The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-19
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuCkET.
The School Com mmittee.


The school committee held meeting
last evening to consider the matter OF
Il change In the system OF music taught
in the schools. Chairman Abbott presid-
ed aud Mr. Rice was absent. 80.
IL was decided 70 defer action upon the
music matter until some future meet
ing.
Authority was conferred upon the com
mitteee on property TO procure cases TOT
the transportation OF supplementary
reading matter from one school 10 an
other
The committee on qualifications were.
authorized to employ an ASSISTANT teacner n,r
In the first grade OF the Laurei Hiii
school. Adjourned
Who Will be the Candidate?
The delegates elected Monday evening
to the Republican city convention 10 be
held Saturday afternoon for the nomina-
tion of candidate for Mayor OF Paw
tucket will hold o preliminary meeting
at the Benedict House. room 2, to-mor-
row evening to the end that an agreement
upon an available candidate may be had.
Who the candidate will be is as much
of an enigma as ever. All that Is known
with any danger of certainty Is that
majority of the delegates are White men,
or were White men last year. From TINS
fact it is argued that Mr.. White Will
either be the nominee himself or Will
control the convention to the extent Oh
naming the candidate.
Tonight Is the Night.
Tonight is the night OF the Democratic
caucusses for the nomination OF candi-
dates for members OF the board OF alder
men and common council OF Pawtucket,
in the Second and Fifth wards which are
the Democratic wards. In the Second
ward the contest will come between the
Gill and anti-Gill factions. IL will be re-
membered that the latter, which Is the
most powerful in the ward, has it, city
council ticket all fixed up," as result
Of the secret" caucus held last week:
The Gill people are accordingly cooked
ard rrimed to break that combination IL
possible.
In the fifth ward there is strong indi-
cation of a contest for the seat at present
occupied by Alderman OReilly. kumors
of an element working against him have
been plentiful. but all doubt became
certainty this morning when, the following
postal card was received through the
mails by the Democrats OF that ward.
PAwTucKET. r. l., Oct. ls, 1892.
DEAR SIR AS a Democratic elector OF the
fifth ward you are earnestly requested 10 at
tend the caucus in the ward room on Wednes-
day evening, Oct 10, at ) l.. NJ, To express by
vote whether IL would not be better for the
welfare OF the Democracy at large and the
best interest of the ward, to make important
changes in the men now representing the fifth
sSnad ,n the Sy wy Wya% Mearber William
Salisbury and others.
The Veteran Firemen VIII Go to Provi-
dence.
A special meeting of the Pawtucket
Veteran Fireman's Association was held
last evening to act upon the invitation TO
participate in the celebration in PRovI-
DENCE on Columbus Day. In view of the
fact that the Pawtucket parade had been
given up it was decided to accept the in
vitation. The veterans will leave for
PROVIDENCE on the ! clock train on that
day.
The Police Pay Roll.
The committee on accounts met last
evening and put the police pay roll for
the past two weeks through the usual
course. 1t was received by them from the
chief of police with the names Of the sus-
pended men omitted by order of the
mayor, and inserted by the committe on
police. The committee on accounts APP
proved the roll a. 'seceived, with the ex
ception OF the specials" because with
the regularly appointed men there was no
need Of specials"
Since the ten policemen were suspended
by Mayor Carroll two Of them, who had
been appointed as specials previous to
their appointment as regulars, have been
assigned to duty as specials. These are
Officers Sweet and Donnelly. The former
has been assigned to duty on Lonsdale
avenue and the latter lover on the
Plains" They are in no better way TO
receive their pay than when they were
counts refuses TO approve the roll Of the
specials.
The Distric, Court.
In the District Court this morning
three persons were fined So and cost for
drunkenness.