The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31
CITY HALL GOSSIP.
Registry To-dav-Mayor Potter Better
Caucus at 1850 This Evening.

Registry To-dsv-Mayor Potter Better
Caucus at 1850 This Evening.
The long lines OF men waiting In the
City Hall to register indicate in "A meas
ure how many thougbtiess men there are.
IL 10 the same thing every year, the voters
and to-be-voter wait till the last few days
before they 40 to register and the conse-
quence 10 that they lose valuable time
while waiting In line. AT noon to-day
there were about 100 waiting and
what seems peculiar fully two
thirds Of this number was In the line con-
nected with the book containing the
names In the first half of the alphabet.
This condition Is likely to change at any
time, AN there may come in great num-
Der or men who join the other division
aud make things more even. Many come
who are discouraged at the prospect Of
waiting an hour or two and turn around
and 90 out, some o come later when
they have more spare time. and others
not TO register at ALL
Tie total number registered yesterday
was Ssl as compared with l.oSl . on & the
same date OF 1891 an 162 in 1890 The
total number up TO date is Il, l49, which
is q 74S less than last year.
Yesterday there vas French Cana
dian who came TO register and IL became
necessary TO call an interpreter out Of the
line In order to learn what h. SAID. lie
knew that he lived in Olneyville but did
not know the street. He said he had lived
la this country 70 years but could not
speak a word of English. The clerk did
not know which voting district to place
him In and told him TO mud out where ne
lived and come in again and tell him but
he said he would not come near the place
again.
A colored man came In this morning
and said ne wanted to register, though he
never voted and aid not inlend to. fhe
clerk was naturally amused and aske q
why he did not vote. because l
wouldn't know what was voting for"
said the gentleman OF color, at the same
time insisting on registering for which
he no doubt had reasons.
The Rev. Henry Hay. pastor OF the
Church of the New Jerusalem, has ac-
copied the invitation TO ac5 as cha plan
at the Inauguration ceremonies Mon
day.
The census enumerators. who will be-
gln work Monday, were called into the
Office OF the superintendent in the City
Hall, last evening, aud given final in
structions regai ding their new labor.
The deeds OF certain laud to be added
TO Roger Williams Park, formerly be-
longing to T. ID. Browning, Daniel Perrin
aud i. u. Sullivan, were recorded at the
City Hall to-day.
Auc ConiuiSslOnerS OF sinking IunQ
held another meeting ia the mayors
Office to-day at noon; the commissioners
OH poor department met at the charity
building at o'clock.
The caucu- OF the new city council will
he held at 7:30 this evening, and not at 8,
as some supposed.
There were 81 poll taxes paid yesterday.
Mayor POtte IS heath Is much inn
proved so much so in fact that he finish q
MS inaugural address yesterday after.
noon and IL is now in the hands of the
printers The many friends of the mayor
are glad TO hear that his presence at the
Inauguration cert monies is assured as
here seemed to be some doubs Of it few
days ago.
TIE contract for the supply of cement
for 1893 was awardei o II. X. Horton,
Ii includes about %, 600 barrels OF Ros-
endale cement an about 5000 barrels OF
Portland cement TO be used mostly in
theSR2nstruction of sewers.
The REMEMBERING Of Broadway will be
Il iIsbed tonight.
There were forty-four deaths in the
city during the past week, Of which one
was from diphtheria and two from scarlet
fever.