The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-16
BLACKSTONE VALLEY;
pAWTuCkET.

PAWTuckET.
The Board of Aldermen met In ad-
iourned session last evening.
Resolution 10 widen East avenue to
sixty feet was concurred in.
The city clerk was instructed 10 notify
the expert commissioners appointed to
prepare plan for sewage disposed TO
make their report before the next meet
ing.
Of the cost Of improving pne strss street frEm
macadam, $1,000 block paving, 81, 200;
vitrified brick, SIS, 500.
Several fireworks licenses were granted,
and other minor petitions were appro-
priately referred.
Common Council.
The council met in regular session, Mr..
Gorton was absent
Ordinance fixing the tax rate at 81. 1.33 Is
on each 500 OF property was adopted In
concurrence.
Ordinance appropriating 5000 to fill
In Hughes Swamp was refused concur
renee.
Ordinance permitting the Pawtucket
Street Railway Company to lay rails In
Bagley and Pine streets was referred to
the joint committee on railroads.
Ordinances to appropriate. sums To pay
for certain sewers were adopted.
Communication from James G. Potter
in relation to exemption from taxation
of corporations who locate on the plains
was referred to the joint standing COM
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Potter, who is of the firm OF Pot
ter & Atherton, said they had intended to
build larger shops in Central Falls. but
had DELAYED because of an option given on
a tract Of land ON the plains, the purchase
of which would depend on the action in
regard to taxation.
Several highway petitions were referred.
accounts allowed, and minor petitions
acted upon.
School Graduation.
The second annual commencement of
the pupils of the Sacred Heart school was
held in Music Hall last evening. in the
presence of very large audience. The
program consisted OF recitations, dia-
logues and sketches
Military Election.
Company III, First Regiment. X. /. NJ,
last evening unanimously elected First
Lieutenant William McGregor to the
captaincy of the company, vice Easter
brook promoted to be major Of the regi-
ment. There was no election OF lieuten-
ants, as orders had not been issued for
such. After the election the, company
had drill, and performed the guard
mount.
WOONSOCKET.
An interesting three cornered fight is
being waged between the High Commits
sioner George Bachelor, the committee
on streets and bridges OF which Alder
men John j. Heffernan is chairman, and
Mayor Pond. The contention relates to
the Hamlet avenue bridge, which has
been recently replanked by the commis-
sioner. To this the mayor takes exception,
claiming the commissioners has exceeded
his authority in expending over $500 on
any one bridge without the permission OF
the City Council. The cost was s5S2; IS
The commissioner claims to be acting
under the direction of the bridge COM
mittee, and the chairman stated at the
last meeting of the Board of Aldermen
that ne knew nothing about 1t except
that the commissioner told him that the
repairs were necessary.
An effort seems TO have been made to
manufacture a little political capital out
of It and throw some blame on Mr..
Bachelor, who is a remarkably efficient
commissioner.
The Mayor writes rather spicy letter
to the Erening Call, taking the commits.
account of the cost OF repairing the bridge
in the EUening Reporter, without first
submitting it to the proper authorities.
Mr.. Bachelor was seen last evening
and said the itemized account was seen
by the committee on streets aud bridges
before it was published, they being the
proper authorities, and that he had acted
solely under the direction OF the COM
mttee of which Alderman Heffernan is
chairman.
Patrick Caswell, mason employed on
the new mill now: in process OF construc-
tion by the American Wringer Company,
fell from the staging upon which he was
standing to the ground, distance OF
twenty feet. Two pieces of timber and
several bricks were dislodged by his fall,
and came tumbling after and struck him
in different parts of the body. He was
badly bruised and it is feared sustained
internal injuries.
MANvlLLE.
Mr.. III. C. Pierce of Woonsocket, is paint
ing the house of Mr.. Arthur Vose.
Part of the Contrixeville Plush Mill
stopped yesterday afternoon. Slack work
was the cause.
There was a slight fire yesterday after
noon in the rear of vose's grocery store.
1t was put out before it did any damage.
1t was caused by firecracker.
Mrs. John Mackiln and son have re-
turned to Madison. Me-, from brief to
Harry Macklin of this village
of this village has expected a position
with the Artie circus.
The funeral of Mrs. Helaiue Lavalle.
who died at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, will take place tomorrow at the St.
James Church.
The highway surveyor Is cleaning the
sewer on Summer street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flanagan, of Westerly,
are the guests or Mr.. aud Mrs. John
Lomax.
The baseball team will play the Ashtons
on the Cumberland road grounds, Satur-
day. They have played two games, each
club winning one.
LONSDALE.
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