The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-02
NEWS OF 0LNEYVILLE.
Preparations for the New Police Sig
nal System.
READY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
IL will Reduce the Diniculty Of Making Ar
rests Very Mat, rlaiiy-A Full Account
OF the Days Doines

The preparations for the new police sig
nal system, to be introduced in the Sixth
station, are going on rapidly, and it Is ex-
pected that it will be in working order
before Christmas. The poles have been
raised throughout the entire district, ex-
cept at Manton. In the vicinity OF Dyer
vile ledge was encountered, thus delay
ing the work of digging the holes, and it
is thought that considerable blasting will
have to be done before further progress
can be made in that quarter. The line
men have started stringing the wires, the
crossbars having been placed in position
this week. In day or two the necessary
apparatus for communicating with the
various boxes will be put in the
station. This will be an Improvement
on the system in use at the present time at
the central Station, as an electrical at
tachment will, as soon as any box Is
rung in, register, not only the number,
but also the hour, the day of the week
anh its date, as well as the year. There
are to be fourteen boxes, and although the
territory Is very extensive, stretching
from Tobey street to Manton bridge, and
from Chaplin avenue TO Zone street on
Smiths Hill including the whole of
Davis Park, these will be so distributed
as TO cover, to the best possible adyan-
tage, the entire precinct.
With this system in vogue il will be
necessary to increase the force, which
numbers at present TWENTY-FIVE men. Six
or eight men will be needed, as the duties
incumbent on the officers will then be in
creased, so much so that to run IL properly
IT would be impossible to get along with
the corps now on duty at the station.
This system will, when in frst-class
running order, tighten measurably the
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Few. perhaps, recognize just how diffcult
il is TO bring man, sometimes in a state
of beastly intoxication, or worse still, just
drunk enough TO be dangerous, from any
point on the various beats TO the station.
A prisoner often gives no inconsiderable
amount Of trouble, and an officer runs
risks of being injured himself If he does
not at times put his man to sleep with his
club. Then arises the hue and cry OF bru-
tality. Hence is this system blessing in
the community, as it will do away with
this seeming inhumanity, which is OF ne
cessity witnessed at times on our streets.
The Union Aid Society of Johnston held
their regular meeting and supper at their
hall on Bowen street, in Johnston, last
night. AS is customary 1t was most en-
joyable occasion.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
John w. Davis Club of Johnston was held
last night, at the Cadets Armory, Woods
Hall. Ten new members were received,
and two propositions for membership laid
on the table for consideration.
Last evening a gathering of the Royal
Arcanum of Olneyville was held at the
Business Mems rooms, quite large num-
ber being present. The object was to pop
ularize the order, and for this
purpose public meeting is to be
held in the near future, presum-
ably in Dyer's Opera House. Owing
to the numerous other beneficiary societies
existing in this vicinity, the originators of
this organization have experienced con-
siderable difficulty in procuring members.
An invitation viii be sent to the supreme
officers to come here and outline the work
ings of the order, so that it may be more
thoroughly understood and appreciated.