The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-13
NEWS OF OLNEYVILLE,
The Johnston Town Council Met Last
Evening.
LIQUOR LICENSES DISPOSED OF,
Should DO Less Talking and More Investi-
eating Many Breezy Notes from the
busy Town by the woonasquatucket.

The Johnston Town Council met In reg
ular session yesterday afternoon at the
council chamber, and long and tedious
meeting was held.
Petition OF Eleanor Wood TO sell real
estate was continued with order OF no
tice.
Petition to appoint Elizabeth Hackett
guardian of the Thomas A. and Mary f.
Hackett, minors, was allowed as was her
petition for permission to sell real estate
of her wards
The last will and testament of Cath
crime McKeough was received and con-
tinued till the next regular meeting.
The wills of Timothy Haggerty and
Michael Holland being received, approved
and ordered recorded, Catherine Haggerty
being appointed the executrix OF the
former.
Council Session.
Petition of Thomas Eagan for second
class liquor license on Dyer avenue was
continued till the next regular meeting
Owing to the number of remonstrances
presented by people of the .own. Charles
Davidson's petition for license was dis
allowed, and the petitioner given leave to
withdraw.
Alexander Hanna petitioned for a Sec
ond-class license at the corner or Dyer
and Rocky Hill avenues. but the applica-
tion was continued to the next session to
look up remonstrants. The following Ii
censes were allowed: Isaac Burton, John
O'Donnell, John Masterson, William
Crowley, Patrick Darcy, James McCnrdy,
Joseph Brandett, John T.. Conley. Il. L.
Conley.
Petition to curb and change the grade
of Winsor street TO such as set forth in
the plan was allowed and "a petition for
curling McDonough street to Plainfield
and to the city line was granted and the
highway commissioner directed ta bexin-
on Winsor street with the appropriation
made at the last meeting. II was voted
to establish the grade on Hanlon street
as fixed by the commissioners in their re-
port
Petition to establish sidewalk and set
curbing on Dyer avenue from Rocky Hills
road to the Cranston line was granted.
The committee on the lay out OF the
Lyman plat reported and IL was voted to
establish grade according to the report.
The petition to establish grade from
Plainfeld to Borrow as set forth by the
highway commissioner was granted.
The committee on the lay out or Nye
street reported a grade that some differ
ence of opinion as to how wide the street
ought to be, taking considerable time for
discussion. II finally being voted to
L ~
A license was granted John A. Sullivan
to hold sparing exhibition.
Petition to layout and grade Roger
Williams avenue was received and COM
mittee named tn fix tho grade from
Plainfield street to the Cranston line at a
uniform width of fifty feet, Messrs. Red
fern, Marks and Waters constituting that
committee.
Petition to grade Beaumont street in
Manton was received and James +. Red
fern was made committee TO lay out the
same. The highway commissioners was
instructed to report a grade for Morgan
avenue from Plainfield street to Atwood
avenue.
MPetition for the layout of road from
Plainfield street to Green Hill road, was
received and committee appointed with
instructions to investigate and report at
the next regular meeting.
Petitions to sell fireworks were granted
John III. Hartman, Patrick Connell, Will
liam Underwood.
The matter of remitting alleged wrong
fully imposed taxes was referred TO the
town solicitor. as was also the claim for
damages of Patrick Finnegan in the sum
of $500 caused by the raising the grade in
front of his house. Mr.. Patton reported
on Charles Halstead's claim for damages,
thinking the town was not liable and the
petitioner allowed to withdraw.
IttltlOn 10 layout anu tCCtpb Us pubic
certain streets on the Merino
plat was received and Messrs. Marks,
Hughes and Walters appointed a commit
tee to report grade.
The following jurors were drawn: u. S.
Circuit Court, grand-John j. Harring-
ton; petit, Nelson Anderson; Court of
Common Pleas, grand-Benjamin IL.
Lester; petit. first class, stephen II. Hor-
ton, w. X. Brownell. Edw. Corey and
Samuel w. Lewis; petit, second class, Il.
Il. Luther, Emory u. Littlefield, George
Batch, and p. w. Mathewson.
several bills were allowed and the coun-
Gil adjourned.
The Same Old story.
Last Tuesday afternoon the matter OF
the Thornton bridge was
brought up by the committee appointed
for that purpose, and much valuable time
and considerable loss of breath was the
only result. There was little said about
the meeting, IL having been kept very
quiet, only one of the local papers being
present. That being "a Democratic sheet
and the committee Democratic. "a hack
came after the representative and two of
the committee, thus making 1t certainty
that their side of the story would be the
only one heard.
When those men who are making this
great election hurrah y over that Gal
lows bridge will do less talking and more
then they might find out
why the appropriation was needed and
why there Is bridge there that will
the wear and tear OF time. or
course men looking for Office must do this
loud talking and shouting for eftfct-its
business.
Briefs.
Officer Miller Of the Sixth Station yes
terday afternoon shot a vicious dog in
Manton. belonging to Peter Devlin, 5
Glove street.
Sunday evening the Balfe Male Glee
Club will give grand concert In Irous
Hall, several persons OF note are to par
ticipate.
Last evening the Olneyville Cadets at
tended the fair being held I'm Temperance
Hall by The South Providence Cadets.
The Mt. Pleasant Social Club will hold
n ball in Woods hall this evening
The Young Mems Republican club held
n special meeting last evening and re
ceived the report OF the committee APP
pointed TO arrange for the ball TO be held
by them. The report was received and