The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-15
NEWS OF OLNEYvILLE.
A Long Session Of the Johnston
Town Council. 1.
AN ALLOWANCE FOR Mr.. LEWIS
Rewards offered for the Capture OF In
cendiaries-North Allen street and
Other Public Improvements-BiilsA APP
proved and Paid.

The Johnston Town Council met yes
terday afternoon, and long and busy
meeting was held. The Council chamber
was crowded.
Reports from various sources were read
and discussed, consuming no less than
three and one-half hours before all was
finished
Probate Session The final report OF
William l.. Whipple. administrators or
the estate of the late John Gaddis, was re-
ceived, allowed and ordered recorded.
The account of Ezra Clifford, rs guard
ian of the estate of Joseph y. Young, was
likewise received, allowed and ordered re-
corded.
Petition for the appointment of Lucy
Harris as administrators of the estate OF
Andrew Harris was granted.
Petition to appoint as administrators OF
the James Mcliuigan estate Elizabeth
McGuigan, was allowed.
The Inventory of the sale of the Charles
Subtitle estate, was presented, alioweu,
and ordered recorded. Walter r. Harris.
administrator of the estate, was appoint
ed guardian of the deceased's children,
Amy and Eva Sutliffe on petition allow
ed by the council.
Petition for the appointment Catherine
Carmody, as administrator OF her nus
bands estate, was received and continued
with order of notice.
executor of the estate of the late Sarah 9.
Burchard, was continued with order OF
notice The last will and testimony of
deceased was read, in which she made
Horace +. Burchard sole executor, with
out bonds.
Petition to place as guardian over Lester
=. Westcott, minor, Fanny Il. Westcott
was allowed.
A resolution was then read by Council
man Colwell, that the town council allow
Wellington X. Lewis, injured at the We'd
nesday night fire, sum sufficient TO de-
| FRAY EXPENSES and q certain amount per
week till recovered. The resolution was
carried and weekly sum of sl5 ordered
! to be paid him.
Mr.. Geo. f. Beane then said, although
| he had no knowledge of anyone whereby
he could connect him with the recent
| fires, that of Christmas morning ana Jan.
| IL, there were good reasons TO suppose
| that these confiagrations were not acci-
| dents. He then suggested that reward
| of $500 for each fire be offered for the ar
rest and conviction OF those connected
| Herewith. This was carried and an in
| vestigating committee was likewise az
pointed, of which Sergeant Holbrook was
one, President Bowen to name the other
two within specified time.
| The report of the committee on North
| Allen street was read. and as some of the
AUDITORS seemed dissatisfied, action was
/ Il
when the matter will be decided on. Bar
| rows street report was adopted and the
| thoroughfare made public highway.
| A petition presented by Harriet Oar
| ling, of 200 Plainfield street, asking for
the sum of 81 1000 for injuries received,
owing to the imperfections existing on
| Laban street, was referred To a committee
of three, comprising Messrs. White, Pat
| ton and Coffin, to report as soon as possi-
! bic.
! Petition to curb Webster avenue, be-
tween Dyer avenue and Johnston street,
was continued till the next regular meet
| ing February.
A petition for the allowing of damages
| for injuries sustained by Cornelius Rice
on Sept. 18th, 9l, by being thrown from
| his team on account of washout in the
| road, was, after considerable discussion,
continued until the next meeting, the
petitioner to bring forth his witnesses for
| "A hearing.
| Petition for second-class license by Jas.
| Bartholomew at the John Rathbone place
| on the old Scituate road, was continued.
Another for the same was presented by
| Charles Simmons at the Railroad Hotel IN
| Cen tredale, and granted.
The taxes on the estates Of Alfred G.
San Souci and John Gilpin were abated.
| A petition for license to hold a public
| sparring exhibition was submitted by the
| Olneyville Cadets and granted, the fee
being placed AT e.
The report of Chief of Police Holbrook
was received and read, showing the work
done by the officers during the past year.
| 1t was ordered placed OH file.
The several bills were then read, and a
| lengthy discussion arose with regard to
the town farm and the Thornton bridge.
| The report on each was subjected, and al
| though there was little question as to
| their accuracy, yet Councilman Colwell
| did considerable cross-examining, with
| respect to both accounts. He said he did
| not expect to be a councilman another
| wear, hence he wanted everything straight
before he went out of office. a bill sub
mitted by Mathewson, the Thornton
bridge contractor, of 81, 1880, was left on
| the table till the committee should report.
| The committee is composed of Messrs.
Waterman, Hughes and Colwell, all
Bills paid: Police, 1894. 6s; T. & J, Saw
yer, $2S71; Globe Gaslight Co, S2S7. 40; j.
| L. Collinson, 81; 5. S. Page, $l275; Nara
gansett Electric Lighting Co., 1896 SO, from
which was deducted the sum of s23.s5, for
| lights being out, leaving S35l.5l; Olney.
Vile free library, 800; A. III. Longfellow,
VI. d., s23. 80; Morgan Desk CO., Si3; Prov.
| Gas Co, S63 81; Prov. Journal Co, 81. so
james Davis. s.; Edwin Holbrook, 81;
Otto Stark, s.. 80; X. 5. Mowry, s.; I: & j.
Sawyer, sl3.sS; Charles Smith, $40. 80
Edw. Sibley. 81: w. j. Danielson, sl33. 75
Manufacturers' Lodge, s75; II. o. Martin,
$2.1l. Overseer of Poor's report shows an
| expenditure Of SS24.39, and receipts of
s52l.47.
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