The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-09
Mr.. GRANT ON RAPID TRANSIT.
The Meeting Of the Business Mems
Ass0ciafiOn.

Mr.. Grant, In his talk on Rapid
Transit" described in a brief but accurate
manner the objects Of the new Home Com
pany which, he said, desired to establish
certain improvements at AN immense lay
out tending to advance rapid transit i'm
measurably in this city, providing the
concessions. AS there were so few present,
Mr.. Grout, at the request OF the members,
agreed TO prepare "A statistical table illus
trating his subject at the next session. He
was In favor Of drawing up memorial to
be presented to the city council petitioning
them to grant the above company GER
tain number of years franchise OF the
streets OF Providence, and at the next
meeting he said he would have this ready
TO put before the association.
The accommodation accorded by the
Union Railroad Company was then, in
conversational way, discussed, Mr.. Grant
saying that, in his estimation, there was
no city in the country in which mo.
nopoly existed as the Union Railroad
Company that better service was given.
andlthat every petition that this company
ever put before the city council was a
decided advantage to the people
Rapid transit is what Olneyville wants,
and II the business men can bring about
any such reform it will soon come, for it
Is being agitated TO man among the rep
resentative citizens of the town.
A Division Necessary.
An incident occurred yesterday at
Thornton, which shows the necessity OF
different division between the towns of
Cranston and Johnston at that point,
which is the centre of the Thornton pike.
A man was riding along the road in COM
pany with two other persons, and was
seated In the wagon so as to be in Grams
ton, while the Others were on the Johns.
ton side. A moment later SNOWFALL
came sizzling" through the atmosphere,
striking his hat, knocking it off and break
ing large hole in it. He immediately
thorities, it being the only place repre-
sented, Cranston having no officer de-
tailed there. On learning the circum-
stances, Sergt. Holbrook informed the
man that it was out OF his Jurisdiction.
Another point in favor of a different
line is that at present, neither side will do
any repairing, thus leaving the road in
very poor condition. Again in Thornton
the Cranston children get gratuitously,
the use of the Johnston schools, owing TO
the nearness of the two places. a short
time ago movement was on foot TO fix IL
so that the Cranston people should con-
tribute to the support Of the schools, but
whether any thing definite has been done
yet Is unknown.
hauied Back.
Sheriff Inman of Pascoag yesterday
morning captured young fellow whose
name is said TO be Simmons, at the Wey-
bossett mills, where he had just obtained
employment in the spinning department.
He arrived from Burrillvile last Monday,
''evaporated," after relieving his board
ing mistress at that place of n considera-
BILE quantity of valuable iewelry and TAX
ing different articles of clothing from
other sources On his person when taken,
were found a number of the stolen effects.
He was brought back to the above place
where, with his partner in crime, he will
stand trial.
Why Not Establish Voting Districts?
1t has often been matter of comment
why town the size of Johnston, with
over 200 voters, has never discussed, or
even considered, the matter of dividing its
town into voting districts, as are to be
found in Cranston, East Providence, Lin
coin and all the other large and thickly
inhabitated towns of Rhode Island. In
order to effect a more equal division OF the
voters this step is necessary, and il be-
comes more and more apparent every day
that "a bill providing for this should be in
troduced into the General Assembly at
once. \ similar bill passed the House re-
Gently for the cutting up of the town of
Scituate, aud now Johnston, one of the
most important districts after Lincoln,
should realize that the step is an essential
one in order to make convenient polling
place for citizens at each end of the town
There should be at least two districts, one
to be located in the vicinity of Olneyville
square aud another somewhere in the
region OF the fire station on Plainfield
street. No more convenient places could
be provided than these, for in each the
largest number of voters are represented.
Briefs.
BY mistake the NEWS announced that the
Republican caucus in Johnston would be
held next Tuesday instead of next Fri
day.
OF course our streets don't need clean
ing, but still il is cheering TO see the work
going on just the same. High street is get
ting its annual.
Mr. Joseph McGann and George Alex
ander, both Of Putnam, Conn, are visit
ing friends in Olneyville. The latter is
manager Of the Putnam baseball team.
Yesterday afternoon "A slight blaze broke
from freight car on a New York and New
England side track loaded with cotton
waste aud bags. Box 40 called out the fire
department, only slight damage being
done.