The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-01
CENTRAL FALLS

The members of the French Republican
club are requested TO meet at their rooms
tomorrow evening, at 7 o'clock prompt,
to parade iif'a body 70 Music Han, Paw
tucket, TO attend the grand mass meeting
of the Republican State League.
At the next meeting of the Lincoln
Town Council to be held Saturday after
noon, Overseer of the Poor Gilchrist will
ask the Council to decide an important
question that he may understand his po-
sition, as well as to enlighten the heads Of
other departments, mainly that of the
police, xXhom he claims saddle much of
the work which they should care for, on
to him. He stated that when an accident
occurs, his services are sought for and he
is compelled to look after the unfortunate,
provide a doctor and transfer the patient
to the hospital IL necessary. He cites the
case of James Mccain who met with a
broken leg, and was, after the second trial
removed to the X. /. Hospital. He claims
that the police force are to look after the
people of the town, and when anything
happens attend to them as they do in
other places. Why he should be brought
into use he cannot understand, and claims
such expenses should not come out of his
appropriation, which is for the maintain
ance of the poor. In Providence and Paw
tucket, accidents are not mentioned to the
overseer of poor as a business matter, but
notification sent direct to the police, who
attend officially, using their best judg-
mcnt
The sewer commissioners have about
finished their work until next spring
They have after carefully looking over
the plans for the Broad street sewer, de-
cided not to begin work this winter. The
reasons are that they have done very
large amount of good work. and notwith-
standing reports circulated have a good
round sum of the appropriation remain
ing. The reason for not starting upon
th. Stt tc q hat thAtv hox
not money enough to complete it, as the
total cost would be from $4,000 TO slS, 900.
They have a sufficient sum left, however,
to care for the catch basins and make any
repairs which may be necessary through
the winter.
A surprise to many in this village will
be the marriage of Miss Nellie Clark of
this place TO Frank Reade of Providence,
which ceremony occurred to-day at the
latter city. They are to reside at their
newly furnished home on Chaplin avenue,
Providence.
Mems Association committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the telephone man
ayers regarding the construction of ceE-
trail Office here. The committee have been
arduously at work and have issued pos
tai to every telephone subscriber in this
ing TO be held at the Business
Mems Association rooms this even
ing. This is outside of the regu-
lar meeting of the association,
which will be held as per adjournment
Thursday evening, when the question of
widening High street will come up.
The committee appointed on the tele-
phone service have made a careful survey
of the ground and estimate that about l25
are in use in this village, which aie many
more than the Olneyville Exchange had
when that was established, and which
would insure much prompter service and
a reduction of 50 a year.
The horse attached to the buggy, found
Saturday morning at an early hour, was
claimed by the Sadler Bros. of South At
tleboro, who came TO Barbers stable yes
terday and took il away They did not
even thank any one for the trouble.
There Will be four cases from this town
before the December term of the Court of
Common Pleas.