The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-17
NEWS OF OLNEYVILLE.
The Town Council May Yet At
tempt to Stop the Contest.
A SPECIAL SESSION CALLED.
About All the Talk Anyone Hears is About
the sullivan-Conley Afiair-The Busi-
ness Mems Association viii Discuss the
Towns wickedness and Virtues.

Following closely upon the heels of the
recent consultation with the State At
torney General concerning the Sullivan
Conley contest, comes the circulation OF
petition for another special session of the
Johnston Town Council TO see If there is
any way possible TO stop the exhibition.
AS the matter stands now, nothing that
any ordinance may provide can, TO all ap-
pearances, hinder its progress. However,
things might develop at the council
10 be held this afternoon, at O'clock
which people have little idea OF. Several
Of the leaders in the crusade against the
affair have been extremely active, and
have worn "a smile of semi-content which
would indicate that although they have
met with disappointment in one quarter
there is still another way out of the difi-
Guilty which they intend to present this
afternoon.
Threats to put the whole body out, if
they did not pass the ordinance then on
the table, were heard, and from men ON
the side of the crusaders. The question
has reached alarming proportions.
Uppermost in the minds of everybody IN
Olneyyille to-day, from the little street
arab who hardly knows what all the hub
bub is about, TO the sedate, white-haired
old man. who knows all about it, are the
questions, what is to be done about ity
Can the town council stop it, after the
opinion recently given, by the highest
representative of the law, in the State.
There Is possibility of the matters
being allowed To go TO the supreme
Court by first passing the ordinance sub
mitted granting the conditional license, in
order To make "a test case Of 1t.
AS much rs that was admitted by the
president of the council last Friday, and
at least IL is possible, that this measure
will la uhiectpn IN fba bodv A consider
Without questioning the authority, of the
people to request special ses-
sion of the council the point
naturally arises, why is this
step taken, since IL was at the meeting
Friday advised by one of the abettors OF
the scheme to stop the coming event. that
the body adjourn for two weeks; To seri-
ously consider the matter, in order to rem
der satisfactory verdict. one which
would show that they had the true inter
ests Of the people at heart, and were not
biassed by any motive except that OF jus
tice. That is now only four days ago, and
the body have less reason now than be-
fore To render a favorable verdict, owing
10 the steps taken by few citizens. The
stipulated time has not been allowed
them, and it is asked can they be called to-
gether after an ad djournment for specified
time.
War to the knife is the motto on both
sides. and the ms mbers Of the council are
placed in very tight position, One side
says if they do not side with us, we will
not vote for them at the next town cleo
tion; the ether afiirms, II they do not leg
islate in our favor, we will kick the whole
business out when their term of office ex-
pires.
Apropos Of the present agitation, which
has concentrated itself mostly on the
glove contest, the business men at their
next meeting, will take up the matter of
Olneyville's iniquities, its real and sup
posed evils, and weigh them in the same
scale with its better features. The two
sides, the bright and the dark, will be
considered, and they will try and
of what outsiders now call darkest
Olneyville," All who take an interest i'm
the matter are most cordially invited to
attend and express themselves This move
is the outcome of the criticism of the
business Mems taking i'll their recent
meeting the stand against advertising the
community aud making it appear as the
blackest in the land.
They maintained that IL was poisoning
the minds of outsiders, who might have
any idea of locating here, or doing bust
ness with our merchants. Ample oppor-
tunity is presented, and finer way to set
tie the thing, could not be suggested. IL
is expected that n meeting, enthusiastic
in the extreme, will be held.
Electric Lights Voted on valley Street.
Several Of the citizens of Olneyvile are
asking why does not the city appropriate
for the establishing of electric eights on
Valley street. As every one knows this is
one of the most important streets i'm the
city. IL Is long and very well laid out and
has more manufacturing industries so
called located on it, than perhaps any
other In Providence, this adding TO its inn
portance. The largest manufacturers
In the city are situated here
vat ha ri 10 ,,,,a -.
night that one can scarcely see where he
is stepping. IL is n well-known fact that
accidents have been avoided only by a
hairs breadth, on several occasions on
this thoroughfare.
The present system OF lighting may be
good enough, but 10 does not satisfy the
demand Of the people in this vicinity, who
best understand their own requirements
The present lighting is little better on
dark night, than the flame from
the FREELY or lightningbug rs it is called.
Electric light is what is wanted, and il is
the only way TO remedy the present mat
ter. Olneyville may, on every other
street, boast of as good light as any part
of Providence, but on one of it's principal
thoroughfares, such as Valley street, il
becomes apparent that comparisons are
odious.
This evening will take place the regular
weekly meeting of Manufacturers Lodge.
No Is of odd Fellows, at Odd Fellows
hall Plainield street Three candidates
will receive the third degree of member
ship.
The new business block being erected by
George Il. Beane is rapidly nearing com
pletion. IL is 20 be fitted up into grain
store and Office for his present business.
EAST PROVIDENCE.
At 725 last night as one OF III. II. Hunt