The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-13
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTUckET.
The Board or Aldermen Meets In Throe
Cauncities.


Abatement OF tax of number OF persons
Iucidenta ally the board met as q board of
health to award the swill contract. and
as a board of aldermen to consider the
matter of Exchange street bridge.
health. Health Officer Stanley stated
that be had received two bids TO do the
work OF removing the swill and oQal from
the CITY, One was from j. o. Cleveland
at $1,000 q year, and the other from A. Fl.
g. J. Barney at y, 600 q year for the term
The board decided to give the contract
TO the Messrs. Barney for term OF Eve
years, they to furnish bond for 81. 500.
DIR. Stanley also reported that he had
stationed man at the railroad depot
with instructions to obtain the names of
all emigrants and OF the ships they came
in, also their destination; il he ands any
case OF sickn ess among them he Is to hold
them and notify the health officer.
The board then convened as a board OF
aldermen, and Designer Parker OF Ex-
change street bridge made statement in
regard to the condition OF the bridge. He
said that after q careful examination he
had concluded that the bridge was worth
repairing. He did not think the bridge
had ever been called upon to carry sue h a
load rs was used In testing 1t at the time
IL was built The bridge had been fear
fully neglected. His plan for strength
ening It would narrow the roadway three
feet.
In the course of discussion Mr.. Parker
said that the rollers had been blocked,
and that did awny with the effectiveness
of the bridge. 1t was a mistake putting
them at the lower end, as they should
have been put at the upper end. The feet
of the end posts had never been fixed, the
theory being that the weight OF the
bridge would be sufficient to keep them
In place. This theory was wrong, and the
a A l.. n \ L. Il
posts. He was positive the bridge could
be fixed up to stand travel for one hun.
dred years, IL we'll painted. at one-third
the cost of a new bridge.
The Board did not take any action in
the matter, but convened as board Of
G. Mason, Johanna Haberlin. Amelia A.
Kimball, Edmund Clark, Philip McMa-
hon, William II. Gurney and the Marcy
Pitcher estate. Theodore Perry's tax was
abated ON $1,000 aud the sewer tax Of
Catherine Hyde took the same course.
ment of 1851 on his curbing tax. The
David LeFavour estate. Heber LeFavour
estate. Jacob Dunnell estate and Emeline
Wright were given leave to withdraw
their petitions. Adjourned.
Only a Misunderstanding.
Considerable surprise was manifested
yesterday when IL was learned through
the columns of a financial publication
that the Interstate hallway Company
had been served with an attachment by
the Clemons Electric Manufacturing
Company of Attleboro for $40 900. 1t was
learned, however. that little of i'm
portance was likely to result from the
suit, as 1t was brought to secure the pay
ment of a bill OF $50, 900, which the
Clemons Company claile is due them for
construction work for the Interstate Com
pany, which bill the latter company does
not deny, but there Is a misunderstanding
as TO the exact amount The suit was
brought on the 18th of last month, and
two or three days afterward the directors
Of the Interstate Company decided to
give bond 10 dissolve the attachment
and fight the bill. This has not yet been
done, there being feeling that the Glenn
ons Company would remove, the attach
ment and satisfactory settlement could
be made. The director, OF the Inter.
State Company held meeting yesterday,
but the matter was not brought up at ali.
Meeting OF Tower Post.
The regular meeting of Tower Post,
No. IL, q. A. X. was held last evening, at
which four recruits wcre mustered in.
two applicants were elected to member
ship, and three propositions for member
ship received. A number of distinguished
visitors from PROVIDENCE were present.
An invitation was received from the Wo-
the reception to be given by the Corps at
Washington on Tuesday, the Goth inst.
The meeting was adjourned until Friday
evening
There have been 1875 tickets sold for the
trip to Washington, and over 100 mem
will report In uniform at Post Hall on
Sunday, Sept. IL, at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. The line will be formed at 4:30,
and proceed through North Main and
Main streets to the terminus Of the Union
Railroad Company, where chartered cars
will be taken for the dock OF the steamer
Connecticut which will be taken for Jer-
sey City. Arrangements have been ma de
to have the baggage of the comrades
transferred from the Post Hall to the
steamboat dock.
To Sue the City.
1t is understood thet one of the special
policemen who is being deprived of his
Pawtucket city government will bring
suit against the city for a months pay
due him. This will have the effect of
bringing the whole matter before the
court, and it is hoped that their decision
in tho matter will be OF such q nature as
nuddle.
The Death of Maurice weIch.
Coroner James l.. jerks has about |
given up the idea of securing any expert |
testimony relating to the circumstances |
connected with the death Of Maurice |
Welch at the new theatre, on Broad |
street. His decision will probably be |
that the man came to his death by acci- |
dent, as he can find nothing to indicate |
criminal carelessness.
Tho District Court.
In the District this morning James Nc |
Kitchen was fined $50 and costs for steal |
$40. 80 from the trunk of his room mate in |
Mrs. Sullivan's boarding house at the |
corner of Vernon aud Water streets.
John w. johnson was fined $50 aud |
costs for violation OF the screen law at his |
place on Pleasant street last Sunday.
Three persons were fined 81 aud costs |
for drunkenness and reveling.
Points of Interest.
The license commissioners held n meet
ing last evening but did little of impor-
tance. They will meet again on Friday
evening, aud on next Modday evenin |
will consider the case Of Mr.. McGJntg,s
OF West svenuc
The elevator boy at the Kin, o block
was taken violently i'll this morning and
was removed To his home on North Main