1891. also report recommending n resolu-
ton to pay Fred B. Horton s65.55 as COM
Tensation for damages.
THE REPORTS WERE RECEIVED.
The council also received "A report rec
oTsu ending "A resolution 10 remit tax err
roneously assessed against the Rhode ISL
and Episcopal convention in 1904, on lot
No. lsO on assessors plat No. 81, and a
resolution TO remit the following sewer
assessment on land decided 10 the city for
Highway purposes. viz:
Beda c. Johanson. SIS; Mary Mcguire,
SOS: Nary j. O'Kcefe. widow OF Thomas
J.. SCI 46. Joseph Cannon et uX., sl0.CS:
heirs OF Noah BEDFORD ss4, Nathan II.
Truman, $40.
THE RESOLUTIONS VERT PASSED.
The report upon the petitions OF Mar
garet Gilbody. John : Hughes H. r w
Westermann and Cyrn c. Peck. for COM
pepsatlon for injuries was received and
the committees recommendation to give
leave TO withdraw were accepted.
STREET BUSINESS.
Mr.. Grimwood for the committee on
highways, presented q report recommend
ing a resolution requesting the mayor and
aldermen 20 lay out and extend Aliens
avenue and 10 lay on, and widen Eddy
street from the proposed extension OF
Aliens avenue TO Point street The re-
port was received and the resolution
adopted
The report recommending "A resolution
to pave sabin street with granite blocks
from West Exchange street 70 Aborn
street at an estimated cost OF 81. 773 ~, was
also received The resolution passed.
The resolution TO pave Wyeth street with
asphalt from South Main street to South
Water street at an estimated cost OF
S37274. passed.
The report recommending resolutions 10
define grades for Wendell street from El-
lery street 10 Huntington avenue: Gunner
ford street from Sterling avenue 10 Union
avenue. and Carleton street from Atwelrs
avenue 10 It's northerly termination. was
received and the accompanying resolution
passed.
SEWER EXTENSIONS.
From Mr. Darling. for the committee on
sewers was received a report recommend
ing a resolution ordering main trunk
sewer to be constructed IN Unit street from
Chalkstone avenue TO Maynard street Es
timated cost S7243. %; assessments. S50ol,
which passed
The resolution 10 extend sewer In
Blackstone boulevard from end OF present
sewer to north line Of Glen avenue. Es
timated cost sl1a4.s3 assessments sis0:
also resolution 10 extend sewer already
ordered IN Reservoir avenue. from Ado
laide avenue southerly 10 Gwinnett court.
Estimated cost, s372. 90; assessments, s2ss,