The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
The Weekly Session Of the Court Of
Probate.
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
An Interesting Bill OF Damages-A VIII
to be Contested-A Request for the
Home for the Aged Poor-Interesting
Notes and News.

His Honor Judge Blodgett held the reg
ular weekly session of the Court of Pro-
bate yesterday afternoon at o'clock, when
the following business came before him
Inventory of the estate of Albert X.
Field; ordered recorded. Petition of
Charles Il. Pratt, guardian of the estate
of Albert r.. Field, for leave to sell real
estate of ward; granted. Will of Charles
Z. Davis, proved and admitted to probate,
and Mary v. Davis appointed executor,
with bond in the sum of 81, 900 TO pay
debts. Petition of Maud NJ. Davis, for the
appointment of Mary V. Davis guardian
S Bond seF e saa au@ Of sss cna Of Th Ed
ward w. Blodgett, guardian of Lucinda
Dispeau; approved. Petition for letters
of administration on the estate of Edward
Hogan; continued three weeks with order
of notice.
will of Elizabeth wilkins; continued
three weeks with order of notice. Ac-
count Of Herbert NJ. Shove. guardian of
Mary Y. Allen; allowed. Petition for the
appointment of Frederic A. Thomas as
administrator on the estate of Clifford
Thomas; granted; surety Ws,y Il fixed as at NO, &aoo,
nan admitted to probate and Maria Tier
nan appointed executor, with bond fixed
at $500 Accounts of Charles B. Smith,
guardian of Amy w, Josie p, Julia T.,
Ruth A. and Emily j. Pearce; continued
Benjamin White, proved aud admitted to
probate, and Henry G. Perry appointed
executor, with personal bond in the sum
OF $4,000.
City Council.
Both branches of the City Council met
last evening, all the members of each
branch being present. The Common
Council concurred with the Board of AL
dermen in passing an ordinance In amend
ment so as to allow the Pawtucket Street
Railway to operate electric cars on certain
streets; also in the Benefit street and Bag
ley street matters
The ordinance providing for the appro-
priation of $50. 400 and the appointment o.
Joint special committee to enlarge and
improve the City Hall was passed, after
having been amended by the Board, that
instead of being compelled TO use certain
ment the committee could choose such
plans as they thought best, and invite
competition.
The Tower Light Infantry boys assem-
bled in their armory last evening for a
social time. A chowder was eaten and
target shoot and a sword contest between
Prof. Napoleon Servatius and Daniel A.
Daley, together with singing by quartet
served TO make the evening enjoyable.
The committee on city property sold the
old Town Hall and Washington Hall es-
tates jointly at public auction yesterday
The Veteran Firemen's Association were
the purchasers, they bidding 81 cents to
the square foot.
Tower Post No. II, G. A. r., will hold
public installation of officers next Mon
day evening, at O'Clock, in Grand Army
Hall, Littlefield's block. All are in
vited.
A bill was presented to the common
council last evening for s42 damages, by
John Harkins. IL will be remembered
that on the evening of the election of
Hugh j. Carroll as mayor. while the cele-
bration was in progress, an old wagon was
seized by the crowd on Main street bridge
and thrown into the river. Hence this
hill for damages AS it is understood
that the owner was an interested and
willing witness of the affair, and told the
crowd TO go ahead when the police tried
TO stop them, IL is little curious that
this bill should have been presented. The
bill was referred to the committee on
claims
In the will of Elizabeth wilkins, pre-
sented to the Court of Probate yesterday
afternoon, there is a bequest for the Home
for the Aged Poor, of SO
The will of Benjamin White, which was
admitted TO probate yesterd afternoon,
is to be contested. The testator bequeathed
his property, after paying debts, etc, to
the American Millennial Association, Of
Boston, with proviso that the income of
the property shall be used to keep the bur-
ial lot of the testator, in Norton, Mass,
aud the remainder to go TO said associa-
tion for its charitable uses and purposes
forever. As Mr.. White, who was of
somewhat eccentric turn, was possessed
of quite an amount OF property, his next
OF kin will contest the will on the claim of
undue influence.