The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-01

George A. Limmons was elected inspector
Of buildings.
A petition signed by number OF citi-
zens, pr aging for the repeal OF the dog
muzzling ordinance, and upon motion Oh
Councilman Roberts the ordinance was
repealed.
The report OF the truant officer Of Union
school districts Nos. and 2 for the three
months ending Jan. "a, was presented ana,
may be summed up as follows:
Cases of absentees Investigated, 2si pa
rents notified TO send children to school,
Ia; factories visited. 10; children found IL
legally employed, 10; employers notined,
4; children absent under suspicion. 81; tru-
ancies determined by invertigation, Ia;
truants returned to school, IA; children
warned. %. The report was accepted and
placed on file.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Joseph Guertin, Jr., highway district
No. /, S4263; Andrew ]. Patt, districts
and q, $77. 80; Patrick Dwan, district No.
z. s24. 10; Noel Sanville. supplies, &iO;
Robert Gilchrist, overseer OF the poor,
$40 SO; Joseph Raymond, supervisor, s.;
=. LiPpitt q Co, jerks 3. Park, fSS 10; a; Z.
plies, $3.50; William Il. Sweet, janitor,
s45 Henry +. jerks, labor, highway dis
trict No. O, &8.3l; Napoleon Hebert, kill
ing dogs, a; John Welch, killing dog,
81; w. II. aud ID. 4. O'Neil, death returns,
$780, Daniel A. Clark, death returns,
sl42O; Crane & Burns, death returns,
$500 Crane & Burns, conveying injured
man to the Rhode Island Hospital, $40;
Pawtucket Gas Company, S42 "a; Fales a.
jerks, labor at jerks Park, $6.4O; IL.
Beaudreau, carrying man to Cross street
station, s3; sewer department orders,
600. 25; Union Cash Store, supplies, S776.
The bill Of Joseph Lyon for watching at
jerks Park. 81, was referred to the park
committee, and the bill of Frank G. Fitz-
simmons Of $3.50, balance of salary due
as school committeeman, was referred to
the Town Clerk.
- The Central Falls Temperance Cadets
held meeting last evening and appointed
"A committee of twenty-five to arrange for
with the opening OF their fair, which will
take place in about three weeks.
In the District Court yesterday morning
four persons were fined for drunkenness,
and a man from Manville was sent to the
,tate Farm for six months as common
drunkard. This morning three persons
were nned g and costs for drunkenness.
The Rev. Arthur Rogers yesterday ac-
cepted the call to ST. Georges church.
Box 145 was runR in Saturday night for
u brush fire near Broad street.
The Veteran Firemen's fair closes this
evening, when the combination tickets
will be drawn. The contestants for the
gold watch are requested to turn In all
coupons by 1855 p. NJ. All articles not
disposed of will be sold at auction. The
articles drawn Saturday evening were as
follows: Lady's work basket, James L.
Daltren; antique rocker, Mrs. Ida Stan
ley; magic lantern, Miss Minnie Gooding;
gents fancy slippers, Mrs. Ada +. Fiske;
fancy elastfcs, Mrs. c. L. Gooding: fancy
vase, III. +. Patt; mammoth corn ball,
Charles ID. Wood; guess keg, John
Kavney; crazy jug, X. A. Coombs; meer-
schaum pipe, Ralph A. Wilbur. The last
named person also won the meerschaum
smoking set for the best record in the
shooting gallery, making IA out OF pos
bird and cage and large picture will be
drawn.