Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-17
CENTRAL FALLS.
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Raid-Notes

menu All comrades OF Ballou Post will
meet in q. A. X. Hall in full uniform to-
morrow afternoon at 80 o'clock. After a
short parade special horsecars will be in
readiness at Pawtucket to convey them to
FOX Point, where the chartered boat
leaves for New York. It will be a grand
opportunity to visit the capital, and many
will take advantage Of 1t.
Wanted Lead.
While the people were on the streets
Thursday night watching the parade
gang OF sneak thieves got i'm their work
They entered a house on High street,
owned by Henry Gooding, and went into
the cellar and cut out all the lead pipe.
Arthur Sherman lives In the next house,
and they went in there and took s. from a
pocketbook and several small articles.
Friday morning the police were notified
that two houses in the Western District
had been entered during the night.
Health Ohicer, Attention
The attention of TRIBUNE man was
called by Central street storekeeper yes
terday morning to a pool OF stagnant
water ut the corner OF the building in
which the latter's place OF business is
located. The pool was in the yard be-
tween the buildings, and as the grade of
the yard ran towards the street, the water
| ran as far as he sidewalk, which is higher
than the yard, and thus formed the poo.
II was wash water, thrown into the yard
| by n rear tenant. The Health Officer
should see that it is abated.
! How Much WIN BE Left.
| The question that Is just now agitating
the minds OF the people of Dexter street
is how much OF the $4,000, specially ap-
propriated for the Improvement of High
and Dexter streets, will be let to do the
! work on the latter street after the former
| Is finished.
Those who claim to know considerable
| about the matter say that not enough will
| be left to even begin the work, and II
| that is the case the residents of the west
side will again have the needed improve
ment postponed indefinitely, for it would
be hard work To get another appropria-
| tion.
| The men at the head OF the Dexter street
| widening movement made big mistake
when they allowed the vote to pass while
II read $4,000 for the improvement of
High and Dexter streets. Mr.. Bridge
house opposed it and wanted it changed
to $4,000 for each street, but he was
assured it would be call right"
Mans promise does not amount to
much however, sometimes, as may DO the
case in this transaction. 1t Is more than
| L.. 4 ftnA
for High street and every dollar spent
over that amount will be robbing the
people of the western district of the
money 1t deserves for long needed inn
provement.
Everybody knows that IL is probable
that this village may be annexed to Paw
tucket and the property owners OF the
Central Falls section are preparing for
just such an event. They are going to get
all the improvements possible in that end
Of the town and II the vote Is taken to
annex they are all right. The value of
their property will bo double that where
the streets are not in good condition.
These mon are under the impression
that In case annexation should take place
the city government would be in no hurry
to begin the work of improving this end
OF the city. How true that is, remains to
be seen. Many place no credence in any
| such statement.
The General Highway Fund.
The general appropriation for the inn
provcment and maintenance of highways
is Just now like balloon that has been
| 10 h,g f,I do ii,
larger amount was given the Highway y
Department and it was expected that n
large amount of work would be done and
that there would be money enough to last
until the end of the fiscal year.
The fond hopes OF the good people of the
town-thst they would not be called upon
for more money-have been dashed to the
ground, and il the people want the streets
and roads passable during the months OF
Winter and Spring, money must he pro-
duced from somew here as work Is seldom
done for nothing.
Although 1t may be said that the men
acting under the present Republican rule
have spent money recklessly, yet when
everything IL thoroughly understood
there was "method in their madness" "
II should be remembered that this Is the
Presidential year, and that several impor-
tant elections are to be held.
II may be that they imagined that the
hiring OF hundred or SO extra men
(voters,) would be money well spent, con
sidering the season of the year and the
| contests that are soon to be settled. Any
way, it has been stated by responsible
men In this town, that no Democrat
should be given work.
From the way matters now stand, it
leaves n number OF questions for the
voters to decide. Do they want their
money spent to pay political debts,
whether in advance or noti Do they
want workmen of a certain political fait b
refused work in the town they live In and
pay taxes? Do they want one section of
the town improved while the other grow :
up Wilderness Let every voter consider
these questions and decide for himself.
Interesting Items.
William o. Brown, James Il. Bowen and
j. Henry Fales leave tonight for Wash
Ington i'm advance OF Ballou Post.
The evening schools in Central Falls
will begin next Monday evening. The
school session will be from Z to9 o'clock.