The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-21
BLACKSTONE Valley.
PAWTUckEv.
City Council.


The police ordinance was amended TO
increase the force TO 45 men and an extra
appropriation of u, 700 made for the police
department..
An ordinance whereby the mayor shall
sign all orders for payments OF money was
amended so that the orders need not be
signed by tho mayor, but by the joint
standing committee on finance, except I'm
the case of special contracts, when the
mayor may sign such for not more than
$500.
The ordinance creating the Office of jani-
tor Of police station was so amended that
the officer shall be elec ed In joint con-
ventiOn.
Ordinance appropriating $500 for cele.
brating Fourth of July, was adopted.
tion officers who served in April was
brought up, and the City Solicitor was
requested to explain the misunderstapd-
Ing to the Common Council:
Joint resolution In relation to moving
the fire alarm tower was adopted.
Rules in relation to physical examina-
tion OF police applicants were repealed.
Acting Mayor Davis appointed as police
constables, Francis Lannon, Hugh Nee
han. George Parritt. Joseph NJ Smith,
Both Alderman o'Rcilley and Council
man O'Brien gave. notice or motions OF
reconsideration at the next meeting.
Both bodies adjourned to meet this
evening.
School Committee.
The school committee met last evening
in special session. The teachers Of last
year were applinted with the following
et0ePNsaS%si g Newell ii High scSeo ''iS Snns "fn
Cole, assistant at Harrison street;
Hancock street Blanche Elliot,
Charlotte S. Bush, Harriet L. Cole. assist
ants at Garden street; Mary +. johnson,
assistant, at Washington street; Annie M.
Burns. assistant at Pidge avenue; Mariana
McGinn. assistant at South Woodlawn;
Sarah 5. Brayton, assistant ut Grove
street; Catherine OWN, assistant at Di-
vision street; Emma Hindley. assistant at
clined a reappointment: Lyman c. New
ell, Clara Samer, Sarah j. Hornby, Annie
j. Ray, Olin G. Rogers.
LINCOLN.
The town council met yesterday after
noon. The following officers were elect
ed: Tax collector, B. A. Reynolds; over
seer of town cemetery, Charles p. Barber;
sealer Of weights and measures, +. j.
Landry; health officer, DIR. N. Malo; coro-
ner. DIR. Matthew, auditors OF accounts,
John M. Fournier, Elmer f. Lent, Ralph
A: w. Wilbur; highway surveyors, dis
Herbert Blackington; No. 3, Charles Nor
thup; No. q, Charles H. Aldrich; No. 5,
William w. Ballou. No. Q, George 4.
jerks; No. z, Patrick Dwan, Nos. SO,
Andrew J.. Patt. No: 10, Smith NJ. Bal
Lorenzo d. Angel; No. l3, Dexter A.
Wilbur; No. IA. John Mitchell; No. Is,
David Wilbur; No. ID. Moses Ballou; No.
IL, Joseph Wilbur; tax assessors, Samuel
Fessenden, William II. Gooding, Edwin
Matthews, Orville NJ. Mowry. Daniel
Hunt, John Roberge. Benjamin Com
stock.
Police Constables, Ernest L. jerks, A.
+. Burnham, A. II. Bacon. X. b. Sweet,
Joseph Jonard, Frank X Boucher
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers. Ern-
est Il. jerks.
special Ofiicer under town ordinances,
John Lyndinham.
Constable, Ernest l. jerks.
Overseer Of Poor, Charles L. Baker.
Special Officers Under Liquor Law,
Richard Il. Keene, John Ellis, Charles
lard. Emanuel Narcotic. Peter Gendron.
A petition of the Interstate Street Rail
way Co. for permission to lay rails in
High street. was continued with order of
notice.
1t was voted to place the highway sur
veyors under the supervision OF the coun-
cilmen from the respective districts.
The commissioners on the widening OF
High street reported that they had been
unable to agree with the owners OF
several estates as to the damage but had
prepared these estimates: Jonathan
Cole estate, S2,451; Albert Frost estate,
s516s0; William Harris estate, $3.50;
Mary A. Pinkerton estate, $40; John j.,
aud Mary Dalton estate, Sll5 This makes
the total damage as estimated, Sl5. 1874. "A.
The report was accepted.
Adjourned to meet in one week.
LONSDALE.
The cantata, "The Pillar of Fire." was
very successfully given in Lonsdale Hall
last evening before very fair audience.
The solos were nicely rendered and were
well sustained by the chorus.
A small fire broke out in the carding
room Of the No. 3mill causing quite
scare among the female operatives.
Charles Madison will assume the po-
sition of engineer at the No. mill next
Friday.
The Sunday school connected with the
First Baptist Church will hold clam
bake at Davis grove, which is located
near Woonsocket. on the 4th Of July
BERKELEY.
T hough the weather looked threaten
Ing Saturday afternoon it did not prevent
the gathering of large crowd at the
pleasure grounds at Berkeley TO attend
the picnic of the local base ball associa-
tlOu. AS the WaterIoTus ulu uOJ SHOW up
: theE did not have a ball game, rs they
intended to. The success OF the affair Is
due to the good work Of the committee.
A large gang of men were set TO work
yesterday morning upon the Manton road
beginning at Martins way, near the Ii
brary building. The roadbed will be ma
cadamized.
The new council that met last Friday
has made a change in the police force OF
this village. Jerry Powers is to have the
beat that Samuel Wiids had and Samuel
Wilds takes Mr.. Collins beat, VINO Is not
police officerthis year.
ASHTON.
The Ashton Cricket Club visited Sayles-
Vile Saturday aud was defeated by a
score of 50 to AZ. The clubs were very even
ly matched. At the bat the Ashtons beat
the Saylesville but lost the game through
the extras which was the only double
figure reached.
Miss Minnie Spearrin of Manville, was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Tedd
yesterday.
Mrs. John Mills Of this village is spend.
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