The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-11

$500 taken from the city engineers de-
partment and 5000 was added TO the sum
allotted for the sealer OF weights and
measures. The Rhode Island and the ST
Josephs hospital received the usual
amounts, the former $4,000 and the latter
$4,000
The items in the appropriation bill are
as follows.
Asylum walls and buildings, $1,000; au-
diting department $500; city clerks de
partment. $4,000; city council $40. 200;
city hall. s27, 500: clerk Of common coun-
ell and committees; $4,000; contingencies
including $4,000 for summer Fairgrounds,
$50, 900. elections, s24 800, executive de-
partment. $1,000; fire department. s400.-
900; harbor. 10000; health department
t65 900: inspector OF buildings $4,000; in
spector OF milk. $4,000, inspector Of
plumbing $4,000; interest on floating debt.
$40. 600; interest on bridge loans, sl6.40o;
interest on Davis estate loan, due July
1, 1909 $4,000; interest on FIRE and police
loan. sS3s5; interest on highway loans
1900. interest on highway loan. pro-
posed, s12. 900; interest on Johnston
loans. sl222O; interest on park loans.
s43,950 interest on public improvement
loans. S24.920. interest on school loans
S77,250 interest on sewer loans, $206. 900;
interest on sewer loan, proposed. Sl4,-
600; interest on water loans, Sl47 $50; law
department, sl6.500: municipal court
$1,000; Olneyvile Free Public Library as
ISOLATION. $4,000: police department S4io,-
600; printing. $1,000; Providence Lyingin
hospital, $4,000; Providence public library,
S23 900; public buildings Sll0.0 900. public
parks. excepting Roger Williams park.
Sl3, 900; Roger Williams park s32 900;
public schools, $3.50 900: public works.
s25, 900; salaries OF city engineer and as
sistants. s47 900; building and repairing
III IL. f..sa
OF public lights, $2s0.000; salaries OF COM
missioner Of public works, secretary and
office expenses. s2l. 600 care and main
tenance Of sewers. si25, 900; sidewalks
and curbing. this years unexpended bal
ance and $4,000 additional; maintenance
and management OF water works, S6I5,
000: record commissioners $1,000; record
er OF deeds. $4,000: relief fund for firemen
and policemen, s26l0.49: Rhode Island
hospital. s35. 600; ST. Joseph's hospital.
$40 700; sealer Of weights and measures,
$4,000; sinking funds 10 redeem loans.
$27s,l10 state tax. s406, ,640.66; support OF
the poor. SEQ 900; tax department, s23 600;
treasury department. $4,000
Mr. Taylor presented a resolution call
ing for the appointment OF a special COM
mittee to take into consideration the es-
tablishing OF a public market, or market
place, at Dyer and Crawfords streets.
President Balch named as members OF
that committee Messrs. Taylor, Bixby,
Parsons and San Souci.
President Balch announced the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Fletcher on the committee
on lands purchased for sewer purposes 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Alderman William H. Covell, and OF Mr..
Kelso on the committee on fire depart
ment Mr. Littleheld on the committee on
railroads and Mr.. Grimwood on the COM
mitttee on revision OF the building laws.
10 fiji the vacancies caused by the death
of Councilman Rawson.
Mr.. Evans presented a minute on the
death OF Congressman G. H. II. Rawson.
covering his business and public career
and attesting his fidelity TO duty and his
efforts in behalf OF his fellow members in
the council
Seven ordinances from the board OF al
dermen were passed in concurrence as
follows: Permitting the Narragansett
Electric Lighting company 20 erect poles
and wires on Grotto street; permitting
the Providence Telephone company 10
erect poles and wires on certain streets;
amending chapter 663 OF the city ordi-
nances and authorizing the park com
missioners to purchase AZ acres OF land
adjoining Roger Williams Park for a sum
not exceeding s62l4l0; amending chapter
49, revised ordinances, entitled Fire De-
partment," and increasing the fire depart
ment from $50 to 325 officers and mem
bers; providing for the issue Of sewer
'oonds TO the amount of $3.50. 900; providing
for the issue OF highway bonds TO the
amount OF $4,000, amending chapter as.
revised ordinances. entitled Salaries"
and increasing the amount payable for
salaries TO the assistants in the office OF
the assessors OF taxes from $4,000 TO $500.
Resolutions were also passed ordering
a sewer In Exchange place for drainage
of the new postoffice building; to pay Pat
rick Leddy $500 Annie T. McGinn 500 and
John J. Connery $40 for damages 10 their
estates on Mechanics avenue. and in
structing the comittee on city property
TO cause the Doyle monument to be prop
erly cleaned
On motion OF Mr.. Parks, seconded by
Mr. Grady. the council at Si57. out OF re-
spect to the memory of Councilman Raw
son, adjourned.