The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-14
NEWS OF 0LNEYVLLE.
Highway Commissioner Walch tc
be 0usted.
INCOMPETENCE IS THE CHARGE
His Work shows tho Fallacy Of the
Chsrse-A Political Dodge 10 Gair
Control OF This Important Position
Trickery Must Gain II Not Fair Means.

terday afternoon In regular session and
went through long docket.
Lemuel Austin, administrator, had
leave to sell personal property at not less
than appraised value
Hannah s. Cannon. guardian, got per-
mission to sell real estate.
Petition of Catherine Carmody to sell
real estate was continued with order Of
notice.
William Mansfield was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate OF his wife,
Rosanna Mansfield, lately deceased.
On the bond of David Wilkinson. Theo-
dore Hohler was accepted as surety.
to the established grade was submitted.
1t was referred to the highway commits
sioner and Abel Reynolds.
Petition to grade Cleveland and King
streets, so as to obtain water service, was
referred TO the same.
The committee on the laying out of the
back road at Granitesville was ordered to
present report Of the work at the next
meeting.
The committee to lay out Rocky Hill
road was authorized to advertise the mat
ter as required by law.
The report OF the committee to estab-
lsh lines on! Hedley avenus was received
and accepted.
The Winsor street committee reported
the AUDITORS Offering to waive claims for
damages II the return to the old grade
was made Andrew A. Phileas and Mary
Kimbali filed notice that they would hold
the town liable for damages made by the
change. The matter was continued.
With regard to the act to provide for a
board Of police commissioners nothing
was done as Town Solicitor Wood thought
It would be good idea to return them to
a. xk<.v- toA hnt bar Ia
referred back to him. Mr.. Budlong gave
one the impression that Sergeant Hol-
brook had been rather hasty in making
his appointments, insomuch as he mad
not consulted him regarding this parti-
cular point. 80 Mr.. Budlong once more
dropped In his chair automatically.
After two tie votes were cast on the
name OF George K. Smith petition to
appoint Joseph Eaton and George 4. Smith
police constables was referred to the
town sergeant. who later reported that
Jonathan V. Barnes would do police
duty in the Graniteville section.
Morgan Mills, Hughesdale and Thornton
districts was also referred to Mr.. Hol-
AS retaining fee 500 was allowed
Town Solicitor Wood for opinions and
legal advise to town officials.
Petition of the Narragansett Electric
and erect poles on Thornton avenue was
continued, IL not being sufficiently clear
as to where the poles were to be set, OBJ
lection being raised to the putting up of
more than already stand:
Petition for electric lights on Laban
street, from Thornton avenue to Atwood
avenue, was continued.
mHighway Commissioner Walch rendered
no report on the petition of Marshall Een-
ner to erect a wooden awning on Plain
field street, and the matter was again
continued.
George Norton was granted liquor
license.
Thomas Egan, petitioner for a liquor
license, received leave to withdraw, re-
monstrances being rec ived from sur
rounding property holders.
Bills allowed-C. A. Barnard, $50; c.
$S3 81: Z. L. Freeman & Co., S63; the w.
j. johnson Company. 50; Manu- facturers
Lodge, $l75; PROVIDENCE Gas Co. 5000;
s. A. French, 81. 80; f. r. Sibley, s24;
PROVIDENCE Journal Co., S25.07; w. i.
Barnes, $50; police, s33e6s;J. w. Waters
ct AL, SIS; q. X. Parker, as cents; L. g. j.
Sawyer, S1.56.
The following were not allowed: $703
for apparatus for the use of the Mapton
fire department. 1t was laid over till the
next meeting on the advice OF Mr.. Wood.
Simon Simmons bill of 500 was con-
tinued till final report be submitted by
the committee.
Andrew b. Pattin's bill for services in
n legal way was again continued.
X. S. Mowry's bills for surveying were
again continued.
The commissioner of lights not having
endorsed the Narragansett Electric Light
ing Company's bill it was continued.
The report of the overseer of the poor
was received and the balance allowed.
At this juncture came the sensational
part of the meeting. Town Solicitor
Wood addressed the meeting, saying that
for long time he had considered the
matter Of discharging Highway Commits
sioner Walch one worthy of considera-
tion owing to alleged ipcompetency He
went on in a long stream egotistical in the
extreme. Almost the character of Mr..
Walch for honesty apd integrity were in
jeopardy, although he stated that he did
not accuse Mr.. Walch of dishonesty or
trickery, and yet he speaks of the rotten
ness existing In the department ever since
Mr.. Walch was elected to that position.
He refers to the negligence in doing work,
the putting on OF gangs of loafers to do
the work and other occurrences. The
matter was further discussed and con-
tinued to be acted upon later.
Adjourned till July "a.
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