The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-21
BLACKSTONE VALLEY


In accordance with the invitation ex-
tended by the school committee. mem-
Ssrs % sss or ss sns a.
pose of visiting the proposed site for q
high school. Carriages were taken and
the party conducted first to the Bates
property on the East side, where the ad-
vaptages of the site, location. etc., were
explained to the members of the council
by membe of the school committee. It's
advantages and disadvantages were fully
discussed. when the party paid u visit TO
the Starkweather property, at the corner
Of Summit and Walcott streets. This Is
a commanding Site. but contains about
half the quantity of land contained In the
Bates property. The committee and
council also Visited the present high
school lot, and the lot occupied by the
High street school.
McGonagIe Refused License.
The board of license commissioners held
q meeting last evening aud granted a
license to Thomas Jordan on Division
street. The license Of Daniel Goff on
Water street was transferred to John
The application of Joseph McGonagle
for a retail license at 3l3 West avenue
was taken up. and the following remon-
STRANGE was pre- esented:
PAwTUcKET, Aug. Is. 1892.
TO the Hcnorabe ths Board ot License Commission
srs oJ the GUY OF Pattuckst:
The undersigned, residents Of Pawtucket.
hereby enter their remonstrance and protest
against the granting of a license TO sell intoxi-
eating and spirituous liquors to Joseph Nc
avenue. in said Pawtucket. whose petition for
the some Is now, pending before your honor
able board; And your petititionors further
pants OF the greater part OF the land within
200 feet Of sucn building or place where said
McGunnfgle has petitloned for said license.
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Ing to the provisions of the statute provided
for such purpose. And as In duty bound your
asigned S. b. Fuller. William J. Pennington,
Ralph X Pennington. Pennington Brothers,
Earl =. Binford, Clovis ii. Bowen, George
II. Brown. James A. Cooper and William 4.
Claude j. Farnsworth. on behalf of the
remonstrants, presented n plat OF the
land within the prescribed radius OF 200
feet of the location, showing that the
owners Of nearly twothirds OF the land
therein objected to the granting OF the
license. The commissioners accordingly
refused to grant the liceuse. Adjourned.
The Police Pay Roll.
The semi-monthiy payment OF the
police department for the last two weeks
were presented at the city treasurer's
Office this morning, endorsed by the diff
ferent committees substantially as two
weeks ago. the regulars being approved
and the specials disapproved the .us--
pended men were left off by the chief of
police and insulted by the committee on
police.
In addition to the other Endorsements,
the following appears on the back OF the
pay roll, from the mayor:
"The attention of the committee on ac-
counts is directed to the provisions OF the city
charter and ordinances concerning the police
department, and the statutes OF the State in
relation to police powers, &c:
In addition to this Endorsement there
sthe following on another part of the
ocument:
II refuse to approve the above until the
he especial policemen duly employed
inder the city charter are paid. The
HUGH j. CARROLL, Mayor"
The city treasurer is paying all regu-
lars who call for their money, but refuses
to pay the specials.
More Depredations by Dogs.
Monday evening the Misses Freeman,
residing east OF the old Boston and New
port road, were awakened by sounds of
disturbances in the large hen yard which
adjoins their residence. One of them
went went out out to Investigate, when large
tney found sixty-seven q al bodies OF
fowls In the hen house and yard. The
fowls were OF several breeds. and many of
them were valuable. A number Of others
bore marks Of u conflict, and were more
or less injured.
Runaway and smashup.
Yesterday aftern, on n double andlsingle
team from RehoDoth loaded with manure,
were co ming down Park Place, the sim
gle team in the rear when the horse of
this team started to run, the driver of the
double team shouted to the her to
guide his team into his own and the first
II Iats "A a l.
ting the horse back Of the foreleg, aud
smashing the single team more or less,
necessitating the purchase of a new
wheel before the team could proceed.
The Death of PoIiceman's wife.
Mrs. Jennie Goodwin, wife of Officer
Goodwin, died last evening of an internal
trouble, aged 36 years She has been all
ing for some time, but was taken seri-
ously i'll within day or two.
The Breaking OF Jack Pulley
Just before @ o'clock last evening Jack
pulley 6 feet in diameter broke at the Di-
vision street branch OF the United States
Cotton Company. The belt running it
caught on the broken edge, and twisted il
around. shaiting and all, so that it fell
ut right angles TO the former position of
the shafting. One end Of the latter fell
upon speeder machine, hopelessly ruin
ing it. girl was standing uncomforta-
oiy eioSc W VIC spOt WntTe it feli, DuJ Sno
escaped injury. The dam
age viii probably amount To $500, and the
mill will have to be shut down for a
week at least.
The District Court.
In the District Court yesterday after.
noon Thomas McCaughey was arraigned |
AS IA common drunkard. pleaded guilty, |
ana was sent TO the state farm for six |
months, reaching that institution within |
an hour and half of the time he was ar |
rested.
FONTS OF Interest.
A tally-ho party from Attleboro went
through the city last evening, aud while
on Broadway a st. Bernard dog which
was with the party went astray rne
police took charge of him and lodged him
In the station. On the collar was the
name j. Frank Davis, Attleboro, Mass
Officers White, Jeffers aud McCusker
attended the State Fair to-day.
Robert Rimmell, residing in the Dor
rance buildn2, was seized with par
nlytic shock yesterday. and was taken to
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