The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-02
MAYOR CHARGES
POLITICS is SEEN
AMONG ALDERMEN

Mayor I do not think that the presidin9
officer would have put them.
The Mayor-Do you. Alderman Parker.
think all appeals were seconded?
Alderman Parker-Yes, | do.
The Mayor-Then hereafter we will en-
force the rules.
Alderman Dunn-Is there any member
OF this board TO Alderman Parks motion.
III so, let him stand up and say so.
Alderman Fletcher-The appeals in the
meeting referred to were properly put.
This move. this opposition to the records,
Is upon the smallest OF technicalities. /
assert that the plea of the mayor is all
technicalties. have been i'm politics
many years. have served I'm both branch
es, but have never before been accused
OF indulging I'm politics upon the floor OF
either branch OF the city council. ] have
performed my duty as prescribed by my
oath, and have done so consclentiously
have had great respect for the mayor
In the past, but for him TO claim now that
whet he did at the meeting I'm question
was unparliamentary Is, 20 my mind too
frivolous.
ttdcrTan fIiggins-This is n strange
state OF affairs. / have never thought Of
politics while transacting the business Of
this board. For a mayor TO do what he
had done during the entire year and then
stand upon this floor and accuse any man
OF playing politics seems TO me to be
rather strange II the mayor wants poll
tics In the newspapers / hope he will get
II there.
The Mayor-There is nothing political IN
what I did.
Before the question was put Alderman
Dunn asked the mayor II at the meeting
at which the appeals were taken ne had
made any protest, or did he wish to make
special protest now?
The records were then approved.
After this had been done the mayor read
special message. in which he rehearsed
the proceedings OF the meeting I'm so far
as they related to the record on the Home
Telephone matter, and covered I'm detail
the line OF argument which he had fol-
lowed during the discussion.
on motion OF Alderman Parker second
ed by Alderman Fletcher. ,he message
was laid on the table.
After the board adjourned che mayor i'm
vited the members to meet with him in
the office OF the city clerk, Aldermen Rey-
nolds. Parker. Higgins. Fletcher and Nc
Mann responded. The mayor explained
that. so far as he was concerned, there
was no feeling whatever.
Alderman Parker asked what the mayor
meant by policies
ASK Alderman Reynolds" said the
mayor.
"Mr. Mayor, have no use for you,
and II you think that have been actua-
ted by politics this is no place for me-
said Alderman Reynolds and he then
withdrew.
Alderman Parker asked the mayor just
what he meant by the word. politics"
Again there was "a reference TO Alderman
Reynolds and Aldermen Parker said,
Then IL Is a matter Of politics between
Alderman Reynolds and yourself TO
which the mayor replied, "Thass it,
tha N
a conversation relative TO the records OF
the boards proceedings. the city clerk.
asserting that he kept his records fairly
and squarely and asking the members IL
any OF them had come 20 him and asked
that he make any change or additions In
and to his records He received an an
swer In the negative
The mayor said later:
.'The city clerk is not to blame for
not having the proceedings entered fully
at the time, because as rule the records
OF all deliberative assemblies are com
pleted form memoranda made as the busi
ness proceeds. He could not therefore be
expected to haye the records absolutely
correct at the time he was called upon
to read the minutes IL frequently hap
pens In the legislature that upon reading
the minutes OF previous meetings oms-
sions are supplied and corrections made"
SCOTT RE- ELECTED.
At it's business session the board OF al
dermen reelected Walter O. Scott inspec-
tor of milk for one year. There was no
opposition. The mayor announced that
minutes on the death Of Alderman John
G. Budlong. which were to have been pre-
sented at this meeting. were deferred at
the request of the family that certain
data might be included which they will
provide. The board OF fire commissioners
asked for an additional appropriation of
$4,000. The other business which came up
was OF n routine character
Aresolution was passed declaring land
at the corner of Abbott and Sexton
streets public highway also one 10 curb
Terrace and Humboldt avenues and Nj
agara street.
Weekly reports of the Dexter asylum
and the quarterly report of the milk in
spector were received Resolutions to re-
number Ookland avenue and Carleton
street. also to establish grades on Ter
race aYenue And-AhhnII- and Sexton
streets were passed.
Schedules of licenses to sell milk and
fireworks and one for licenses for vehicles
were granted. The Prudential Realty
company was granted permission to oper-
ate steam boiler az IS Brush Hill road.
Joseph Cohen. Market square; j. G.
Trait. 393 Westminster street. and A. w.
Taylor. 2oo Weybosset street, were re-
fused licenses TO sell fireworks.
The petitions OF Herbert w. Cunning
ham. George Paul Slade. j. II. Manton,
Jr., and Sarah Conley for damages were
referred 10 the committee on claims
The petition OF Nicandre Campopiano
To have pool on Greedy street ditched.
was referred to the committee on health.
That OF Raffaele Prata TO give an exhibit
tion OF fireworks. was referred To the
board OF fire commissioners. That of the
Associates Really company for defining Of
grades on Atlanta. Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee avenues and Chapman street,
was referred TO the committee on high
ways orders OF notice 10 define a grade
| for Clarence street, from Terrace TO Web
ster avenues, and 10 curb Hamilton street
from Adelaide TO Lenox avenues. were is
sued.
Schedules OF bills were allowed as fol-
lows: city sealer s3069; poor department.
1851: health department. Sii4l. inspector
OF milk. $l53.0.
The concurrent business TO the common
council was a. follows; Invitation TO at
tend convention OF League OF Amerioon
Municipalities at Norfolk. VT. Read and
received.
Ordinances were passed permitting the
Providence Telephone company TO eject
pcles and wires In certain streets: permit.
ting the Rhode Island company TO lay
rails In Rathbonc street; permitting the
Providence Telephone company TO bu "a
conduits I'm Alg~r street, and The Narrr .