The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-11

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Section /. Permission liz hereby granted
! 70 the Providence Telephone Company to
erect. maintain and use poles and wires
LOT telephone purposes, In. over and along
| 70 the city line, In accordance with the
accompanying report OF the Commission
| er OF Public Works. provided all OF said
maintained subject to all of the condi-
lions and requirements OF chapter "a OF
the Revised Ordinances. entitled Wires"
ana ana OF the several ordinances whereby
said company is authorized TO carry on a
teiephone business In the city OF Provi-
dence.
CHAPTER as.
No. 1872. An Ordinance Hiring s325 900 for
and Authorizing the Erection of City
| Hospital for the Treatment of Conta-
| gioth Diseases
| approved June 4, 1900.
IL Is ordained by the City Council OF the
! city OF Providence as follows:
1 Section /. The City Treasurer. acting
under the direction OF the Joint Standing
| committee on Finance. is hereby author
ized and directed TO borrow, from time TO
time and in such amounts as may be
| necessary, the sum OF three hundred and
twenty-five thousand (S325. .OO0) dollars, in
accordance with the provisions OF an act
! entitled AN Act In Amendment OF Chap
ter 1856 OF the Public Laws, entitled. An
Act authorizing the city of Providence TO
| hire not exceeding sl75.O00 to be used for
the erection and furnishing OF suitable
Il
| hospital for the treatment OF contagious
| diseases, and for the purchase and inn
provement OF land for said hospital pass,
| ed at tht January session, A. ID. 1e6.
and passed by the General Assembly,
| April 10. A. ID. 1907 and to issue therefor
| the city's notes bearing interest at rate
num- signed by him and countersgned by
| the Mayor and the chairman OF said COM
| mittee on finance. The money thus OBJ
tanned shall be exclusively used and ex.
4 ne nn1 1Ad Far tlaA ~
| furnishing suitable buildings and appur-
| tenances for city hospital for the treat
1 ment of contagious diseases, and for the
purchase and Improvement OF land Tor
| said hospital. or for the grading and i'm
| provement OF land owned by the city Tor
| the erection OF said hospital thereon Ana
for the purposes aforesaid the city or
| Providence hereby authorizes the expen-
| diture of the money so obtained as afore-
said. and hereby authorizes and directs,
! in its behalf. the Joint Special COMMITTEE
| heretofore created. consisting or william
! X. Reynolds. Joseph Balch and Henry
\ Fletcher, TO purchase. IL they deem II Tor
/ the best interests Of the city. and when-
| ever the deeds and titles thereof shall be
| approved by the City Solicitor. suitable
| site for city hospital for the treatment
| of contagiou diseases; or said committee
! is hereby authorized and directed to erect
1 said hospital for the treatment or conta-
| gious diseases on land owned by the city
| at Fields Point: and Immediately after
| the purchase OF land for said hospital. or
4 whenever said committee sndl ueClut w
| locate said hospital on land owned by the
| city said committee is hereby authorized
| and directed to erect on the land so de-
| termined by them. city hospital Tor the
| treatment of contagious diseases pro-
| vided, that the cost Of said land and said
| hospital, including the expense or fur.
nishlng heating, plumbing, grading and
Improvement of land fencing ana con-
J creting. and all other necessary outbuild--
| ings and appurtenances, shall not exceed
three hundred and twenty-five thousand
(s325.0oo) dollars; which sum- or SO muen
| thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby
appropriated therefor, the same TO be
| charged to the loan account authorized
| by this ordinance.
| c.itv Ordinances, approved May 8, 1906
| as is inconsistent herewith is hereby re-
pealed. n,r1-,, ooo
No. 19s. An Ordinance in Amendment OF
| and in Addition TO Chapter 10 of the
Revised Ordinances OF 1899, Entitled
Hackney Carriages and other Vehi-
| cles." and Chapter is of said ordinances
Entitled Hack and Express Fares
(Approved June 4, 1907
| II is ordained bv the CITY Council OF the
| CITY of Providence as follows:
| Section l. All the provisions of chapter
| Is Of the Revised Ordinances OF 1899, en-
titled Hackney and Carriages and Other
vehicles" shall apply, so far as appuca-
BILE. to AUTOMOBILES, 1nOlot-Cdts anu oshNi
| power-vehicles excepting railroad ani
railway cars and motor vehicles running
| only upon rails or tracks,, which are set
up used or driven for the conveyance or
persons or things for hire within the CITY
! OF Providence. and TO the owners ana
drivers thereof and other persons setting
I'D or using the same, except as hefeln
| otherwise provided.
| Sec 2 The license fee for each such
| automobile. motor-car or power-vehicIe
| for the conveyance OF persons shall be
! FIVE dollars The application for a license
] for any of the same. In addition TO stat
| ing the name and place OF residence or
| the applicant. shall contain brief de-
| scription Of such automobile, motor-car
| or nower-vehicle. the name of the makers,
| the kind OF motive power, and the amount
! thereof stated in figures of horsepower,
and the number of engine, IL any. The
/ fee for a license to drive any such auto
mobile motor-car or power-Venicle ior
the conveyance of persons shall be two
| dollars The license fee for any or the
same for the conveyance OF things shall
/ he one dollar, and the application for the
| license shall contain brief description
| OF the automobile, motor-car or power
vehicle.
Sec. 5. Every such automobile, motor
| car or power-vehicle for the conveyance
! OF nersons shall be marked and number
| number at all times shall be plainly dis
| pIayed on the front and back thereof, In
white Arabic numerals. not less than
three inches long on red ground. and
also said number shall be plainly painted
| or displayed on the front OF the two side
lamps. Such lamps at all times at night
| shall be lighted. when such automobile.
motor-car or power-vehicle is upon the
street or other public place or In use, but
such lamps need not have glass sides NO
| other number shall be allowed thereon ex-
cept as required by state law. The pro-
| yiso contained in part OF section or
| chapter Is shall not apply TO any such
automobile, motor-car or power-vehicle.
| Sec 4. All the provisions OF chapter is
OF said ordinance entitled Hack and
! Express Fares" shall apply. so far as ap-
/ urcable. to automobiles. motor-cars and
other power-vehicles excepting railroad
and railway cars and motor vehicles run
ming only upon rails or tracks,, which are
set M. used or driven for the conveyance
OF persons or things for hire within the
| citv Of Providence. and 10 the owners,
drivers and other persons having charge
| OF any OF the same, except as herein 9TH