The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-03
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

the SuInlltI
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board of aldermen. Mayor Miller
presiding. met at ~ o'clock noon today
with all the members present except
George III. Grant.
Coroner Eugene II. Lincoln was unani-
mously reelected to serve a term Of three
years.
MAYOR SUSTAINED.
The board sustained Mayor Miler's
veto Of an amendment TO the ordinance
entitled Flags" only three OF the mem
bers voting for the bill.
Following is the mayors message to the
city council regarding the amendment
To the Honorable the City Councils
I herewith return TO you without my
approval an ordinance entitled IAN Or
dinance in Amendment OF Section OF
Chapter IA. Revised Ordinances. entitled
Flags"
Under chapter II OF the revised ordi-
nances OF 1899. OF which this is an amend
ment. IL is provided that the superin
tendent Of hacks. subject 10 the direction
OF the chief Of police. shall be ex officio
keeper Of the city's national flags. When
that ordinance was passed. as for many
years previous to that time. the power of
| appointment Of the superintendent Of
/
| city. with the advice and consent Of the
board OF aldermen. so that the flags OF our
| city were in charge Of a city official.
When the act was passed by the gen
| eral assembly November %. 1901. estab
! fishing a state board OF police commits
| sioners for tSe city OF Providence, and
the control Of our police was taken from
us by the state, the power and authority
| conferred upon the mayor and board OF
| aldermen "a Of the city n annOiDf a
| intendent OF hacks was transferred TO
! that state commission, so that now the
| superintendent Of hacks, who has charge
of the city's flags, is an employe Of state
| officials
on the Sd OF April 1906 the joint COM
] mittee on ordinances reported 10 the COM
/ mon council an ordinance In amendment
! Of said chapter IA. substituting board Of
! police commissioners" in place OF chief
! OF police" wherever those words occurred
J in the ordinance, and increasing the
! amount appropriated for carrying out the
! provisions Of the chapter. When this bill
! came before the board of aldermen on the
! 9Th day OF April, 1905, II was referred TO
! the Joint committee on ordinances. with
| directions TO report relative TO placing
the city hass under the control or a
| city official.
on June the first. 1906. the Joint commit
! tee on ordinances reported to the board Of
| aldermen recommending that the bill
thus referred to them be indefinitely post
poned and submitting new bill In
amendment Of said chapter a. by which
amendment while the committee does not
insist on having the board OF police COM
missioners substituted for the chief OF po-
lice as provided in the previous ordinance
submitted by IL, the superintendent of
hacks will continue TO have the care and
control OF our flags, subject TO the direc-
tion OF the chief Of police. thus leaving
lx.~z
officials: the change in chapttr IA OF the
revised ordinances made by this substitute
bill being AN increase in the appropriation
for carrying out the provisions of the
chapter, and the request OF the board OF
aldermen that the committee consider
and report relative 10 placing the city
flags under the control OF city official"
is summarily dismissed by saying in the
accompanying report that your commit
tee do not think II advisable to change
the present system of caring for and dis
playing the City Flags"
This bill for an ordinance was passed
by the board OF aldermen on said first day
OF June and was concurred in by the com
mon council on the 5th day OF June and
was received by me on the 9th day OF
June
] have the same opinion today. which
apparently the board OF aldermen had on
the 9Th day OF April. 1906, when the first
ordinance in amendment OF chapter IL.
presented by the Joint committee on
ordinances. was referred back TO that
committee. I can see no reason why the
national 1ags OF our city should be under
the control of a state board, and certainly
/ cannot favor an increase for defraying
the expenses for caring for our flags. as
proposed by this ordinance, unless the
same are placed under the control OF a
city Official.
Ar-1T-ST.t-c q AIRY
Mayor.
resolution requesting the laying out OF
Point street and Arthur avenue was
passed. Gifts 10 the North Burial ground
fund were accepted
An ordinance permitting the Providence
Telephone company to erect poles and
wires on certain streets was passed.
AUTHORIZED TO BUILD BRIDGE.
A resolution granting the American
Locomotive company permission to con-
struct bridge across the woon-
asquatucltet was passed.
resolution instructing the city So
licitor TO approve deed OF a certain lot
on the Moses Brown plat, Second ward,
which is desired as q site for a fire sta
ton, was passed
petition 10 build a bonfire on chad
Brown street near oregon street. mid
night. July 3. was referred TO the fire
commissioners with power Co act.
A schedule Of bills amounting 10 s943.O6
presented by the overseer OF the poor.
was ordered paid.
The sum OF 5000 was granted 10 defray
the expense OF the public drinking foun-
tains
James VI. Gnlen's invitation 10 visit
J his farm. proposed as a location for a
hospital site. was referred 10 the COM
mittce on hospitals
Petitions OF George r. Brooks. 20 Mu-
berry street; Samuel A. Bennett. rear 81
e0i Broad street Gardner l.. Miller. NJ
n. CSC Bencnt street: II. s NJ McCul-
! Tough. 273 Admiral street 20 build barns.
were granted and petitioner Aquitno
starnino. ~ Wceden street. given leave
10 withdraw
Weekly reports Of sc Dexter aSylum.
June l7-July 1. were accepted a resolu-
ton TO declare Grotbo avenue a public