The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-06
IN CONVENTION

| coeded to tho election OF an assessor OF
! taxes for three years, the term OF Elisha
/ II. Rhodes expiring on the first Monday
| i'm February, 1906, and the election OF a
surveyor of lumber for one year, the term
| OF Clarence III. Carpenter expiring on the
| first Monday in February, 1906.
with Alderman w. X. Reynolds In the
! chair. on motion OF Councilman Moore
! seconded by II. T. Grady the two officials
were reelected. The board then filed out.
| Mr. Fletcher continuing said that on
the engines which IL is proposed 10 throw
| out and sell when replaced by new ones
/ had not had a dollar for repairs spent up
on them recently.
| Mr.. Kelly suggested the matter be re-
| ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment
| Mr.. Rawson said he hoped not as tho
committee he thought favored passage.
| 1t was passed Mr.. Kelly being the only
! dissenter.
! CLAIMS ALLOWED.
From the committee on claims Mr. Fler-
! cher presented report recommending
| resolutions 10 remit taxes enormously as
| sessed as follows: Mary a. McElroy of
| North Elba, New York. s2062. 50: Margaret
| NJ. McElroy Of North Elba, New York.
I N12.5O; Louis l.. Angel. trustee of George
| L. Vose estate Si65: Louis l.. Angel. adj
| minstrator OF VIM. O. Stanton estate,
! &i. %: Joseph +. Walsh. administrator OF
| Gotlob Leopold estate, A1.25; Mrs. N NJ.
| Adamson OF Pawtucket. r. l., sA75;
Mary Hackett. trustee Ann Hackett es-
tate s2475; Susette V. s. r. Collins, 1855:
which was received and the resolutions
passed
presented a report recommending a resol-
ution to pay Amanda r. Young $3.50 rs
compensation for injuries; also resolution
10 pay Charles T. Saunders s25 as COM
pensation for injuries. resolution to pay
d C. IL Tinkham 80 for repairing city
flags, and also resolution 10 pay the Ran
dali street stable s12 for board OF a horse
sold by the city pound keeper was receiv-
ed the resolutions being passed without
comment
INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.
report upon the petitions of John II.
McElroy, Robert r. McElroy, Alice II.
McElroy Harriet n. Weeden, Charles W.
Lord, Rhode Island Electrical Equipment
Co, Standard Mil Suply Co. and Alton
so Sorlero, for remission OF taxes. Rich
ard NJ. Bowen for refunding s. paid on
account OF water bill was received and
the petitions were as result indefinitely
postponed.
A communication from the commission
on the relocation OF monuments relative
TO the payment OF certain bills for adver-
tising was received and the claims were
indefinitely postponed
HIGHWAY MATTERS.
From the committee on highways.
Councilman John O. Darling presented
report recommending resolutions request
Ing the board of aldermen TO define the
grades OF Summit street, Brush Hill road
Maynard street, Chaucer street. Hume
well street. Tinker avenue. Rushmore
avenue. Brentwood avenue Brewssr
..1.r.
Burlington street. Lauriston steert, Gree
ley street and Cleveland street.
Also resolutions requesting the mayor
and aldermen 10 lay out Eaton street
from River avenue TO Smith street: also
10 lay out Eaton street from Douglas
avenue TO River avenue. also 10 lay
out River avenue from Smith street to
Eaton street; and TO lay out Kelley
street, which was received.
The resolutions passed.
WITHOUT GETTING BIDS.
From the committee on city property
Jeremiah II. Hall presented n report rela-
tive to the condition OF work on the ad-
dition to the Technical High school and
recommending a resolution TO do certain
work In the alteration and enlargement OF
the Technical High school with or with
out advertising for proposals therefor
Tho report is favorable to a central
heating plant and included a provision
for doing the repairs and new work by
day work without advertising IL de-
sired
one hundred and eight thousand nine
hundred and eighty-seven dollars was the
amount OF the building work, but with
furnishings and finishing the whole cost
will be sl49,ss7 The reason urged for the
letting OF work go by day work IS tina.
much old material can be used in the re-
pairs while II will cost much more for
new material.
Mr.. u. r. Grady OF the Tenth warN
said IL was the right OF the council 10
know all about this matter and requested
that superintendent OF Buildings be re-
auested 10 express his views
Councilman Sears said that as there was
a lot OF work 20 do. he would move the
resolution pass.
Mr. Grady said he demanded and re-
questod that the council get this informa-
ton.
Mr. Tower attempted TO pour oil on the
troubled waters and said that tk- report
showed that Mr.. Evans approved
Mr.. Grady insisted on his motion and