The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-23
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
Forefathers' Day FittingIy Observed
Last Evening.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS REPORT
The Death of Mrs. Julia #. Tompkins-
News Notes and Items OF the Valley
of the blackstone.

General committees of the city council
met last evening to decide upon measures
TO be reported upon at the meeting of the
city council tonight. The committee on
police decided to recommend the following
schedule for pay of the policemen Chief,
81 800; captain, 81 200; sergeant, $1,000
patroman detailed for clerical work,
81 ZOO; patrolman for less than a years
service, S225 a day; patrolman of more
than years service, $3.50 day; rounds
men, $3.50.
The committee on city property decided
upon a report in relation to the City Hall
plans, and voted 20 sell the School street
property belonging to the city at public
auction.
The committee on harbors at the meet
ing tonight will present an interesting
and exhaustive report of their official
doings for the year.
The Fire Department.
From the annual report of John Briefly,
chief engineer of the fire department, It
appears that during the year ending Nov.
81, there have been fifty-two bell alarms
and seventeen still alarms. The total loss
upon which insurance was paid was s75,-
293.95, and the loss in excess of insurance,
5000, making the total loss for the year S75,-
Sd3.95 An average of about $1,000.
The heaviest loss was at the fire In the
Dexter Yarn mill on Broadway, Dec. 81
s56,66Os0. The next largest was at the
fire in the works of the Pawtucket Glazed
Paper company, rear of North Bend street,
July 6-$l7000 and the third largest
loss was at the fire in the James 5. Mason
building, Main street, occupied by the
Pawtucket Loan Company and Others,
Dec. 15-$9, 1858 This leaves a loss of
s4,037 to be divided among the remaining
sixty-six fires During the year the de-
partment was called to North Providence
three times and Lincoln twice. and three
steamers responded to the call for AS
sistance from Providence at the time of the
fire in the J. B. Barnaby building, Dec. 13.
The Chief commands that the sum of
S23, 900 be appropriated for the general run
ming expenses Of the department for the
coming year; 81 200 for improved appara-
ratus at No. 4 station, Sg55 for n wagon
house to be attached to mo. station, s775
for hose tower at No. station, and $500
or tools and fitting up to do the depart
nent repairs at No. 3 station /; also the
appointment of one additional man on the
permanent force. He calls attention TO
needed repairs at No. l station and to the
need of another supply wagon to be furn-
ished from the general appropriation.
Forefathers' Day.
At the Church of Our Father, last night,
Forefathers' Day was observed in accord
ance with the following program Hymn;
Scripture reading; prayer; hymn read
ing, "The Garrison of Cape Ann" Whit
tier: reading, ''The March Of Miles Stan
dish" Longfellow; reading, "The Old
New England Home" G. Alice Baker;
song, 1.-THE Pilgrims" Hemans address,
Rev. T.. W. Hamilton; reading, "The
Pilgrims VISION" Holmes reading, "A
Ballad of the Boston Tea Party" Holmes;
hymn benediction.
The Rev. Mr.. Hamilton dwelt upon the
Significance of the term Forefathers'
Day. and referred to the sterling Worth
of the progenitors of the American people
10 their regard for principle, and their read
iness to fight for principle first, last and all
the time. The exercises were saddened by
the sudden death of Miss Della Lane who
was to have read "A Ballad of the French
Fleet" The young lady died at her home
on Exchange street yesterday afternoon,
of pneumonia
Mrs. Julia Francis Tompkins, wife of
Seabury 8. Tompkins, OF the Evening
Times, died yesterday afternoon after an
illness of little more than week, of pleu-
ropneumonia She was born in Pawtuck-
ct, and was the daughter of the late Lewis
and Lucy p. Perrin. She leaves husband
and four adult children-three daughters
and n son-to mourn her loss.
The intentions of marriage Of Joseph
Seal Of this city and Miss Annie Jackson
of Lincoln have been placed on record in
the Office OF the city clerk.