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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

every quarter.
IS. An ordinance regulating garages and
the storage OF gasolene. etc.
80. The establishment OF the efrics OF
fire marShai with an adequate salary.
40, To adopt an ordinance relative to
billboards and advertising signs.
Al. Revision OF the city charter.
INSPECT SALOONS.
AZ. Sanitary regulations for liquor sa-
looms. restaurants. lodging houses. halls,
etc.
4s. To provide for the inspection OF the
quality OF Intoxicating liquors offered for
sale.
a. To vest the power Of appointment OF
commissioners TO lay out streets In the
mayor. commissioners OF public works and
city solicitor
IS. To sell unimproved land that Is no
longer required for municipal uses A
large number of house lots have been
acquired for the sand and gravel. (now
removed). Such property can be sold fos
cash, improved. and taxed.
49, To require all municipal officers re-
ceiving fees as compensation. 20 report
thedr fec receipts monthly. The city
should be informed as TO what It's officials
receive for public service.
AZ. To devise ways and means to en-
courage the lacotion OF new industries In
Providence. and to offer Inducements
therefor.
B. In conclusion recommend that each
member of the city government look over
his official register for the past year,
make out a statement OF his work dona
including measures proposed or advocated
Tor the benefit OF the city. and furnish
copies to hds constituents. Such q course
would increase tho efficiency of the coun-
ell, and keep the public informed as to
the doings OF the city government
IN CONCLUSION
/ wish to express my sincere thanks to
the people OF Providence for tue conn-
dealce reposed In me. and the great honor
conferred by electing me q second time 20
the office OF chief executive I seek thA
advice OF the people and invite their
criticism. and pray that we may all BE-
blessed with light to see and strength to
perform our duties faithfully and inn
partially. that all our deliberations may
be productive of good TO the city. and
that each member may leave q record OF
good work done. worthy OF emulation b
future citizens OF Greater Providence.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

duce the List OF sales for non-payment OF
taxes
25 To provide for annual publication
H. To secure adequate freight facili-
ties. efficient service and accommodation
The board OF trade and business men OF
the city are requested to consider this
council or mayor from time 10 time.
a. An ordinance requiring all legisla-
tive acts affecting the city. to be approved
by the, council before presentation In the
general assembly.
3s Resolution favoring the exercise or
veto power by the governor and equal
legislative representation for the city OF
% TO provide that transactions involv-
ing tho purchase OF land for the city be
made by commission, including the
mayor. chairman OF the committee on
finance. and commissioner OF public works
as members.
PRINT THE CONTRACTS
so All our public service corporations.
viz: Street railways. electric lighting. gas
and telephone companies enjoy monopo-
lies IN their respective lines. under ex-
elusive franchise grants. and make quar-
terly returns to the city according TO the
terms Of certain existing contracts. Such
contracts should be printed for the In
formation Of councilmen.
81. To instruct the superintendent OF
public buildings 10 prepare plans for
schoolhouse repairs and improvements In
season TO complete the same during sum-
mer vacation.
81. To favor the, adoption OF the eight
hour day with reasonable compensation
for mechanics and laborers employed by
the city.
80. To consider the advisability of ap-
pointing a public utility commission in
order 20 ensure reasonable service and
charges from all public service corpora
tons.
a. Tho creation OF a bureau for pur-
chase OF city supplies.
S5. To provide for weighing and In
spection OF coal furnished the city. This
matter has been agitated since 1884, to no
purpose as yet
3s The creation Of a municipal depart
ment for the enforcement of ordinances
relative 10 dogs.
81. The adoption OF rule requiring a
calendar OF all matters pending before
completes to be printed for the council
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06
THE JOY OF owNINe LANp

=. There In "a distinct Joy In owning land
Unlike that which you have In money. In
houses In books, pictures or anything
property brings you into society with
men. But land - q part OF Gods estate
n the Eiobe. ans when a pasce, OF ground
is decided 70 you and you walk over II and
come into partnership with the original
Proprietor OF the earth.-Henry Ward
Beecber.
Beautlful ride. Trolley every half hour
10 Oakitnd Beach.
See this property. Mr.. Bennett at the
information Bureau Is now selling rapidly
for cash.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06
Boston's City Clerk Dies

Boston. Jan. s-Edward J. Donovan.
for the last seven years city clerk Of Boz
ton. died yesterday at his home In
Brighton OF pneumonia and heart trou-
BILE He was born In Boston In 1854 an1
I'm early life was an accountant
Entering politics. Mr. Donovan was
elected 10 the Massachusetts, legislature
In lss7-Ss and became a senator In 1880.
lie was the youngest man who ever held
the office OF senator In Massachusetts,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

creased It's debt for all other purposes
and objects than water. during the year
is05-l90y sGiO.6.5.s0. IL has reduced the
same class OF debts. by an increase OF
sinking funds therefor. s4ss. .5o6.6s Showing
an actual increase OF Indebtedness, other
than water. OF sl22. 1912.
BANK DEPOSITS or CITY FUNDS.
Prior 10 the year 1894 all city funds were
deposited I'm not more than three local
banks: since that time they have been
distributed equally among six local banks
The depositories during the past year
were:
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust co.
The Industrial Trust Co.
The Union Trust Co.
The Merchants National bank
The Providence National bank and the
National Bank OF Commerce.
There are several other local banks OF
good standing which deal principally with
local business men and corporations
The city treasury Is supplied by cash
paid I'm for taxes. l submit that II might
be OF advantage TO the business concerns
depending wholly upon local banks for
discount and accommodation. to have the
city funds distributed among larger
number OF reliable local banks. The re-
cent financial embarrassment occurrer AT
the time taxes were payable
Money was drawn from all the banks TO
pay same, and was returned to only SIX
banks
The city's business requires a weekly
pay roll OF about $25.000 and frequently
for other purposes from $4,000 to $4,000
This matter is worthy OF consideration at
this time In this connection suggest
that the City government advocate lesls-
latlon for the appointment or pank ex-
aminer 10 examine all corporations ana
concerns (other than national bapks) DO
txa tQ
examiner to be selected from list SUD-
mitted or approved by the banks.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The public schools contain all grades
from the kindergarten TO the high school
There are % kindergartens three schools
for backward children. seven for individ-
ual work. 7s primary schools. l6 gram
mar and four high schools. The increase
of pupils Is steady, an annual average OF
GIG a year for the past six years and
total Increase OF 4O6S In that period.
In that time the teaching force has in
creased only n while the high school in
crease alone is over 500. showing not
alone the need of new school buildings.
but also an increased teaching force and
an increa sed annual appropriation.
No new buildings were added during
the past year. but two are in process OF
erection and the Technical high scnooi
addition is nearly ready. Ihere IL press
ing need OF new school buildings In sew
erai parts Of the city. most notably In the
Third ward, where large grammar
school building should be erected as soon
as possible. as the present school build
inrs are full to overfowing and four
rooms are maintained In school halls or
ward rooms. I recommend the adoption
of the portable school house system now
IN use by the city of Boston. as tenn
norarv remedy for overcrowded sections
The receipts of this department Tor the
last fiscal year were:
Amount appropriated for public
schools from tax levy .......... sloo.Wo w
.SS,t,onai a annronriatlon ..... 5000 000
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

Stlman the noted New York capitalist, president
the National City bank of New York and director dozens OF
financial institutions and many railroads. He born at
Brownsville Tx June 1850 His father George Stman
merchant and wetodo Young slman was sent to Hartford
Conn., educated finishing his studies private acad
Sing Sing Y He built big cotton commission house
New York city and amased large fortune His financial inter
him lines of activity and today he probably
holds positions directory boards than other in
New York city.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06
Woman Dead at ro7

Mlliersburg. O.. Jan. s.--At the age OF
107 years Rhuan Tharp died Saturday AZ
the home OF her son-in-law. Samuel star
ner, at Nashville. Mrs. Tharp bad livef
under the administration OF every presi-
dent OF the United states except that OF
Washington She was born In vpginIa.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06
IS. .li3. 900 "a &T3, ,Sss %

s5.li3,O9o "a ST., ,Sss 81
NET pEBT.
Account Of Amount. Increase. Decrease.
Water 49,. 33e3. SIS 30 ......... sio2,s27 q
Other obJts s7os.r7s 20 sl22,ieg u .........
Nss5e761 G2
Thus Il appears that the total
gross debt has Increased ....... .Ee3. .s7s 50
The sinking funds have Ia
creased ........................ s73.ss3 81
The net debt has Increased .... 1854 81
Eliminating the water debt. which rep
esents a municipal industry with an In
.ome sufficient 10 meet tho cost OF man
segment end interest on Sc bonds and 20
rsnsfer annuslly 2 surplus 10 its sinking
unds. II appears that the cits has in
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

The debt OF the city. Sept 80 1907 as
shown by the city auditors annual re-
port, was as follows, viz:
GROSS DEBT.
Account OF. Amount. Increase. Decrease.
Water ...... A.4l6 900 90 ........ $1,000 %
other objects 1i353.s5i Sc s6lo.675 50 ......
SIS. .7e9. .S51 Sc
SINKING FUNDS.
Account OF. Amount Increase.
Water .............."... sii' 'fll 81 ssj.327 q
Other objects .......... 4G O.51S 57 44S505 e8
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

intendent OF health believes that the most
imperative reed at this time In connec-
tion with this hospital 10 ward where
advanced cases of consumption can be
treated I'm the city. st. Joseph's hospital
and the state institutions are doing ex-
celent work. but there are many cases
that cannot be provided for at either
place. preventive step. the first OF Its
kind In the country Is the proposed es-.
Establishment OF fresh air school, where
children with tuberculous tendencies may
improve their minds and bodies at the
PARKS AND FAIRGROUNDS.
same time.
| There are now under the care OF the
park commissioners nine tracts OF land
suitable for Fairgrounds and ready 10 be
opened for the children's use whenever
the city council makes suitable provision
for their Improvement and the erection
OF the proper athletic apparatus.
Providence ranks twentieth I'm popula-
tion among American cities, but Is thir-
tieth in park area. has less than half the
average park space In "a cities OF more
than 10000 inhabitants, and expends only
a third as much for park purposes. An
additional annual appropriation cou'd
well be given the park commission for
the Improvement and proper care OF the
park system In which II takes such great
pride.
The commissioners find police protec-
tiDn the pdfhS totalN ihdutQudtts
Roger williams park for illustration,
with Its 40 acres. having but one officer
to enforce the city ordinances and keep
order.
PUBLIC LIGHTING.
An examination OF the maps and rec
ords OF public street lights OF the city
has been made for the purpose OF find-
ing how many arc lights are now I'm SER
vice on streets used mainly for residen-
tial purposes. and how many incan-
descent electric or welsbach lights would
be required to light the same districts "
the arc lamps were removed, with the
following results:
Cost Total
per an cost per
mum each annum.
Number OF arc lights now
In service on residential
streets -. -. -. .s2s siO4 70 sSe.7ss 90
Number OF incandescent
lights necessary to pro-
perly light the same
district ........ ......2o50 "a 90 40. 200 90
Difference IN cost between
arc and incandescent
lights ........ ...... 49,. ss7.5ss 90
Cost per 9nnum Of arc
lights as above. $50, 733 90
Cost per annum Of 2060
Welsbach lights -. 80. 6s,4z5 %
Difference In cost per an
mum between arc and
welsbach lights ...... s2s.soe 90
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06

s1S.7e9,S51 Sc
SINKING FINDS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-20
Handsome Coats in New DireCtOire
Models at 1850


all So 80
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

hungry frame OF a horse can draw
heavy loads. And when our soil is
poor and hungry, I am inclined to
believe that the quickest way to get
II teeming with life and vigor is to
SOW cowpeas. and follow the peas
with rye, vetch, or some one OF the
winter clovers 10 be worked into the
land in the spring. leaving the pea
vines on the land in the fall, OF
course.
Must Feed rs Well as Work the Land.
But whether you take your pea
vines of the land and feed them to
stock, or whether you leave them on
the land 10 feed directly 10 the soil,
by all means SOW cowpeas. We sowed
one bushel of peas this year for
every acre of land we have under
cultivation. And nothing preventing.
every acre we cultivate in corn and
tobacco next year will have a coat of
dead peavines and green rye, or else
dead peavines and crimson clover TO
work into the land next spring for
AA&F A&AfA% va AAt N1s NouaCl1s
The point | wish TO make is. that
II our soil is very poor. the quickest
and easiest way TO get IL up is TO SOW
peas and leave the vines on the land.
always following the peas with some
winter or cover crop 10 be worked
into the surface OF the land In the
spring. If a cover crop does not fol-
low the peas. then BY all means make
hay of the peayInes and feed IL 10
stock: for IL the vines are left on the
land. and no cover crop follows
them. more or less of their fertilizing
properties will be lost by teaching.
always try to SOW enough peas to
make sufficient hay for my stock. and
yet leave the vines on the poorer
fields. which are then sowu TO some
cover crop. TO be worked into the
land In the spring.
W. A. pETREE
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12
Experience With Spanish Peanuts.
Made Coed Profit and Fitted Win Frs,
of Crops Lands and One unch x,,,

Messrs. Editors: The Spanish pea
mt is q crop seriously neglected. yet
wonderful in its reclamation OF thin
and worn uplands. besides furnish
ing one Of the best feeds for hogs
hat can be produced.
In April Of this year ! proceeded
with a single horse pillow 90 bed M.
running four burrows only. a couple
q. acres which the year previous had
been cultivated IN cotton. The ma
tsre OF the soil was that Of \ sandy
r-sy lozm. with clay foundation: and
to say that II Sas thin. is putting Il
mildly indeed. After bedasnx. the
plot vas gone over with q large "
shaped harrow: and all surface
riocs were thoroughly pnivcrsxed.
After a interval OF tao or three
weeks. again bed6ed the land up
Is before. also using the harrow
arzan- Then with n tcn-lnch shovel
opened . sHrrow In II. center Of
The bed and dropped peanuts twelve
isches apart in the arsll. the rows
being three feet vide.
lr two weeks they we're up almost
10 perfect stand: and with one
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12
A BELIEVER IN GREEN MaNUREs
Continued from Page a.

Continued from Page %
that is. IL mice and other things do
not bother.
run wide rows because they are
suited 10 the planting OF peas be-
tween them. as | can then 70 be-
tween the corn rows with a riding
culuvator and cultivate the corn and
the peas AZ the same time. Another rea-
son Is. that the fewer rows there are
the more land surface can stir with
the cultivator and the more extend
ed and less broken the dust blanket
or mulch | always try 20 keep on the
land
Peaytn~s and Rye as Humus Makes
left the peavines on my corn
land last fail because while we are
growing good crops Of any kind we
should at the same time be making
the soil more fertile. I believed that
the peavlnes would give the rye a
quick. vigorous growth. and a stron <
root system. and that these roots
@ould take MP the fertilizing ele-
meats supplied By the pcavines and
~ the same time act on the soil SO
aa 20 bring into available forms some
OF the plan; food The rye took on
a quick vigorous growth. which |
feel sure would not hare been the
case had waited 20 pass tho pea
vines through live stock before ap-
plying the matter or manure TO land.
II n surprising how quickly dead
p~avinem and their leaves wlIl show
their good results on a crop Of wheat
or re In the early fall
II our soil IL fairly good. be-
licve. like tina, grand old snan. the
apostle OF the cowpca. ". r. Massey.
that tho better plan ls TO make hay
Of our peavinea and feed IL TO live
stock and return the manure TO the
land
Yet our fields must be fed. For a
poor hungry frame Of a soil can no
more yield heavy crops. than a poor
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

ouce only 25e pounds Of seed cotton
or seven and one-half bushels Of corn
per acre. might state further, that
l was enabled by feeding peanuts
freely to At six-months-old Poland
china boar TO win first premium in
his class at the recent State Fair.
Jackson. Miss.
J. BAXTER BYRD.
Holmes Co. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

In an address 10 the members OF
the Farmers Union President BAR
re-; asks their cooperation with the
work OF the Country Life Commits
sion os which he has recently been
made a member. Mr.. Barrett says
that hts oniy object In serving IN
the Commission In 10 be OF service
to the members OF the Union and
TO the farmers generally. He be-
licves that the efforts OF the Commits
sion should result IN great good 10
the farming Interests Of the nation.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

statement Of the facts IA this expert
meat. and ray ideas throughout have
beet practical and not theoretical
Furt hermoru. / have secured better
and larger yields from a smaller ac-
rwage. bat rot OF lAaa that would pro-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12
What Humus Does for a Soil.

L. ncw gruund packs "a together;
suffer- from drought: 1T weather.
BE- cultivated
the d no 1
and the old TBasH-s~gvsahlc humns-
Thc<~fore blowing DO M to add trash
the The
contain Of plant food and yield good
euT.-~impy of tra.p-x~S~Ahle
Union
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

ever saw, and MP 10 this date. No
vember 18th. have harvested about
twenty bushels OF peanuts. This was
done with an ordinary pitchfork
forced under the vine. lifting II out
and throwing in windows Eve rows
together. Not being more than half
through harvesting the peanuts. 7
viii put the yield at forty bushels
which at $50 per bushel amounts
10 $50. two tons Of hay az $50 would
oe $40. making total Of 500.
No. : has not been harvested. or
rather the potatoes have not: but IL
Ia a safe estimate TO place the yield
Of both potatoes and peanuts at Eve
bushels each. which at prices pre-
vaallng amount to
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

horse Perry gthr~.-tooth1 cultlvator
with fender on. | ran twsc~ TO the
row. thereby covering Up Il lot Of
roEng weeds and grass and leaving
TIE aeld IN nice shape 20 hoe. after
which the cuI;lvaior teeth were re-
~rg~d or cuittrator arf tao more
.Errowa we're xiven. d.rsinx them 10
nicely ard leaving them as clean as
could lie desired A. thas stage tho
ines had commenced blooming aaa
lie drill was completely covered.
Planting B~swr~n the Peanuts.
As al experiment. divided the
pot into tao separate parts. which
] shall refer 20 rs SoA ! and : In
No. drilled By hand In the middle
u ~. ron peas tspectledi ~ the
1ss Of peck TO ihe acre. and with
small sweep ran out the ridge left
~ laEi working wtth cnltiYa;oT. leav-
arg broad. cat row. wtth pea. on
he aide Ia No. /. planted Red
ksass or Triumph Irish potatoes be-
ss-~n the peanuts. opening farrown
sssh ten-inch shovel. dropping pota-
ihsT and covering with the same
pow. When the potatoes commenced
Push through and the peanuts be-
as 10 mature. the latter we're pulled
y. the nutH fed 90 hogs and the
ns~s 10 COWS Here Jet me say that
aoshirs need 70 60 60 waste. After
a~cang cp No. In this way. ] AT
sa's plo~ed the potatoes out thor
paghly with = twin pillow. which was
~ The cultivation given.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

Peanuts Also Good for Pigs
In conclusion. wiKh 20 say that
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

when the peas in No. began 10
' and pods commenced 10 rfpen.
were cut with mower and i'm
aaiely shocked and allowed 30 re-
-saa In the Geld until cured. II Is
-. 10 gay I secured a yield Of at
TWO tons OF hay as fine as !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-27
CAN'T TAKE ITS PICK.
Oklahoma May Have Prisoners She
Needs.

Oklahoma Is not to be allowed to
lake Its pick OF the prisoners now con-
nned in the Kansas penitentiary when
II wants pert of the men to work on
the Oklahoma roads. This is the de-
ciston reached by Governor Hoch and
the penitentiary officials. Kansas will
waive the rule requiring four months
moved II only part of the prisoners
are taken at this time.
Governor Hoch received a letter to-
day from Governor Haskell of Okla
homa saying that Oklahoma would
like to take about one-half the prison.
ers to Oklahoma to work on the roads.
He asked II Kansas would enforce the
den please pick out the able bodied
men among the Oklahoma prisoners
and the Oklahoma officials would call
for them.
Governor Hoch replied that he had
had conference with the penitentiary
officials and it was decided that tho
prison could get along without from
$50 to IT'S OF the men and that the
notice would not be required for
these. But about picking out the able
bodied fellows, the governor said that
Kansas needed a few of these herself,
and was not disposed to stand for any
special selection. Kansas probably
will insist that the prisoners be taken
alphabetically, Oklahoma taking the
good, bad and indifferent Just as they
come. This would leave Kansas about
the same proportion Of good workers
as Oklahoma would have and would
men and leave a large number OF poor
ones for Kansas to keep at expense
and unable to get anything out OF
them in the way of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-27

gal proposition the bonds are worth
less. I am not willing to accept q
mere fraction of the damages done
me and take that in bonds that have
no legal or commercial value.
The territory through which this
surveyed right of way runs, after II
leaves the fair ground is plated
ground that must within the next ten
years be the best residence section Of
Topeka. A right of way could be Sc
cured, four hundred feet south of the
present right of way that would run
through acres and at q nominal ex-
pense to the promoters and not inter-
fere with the high and desirable
ground that 1t now covers. do not
believe that there Is any well defined
plan for the development and oper-
alton Of the Topeka and Southwestern
railroad and 1t may be years before
the promoters find the speculative
opportunity for which they are look
ing that would place this proposition
in the hands of developers.
JAMES CHAPPELLE.