Providence City Documents ..., Volume 1City Printers., 1894 Contains the reports of city officials for the preceding year. |
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alderman AMBROSE E Answered by Engine Answered by Hose Assessors Assistant Baker Atwell's avenue Bonds due cause Chairman Chief Steere City Council resolution City of Providence city treasurer Clerk commissioner committee common council Companies attending Cranston Deputy Chief Hill Dexter Donation Doyle avenue Edward EDWARD G Engine 12 Engineers attending fifth ward fourth ward Frame building Frame dwelling George H Henry Hill and Assistant horses HOSE COMPANY Insurance on building Insurance on contents Insurance paid James January John Joseph Loss on building Loss on contents Moshassuck river MYRON H ninth ward North Burial Ground occupied P. M. Box P. M. Still alarm Park pipe police Public rear river Roger Williams Park School House second ward September 30 series of 1891 seventh ward Sewer Loan Sinking Fund sixth ward Soot in chimney square feet Superintendent third ward Thomas Total valuation of land William H Woonasquatucket river
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Page 16 - Plantations, acknowledges itself held and firmly bound unto or assigns, in the sum of one thousand dollars, in gold coin of the United States...
Page 24 - No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
Page 18 - Journal of the preceding day to be read, and proceed to business. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other members; and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the...
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Page 154 - SEC. 5. All persons who shall not pay their respective taxes during the period aforesaid shall pay respectively in addition thereto, a percentage thereon at the rate of eight per centum per annum, from the said third day of October. CITY TAXES. Statement showing the Assessors...
Page 23 - Where a vote is taken by ayes and noes, and the President doubts, or a division be called for, the Council shall divide.
Page 24 - When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, unless to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to amend ; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are herein arranged ; and the motion for adjournment shall always be in order.
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Page 34 - Treasury at the end of any financial year; all receipts in money on account of the sale of real estate of any description, now belonging or which may hereafter belong to the City; all receipts on account of the principal sum of any bond or note, now owned or which may hereafter be owned by the City; and also of the Annual City Tax, in every future year, a sum that shall not be less than three per centum of the amount of the principal of the City Debt...