The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-12

by Councilman Gamer.
Councilman Tower presented the petit
ton OF Emma Wolf, executrix. for re-
mission OF tax. This also was referred
10 the committee on claims.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Councilman Parks offered the finance
committees report with accompanying
resolution making appropriations for the
supper OF the city government for the
financial year ending Sept. 30, 1906.
The report was as follows:
The valuation for the purpose Of taxa
ton as certified by the assessors OF taxes
Sept. |. 1905. was: Real estate. $i66. ST.. 600;
personal estate, S5,5f7, S4O; total, s222, 39l,
$40.
The rate OF tax ordere by City Coun-
Gil resolution No. 210. approved May 10.
1905, is N.M on each 500 OF the valuation,
which VIII produce a revenue from taxa
ton OF 5000. 467 OF. TO which IL added
sewer assessments to be used as directed
by chapter so. Public Laws OF Rhode ISL
and. passed Feb. 10, 1901. $50. 3ll.T. and
other receipts estimated by the city au-
ditor at $1,000, 35o, less allowance for un-
collectible taxes OF $4,000. making the
total available for the appropriation s4,-
40. 12S. 9S.
The sum appropriated by the resolution
presented is s4,739, 555. 81. leaving a bal
ance OF s573.n unappropriated. The COM
mittee recommends the passage OF the
resolution.
SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES.
just as President Kendrick was about
10 can Tor a vote on the adoption OF both
the report and the resolution. Council
man Flynn OF the Third ward arose and
offered an amendment. advancing the
lump sum for the school department from
So5b,p0 20 SSH increase OF SIS. 900.
To meet the petitioned for increase in
teachers salaries.
Mr.. Rattigan OF the Third ward second
ed the amendment.
I'm advocacy OF his amendment. Coun-
Gilman Flynn declared now was the OPP
perfume time TO grant the increase to the
teachers who are underpaid as compared
with the teachers OF other cities. III the
money was voted, he believed. the same
could he secured by the finance commit
tee, whose members would certainly proye
themselves equal to the emergency.
Mr.. Parks on behalf OF the finance COM
mlttee explained that the school com
mittee had been dealt with very literally.
being given $4,000 more tina the past
year. This means an outright increase
OF 5000 and no deficit OF $500 as they
had at the beginning OF the present year.
lie thought the school committeeman
themselves with such financial resources
might be able 20 devise some means to
grant the Increase. IL they saw NJ. but
the speaker could not see how IL was
possible for the councilmen 10 do so with
only a bare balance OF "A few hundreds OF
dollars I'm a total levy OF nearly five mil
lions. The tax rate had been fixed. the
assessment or property made and the levy
Tn accordance would be paid over bv the
taxpayers from whom the council could
not consistently ask more this year. Upon
mis- levy the appropriations were care
tuly based and he hoped the amendment
would not prevail.
In reply 20 a question Of Councilman
flynn. Mr.. Parks said tina 10 = expected
mat 1t Wi cost about $50. goo TO maintain
me new schools. and then he added that
the money allowed 10 the school depar,-
ment VIII easily allow the department 10
meet al 81 Tho deficits ana 10 start the
year with n clear slate.
INC amendment was then killed bv ID
vote 81 n 90 3 as follow. Noes p~.st-
cent k'udrick CouncIlmeu Ralcn. U,r.
L'F' blNnN, carpenter. Darling. paw.
hE.h'' i''Cner Gorham. Hall. Higgins.
h'l,o, Lee. lAttloneld. Nakopclco N1f.r
Moore. Parke. Parsons. Pr,sbrcy 0aw,
son, Reynolds. Sears. Smith. T,yInr
Tower and Waite.
Ayes Couucllmcu Donovan p,yl.
Flynn. Gamer. Grady. Kelly. McNlanp
Battgan. san s1ucl
Absent-Couucllmon Grimwood. Potter
Rogers.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
The vote was then taken ON the original
mOtion-the passage % the appropriation
bill az recommended nv the finance com
rittee-and % was adopted unsnimopsI,
a. follows
For repairs 81 tho asylum walls and
buildings. s2uH0
rot salaries ~ tho city auditor and as
| hf~fanfs ard All eNpensce ~ oVire t-son
For salaries % the city clerk and as